Holroyd Oral History Project - further interviews with residents and former residents, 1990-1992

MLOH 233

fonds

1990-1992

Nonmusical Sound Recordings, Oral Histories

412821

Sound Recording : CY MLOH 233/1-36

Sound Recordings - 37 cassettes

1991; 'A Gala Fun Day', recording of Gala Day held during Senior Citizens Week, 1991, including segments of interviews, music, entertainment, and the official opening of Holroyd Municipal Library. NO LOG AVAILABLE (Call No.: CY MLOH 233/1)
1991; Dorothy Overton and Fred McMahon interviewed by Sr. Gabriel Forster, 11 June 1991. Interview concerning the Hopkinson Bus Company, Smithfield. (Call No.: CY MLOH 233/2)
1992; Ken Brown interviewed by Sr. Gabriel Forster, June 1992. Family background; early memories of Merrylands; schooling at Pitt Row School; working life. (Call No.: CY MLOH 233/3)
1991; Frank Cefai interviewed by Sr. Gabriel Forster and Jane Camilleri, 12 June 1991. Life in Malta; arrival in Australia in 1950; marriage; Maltese community at Greystanes. (Call No.: CY MLOH 233/4)
1991; Eileen and Hilda McHugh interviewed by Sr. Gabriel Forster, 2 July 1991. Family home at Merrylands; family background; early memories of Merrylands; local changes. (Call No.: CY MLOH 233/5)
1991; Mr & Mrs Harry Brown interviewed by P. Herlinger, 9 July 1991. Early life and schooling at Girraween; recreational activities; family life; World War II; post war years at Girraween. (Call No.: CY MLOH 233/6; CY MLOH 233/33)
1991; Roy McMasters and Ivan Carragher interviewed by Sr. Gabriel Forster, 31 July 1991. Both long term employees of Goodlet & Smith brickworks recall early days at the brickworks. (Call No.: CY MLOH 233/7)
1991; Carmen Portelli interviewed by Sr. Gabriel Forster, 5 Aug. 1991. Arrival in Australia in 1937; background at Malta; early years in Australia; working life; marriage and family; life at Greystanes; involvement in Maltese community at Greystanes. (Call No.: CY MLOH 233/8)
1991; 'Miss Bond', recording of Carlingford Uniting Church Choir singing 1920's promotional song of G.A. Bonds. Recorded with permission of Bonds. (Call No.: CY MLOH 233/9)
1991; Irene Lohning interviewed by Sr. Gabriel Forster, 11 Aug. 1991. Early days at Merrylands; family background; schooling and early years; recollections of wartime and depression of 1930s; civilian efforts during World War II; working life. (Call No.: CY MLOH 233/10)
1991; Arthur and Herbert Douglas interviewed by Sr. Gabriel Forster and Pat Miller, 9 Sept. 1991. Memories of early years at Merrylands; schooling and working lives; World War II and post war changes. (Call No.: CY MLOH 233/11)
1991; Brian Dewberry discussing the Holroyd City Band, Oct. 1991. Establishment of the Band by Holroyd Municipal Council in 1972; early Band members; development of Band; Band achievements. (Call No.: CY MLOH 233/12)
1991; Mirka Canderli interviewed by Sr. Gabriel Forster and Carmen Pelligra, 17 Dec. 1991. Background in Italy; arrival in Australia; family life at Holroyd; family background. (Call No.: CY MLOH 233/13)
1991; Carmella Pelligra interviewed by Sr. Gabriel Forster, 11 Nov. 1991. (Call No.: CY MLOH 233/14)
1991; Howard Ambler and Marjorie Brown interviewed by Sr. Gabriel Forster, 25 & 28 Nov. 1991. Early memories of Greystanes; history of white settlement of Greystanes; Greystanes House; Prospect reservoir; schools in the area; life at Greystanes post World War II; families in the Greystanes area; local buildings; history of Greystanes School. (Call No.: CY MLOH 233/15-17)
1992; Brother Gerald Burns interviewed by Sr. Gabriel Forster, 24 Feb. 1992. Discusses the work of St. Vincent's Boys Home, Westmead; history of the Boys Home; changes in emphasis from institutional care to fostering children; administration of Homes; involvement of Marist Brothers; benefactors; educational role of Home; present day work of the Home. (Call No.: CY MLOH 233/18)
1992; Elizabeth Whalan interviewed by Sr. Gabriel Forster, 25 Feb. 1992. Lived at Merrylands for seventy five years; early life at Merrylands; buildings and people; marriage and family life; World War II; post war years at Merrylands. (Call No.: CY MLOH 233/19)
1992; Arthur Dunn interviewed by Sr. Gabriel Forster, 25 Feb. 1992. Early recollections of Westmead Boys Home; life at the Home; formation of the Boys' Home Band; working life as a printer. (Call No.: CY MLOH 233/20)
1992; Jack Crossman, Reg Rannard, Olive Rannard, Noelene Hughes and Nance Roche interviewed by Sr. Gabriel Forster, 15 Feb. 1992. The late Jack Crossman interviewed in 1977 at St. Margaret Mary's School by the students about the history of the Merrylands area. Reproduced with the permission of Miss Nance Roche. Olive Rannard discussing her life in and around Holroyd; Reg Rannard discussing his early years at Guilford and his employment at Barkilmore's bus service; Noelene Hughes and Nance Roche discuss their childhood and later years at Holroyd. (Call No.: CY MLOH 233/21-22)
1992; Tina Carollo interviewed by Noelene Nadini, 22 Feb. 1992. Family background and move from Sicily in 1922; early years in Queensland; move to Fairfield and later Greystanes; early years at Greystanes; World War II; post war years. (Call No.: CY MLOH 233/23)
1992; Dr Ian Wallace, Chief Geologist with Boral Industries Pty Ltd outlining the history and development of Boral; gives details of the rock types at Prospect; the development of the quarry at Prospect. (Call No.: CY MLOH 233/24)
1992; George Hodgson interviewed by Sr. Gabriel Forster, 8 Mar. 1992. Family background and early life at Merrylands; working life; work at Walker Benson's Brick Works; later work at Tucknott's Brick Works Merrylands where he was manager; company taken over by Lion Brick and Tile Company; local business and buildings; changes to Merrylands area. (Call No.: CY MLOH 233/25)
1992; Charles Higgins, Frank Wadsworth and Ron Richardson interviewed by Sr. Gabriel Forster, 24 Apr. 1992. Charles Higgins discusses his family background; education growing up at Pendle Hill; involvement in local community; descriptions of local area. Frank Wadsworth discusses early years at Guildford and Pendle Hill; describes area; Bonds Mill; local transport. Ron Richardson talks about family arrival at Pendle Hill form England; recreational activities; local residents and buildings; wartime years. (Call No.: CY MLOH 233/26-27)
1992; Elsie King interviewed by Sr. Gabriel Forster, 6 May 1992. Elsie King's parents moved from England to Australia soon after their marriage; settled in the Wentworthville area; her work at Bond's Spinning Mill; working at Biden's Hatchery for 31 years; Merrylands area. (Call No.: CY MLOH 233/28)
1992; J. Christie interviewed by Sr. Gabriel Forster, 12 June 1992. Moved to Wentworthville with his family in 1918; family background; education at Wentworthville Public School; recalls reception given to returned servicement after World War I; working life. (Call No.: CY MLOH 233/29)
1990; Recording of commemorative service held by the RSL Club at Merrylands, 11 Nov. 1990; Frank Endicott discussing the history of Merrylands sub-branch of the RSL. (Call No.: CY MLOH 233/30)
1992; Abner Balding interviewed by John Brodie, 19 July 1992. Family background; early memories of the Guildford area; schooling at Merrylands Public School; recollections of locality, business, buildings and people. (Call No.: CY MLOH 233/31)
1992; Ruby Peterson interviewed by Sr. Gabriel Forster, 31 July 1992. Move to Llandilo and then Toongabbie; early memories of area; marriage; working life. (Call No.: CY MLOH 233/32)
1992; Margaret Champion recalling the background and history of the Medical Centre at Merrylands, Sept. 1992. (Call No.: CY MLOH 233/34)
Date unknown; Alan and Iris Moss interviewed, date unknown. Alan Moss discusses his early years at Merrylands, the local people and his working life; Iris Moss talks of her move from the country to the city and her impressions of the differences between country and city. (Call No.: CY MLOH 233/35)
1992; Fred Miller interviewed 15 July 1992. Fred Miller moved to Holroyd aged 14; Guildford in the early days; general locality; changes in the Guildford area; residents and business. (Call No.: CY MLOH 233/36)
1991; Recording of excerpts from centenary celebrations of Wentworthville Public School, 13 Mar. 1991. (Call No.: CY MLOH 233/36a)

Author/Artist entries:
Ambler, Howard Mark
Balding, Abner, 1916-
Brodie, John
Brown, Harold, 1919-
Brown, Kenneth Alan, 1926-
Brown, Marjorie
Burns, Gerald, Br.
Camilleri, Jane
Canderli, Mirka, 1921-
Carollo, Tina
Carragher, Ivan
Cefai, Charles Frank, 1924-
Champion, Margaret
Christie, J. E., 1912-
Christie, James Evans, 1912-
Crossman, Jack, 1893-
Dewberry, Brian
Douglas, Arthur
Douglas, Herbert
Dunn, Arthur, 1902-
Endicott, Frank
Forster, Gabriele, Sr.
Herlinger, P
Higgins, Charles, 1914-
Hodgson, George, 1912-
Hughes, Noelene, 1921-
King, Elsie, 1915-
Lohning, Irene, 1908-
McHugh, Eileen, 1904-
McHugh, Hilda, 1911-
McMahon, Fred
McMasters, Roy
Miller, Fred, 1928-
Miller, Pat
Moss, Alan
Moss, Iris
Nadalini, Noelene, 1938-
Overton, Dorothy
Pelligra, Carmela, 1943-
Peterson, Ruby, 1910-
Portelli, Carmen
Rannard, Olive, 1923-
Rannard, Reginald, 1922-
Richardson, Ron, 1919-
Roche, Nance, 1922-
Wadsworth, Frank, 1916-
Whalan, Elizabeth, 1908-

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