| 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.
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Students -- Western Australia -- Busselton.
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Busselton (W.A.) -- History.
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Girls Friendly Society (W.A.) -- History.
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Wyndham Meatworks.
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Alexandra Home (W.A.) -- History.
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South Perth (W.A.) -- History.
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Ngala Mothercraft Home and Training Centre.
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Charities -- Western Australia.
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Grant, Beryl, 1921-
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| Related names |
Jeffery, Chris, 1926-2008.
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