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Oral history of Jean Blunt
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Collection SummaryThis interview with Jean Blunt of Blaxland Road, Eastwood took place on 11 April 1997. It is one of over 160 interviews conducted 1997-1999 to form Recording Ryde's Oral History Collection
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DescriptionIn this interview Jean discusses her childhood in a frugal and hard-working family in Ethel Street, Eastwood during the 1920s. Particular detail is given to the semi-rural nature of the area and associated home routines. She includes comments on her education, social life, parental responsibilities and working life
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SubjectsJean Blunt, 1913---InterviewsRecording Ryde's Oral History CollectionEastwood Public School (Eastwood, NSW)Eastwood (NSW)--HistoryEastwood (NSW)--Social life and customs--AnecdotesDepressions--1929--Australia--Social conditions--Personal narrativesWorld War, 1939-1945--New South Wales--Ryde RegionBlaxland Road (Eastwood, NSW)Ethel Street (Eastwood, NSW)CollectionA-B
Recording Ryde's Oral History CollectionEastwood Public School (Eastwood, NSW)Eastwood (NSW)--HistoryEastwood (NSW)--Social life and customs--AnecdotesDepressions--1929--Australia--Social conditions--Personal narrativesWorld War, 1939-1945--New South Wales--Ryde RegionBlaxland Road (Eastwood, NSW)Ethel Street (Eastwood, NSW)CollectionA-BOral history of Jean Blunt. Ryde History Hub, accessed 03/05/2026, https://historyhub.ryde.nsw.gov.au/nodes/view/6204