Bill Hardy
Cook, GeraldineUUUU
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Interview recorded with William (Bill) Vincent Hardy, at Glenmore Park, PenrithInterview 1 1/5/2008 -- Disc 1: 22 tracks, 64:54 mins -- Disc 2: 12 tracks, 35:17 mins -- Interview 2 27/6/2008-- Disc: 20 tracks, 59:31 mins
Main title:
Bill Hardy / interviewed by Geraldine Cook for the History of Penrith Project
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Imprint:
Penrith, NSW : Penrith City Library, 2008
Collation:
2 audio cds : 1 cdrom (interviews in .wma ; photographs in .jpg) - Interview 11 audio cd 1 cdrom (interviews in .wma photographs in .jpg) - Interview 2
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 William (Bill) Hardy, Penrith resident, concerning his life growing up, living and workng in Penrith: Parents Vince (Robert Vincent) Hardy and Amy Noble - Police force in Penrith, Vince Hardy Officer in charge in Penrith - house on the corner of Memorial Avenue and Nepean Avenue - Brick house - Bowling Club at the rear (looked after by Count O'Meagher) - House Lethbridge Street, across the road from Mr & Mrs Fitch (Count O'Meagher's daughter) - Vince, Stock and Station Agent selling farms to the gravel companies - Log Cabin and Railway Platform - Stafford Street - High Street - Police Station - war years, rations, trenches in the school grounds - St Josephs Catholic school - Catholic education - migrants in Penrith - playing sport, rugby league - Customs agent in the city - Motor vehicle licence - National Service - employed in building ADI for Utah company - worked with his father as stock and station agent -valuers course - joined the Valuer General's Department - valuing properties - Housing Commission resumptions - Assessing compensation - Nepean College of Advanced Education/University of Western Sydney site resumption - Claremont Meadows - Smith and Maxwell Street - High Street changes, Plaza, Fletchers Store, Neales store (next to Police Station) family business - collecting meat from the butchers - remembers home deliveries - milk, bread, ice truck - holidays at Grenfell - Meeting his wife Anne - married life and raising children - Retirement - establishment of Caroline Chisolm Catholic School - Glenmore Park development - Housing Commission development - Landcom - shops in High Street - car parking - trains - easy access to city - religious rivalries - Catholic and Protestant - Catholic parish work - sports played
Dewey class:
994.41
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
127907
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Research | Local AV | 994.41 HIS | Interview 1: 01/05/2008Not for loan (Set: 10 Feb 2016) |
| Research | Local AV | 994.41 HIS | Interview 2: 27/06/2008Not for loan (Set: 14 Nov 2018) |