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Mary Pike was born on 13th December, 1924, at North Sydney and moved to Windsor when she was six weeks old. In 1936, the family moved to Penrith. At the time of the interview, Mary had lived in her house in Lemongrove Road, Penrith, for 50 years.…

Alice Potter was born on 30th September, 1929, at Blacktown. Alice's parents owned a house on land which was later bought by Blacktown Workers Club. Alice married in 1954 and the couple lived with her parents for one year, before moving to Rooty…

Olive Price was born on 8th February, 1918, at Hornsby. The family moved to Penrith when Olive was aged around 7 or 8. After leaving school Olive attended business college at Parramatta and worked in Sydney and locally.

Diana Reynolds was born on 24th January, 1929, at Penrith. Diana's father was one of two doctors in Penrith and the surgery was attached to the house on the corner of High and Evans Street. Diana attended the Australian College of Physical Education…

Olga Robshaw was born on the 8th November, 1924, at Riverstone. Her childhood was spent on a small poultry farm at Schofields, which her father had established after retiring from Riverstone Meatworks. Olga married at age 18 and ran 'The Advocate'…

Doreen Scott was born on 1st December, 1925, at Camden. Doreen grew up on a property at Luddenham, moving to Penrith when she married in 1944. Doreen ran Scott's Corner Shop in High Street, Penrith for many years; her husband Jim ran his auto…

Marie Sing was born on 10th March, 1930, at Wellington, NSW. She moved with her family to Blacktown at age 15. Marie mentions that her family were not happy about her marrying a man with a Chinese background at first, but eventually accepted it. Both…

Eugenie Stapleton was born on 21st January, 1911, at Lambton, Newcastle. Eugenie moved to St. Marys with her husband after the Second World War ended. They bought a new house and settled there with their two children. Eugenie's husband, Len, was the…

Margaret Taylor was born on 23rd February, 1932, in Bradford, Yorkshire, England. Margaret's family moved to Australia when she was 18, settling first at Kingswood and later at Mt Druitt. After leaving school at age 14, Margaret gained a job at St.…

Marjory Turner was born on the 25th January, 1929, at Penrith. After leaving school at age 15, Marjory worked at Selfridges, Parramatta, and later at a factory in St Marys. Marjory married in 1948 and lived with her husband's family until the couple…