| Place | Oceania: Australia, South Australia, Norton Summit |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | AWM2018.572.16 |
| Collection type | Sound |
| Object type | Oral history |
| Physical description | audio cassette; TDK D60 |
| Maker |
Dawes, James Arthur |
| Place made | Australia: South Australia, Angaston |
| Date made | 8 August 2001 |
| Access | Open |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: AWM Licensed copyright |
| Copying Provisions | Copyright restrictions apply. Only personal, non-commercial, research and study use permitted. Permission of copyright holder required for any commercial use and/or reproduction. |
| Source credit to | This item has been digitised with funding provided by Commonwealth Government. |
Reverend James Arthur Dawes discusses his experiences growing up during the Second World War, interviewed by Alison Viney Houghton
Description
Reverend James Arthur Dawes interviewed by Alison Viney Houghton for her "The Age of Innocence 1937–1947" oral history project. The interview covers his time as a young person living through the Second World War, including his childhood, becoming a ward at Morialta Children's Home, going to Norton Summit Primary School, punishments and getting into trouble, the Schools Patriotic Fund, air raid practice, camouflage nets, bullying, clothes rationing, going to church, his vocation as a member of the clergy, biscuits, his work for the war effort, sport and cinema, discipline and corporal punishment, institutional life, training for the Ministry, Trust Home, his brother John's heart attack, his son Russell, and the Anzac influence. A transcript of this recording is available. For further information please contact the Sound section.
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