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Oral history of Muriel (Ivy) Mackenzie
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Collection SummaryThis interview with Muriel Mackenzie of Short Street, Gladesville took place on 23 February 1998. It is one of over 160 interviews conducted 1997-1999 to form Recording Ryde's Oral History Collection
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DescriptionMuriel Mackenzie discusses her childhood experiences as a young English migrant in the 1920s. She explores the impact of The Depression on her family, her search for work and time as a trainee at Gladesville Hospital and the impact of WWII on the behaviour of young women. She also recalls her social life and the circumstances surrounding her marriage up until her widowhood in the early 1950s
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SubjectsRecording Ryde's Oral History CollectionMuriel (Ivy) Mackenzie, b.1916--Interviews Depressions--1929--Australia--Social conditions--Personal narrativesWorld War, 1939-1945--New South Wales--Ryde RegionGladesville (NSW)--History Gladesville (NSW)--Social life and customsGladesville Hospital (Gladesville, NSW) Gladesville Public School (Gladesville, NSW)CollectionM
Muriel (Ivy) Mackenzie, b.1916--Interviews Depressions--1929--Australia--Social conditions--Personal narrativesWorld War, 1939-1945--New South Wales--Ryde RegionGladesville (NSW)--History Gladesville (NSW)--Social life and customsGladesville Hospital (Gladesville, NSW) Gladesville Public School (Gladesville, NSW)CollectionMOral history of Muriel (Ivy) Mackenzie. Ryde History Hub, accessed 14/02/2026, https://historyhub.ryde.nsw.gov.au/nodes/view/6260