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Oral history of Cynthia Dummer
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Collection SummaryThis interview with Cynthia Dummer of Badajoz Road, North Ryde took place on 5 December 1997. It is one of over 160 interviews conducted 1997-1999 to form Recording Ryde's Oral History Collection
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DescriptionCynthia describes the Ryde area as she remembers it from her childhood. She relates information on her schooling, employment in the retail trade at Anthony Hordern's in the City and later at West Ryde. She also discusses her reasons for becoming a trade union representative and explains how she came to terms with retirement
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SubjectsRecording Ryde's Oral History CollectionCynthia Dummer, b.1926--InterviewsCynthia Dummer, 1926-North Ryde Community Aid and Information Centre (North Ryde, NSW)Anthony Hordern & Sons (West Ryde, NSW)Buckingham's Fashion House (West Ryde, NSW)St John's Anglican Church (North Ryde, NSW)St Anne's Anglican Church (Ryde, NSW)Gladesville Public School (Gladesville, NSW)Riverside Girls High School (Gladesville, NSW)Revellers Club (Ryde, NSW)Motion picture theaters--New South Wales--Ryde RegionDepressions--1929--New South Wales--Ryde RegionWorld War, 1939-1945--New South Wales--Ryde RegionUrban transportation--New South Wales--Ryde Housing development--New South Wales--Ryde RegionNorth Ryde Army Camp (North Ryde, NSW)Badajoz Road (North Ryde, NSW)Ryde (NSW)--Social life and customs--AnecdotesCollectionC-D
Cynthia Dummer, b.1926--InterviewsCynthia Dummer, 1926-North Ryde Community Aid and Information Centre (North Ryde, NSW)Anthony Hordern & Sons (West Ryde, NSW)Buckingham's Fashion House (West Ryde, NSW)St John's Anglican Church (North Ryde, NSW)St Anne's Anglican Church (Ryde, NSW)Gladesville Public School (Gladesville, NSW)Riverside Girls High School (Gladesville, NSW)Revellers Club (Ryde, NSW)Motion picture theaters--New South Wales--Ryde RegionDepressions--1929--New South Wales--Ryde RegionWorld War, 1939-1945--New South Wales--Ryde RegionUrban transportation--New South Wales--Ryde Housing development--New South Wales--Ryde RegionNorth Ryde Army Camp (North Ryde, NSW)Badajoz Road (North Ryde, NSW)Ryde (NSW)--Social life and customs--AnecdotesCollectionC-DOral history of Cynthia Dummer. Ryde History Hub, accessed 12/02/2026, https://historyhub.ryde.nsw.gov.au/nodes/view/6135