Please be advised: this website contains the names, images and voices of people who are now deceased.

Collections WA has a responsibility to preserve and make accessible the history and culture of Western Australia in all its various forms. The intention of Collections WA is to support research, and to reveal actions of the past that have impacted upon communities, families, and individuals.

In doing so, Collections WA acknowledges the need to respond sensitively and appropriately in cases when accessing this material may be confronting to Aboriginal visitors and clients.

Please also note: Some historical materials within this portal may include language or opinions that today are considered inappropriate or even offensive. Collections WA does not endorse this language and apologises for any distress caused.

Continue

Continue showing cultural advice

Stop showing cultural advice

Collections WA brings together collections from libraries, galleries, museums, archives, historical societies, cultural organisations, community groups and other collecting organisations across Western Australia.

Subiaco Museum > Records

ORAL HISTORY (AUDIO): WINCH, JESS, 1983

« Prev Item Next Item »

1983

Subcollections

Overview

Jess Winch, nee Lander, was born in Kalgoorlie in 1905. With her family, she later moved to Subiaco, where they lived in Raphael Street and ran a shop on Hay Street. From 1914 she attended Subiaco school and church. In this interview, Jess discusses her experiences of school and church in Subiaco, and talks about her marriage to her employer, clothes, the War, the depression and her experiences working for the Lady Mitchell Emergency Housekeeper Scheme for Women on the Land.
The Subiaco Museum also holds the oral histories of three of Jess’ sisters, Eulie Broome, Trixie Day and Jean Howl.
Jess Winch is deceased.
Interviewee: Jess Winch
Date of Interview: 17 November 1985
Interviewer: Donna Moore
Transcriber: Unknown
Indexer: Shelley Campbell

Historical information

Mrs Jess Winch (nee Lander) is the sister of Eulie Broome (OH86.3), Trifie Day (OH86.7) and Jean Howl (OH86.22).
Mrs Jess Winch was interviewed by Donna Moore on 17 November 1983

Details

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-43-1986.338

Keywords

LANDER (later WINCH), Jess

LANDER (later WINCH), Jess

LANDER (later BROOME), Eulie

LANDER (later DAY), Trixie

LANDER (later HOWL), Jean

Churches, Subiaco

Education - Subiaco Primary School

Rokeby Road, Subiaco

Subiaco Presbyterian Church

Telecommunications

Subiaco State School

Shops And Businesses, Subiaco

Education - Perth Girls School

Church - Methodist Church (Organisation)

Subiaco Methodist Church

Memorial - Subiaco Fallen Soldiers Memorial

Church, Church Of Christ, Subiaco

Epidemics And Pandemics

Pandemic - 1918 Influenza

Year

Statement of significance

Social history of Subiaco

Subiaco Museum

Subiaco Museum

Organisation Details
View Collection
Item Feedback

Other items from Subiaco Museum

/sites/default/files/records/2024-06/43-1986.338-1986.338%20OH%20Transcript%20-%20WINCH%2C%20Jess.pdf

Media file preview

/sites/default/files/media-preview-images/2024-11/187579-279fc0d4497c84043737c50981b20e5f.jpg

Media Reuse | View Full Size | Item Feedback

Scan this QR code to open this page on your phone ->

Full size unavailable (you're already seeing this image in its highest resolution available on Collections WA)

Loading...