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Oral history of Keith Marshall Ross
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Collection SummaryThis interview with Keith Ross of Clarke Street, West Ryde took place on 29 August 1998. It is one of over 160 interviews conducted 1997-1999 to form Recording Ryde's Oral History Collection
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DescriptionKeith Ross describes his first impressions of Ryde in the 1940s, followed by his marriage and the building of their first home in Clarke Street, West Ryde. He also discusses aspects of his career as a copyholder, then proofreader, then journalist. He mentions sone of the identities of left-wing politics of the 1930s and 1940s and the key events of the time. There is reference to some other details of his life such as his participation in cricket
This interview in complementary to that of Keith's wife, Joan
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SubjectsRecording Ryde's Oral History CollectionKeith Marshall Ross, b1920--InterviewsNorthern District Cricket AssociationElectioneering--New South Wales--Ryde RegionNewspaper publishing--New South Wales--Ryde RegionRyde (NSW)--Social life and customs--AnecdotesRyde (NSW)--HistoryClarke Street (West Ryde, NSW)CollectionR
Keith Marshall Ross, b1920--InterviewsNorthern District Cricket AssociationElectioneering--New South Wales--Ryde RegionNewspaper publishing--New South Wales--Ryde RegionRyde (NSW)--Social life and customs--AnecdotesRyde (NSW)--HistoryClarke Street (West Ryde, NSW)CollectionROral history of Keith Marshall Ross. Ryde History Hub, accessed 13/02/2026, https://historyhub.ryde.nsw.gov.au/nodes/view/6216