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Oral history of Dorothy Partington
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Collection SummaryThis interview with Dorothy Partington of Pennant Avenue, Ryde took place on 24 November 1997. It is one of over 160 interviews conducted 1997-1999 to form Recording Ryde's Oral History Collection
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DescriptionDorothy recalls her childhood including school days and the Pacey family printing works and memories of her mother's family, the Williams'. She details her activities as a member of the VAD (Voluntary Aid Detachment) during World War II and later as a dental nurse. She paints a portrait of family life in Ryde including holidays, Christmas celebrations, Chinese market gardens and the effects of the Influenza Pandemic
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SubjectsRecording Ryde's Oral History CollectionDorothy May Partington, b.1921--InterviewsPacey familyFrancis Sydney Pacey, 1880-1944Nurse McQuirterDr Nigel BoultonRyde Public School (Ryde, NSW)St Anne's Anglican Church (Ryde, NSW)Voluntary Aid Detachment (VAD)Roly-Poly Hill (Denistone, NSW)Parkes Street (Ryde, NSW)Dalton Avenue (Eastwood, NSW)Influenza--New South Wales--Ryde Region--HistoryWorld War, 1914-1918--New South Wales--Ryde RegionNewspaper publishing--New South Wales--Ryde RegionPrinting industry--New South Wales--Ryde RegionRecreation--New South Wales--Ryde Region--HistoryFreemasonry--New South Wales--Ryde--HistoryEmpire day--New South Wales--Ryde RegionCollectionN,O,P,Q
Dorothy May Partington, b.1921--InterviewsPacey familyFrancis Sydney Pacey, 1880-1944Nurse McQuirterDr Nigel BoultonRyde Public School (Ryde, NSW)St Anne's Anglican Church (Ryde, NSW)Voluntary Aid Detachment (VAD)Roly-Poly Hill (Denistone, NSW)Parkes Street (Ryde, NSW)Dalton Avenue (Eastwood, NSW)Influenza--New South Wales--Ryde Region--HistoryWorld War, 1914-1918--New South Wales--Ryde RegionNewspaper publishing--New South Wales--Ryde RegionPrinting industry--New South Wales--Ryde RegionRecreation--New South Wales--Ryde Region--HistoryFreemasonry--New South Wales--Ryde--HistoryEmpire day--New South Wales--Ryde RegionCollectionN,O,P,QOral history of Dorothy Partington. Ryde History Hub, accessed 01/05/2026, https://historyhub.ryde.nsw.gov.au/nodes/view/6367