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Mrs Mary McMahon, née Page (-1984) - Miner's wife. Recorded c. 1982. Part 1/1.

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SummaryTAPE 88B MRS MARY MCMAHON.
Part 1 of 1.
Recorded c. 1982.

0:20
Her husband died five years ago. Her son lives in Belmont. She is 74 and married in 1932. Born in Cessnock. She came from Scotland to Cessnock when she was 14. Her father, Mr Page, worked in Abermain No 2. Dr. Fisher and Dr Bapty from Wollombi. Herbie Daunt was the first dentist. He married his assistant [Nora] Howard. His brother in law made the teeth.

2:49
Roy came from Temora and died at 68 [76] – he had a brother Ernie. The Johnsons. Estelle Darcy. Jimmy Burgess,the fruiterer. Geoffrey Roberts – Cessnock Electrical Engineering.

5:11
Charlie Pryor had the post office and shop and Tom Pryor is his brother. Thelma Pryor.

7:29
Harriet Coulter.

11:25
A fellow patient near Mrs McMahon talks. She remembers the bread deliverer who came twice a week from Greta. She won prizes for her scones.

13:00
Much of the interview is taken up by the memories of an unnamed woman probably a fellow patient, nearby. Jack leaves as the lunch trays arrive.

14:37
End (Tape 88/Side B) Part 1 of 1. Last edited by: lyn.keily@newcastle.edu.au

SubjectMcMahon née Page, Mary Dewar, -1984 Last edited by: lyn.keily@newcastle.edu.au

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Cessnock (N.S.W.) Last edited by: lyn.keily@newcastle.edu.au

Abermain No. 2 Colliery (N.S.W.) Last edited by: lyn.keily@newcastle.edu.au

Post offices Last edited by: lyn.keily@newcastle.edu.au

PersonJack Delaney Last edited by: lyn.keily@newcastle.edu.au

CreatorMcMahon née Page, Mary Dewar, -1984 Last edited by: lyn.keily@newcastle.edu.au

Delaney, Jack, 1919-2010 Last edited by: lyn.keily@newcastle.edu.au

CollectionVoices of the HunterPlaceCessnock, NSW Last edited by: lyn.keily@newcastle.edu.au

Date Created[1982] Last edited by: lyn.keily@newcastle.edu.au

Location^[1]Scotland Last edited by: lyn.keily@newcastle.edu.au

^[2]Cessnock, NSW^[3]Abermain No. 2 Colliery, NSW Last edited by: lyn.keily@newcastle.edu.au

Identifier088B Last edited by: lyn.keily@newcastle.edu.au

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