Alice Oxley interviewed by Bronwyn Hughes in the NSW Bicentennial oral history collection [sound recording]
- Bib ID:
- 2090132
- Format:
- Audio
- Author:
- Oxley, Alice, 1904-, interviewee
- Online Version:
- National Library of Australia digitised item
- Access Conditions:
- Access open for research, personal copies and public use.
- Description:
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- 1987
- 2 sound cassettes (ca. 120 min.) : 1 7/8 ips.
- Series:
- NSW Bicentennial oral history collection.
- Summary:
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Born in Sydney, Oxley speaks of her parents' background ; her mother's missionary work in Kalgoorlie, her experiences, living conditions, the town and community, her work, stories and experiences, work with Aboriginals; family background; description of family homes in Sydney; transport; the family orchard; school and education; recreation and entertainment; memories of World War I and the family moving to Katoomba ; family roles; Katoomba in 1910, local community, tourists, businesses and entertainment; brother and sisters education; mother's career expectations for her; experiences as an apprentice milliner, work, conditions; experiences working in an office in Sydney, lifestyle, accommodation in boarding house in Kirribilli; social life; her sister's visit to Government House; sisters marriage and family attitudes.
- Notes:
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- Includes index.
- Recorded by the NSW Bicentennial Oral History Project, funded by a bicentennial grant to the NSW Council on the Ageing and the Oral History Association of Australia (NSW).
- Also available online http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-216280923
- Index/Finding Aid Note:
- Timed summary and transcript available: 2 v. (36 p., 35 p.).
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This belongs to the NSW Bicentennial oral history collection.
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- Until 2057 [Created/Published Date + 70 Years]
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- Material type:
- Sound Recording
- Published status:
- Unpublished
- Creation date:
- 1987
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