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ORAL HISTORY (AUDIO): POOR, WILLIAM CUTHBERT 'BILL'

1984
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William Cuthbert Poor (Bill) was born on 9 May 1913 at home. This recording talks about his life and recollections of Subiaco. Childhood memories, the birth of Len Preedy (OH.86.32), Rosalie School and Park, Soccer club. Leadlight worker, diptheria and death of daughter, married 1936, Shenton Park Progress Association, expansion of Queen Elizabeth II Hospital, poor genealogy.
Interviewee: William Cuthbert Poor
Date of Interview: 15 November 1984
Interviewer: Donna Moore
Transcriber: Jo Draffin
Indexer: Shelley Campbell

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Bill Poor was interviewed by Donna Moore on 15 November 1984. The original tapes are in the Battye Library and have been transcribed, printed and bound.

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