Transcript of interview with Patricia Parker
Description
Patricia Parker was born on 19th August, 1937, at the Paddington Women's Hospital in Sydney. Patricia moved to Blacktown with her husband and three children in the mid-1950s at age 21. Both Patricia and her husband joined the Communist Party, and Patricia was a member of the Union of Australian Women for many years. An interest in Community Arts led her to do a degree in Arts Administration, and she was the first Community Arts Officer to be appointed to Blacktown Council. During the interview, Pat mentions Blacktown Council's involvement in the Section 94 court case which resulted in developers having to contribute towards community facilities and infrastructure.
Publisher
University of Western Sydney
Rights
Copyright University of Western Sydney 2015
Identifier
2 _Transcript
Date Created
1991-08-29
Interviewee
Birthplace
Sydney
Interviewer
Robyn Arrowsmith
Birth Year
1937
Suburb
Digital File Name
ftf_transcript_parker
Geolocation
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| This Item | Relation | Item: Photo of Pat Parker 1 |
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| This Item | transcript of | Item: Audio recording of interview with Pat Parker |
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Collection
Citation
“Transcript of interview with Patricia Parker,” From farms to freeways: Women's memories of Western Sydney, accessed November 23, 2024, https://omeka.westernsydney.edu.au/farmstofreeways/items/show/444.