Ron Freeman

Interview with Ron Freeman

Ron Freeman provides details of growing up in North Ryde during the 1920s, 1930s and 1940s. He includes information on his family's orchard, family life and the development of tennis courts in the area.

Interviewer: Pauline Curby 
Date of the interview: 5 May 1997

Audio extracts (.wav format):

  1. How my parents met
  2. North Ryde after World War Two
  3. The railway and transport in Ryde
  4. School days and early working life
  5. School days and playing tennis
  6. Tennis at Ronleigh
  7. Competition tennis
  8. Revellers Club
  9. Sport in North Ryde in the 1930s
  10. My grandparents' orchard
  11. Family life growing up
  12. Family life growing up (continued)

Transcript(PDF, 162KB) - 32 pages

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