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BiographyJoy Moon, nee Medlyn, was born 1919. Her parents were James Medlyn and Louise Medlyn (nee Walker). They moved to Sutherland Shire circa 1922. Joy married Roy Moon of Hurstville.SynopsisJoy Moon talks primarily about her family and early years in Miranda. Includes parents' marriage her birth mother was a trained nurse at Coledale Hospital move from Coledale to Miranda father had a market garden in The Boulevarde, Miranda, grew vegetables and began poultry farm circa 1926 - better off than many during the Depression mother became the district nurse for Miranda father a warden at St Luke's Church of England at Miranda for 37 years - Rev. A.R. Shaw, father of Seymour Shaw, was the minister mother later baptised in the Jehovah's Witnesses. Joy attended Miranda Public School, then Sutherland Public, later Hurstville Domestic Science then clerical work at the Council until nursing training at St George she was in the R.A.A.F Nursing Service during World War 2. Includes marriage to Roy Moon, originally a ship's plumber and boilermaker but later ran service station at Sylvania they had 3 sons. Includes local identities and shops: Miranda Public staff headmaster Mr Thomas, deputy head Mr Muns, Miss Mitchell doctors Dr Eric Miles, Dr Broome neighbours Texas Lechleitner, Bernard family, Towle family and old Joe Towle Misses Whittaker - one played the organ at St Lukes, one ran tuckshop at the school mail collected from Miss Jessen at the Post Office stores bought from Penprase Bros, run by Mrs Penprase and her sons Wally and Charlie Mr Hoskins had produce/hardware store estate agent Mr Bagshaw papershop run by Mrs Reynolds and her son Sid Downey sold icecreams and afternoon teas Billy Mac's butchers run by Barney Gough Seymour Shaw had an estate agency, later taken over by his brother Fred Jessie Lye, family had flower garden for market Lye's Clay Pits where Westfield now located Mr Reilly minister at Congregational Church.

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Oral History AudioJoy Moon InterviewDate of interview17 August 1994IntervieweeJoy MoonInterviewerMerle Kavanagh

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