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The Great Depression - Victor Stamford - 18 June 1988
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SummaryInterview by Maureen Sinclair in 1988 with Victor Stamford about the Great Depression in Newcastle. Victor was born in 1913 at Binnaway, he spent his early life in the township of Karuah. At 17 he married Leila Davis and shifted to Mayfield, this was during the Depression years and life was difficult. He recalls walking to the Arnotts Biscuit Factory in Cooks Hill to purchase a pillowslip full of broken biscuits for two shillings. He also tells of the practice (which was apparently widespread) of acquiring coal which spilled onto the railway lines from coal trains. People would collect the coal, keep what they needed for their own use and sell the balance for a shilling a bag. Victor also remembers 70-100 men positioning themselves at the gates of BHP, Rylands and Lysaghts each morning in the hope of gaining work.
SubjectGreat DepressionCoalUnemployedMayfield (N.S.W.)PersonSinclair , MaureenStamford, VictorInterview logA7464 (xvi)_StamfordDate Created1988-06-18Location[1] IdentifierA7464 (xvi)_Stamford
SubjectGreat DepressionCoalUnemployedMayfield (N.S.W.)PersonSinclair , MaureenStamford, VictorInterview logA7464 (xvi)_StamfordDate Created1988-06-18Location[1] IdentifierA7464 (xvi)_Stamfordloading google map....
The Great Depression - Victor Stamford - 18 June 1988, [A7464 (xvi)_Stamford]. Living Histories, accessed 10/06/2023, https://livinghistories.newcastle.edu.au/nodes/view/75550