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Oral history of Patricia (Pat) Norah Jenkins
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Collection SummaryThis interview with Pat Jenkins of Searle Street, Ryde took place on 28 January 1998 and 13 February 1998. It is one of over 160 interviews conducted 1997-1999 to form Recording Ryde's Oral History Collection
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DescriptionPat Jenkins (nee Makinson) relates details of her childhood, young adulthood in Ryde from the 1930s to the post-war years. She mentions incidents at work and social activities, and her memories of WWII. She also includes aspects of post-war life such as buying a house and her time in the Voluntary Aid Detachment - Scottish Detachment, as well as her involvement in the St. Charles Catholic Youth Organisation.
This interview is complementary to that of Pat's husband, Basil
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SubjectsRecording Ryde's Oral History CollectionPatricia (Pat) Norah Jenkins, b.1928--InterviewsDavid More Anderson, 1865-1936St Charles Borromeo Catholic Church (Ryde, NSW)St Charles Catholic Primary School (Ryde, NSW)Baby Health Centre (Gladesville, NSW)Ryde Swimming Centre (Ryde, NSW)St Charles Catholic Youth OrganisationVoluntary Aid Detachment (VAD)World War, 1939-1945--New South Wales--Ryde RegionBalls (Parties)--New South Wales--Ryde RegionRyde (NSW)--HistoryRyde (NSW)--Social life and customsEdward Street (Ryde, NSW)Meadowbank Baths (Meadowbank, NSW)"Forty Thieves" Gang (Ryde, NSW)CollectionI,J,K,L
Patricia (Pat) Norah Jenkins, b.1928--InterviewsDavid More Anderson, 1865-1936St Charles Borromeo Catholic Church (Ryde, NSW)St Charles Catholic Primary School (Ryde, NSW)Baby Health Centre (Gladesville, NSW)Ryde Swimming Centre (Ryde, NSW)St Charles Catholic Youth OrganisationVoluntary Aid Detachment (VAD)World War, 1939-1945--New South Wales--Ryde RegionBalls (Parties)--New South Wales--Ryde RegionRyde (NSW)--HistoryRyde (NSW)--Social life and customsEdward Street (Ryde, NSW)Meadowbank Baths (Meadowbank, NSW)"Forty Thieves" Gang (Ryde, NSW)CollectionI,J,K,LOral history of Patricia (Pat) Norah Jenkins. Ryde History Hub, accessed 12/03/2026, https://historyhub.ryde.nsw.gov.au/nodes/view/6274