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Busselton Historical Society > Records

Oral History - Daphne Holgate

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Margaret Dawson

2023

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Overview

This is an oral history about Daphne Holgate. Daphne spent her early years at Jindong.

Historical information

At the time of the interview Daphne was aged 92. Daphne spent her early years at Jindong on the family farm and commenced her education at the small one teacher school at Jindong. She moved to Busselton and later worked at the Sunny West Busselton Butter Factory.

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cwa-org-124-2026.204

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Audio

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Sound Recordings

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Contextual information

For a hard copy of the full manuscript, please contact us at oralhistory@busseltonhistoricalsociety.org.au

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Oral History Memoir

Place made

Busselton, Western Australia, Australia

Year

Primary significance criteria

Historic significance

Social or spiritual significance

Last modified

Saturday, 1 August, 2026

Completeness

100

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