Recollections [oral history] / / interviewer: Alice Smith
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AuthorBrice, Eileen Blanche, 1916-; Smith, AliceDescriptionBorn November 1916 -- History of the Mews and Chamberlain families -- Mother born old Whaling Factory near Round House -- Father born corner of Pakenham and Collie Street -- Parents meeting and marriage at St Mary's Church, Broome -- Farm at Kellerberrin -- Move to South Fremantle -- Turtle Factory at cossack and Point Peron -- Father kept on boat building from his home in Beach Street -- Accidental death of brother Bill -- Government resumed property for land works associated with the railway bridge -- Parents moved to Bicton -- Watching cattle coming ashore at Robbs Jetty -- Grandfather Mews visiting Hong Kong and work on coastal ships for Batemans -- Visiting Grandfather Chamberlain at "Sunnydale", Hamilton Hill, where he grew export grapes -- Describes house and grounds -- Aboriginal girs Mary helped in the kitchenImprint1986CollationMP3LanguageEnglishDate Published1986NotesInterview conducted by Alice Smith in July 1986 Access: OpenContent NoteSUPPORT MATERIAL: see B/MEWS and B/CHAMBERLAIN [pamphlet file] Fremantle City Library Local History CollectionDewey ClassOH/BRIAudio FormatDigitalDigital ItemYes
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Brice, Eileen Blanche, 1916-; Smith, Alice, Recollections [oral history] / / interviewer: Alice Smith. City of Fremantle Local History Centre, accessed 08/12/2025, https://history.fremantle.wa.gov.au/nodes/view/9759
