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Oral history of Beryl Skinner
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Collection SummaryThis interview Beryl Skinner of Saunders Bay Road, Caringbah took place on 20 February 1998. It is one of over 160 interviews conducted 1997-1999 to form Recording Ryde's Oral History Collection
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DescriptionAs a child, Beryl lived in Falconer Street, West Ryde. She recalls the shops and businesses of Ryde and West Ryde including the Chinese market gardeners in Parkes Street. She also provides details about her family and social life.
This interview is complementary to that of her husband, Neville
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SubjectsRecording Ryde's Oral History CollectionBeryl Skinner, b.1907--InterviewsEdmund Arthur Heap, 1879-1959Irex GorrieSydney Harbour Bridge (Sydney, NSW)Falconer Street (West Ryde, NSW)West Ryde (NSW)--HistoryWest Ryde (NSW)--Social life and customs--AnecdotesRecreation--New South Wales--Ryde RegionDelicatessans--New South Wales--Ryde RegionDancing--New South Wales--Ryde RegionCollectionS
Beryl Skinner, b.1907--InterviewsEdmund Arthur Heap, 1879-1959Irex GorrieSydney Harbour Bridge (Sydney, NSW)Falconer Street (West Ryde, NSW)West Ryde (NSW)--HistoryWest Ryde (NSW)--Social life and customs--AnecdotesRecreation--New South Wales--Ryde RegionDelicatessans--New South Wales--Ryde RegionDancing--New South Wales--Ryde RegionCollectionSOral history of Beryl Skinner. Ryde History Hub, accessed 12/03/2026, https://historyhub.ryde.nsw.gov.au/nodes/view/6376