• Entry type: Resource
  • Entry ID: AWH000823

Dorothy Dowson interviewed by Victoria Hobbs for the Australia 1938 oral history project [sound recording]

  • Repository National Library of Australia, Oral History and Folklore Collection
  • Reference ORAL TRC 2404/6207
  • Date Range 16-Aug-82 - 16-Aug-82
  • Description

    Dowson speaks of her family background; childhood memories of Perth and country Western Australia; school memories; the Depression; local area and community of Peppermint Grove; business college; employment experiences; recreation and entertainment; lifestyle; interest in and involvement with dance and dance teaching.

  • Access Access open for research and personal copies; written permission required for public use during the lifetime of the interviewee.

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  • Primary Creator
    • Dowson, Dorothy (Joan) (1918 - 2006)