Oral history interview with Alice Jean Bastow

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ContributorCommunity HistoryDescriptionAlice Bastow nee Guelfi discusses living in Osborne Park, her family's role in market gardening and pig farming, and early transport options. She speaks of working as a tailoress prior to and during World War Two.

She mentions attending dances at the Osborne Park Agricultural Hall and the Empire Ballroom and later volunteering for Meals on Wheels.

Alice was interviewed in 1987 by Jane Donald with notes by Sheana Masterson. The interview was conducted as part of the Bicentennial oral history project.TypeOral historyDuration40 minutes

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Related placeOsborne Park

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Accession numberOH3

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