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Early life in Tighes Hill - Hilma Maybury - 2 April 1988
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SummaryInterview by Michael Williams in 1988 with his grandmother Hilma Maybury (nee Hancock) about her early life and family history. Hilma was born at Islington in 1912, she describes her great great grandparents Thomas and Mary Hancock coming to NSW in 1832, he was in charge of convicts and stationed at Paterson. Many of his descendants settled at Gresford. Her grandfather on the maternal side came out as a seaman and jumped ship at Newcastle later settling in Newcastle working as a bricklayer building Hamilton and Wickham Schools. Hilma describes growing up at 12 Hewison Street, Tighes Hill, stating it was a good place to grow up and describes the dance halls in Tighes Hill, including the Rosedale Hall in Maitland Road, the Buffulo Hall in Islington, as well as the Palais Royale in Hunter Street, Newcastle. She describes Tighes Hill before, during and after the Great Depression and her work at Lysaghts. In 1947 she started a small catering business at the Wool stores at Wickham and Carrington, at the same time she also began working at the Child Welfare Board acting as an escort of children needing to attend court hearings or institutions. In the 1960s Hilma opened a shop in Hannell Street selling morning tea and lunches, she was also a taxi driver in Newcastle during the 1960s and 70s.
SubjectIslingtonDance HallsTaxiHannell StreetWickham (N.S.W.)Catering BusinessGreat DepressionTighes Hill (N.S.W.)Building Industry Sailor Gresford (N.S.W.)Paterson (N.S.W.)ConvictsPersonWilliams , Michael Maybury , HilmaInterview logA7464 (xix)_MayburyDate Created1988-04-02Location[1] 00:01 - 2:09 [2] 2:10 -2:39 [3] 2:40 - 4:06 [4] 4:07 - 5:57 [5] 5:58 - 6:29 [6] 6:30 - 9:12 [7] 11:30 -12:28 [8] 13:30 -16:02 [9] 16:03 - 17:05 [10] 17:06 - 1821 [11] 18:22 - 19:02 [12] 19:03-20:07 [13] 20:08 - 21:59 IdentifierA7464 (xix)_Maybury
SubjectIslingtonDance HallsTaxiHannell StreetWickham (N.S.W.)Catering BusinessGreat DepressionTighes Hill (N.S.W.)Building Industry Sailor Gresford (N.S.W.)Paterson (N.S.W.)ConvictsPersonWilliams , Michael Maybury , HilmaInterview logA7464 (xix)_MayburyDate Created1988-04-02Location[1] 00:01 - 2:09 [2] 2:10 -2:39 [3] 2:40 - 4:06 [4] 4:07 - 5:57 [5] 5:58 - 6:29 [6] 6:30 - 9:12 [7] 11:30 -12:28 [8] 13:30 -16:02 [9] 16:03 - 17:05 [10] 17:06 - 1821 [11] 18:22 - 19:02 [12] 19:03-20:07 [13] 20:08 - 21:59 IdentifierA7464 (xix)_Mayburyloading google map....
Early life in Tighes Hill - Hilma Maybury - 2 April 1988, [A7464 (xix)_Maybury]. Living Histories, accessed 10/06/2023, https://livinghistories.newcastle.edu.au/nodes/view/75548