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Oral history of Ronald (Ron) Freeman
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Collection SummaryThis interview with Ron Freeman of Pittwater Road, North Ryde took place on 5 May and 12 May 1997. It is one of over 160 interviews conducted 1997-1999 to form Recording Ryde's Oral History Collection
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Ron provides details of growing up in North Ryde during the 1920s, 1930s and 1940s. He includes information on his family's orchard, family life and the development of tennis courts in the area
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KeywordChinese market gardensSubjectsRecording Ryde's Oral History CollectionRonald (Ron) Herbert Freeman, b.1925--InterviewsRonald (Ron) Herbert Freeman, 1925-Australia. War Service Homes BranchNorth Ryde Public School (North Ryde, NSW)Revellers Club (Ryde, NSW)Ronleigh Tennis Club (Ryde, NSW)Tennis players--New South Wales--North RydeCricket players--New South Wales--North RydeDepressions--1929--Australia--Social conditions--Personal narrativesWorld War, 1939-1945--New South Wales--Ryde RegionUrban transportation--New South Wales--Ryde RegionOrchards--New South Wales--Ryde RegionNorth Ryde (NSW)--HistoryNorth Ryde (NSW)--Social life and customsCollectionE-FPlaceNorth Ryde Public School
Oral history of Ronald (Ron) Freeman. Ryde History Hub, accessed 13/12/2025, https://historyhub.ryde.nsw.gov.au/nodes/view/6291




