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Author Duncan, Helen Jean, 1900-
Title [Interview with Helen Jean Duncan] [sound recording] / [interviewed by Chris Jeffery].
Published/Produced 1977.

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 Online  OH244    AVAILABLE  
 2nd Floor Oral History Stack  OH244  Audio (Access) cassette    FOR USE IN STATE LIBRARY  REQUEST RETRIEVAL
 2nd Floor Oral History Stack  OH244  Audio (Access) cassette    NOT FOR LOAN  ASK SLWA STAFF
 2nd Floor Oral History Stack  OH244  Transcript (Access)    FOR USE IN STATE LIBRARY  REQUEST RETRIEVAL
 3rd Floor Oral History Stack  OH244  Transcript (Preservation)    FOR USE IN STATE LIBRARY  REQUEST RETRIEVAL
 Climate Control Stack (20 degrees)  OH244  Audio Audio (Preservation) cassette 1 of 2    FOR USE IN STATE LIBRARY  REQUEST RETRIEVAL
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Details

Call Number OH244
Physical description 2 sound cassettes (2 hr. 30 min.)
Transcript Transcript (45 p.)
Access advisory Access open
Rights advisory Copyright or other restrictions may apply. For public use, contact the State Library of Western Australia.
Summary Née McCutcheon in Victoria; arrival in Fremantle with her mother, grandmother and brother, and their move to Busselton in 1908; school life in Busselton and at Perth Girls; domestic chores; describes the family home; Busselton and its facilities; living at the Girls Friendly Society in Adelaide Terrace; studying at business college; working for the Wyndham Meat Works; marriage in 1926; home in South Perth; life during the Depression; outbreak of World War II; her husband's war service overseas in New Guinea; charity work with the V.A.D., local Red Cross and the Silver Bullet; food rationing; social life; sporting activities; Legacy work; working with the House of Mercy for unmarried mothers, later called the Alexandra Home in 1949; involvement with mothercraft training; fundraising; the opening of N'Gala; involvement with the management; and the first matron, Beryl Grant; development of South Perth; market gardens; Mends Street shopping facilities; ferry and tram transport; involvement in the establishment of the Day Care centre opened in 1972. Includes outline of child health course at N'Gala Mothercraft Home and Training Centre.
Subjects Duncan, Helen Jean, 1900- -- Interviews.
Students -- Western Australia -- Busselton.
Busselton (W.A.) -- History.
Girls Friendly Society (W.A.) -- History.
Wyndham Meatworks.
Alexandra Home (W.A.) -- History.
South Perth (W.A.) -- History.
Ngala Mothercraft Home and Training Centre.
Charities -- Western Australia.
Grant, Beryl, 1921-
Related names Jeffery, Chris, 1926-2008.