Jim Hull

Interview with Jim Hull

Jim Hull describes growing up in the rural area of North Ryde during the 1930s and 1940s. Orchards that were widespread at the time until land was resumed after World War II for housing.

Interviewer: Pauline Curby 
Date of the interview: 27 May 1999 
Transcription: Gabrielle Godard, February 2000

Audio extracts (.wav format):

1. Growing up in North Ryde 
2. Family orchard 
3. Packing and preserving fruit 
4. 'Edyr' House in Twin Road, North Ryde 
5. The end of North Ryde orchards in the 1940s 
6. The Hicks' orchard 
7. Land resumption in North Ryde 
8. Amalgamation of Ryde and Eastwood Councils 

Transcript(PDF, 166KB) - 35 pages