Ron Elms interviewed by Karen George in the Apples and pears oral history project [sound recording]
- Bib ID:
- 4852764
- Format:
- Audio
- Author:
- Elms, Ron, 1924-, interviewee
- Online Access:
- National Library of Australia digitised item
- Access Conditions:
- Access open for research, personal copies and public use.
- Description:
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- 2010
- 2 sound files (ca. 249 min.)
- Series:
- Apples and pears oral history project.
- Technical Details:
- Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
- Summary:
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Ron Elms born Berri, SA discusses his family life and background; father a soldier settler after WW1; impact of hail, frost on farm, family move to NSW then Victoria; schooling in NSW, Victoria; mother's father a citrus grower in Merbein; impact of shell shock on father; mother's fear of being alone; family move to Port Melbourne in late Depression years; Empire Day celebrations; working for insurance company; father's experiences of trench warfare; 18th birthday enlists WW2; Air Force; radio training; sailing to UK early 1944; Brighton, England appointed staff trainer; transfer to Kinloss, Scotland, Dec. 1944; train travel; RAF and RAAF; conversion course from Wellingtons to Lancasters; posting to bomber squadron just before end of war; meeting wife Dorothy first time; Australian Comforts Fund; arrival Australia Jan. 1946, discharge Feb.; back to work as insurance clerk; promotion, move to WA; Dalgetty and Company Insurance; Motor Vehicle Insurance Trust; Long Service Leave; 1956 trip to England; impact of dealing with car accidents; change of career;
Mount Barker Cooperative; exporting apples; diminishing fruit exports; younger orchardists leaving land; collapse of exports by 1960's; managing packing shed Batlow; birth of daughters; youngest daughter's heart condition; Batlow Cooperative Packing Shed; selling apples, potatoes; 1962 fire in cold store, impact; bulk handling; Blue Moon Fruit Cooperative; export process; Suez Canal 1967; Melbourne's urban sprawl, loss of orchards; Apple and Pear Board; Len Maddocks; Keith Miller; South Africa New Zealand and Australia (SANZA), voluntary organisation working on packaging; SANZA conferences; promotion of apples; Tree Pull Scheme; export licensing; Australian Apple and Pear Board; death of father Aug. 1984; family moved to Duncraig, W.A. to be with his mother; exporting flowers in Perth; Apple and Pear World magazine; 1977 Year of the Apple; recites poem written by Bruce Locker for his retirement; reflects on 47 years in industry; reads from farewell speech about him; Captain Kangaroo promotion; poly bag for exporting pears; 1991 travelled to Gallipoli; juice industry; Survey of Apple and Pear Juice Industry; impact of moving around on schooling for himself and his children; family coping with his working life.
- Notes:
- Recorded on 19 May 2010 in Merriwa, W.A.
- Index/Finding Aid Note:
- Timed summary (10 p.)
- Subject:
- Elms, Ron, 1924- -- Interviews
- Other authors/contributors:
- George, Karen, 1962-, interviewer
- Related Records:
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This belongs to the Apples and pears oral history project.
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- Creation date:
- 2010
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