Jack Vallance (b.1914) – Education and Schooling Although it is evident in Jack’s writing that he is literate, there is very little mention of his schooling and further education. …
A.W Todd: Yard Culture Like any work place, Masonry had a culture of its own that existed within the confines of the working day and the …
Jack Vallance (b. 1914) – The Railway As I have indicated in each of the preceding posts, Jack was heavily involved in the Railway up until his death in …
Frank George Marling (1863-1954): Life and Labour I could not get any settled job. I helped my father in the post office, went with telegrams and eventually learnt to …
Annie Ford (1920 onwards): Introduction ‘[A]lthough we are better off by far than our Mothers and Fathers, we seem to have lost something. Shall we say “Lost …
James H. McKenzie (1862 -1952): Finance and Work With money in my pocket there was nothing to worry about James H.McKenzie P. 75 James H. McKenzie was a grafter. He …
Miss P Wilson (b.1918-) Life and Labour “It was his proud boast that his children never wore clogs. . . I used to long for clogs, to go running …
Miss P. Wilson (b.1918-) Education and schooling M During her former years, Miss Wilson’s schooling life went through various degrees of change. Her education began at St Phillips Methodist …
Miss. P Wilson (b. 1918): An Introduction Miss P Wilson was born at 12 High Burton Street in January 1918, the tenth child of her family. Her memoirs predominantly …
Lilian Westall (born 1893): Life and Labour (Part 1) Figure 1 Household Maids for a London Family in the early 20th Century Throughout Westall’s memoir, work is a main theme …
