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Tape 1 - Jean Forde
Tape 1 - Jean Forde – Side A
00.20 - Secretary to the Merchandise Controller of Soft Goods from 1964 for 18 months
03.20 - General Manager promoted her to Secretary of the Personnel Department
06.20 - Changes in retailing affected The Store
07.10 – Extension and inclusion of mezzanine floor
07.30 - Conference room used to practice for the Store on Stage
08.15 - Introduction of Kmart resulted in loss of a lot of staff in early 1970s
08.45 - Late night shopping led to panic – staff didn’t want to do it
09.00 – Introduction of permanent, part-time & casual positions
09.15 – Birth of Store on Stage out of the above turmoil as a way to encourage and retain staff
15.00 – a culture of its own because of the co-op movement – nepotism run riot
17.00 – interview process for getting her job at The Store
21.45 – stranger in a camp of people so well known to one another
25.00 – difficulties with other staff and work tasks and need for unions
29.00 – girls having to resign when they got married – not progressive
31.00 – The Store was wonderful but it didn’t belong to the real world
Tape 1 - Jean Ford – Side B
00.15 – Flight of the Bumblebee performance
01.30 – Maggie Kirkpatrick / store announcer during 60s
04.15 – Les Gibbs
SubjectNewcastle and Suburban Co-operative Society Ltd -- HistoryNewcastle (N.S.W.) -- Buildings, structures, etc.Cooperative societies - New South WalesPersonJean Forde