Oral history interview with John Henry Laurence and Cecily Hurst Laurence

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ContributorCommunity HistoryDescriptionCecily Hurst Laurence discusses social changes including the emancipation of women, her first employment, the decision to train as a nurse, and the war effort.

John Henry Laurence discusses Government strategy during World War II, censorship of the news, Mount Lawley, his family and childhood, including the Boy Scout Movement and other children’s activities, Fremantle, his parents, training to be a teacher and country teachers, loneliness and neighbourliness. He speaks about Mount Lawley, Libraries, sporting facilities, roads, facilities for senior citizens, newspaper man, and life in Northam, Fremantle and Kalgoorlie.

Interview conducted by Jane Donald and Sheana Masterson on the 15th of July 1987 as part of the Bicentennial Oral History Project.TypeOral historyDate created1987Duration47 minutes

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Accession numberOH16