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Jill Dodds Oral History

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BiographyJill Dodds, nee Fletcher, born in Sutherland Shire 1908. Her parents were John and Annie Fletcher.SynopsisVal Osmond, Sheila Pullen and Jill Dodds talk about their families and childhood and early years in the Shire, especially Miranda. Includes: Val's father worked as ice man delivering to Cronulla, Caringbah, Miranda, then later worked on Cronulla Theatre in 1923 Jill's parents had poultry farm Jill and Sheila rode horses hired from Mr Fielding at Cronulla riding over sandhills Jill attended Miranda Public School, headmaster Mr Chiplin shops at Miranda trams and tram accident when driver killed the Depression Christmas rifle club in old clay pit where Westfield is train siding near Urunga Pde for Fletcher and Moore to unload the produce for Miranda Co-op. Includes locals: shopkeepers doctors dentist Mr Swan of Sutherland Mrs Reynolds from Reynolds Paper Shop George Mapstone Pegleg Andy Miss Howell, organist and librarian Don Wilkie, mailman Les Craven's Picture Show Miss Pink, manager of Miranda Co-op Goat lady, Mrs Guy Miss Mondel.

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Oral History AudioOsmond Pullen Dodds InterviewDate of interview5 August 1993IntervieweeJill DoddsInterviewerMerle Kavanagh

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