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Oral history of Ernest Swadling
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Collection SummaryThis interview with Ernest Swadling of Oakes Street, 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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DescriptionThis interview is complementary to that of Ernest's wife, Joyce

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SubjectsErnest Swadling, b1918--Interviews
Pauline Curby b.1949
Recording Ryde's Oral History Collection
Eastwood (NSW: Municipality). Council
Ryde (NSW). Council
Eastwood Town Hall (Marsfield, NSW)
Eastwood Heights Progress Association
Eastwood Heights Public School (Eastwood, NSW)
Housing development--New South Wales--Ryde Region
Eastwood (NSW)--Social life and customs--Anecdotes
Eastwood (NSW)--History
Oakes Avenue (Eastwood, NSW)
CollectionS
Pauline Curby b.1949
Recording Ryde's Oral History Collection
Eastwood (NSW: Municipality). Council
Ryde (NSW). Council
Eastwood Town Hall (Marsfield, NSW)
Eastwood Heights Progress Association
Eastwood Heights Public School (Eastwood, NSW)
Housing development--New South Wales--Ryde Region
Eastwood (NSW)--Social life and customs--Anecdotes
Eastwood (NSW)--History
Oakes Avenue (Eastwood, NSW)
CollectionS
Oral history of Ernest Swadling. Ryde History Hub, accessed 13/02/2026, https://historyhub.ryde.nsw.gov.au/nodes/view/6225




