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Transcript of interview with Marie Sing
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…
Transcript of interview with Edna Vidler
Edna Vidler was born on 31st December, 1908, at Newtown, Sydney. Edna was one of ten children and the eldest girl in her family. The family moved to Blacktown when Edna was aged 12. Edna left school at age 15 and went to work as a tailor in…
Transcript of interview with Amelia Vincent
Amelia Vincent was born in 1914, in Italy. Amelia's family migrated to Sydney in 1922, and moved to a new block of land in Blacktown a year later. The family ran a vineyard and Amelia's father worked as a bricklayer.
