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Tailoring in Newcastle - Margaret Hughes - 17 August 1989
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SummaryInterview by Caroline Duncan in 1989 with Margaret Hughes about tailoring in Newcastle, NSW.
Margaret was born in 1924 at Bathurst, her maiden name was Broadbent and her family came to Newcastle in 1928. She attended Stockton Public School and later Newcastle Home Science school, completing school at 15.
During the late 1930s Margaret worked at Hayman's military factory making uniforms of the soldiers. Later she served an apprenticeship tailoring at Alex Peate's workrooms located at 79 Hunter Street, Newcastle.
Throughout the interview Margaret mentions other tailors in Newcastle, she also describes the working conditions, how clothing was made and changing technology.
She delightfully states that "for a girl to have a trade in sewing, if you can make frocks, you can do just about anything . . . I couldn't have worked with a nicer lot of girls, they just fabulous."
SubjectHughes née Broadbent, MargaretTailoringAlex PeateHayman's Military FactoryNewcastle Home Science SchoolPersonDuncan, CarolineHughes née Broadbent, MargaretInterview logDate Created17th August 1989Location[1] IdentifierA6964(viii) _Hughes
Margaret was born in 1924 at Bathurst, her maiden name was Broadbent and her family came to Newcastle in 1928. She attended Stockton Public School and later Newcastle Home Science school, completing school at 15.
During the late 1930s Margaret worked at Hayman's military factory making uniforms of the soldiers. Later she served an apprenticeship tailoring at Alex Peate's workrooms located at 79 Hunter Street, Newcastle.
Throughout the interview Margaret mentions other tailors in Newcastle, she also describes the working conditions, how clothing was made and changing technology.
She delightfully states that "for a girl to have a trade in sewing, if you can make frocks, you can do just about anything . . . I couldn't have worked with a nicer lot of girls, they just fabulous."
SubjectHughes née Broadbent, MargaretTailoringAlex PeateHayman's Military FactoryNewcastle Home Science SchoolPersonDuncan, CarolineHughes née Broadbent, MargaretInterview logDate Created17th August 1989Location[1] IdentifierA6964(viii) _Hughesloading google map....
Tailoring in Newcastle - Margaret Hughes - 17 August 1989, [A6964(viii) _Hughes]. Living Histories, accessed 25/03/2023, https://livinghistories.newcastle.edu.au/nodes/view/76828