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BOOK - COOKING CRAFT

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c. 1936

Overview

Rectangle cardboard green hard cover with black text on cover [COOKING CRAFT/ S. ELIZABETH NASH]. Text on spine [COOKING / CRAFT / S.E. NASH]. Text in pen written on first page [A.G. Saw / "Glen Iris" / Prospect Rd., / Armadale]. Title, author and publishing information on third page.
Book contains text and illustrations relating to cooking.

Historical information

Amy 'Gwen' Saw was born in 1919 and lived at 'Glen Iris' on Prospect Road in Armadale and attended Armadale State School. When she graduated from school she trained as a home economics teacher and taught at a number of school including Armadale. This is a text book used by Gwen when she was studying and living in Prospect Road.
In 1940 she married Athol Charles Robinson, a jackeroo who worked for Harry and Bill Butcher, at Trinity Church in Perth and moved to Hill Springs Station in the Gascoyne region. Athol though soon enlisted with the RAAF during World War II so Gwen returned to 'Glen Iris' to live with her parents which he was away.
After the war Gwen returned to the Gascoyne region where she raised her family of five children with Athol at Mt Gibson Station.
Gwen died age 44 in 1964.

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-33-COA2021.62

Item type

Books

Themes

People
Social History

Material

Cardboard

Width

145 mm

Height or length

220 mm

Inscriptions and markings

page three [COOKING CRAFT / A PRACTICAL HANDBOOK FOR STUDENTS / IN TRAINING FOR COOKERY AND FOR THE / HOMEWORKER / BY / S. ELIZABETH NASH / EXAMINER FOR THE NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR DOMESTIC STUDIES; / LATE MEMBERS OF STAFF, NATIONAL TRAINING COLLEGE OF DOMESTIC / SUBJECTS; ALSO LATE MEMBERS OF STAFF, BATTERSEA TRAINING / COLLEGE OF DOMESTIC SCIENCE / THIRD EDITION / LONDON / SIR ISAAC PITMAN & SONS, LTD. / PITMAN HOUSE, PARKER ST., KINGSWAY, W.C.2 / BATH MELBOURNE / 1936]

Keywords

Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons Ltd

NASH Elizabeth Ms

Armadale State School

SAW Amy Gwen Ms

PROSPECT Road ARMADALE

Glen Ins Prospect Road ARMADALE

ARMADALE

Year

c. 1936

Statement of significance

This object is part of a collection of items associated with a person or family who have played a significant role in the economic, community or social development of the City of Armadale. This can include holding key political or social positions within the community, being a key contributor or member of a community organisation, a strong contributor to improving the well-being of the local community, a prominent figure in a local business or industry, developer of new industries or activities or someone who grew up in the area and moved away and had a noteworthy career or life.

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