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[Interview with Sally Peck]

  • F2048
  • Item
  • 1982

Transcript of interview with Sally Peck by Helen Grant-Taylor. Peck speaks of her family background ; the Depression ; school and childhood memories in Southport ; employment experiences ; death of parents in 1938 and effect on family ; sex, abortion in 1930s ; family home and living conditions ; family life ; unemployment camp at Southport ; health care ; religion ; migrants and Aborigines she knew ; Australian society ; entertainment and recreation ; royalty ; memories of the 1930s. One of several interviews conducted by the author for Macquarie University's Australia 1938 Oral History Project. Accompanied by conditions of use of tapes and transcripts statement (2 l. ; typescript, signed ; photocopy).

Peck, Sally, 1915-2002

[Interview with Ted Bacon]

  • F2049
  • Item
  • 1982

Transcript of interview with Ted Bacon by Helen Grant-Taylor. Bacon speaks of his family background ; employment experiences ; family experiences during the 1930s ; religion ; school and childhood memories ; childhood in the country ; training to be a teacher ; employment in Taxation Department ; politics ; sex ; recreation and social life ; entertainment ; experiences as a member of the Communist party ; overseas countries ; events and attitudes. One of several interviews conducted by the author for Macquarie University's Australia 1938 Oral History Project. Accompanied by conditions of use of tapes and transcripts statement (2 l. ; typescript, signed ; photocopy).

Bacon, E. A. (Edwin Alexander)

[Interview with Noel Dempsey]

  • F2050
  • Item
  • 1982

Transcript of interview with Ted Bacon by Helen Grant-Taylor. Dempsey speaks of his family background ; childhood and school memories ; the Depression ; religion ; family life ; employment experiences ; mother's businesses ; recreation ; social life ; courtship and marriage ; buying land ; own home ; lifestyle and family life ; class ; Australian society ; health ; contact with aboriginals ; migrants ; memories of the 1930s ; royalty ; Australia and Britain. One of several interviews conducted by the author for Macquarie University's Australia 1938 Oral History Project. Accompanied by conditions of use of tapes and transcripts statement (2 l. ; typescript, signed ; photocopy). Also, evaluation of interview and summary of interview (2 l. ; typescript and handwritten ; photocopy)

Dempsey, Noel, 1912-

[Interview with Larky Weiss [i.e. Weise]]

  • F2051
  • Item
  • 1982

Transcript of interview with Larky Weise by Helen Grant-Taylor. Weise speaks of her family background ; school and childhood memories ; employment experiences and conditions ; knowledge of abortion in the 1930s ; courtship and marriage ; social life ; family home and lifestyle ; religion ; family life ; unemployment ; local community of Sandgate, Qld. ; recreation and entertainment ; health and health care ; experiences as a student at Gympie convent ; family attitudes and values ; politics ; contact with immigrants ; Australian society ; overseas events ; attitudes to foreign countries in the 1930s. One of several interviews conducted by the author for Macquarie University's Australia 1938 Oral History Project. Accompanied by conditions of use of tapes and transcripts statement (2 l. ; typescript, signed ; photocopy). Also, evaluation of interview and summary of interview (2 l. ; typescript and handwritten ; photocopy)

Weise, Larky, 1921--

Report on tapes, 1938

  • F2052
  • Item
  • 1982

Report refers to interviews conducted by the author for Macquarie University's Australia 1938 Oral History Project.

Grant-Taylor, Helen

[Interview with Graham Thorn]

  • F2053
  • Item
  • 1982

Transcript of interview with Graham Thorn by Helen Grant-Taylor.
Thorn speaks of his family background ; school and childhood memories in Brisbane ; family life ; employment experiences and conditions ; experiences working in Cunnamulla ; family home ; family lifestyle ; recreation ; Australian society and class ; politics ; health care ; attitudes to foreigners.
One of several interviews conducted by the author for Macquarie University's Australia 1938 Oral History Project.
Accompanied by conditions of use of tapes and transcripts statement (2 l. ; typescript, signed ; photocopy).
Also, evaluation of interview and summary of interview (2 l. ; typescript and handwritten ; photocopy)

Thorn, Graham, 1918-