Jane Lanyon was born at home in February 1920 in Balfour Street, Chippendale. She has lived in the Redfern area since moving there in 1926, Jane’s family was ‘blended’: her father married a widow with children, so Jane and her younger sister had seven step-siblings. An orphaned Chinese girl also grew up with the family. During the Depression, if they couldn’t afford the rent, they sometimes did a ‘midnight flit’, ahead of the bailiff.Jill  was interviewed by Sue Rosen in November 1994 as part of the South Sydney Social History Project.