Call Number |
OH293 |
Physical description |
6 sound cassettes (7 hrs.) |
Series |
200 Voices from the Oral History Records Rescue Group Project
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Transcript |
Transcript (163 p.) |
Notes |
This sound recording has been preserved and made available by the Oral History Records Rescue Group (OHRRG) Project supported by Lotterywest. |
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The transcript for this oral history recording may differ from the sound recording and may contain additional information. It is recommended that both the transcript and sound recording are consulted together. |
Access advisory |
Access open |
Rights advisory |
Copyright or other restrictions may apply. For public use, contact the State Library of Western Australia. |
Notes |
Users are advised that this Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander material may contain culturally sensitive imagery and descriptions which may not normally be used in certain public or community contexts. Annotation and terminology which reflects the creator's attitude or that of the era in which the item was created may be considered inappropriate today. This material may also contain images, voices or names of deceased persons. |
Summary |
Born in Albany; family background; father, Alexander Hunter Dickson, mother, Louisa May Leggoe; father's arrival from Scotland in 1897 to join Wilcox Mofflin, and his move to a new firm, Henry Wills; his work with the shipping company; types of trade; transport of freight; amalgamation of the firm with Goldsbrough Mort; early childhood; school life; teachers; methods of teaching; cooking lessons; ironing methods; Albany social life; sporting activities; town facilities; shipping activity; boarding school at Methodist Ladies College in Perth; teachers; curriculum; sporting competitions; school facilities; prefect system; discipline and study routines; church attendance; entrance to university; social life; university courses; facilities; graduation; teaching at MLC; involvement with the YWCA; the role of the Australian Comforts Fund during the war; services to women in the forces; social activities for girls; welfare work; girls' hostels; fund raising; the YWCA war services; and the opening of the Lady Gowrie Service Women's Club in 1943; work in Japan with the YWCA enrolment; the changes in school mehtods; the introduction of school camps; music; recreational pursuits; drama; work on the governing body of the school council; work with migrant women with the YWCA; craft lessons; recreational activities to assist them in assimilation; their problems with language; work with Aboriginal people at Allawah Grove; the Kylie Club; hygiene, and elimination problems; the introduction of camps for country girls of Aboriginal background; involvement with the Good Neighbour Council and the Association of University Women. |
Subjects |
Dickson, Lorna Ferrier, 1899-1994 -- Interviews.
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Methodist Ladies College (Claremont, W.A.) -- History.
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Australian Comforts Fund.
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Lady Gowrie Service Women's Club.
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Young Women's Christian Association of Australia.
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Kylie Club.
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Good Neighbour Council of Western Australia.
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Association of University Women.
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Volunteer workers in social service -- Western Australia -- Interviews.
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Students -- Western Australia -- Albany
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Aboriginal Australians -- Western Australia -- Allawah Grove.
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Albany (W.A.) -- History.
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Albany (W.A.) -- Social life and customs.
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Allawah Grove (W.A.)
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Related names |
Jamieson, Ronda.
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