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Interview with Susie Dickson

Therese Collie interviews Susie Dickson.

Susie talks of her early life growing up in Blackpool, England, with a single mother, who came from a strong socialist family; high school education and teachers college; her first teaching job in Manchester, being evacuated, with her school, to Blackpool during the second World War; matron of a home for boys with mental disability during the war; teachers union; reasons for joining the Communist Party; emigrating to Australia in 1957 with her husband Ian and four children; first impressions of Townsville and Queensland; the formation of a branch of the Local Government Women's Association (LGWA) in Townsville by Lady Jessie Groom; being Chairman of LGWA, other women involved in the association; working for the Prisoner's Aid Society; LGWA folding after 11 years and its activities over the years; working on an oral history project, for Margaret Reynolds office, on women who've been involved in the labour movement in north Queensland; being the first female juror in Townsville in the 1960's; working as a tutor for Aborigine and Torres Strait Islander students at the Boys Grammar in Townsville.

Interview with Vi Cox

Therese Collie interviews Vi Cox.

Vi talks of her early life growing up in Townsville and going to school during the second World War at Bohlevale State School; her husband Norrie Cox and his family, the Australian Railways Union; joining the Australian Labor Party (ALP) and supporting Norrie in his union activities; the difficulties women face when it came to women's issues like rape; issues she and other women in the ALP fought for; how she first became involved in the ALP and her 2 year role as secretary for the Currajong branch; her views on why ALP isn't attracting young people and what needs to be done, and what the ALP has done for women; her dedication to ALP; and her advice for young people and younger women.

Drawings without title blocks, dates, architects and / or titles

All drawings are undated, have no title block and limited information to identify the building:
• 'View from Queen Street'.
• Perspective drawing of a building.
• Floor plans for building on corner of Cavendish Road and Stoneleigh Street; 'Dance' written in red pen in bottom right-hand corner.
• Floor plan.
• Two drawings of floor plan and elevations / sections for same building; one drawing has with Sheet 4.
• Three pencil drawings on tissue paper of the Stephens residence - elevations and sections.
• Drawing of sections of a building.
• Drawing of annex, part and ground floor of a building.

Hayes and Scott

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