Elaine Salvin interviewed by Alison Viney Houghton about her childhood during the Second World War

Place Oceania: Australia, Victoria, Melbourne, Camberwell
Accession Number AWM2018.572.50
Collection type Sound
Measurement 1 hour, 11 minutes
Object type Oral history
Physical description audio cassette; TDK B60
Maker Salvin, Elaine
Houghton, Alison Viney
Place made Australia: Victoria, Melbourne, Sunbury
Date made 28 June 2010
Access Open
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
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Description

Elaine Salvin interviewed by Alison Viney Houghton for her "The Age of Innocence 1937-1947" oral history project. The interview covers topics related to her experiences growing up as a child during the Second World War. Elaine was born in 1931 and grew up in Camberwell, Victoria. Topics discussed in the first ten minutes include hearing about the outbreak of war due to being on a holiday; attending Tintern school in Hawthorn; child evacuees; her brother's work for a Victorian shipping company.

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