Interview with Vern and Fay Hallam |
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| Title : | Interview with Vern and Fay Hallam |
Read transcript of part 1 - Learning of the scheme Read transcript of part 2 - Daily life - groceries Read transcript of part 3 - Daily life - housekeeping Read transcript of part 4 - Quality of the trees
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| Creator : | Hallam, Vern | ||
| Date of creation : | 1997 | ||
| Additional Creator : | George, Karen; Hallam, Fay | ||
| Format : | Spoken word | ||
| Contributor : | State Library of South Australia | ||
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| Description : |
Vern and Fay Hallam were soldier settlers at Loxton after the Second World War. During the War Vern served in the Royal Australian Air Force and Fay in the Land Army. In the selections presented here they talk about how they found out about the soldier settlement scheme, daily life on the fruit block, the quality of the trees provided for the soldier settlers, irrigation methods and crops. |
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| Period : | 1946-1979 | |
| Place : | Loxton | |
| Region : | Riverland and Murraylands | |
| Further reading : | Baker, B. T. War service land settlement : history, present administration and future management, [Adelaide : Dept. of Lands], 1983 George, Karen. A place of their own : the men and women of war service land settlement at Loxton after the Second World War, Kent Town, S. Aust. : Wakefield Press, 1999 |
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| Internet links : | Department of Primary Industries [Victoria]: Virtual exhibition of historic photographs: Settlement Wikipedia: Soldier Settlement (Australia) |
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