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Oral History - Bill Ford...

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Oral History - Bill Ford, 2005

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Unique IDOH-000246SeriesCity of Sydney oral history collection, 1982 - ongoingInterviewerSiobhán McHughProject nameMillers Point (Housing NSW)ThemeOur CityDate of interview21st December 2005Date qualifierexactFormatAudio - DigitalSummary of interviewBill Ford was born in 1929 and spent his childhood in Millers Point, following on from earlier generations of his family. In this wide-ranging interview he talks about wharf labouring, coal lumping, the reshaping of the local topography for international shipping purposes, housing resumptions, sport, commerce, industrial relations and his own unusual trajectory into a career as an academic.LanguageEnglish (eng)Digitised recordNoBorn digital itemYes

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