| Call Number |
OH257 |
| Physical description |
1 sound cassette (1 hr.,30 min.) |
| Access advisory |
Access open. |
| Credits |
This sound recording has been preserved and made available by the Oral History Records Rescue Group (OHRRG) Project supported by Lotterywest. |
| Transcript |
Transcript (30 p.) |
| Additional formats |
A digital copy is also available online. |
| Rights advisory |
Copyright or other restrictions may apply. For public use, contact the State Library of Western Australia. |
| Summary |
Born in Fremantle; family background; mother, Elspet Dawson, father, Walter Bell; childhood in Fremantle; school life at Princess May; recollections of teaching staff; father's interest in football and cricket; assistance from the Fremantle Football Club after his death in 1897 of typhoid; her mother's boarding house in Queen Victoria Street; entry into teaching; as a monitor at Rosalie School; her training at Claremont Teachers' College and the University of Western Australia and her appointment to Princess May in 1915; promotion to headmistress in 1924; her good working relationship with Sir Frank Gibson, Mayor of Fremantle; the Royal Visit in 1927; her retirement because of marriage in 1941; involvement with the Teachers' Union; the teacher's regulation strike; improvement to working conditions; husband, Noel Sampson; his educational qualifications and career; and as president of the Teachers' Union; return to teaching during World War II; husband's illness; and her return to work at Leederville Technical College. |
| Subjects |
Sampson, Hughina, 1886-1986 -- Interviews.
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Teachers -- Western Australia -- Interviews.
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State School Teachers' Union of Western Australia.
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Strikes and lockouts -- Teachers -- Western Australia.
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Gibson, Frank, Sir, 1878-1965.
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Princess May Girls' High School -- History.
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| Related names |
Jeffery, Chris, 1926-2008.
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