Our Place: Erskinville, Alexandria & Beaconsfield Interview Transcripts

Our Place: Alexandria Harry Brennan Transcript b. 1949

Harry’s family was large. Twelve children survived out of sixteen. They eventually lived in nine…

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Our Place: Erskineville, Alexandria & Beaconsfield Complete Set of Transcripts

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Our Place: Erskineville, Alexandria & Beaconsfield Mick Green Transcript b.1926

Mick Green’s dad was the local MP after whom Green Square is named. He decribes…

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Our Place: Erskineville, Alexandria &_Beaconsfield Josie Foster Transcript b.1935

Josie’s family who lived in Alexandria and Erskineville was relatively affluent. Her mother was a…

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Our Place: Erskineville, Alexandria &_Beaconsfield Maureen Oliver Transcript b.1926

Maureen Oliver is Terry Murphy’s sister and has also lived in Erskineville all her life.…

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Our Place: Erskineville, Alexandria &_Beaconsfield Robert Hammond Transcript b.1927

There were twelve children in Robert’s family, and they lived in a rented double-storey brick…

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Our Place: Erskineville, Alexandria &_Beaconsfield Terry Murphy Transcript b.1931

There were a lot of children in the area in the 1930s. His family had…

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Our Place: Erskineville, Alexandria &_Beaconsfield Henry Brown Transcript b.1919

Henry Brown was an official of both The Communist Party of Australia and the Liberal…

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Our Place: Erskineville, Alexandria &_Beaconsfield Cliff Noble Transcript b.1918

Cliff’s father was an alderman and the Hon. William McKell’s right hand man. Cliff describes…

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Our Place: Erskineville, Alexandria &_Beaconsfield Betty Moulds Transcript b.1925

Betty talks mainly of family and domestic life:  There were eight children in the family…

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Our Place: Erskineville, Alexandria &_Beaconsfield Bill Schwebel Transcript b.1910

Bill Schwebel was interviewed by Sue Rosen in June 1995 as part of the South…

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Our Place: Erskineville, Alexandria &_Beaconsfield Syd Fennell Transcript b.1929

Syd was an only child, which was unusual in Alexandria. His dad was a wood…

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