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Oral history of Evelyn Rogers
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Collection SummaryThis interview with Evelyn Rogers of Merimbula Street, Currarong took place on 11 November 1997. It is one of over 160 interviews conducted 1997-1999 to form Recording Ryde's Oral History Collection
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DescriptionThis interview is complementary to the interview of Roland Oliver who rented part of their land from the Hicks family.
This interview is complementary to the interview of Mavis Stuart, another member of the Hicks family.

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SubjectsEvelyn Rogers, b1924--Interviews
Pauline Curby b.1949
Hicks family
Thornley family
Butler family
Thornley Dairy (Ryde, NSW)
Meadowbank Baths (Parramatta River, NSW)
Sydney Harbour Bridge (Sydney, NSW)--HIstory
Constitution Road (Meadowbank, NSW)
Depressions--1929--Australia--Social conditions--Personal narratives
World War, 1939-1945--New South Wales--Ryde Region
Constitution Road (Ryde, NSW)
Sewell Street (Ryde, NSW)
North Ryde (NSW) -- History
North Ryde (NSW)--Social life and customs--Anecdotes
"Forty Thieves" Gang (Ryde, NSW)
Recording Ryde's Oral History Collection
Rialto Theatre (Ryde, NSW)
Riverside Girls High School (Gladesville, NSW)
Ritz Theatre (Ryde, NSW)
Ryde Public School (Ryde, NSW)
Milk trade--New South Wales--Ryde Region
Orchards--New South Wales--North Ryde
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Pauline Curby b.1949
Hicks family
Thornley family
Butler family
Thornley Dairy (Ryde, NSW)
Meadowbank Baths (Parramatta River, NSW)
Sydney Harbour Bridge (Sydney, NSW)--HIstory
Constitution Road (Meadowbank, NSW)
Depressions--1929--Australia--Social conditions--Personal narratives
World War, 1939-1945--New South Wales--Ryde Region
Constitution Road (Ryde, NSW)
Sewell Street (Ryde, NSW)
North Ryde (NSW) -- History
North Ryde (NSW)--Social life and customs--Anecdotes
"Forty Thieves" Gang (Ryde, NSW)
Recording Ryde's Oral History Collection
Rialto Theatre (Ryde, NSW)
Riverside Girls High School (Gladesville, NSW)
Ritz Theatre (Ryde, NSW)
Ryde Public School (Ryde, NSW)
Milk trade--New South Wales--Ryde Region
Orchards--New South Wales--North Ryde
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Oral history of Evelyn Rogers. Ryde History Hub, accessed 14/02/2026, https://historyhub.ryde.nsw.gov.au/nodes/view/6159




