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Colleen Eggleton

Oral History Interview

Colleen Eggleton's extensive recollection of Campbelltown from the time she moved here in 1944, after her father was appointed a teacher at Kentlyn School. In this interview Colleen is joined with her daughter Helen and with Kevin and Margaret Rixon.

Discussions include: Kentlyn School, Vardy's, Walker's, Lloyd King's dairy, Ivy Cottage, Willis', shopping, Queen Street, Lithgow Street, Sproule's, Cooper's, Marie Kelly's dress shop, McAuliffe's, O’Loughlan's, milk run, Richie Benaud, Tripp's and Pope's garage, sewerage, Ray Carroll, struggle Town, Wajnrib's, bread run, Warby's, Brunero's, Mamones, Downes, Norm Campbell, Teddy MacPherson, movies, Appin Road Accident, Foti Fireworks, Snob hill, Mr McLean, Mereil Street, Don Bradman.

Interview by: Andrew Allen, Local Studies, Campbelltown City Library

Recorded: 4 August 2016

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Read the Transcript of interview with Colleen Eggleton(PDF, 456KB)

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