Raymond (Ray) Wright
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Interview recorded with Raymond Wright, 15 February 2008 at Penrith City Library23 tracks, 69:09 mins
Main title:
Raymond (Ray) Wright / interviewed by Geraldine Cook for the History of Penrith Project
Author:
Imprint:
Penrith, NSW : Penrith City Library, 2008
Collation:
2 audio cds : 1 cdrom (interviews in .wma ; photographs in .jpg)
Notes:
Track markers have been created on this disc at approximately 3 minute intervals for ease of listening. Oral History Project: History of Penrith
Contents:
Interview recorded with Ray Wright, Traffic Branch railway employee at Penrith Station, concerning his life at Auburn and his working life for the NSW Railways - National Service (1950s) - Clyde Maintenance Works - National Service Branch at Penrith - Holdsworthy National Service Museum and Memorial - ADI (St Marys Munitions Factory and Dunheved Industrial Estate - Railway and bridge repairs at ADI - Security at ADI - Move to Kingswood (1967) - affordable housing - Memories of Penrith in the 1960s and 1970s - shops in Penrith - changes in the area - Drill Hall Henry Street - St Stephens Anglican Church - Penrith Engineers Depot - unloading and transporting army vehicles - Penrith Railway Station and army siding - North Penrith Army land - closure of Transport Unit of NSW Railways - closure and removal of Army Engineers Depot - Life in Penrith - retirement.
Dewey class:
994.41
Language:
English
Subject:
Community life -- Penrith Region (N.S.W.) -- Oral historiesRaymond (Ray) Wright -- Oral historiesPenrith Railway Station (NSW) -- Oral historiesNew South Wales -- Government railways -- Employees -- Oral historiesAustralia -- Army -- Engineers Depot -- Oral historiesNew South Wales -- Government railways -- Transport Unit -- Oral histories
BRN:
3895
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Research | Local AV | 994.41 HIS | Not for loan (Set: 10 Feb 2016) |