382 DOC - Liverpool Docks - Oral Histories

SUMMARY: PA HERBALIST FROM SIERRA LEONE. HE STARTED THE FIRST MAGAZINE FOR BLACK PEOPLE CALLED THE DRUM. MA CAME FROM WEALTHY WHITE FAMILY. DESC IN DETAIL HER FAMILY BACKGROUND, INC HER PARENTS COURTING AND REACTIONS FROM PEOPLE. POLICE CLOTHING. SCHOOLDAYS. EMPIRE DAY.AFTER LEAVING SCHOOL APP DRESS MAKER.WORLD WAR 2,SPANISH CIVIL WAR,LIVERPOOL BLITZ.GOOD AIR RAID DESC.WAR WORK MAKING WHITE SUITS FOR RUSSIANS.GOOD DESC OF DIRECT HIT ON HOME.DESC WORK WITH AMERICAN RED CROSS.PA'S FUNERAL DESC.JOINED AFRICAN SHOW. DES SHOW,WAGE.SISTER MARRIED PRINCE CARI CARI.DESC WORKING AS SNAKE DANCER.TALKS ABOUT RACISM.JOINED CIRCUS ROLAND IN BERLIN,HAD AFFAIR WITH EAST GERMAN.DESC CIRCUS ALFEI IN ITALY.DESC VISITING BOYFRIEND BY GOING THROUGH CHECK POINT CHARLIE.DIVORCED. TRANSCRIPTION: N DURATION: C 4 HRS. Deposited by the North West Sound Archive (LIV BOX 26).

SUMMARY: ATT PLEASANT ST SCHOOL, 50% OF CHILDREN JEWISH. AFTER LEAVING WKD AS DELIVERY BOY FOR CHEMIST. THEN APP CARPENTER, THEN DOCKER FOR KNOWLES SHIPPING CO. WAGES. WENT TO SEA AS SHIPWRIGHT. DESC DUTIES ON PASSENGER SHIPS.WKD FOR UNITED STATES LINES. DUTIES OF SHOP STEWARD. UNIONS. THEFTS BY DOCKERS. LIVERPOOL BLITZ POEM. WAGES. WORKING WITH TROOPS IN WORLD WAR 2. TALKS ABOUT CARTERS, STRIKES, BLUE UNION STRIKE. TALKS ABOUT OCEAN CLUB. DESC WORK OF COOPERS. TALKS ABOUT WORKING ON LIFEBOATS. DIFF WOODS. TRANSCRIPTION: N DURATION: C 1 HR 40 MINS. Deposited by the North West Sound Archive (LIV BOX 26).

SUMMARY: PA PROF OF ENGLISH.TRAINED HMS WORCESTER.JOINED HMS ARGOS.SAILED AS CADET FOR PACIFIC STEAM NAVIGATION CO ON MV LAR PAZ.PLACES VISITED,ACCOMODATION,WAGES,EXAMS.WORLD WAR 2 IN NAVAL RESERVE.WKD FOR COASTLINES & ASS CO. TRAINED AS ROYAL NAVY UNIT COMMANDER. TALKS ABOUT ANTI SUBMARINE TRAINING ON SS STACHILLEOS & SS STELLA COPELLA. EVACUATION OF NORWAY. NAVAL BASE AT HORWICH. CONVOY ESCORT WORK IN ATLANTIC. DIFF BETWEEN CORVETT & FRIGATE. WORKED AT WESTERN APROACHES TACTICAL SCHOOL INSTRUCTING OFFICERS. TALKS ABOUT SAILING IN 1920'S. EXAMS TAKEN, GOODS TRANSPORTED, PLACES VISITED. TALKS ABOUT BEING ON MV MARY SELESER AND MV LAR PAZ. TRANSCRIPTION: N DURATION: C 1 HR 40 MINS. Deposited by the North West Sound Archive (LIV BOX 11 & LIVSA BOX 32).

SUMMARY: DESC LIV BLITZ. DESC HUSBANDS JOB AS HORSE KEEPER AT CRANMER CARTAGE. TALKS ABOUT HORSES, MEDICINES, TRAMS DURING WORLD WAR 2, MAY DAY PARADES. DESC RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN MAN & HORSE.AINTREE HORSE AMBULANCE.WAGES,HARPERS,SCHOOLDAYS,GOOD FELLOW PARCELS,CHRISTMAS. DURATION: C 1 HR 20 MINS. Deposited by the North West Sound Archive (LIV BOX 22).

SUMMARY: TAPE 1-REMEMBERANCE SERVICE FOR THE SUBMARINERS WHO DIED IN THE SINKING OF HMS FOETUS AND OTHER SEAMEN. TAPE 2-MILITARY MUSIC.TAPE 3-COMEDIAN. TAPE 4-MANS RECOLECTION OF FINDING MEN IN LIFEBOATS WHO HAD FROZEN TO DEATH. TRIBUTE TO MEN IN MERCHANT NAVY. TRANSCRIPTION: N DURATION: C 4 HRS. Deposited by the North West Sound Archive (LIV BOX 29).

SUMMARY: PA COMMISIONER.LEFT SIERRA LEONE AS PANTRY BOY ON SS SABINE UNION.WORLD WAR 1 TORPEDOED ON THE SS MARBURY.NAMES SHIPS & PLACES VISITED.TALKS ABOUT LIVERPOOL BLITZ,LIVERPOOL COMUNITY,MEETING THE QUEEN,SECRET OF LONG LIFE,RACISM,POVERTY & RACISM IN 1920,RELIGION. DURATION: C 40 MINS. Deposited by the North West Sound Archive (LIV BOX 28).

SUMMARY: DESC WORKING FOR JACK JONES,FARRIER,THEN HORSE DEALER,JIMMY HANNER-TRICK OF TRADE.BECAME HORSEKEEPER FOR HARPERS.DESC STABLE,ACCIDENTS,MEDICINES,LASCO SLAUGHTER MEN.WORLD WAR 2 LOOKED AFTER ARMY HORSES.AFTER WKD DOCK BOARD DRIVING STEAM WAGGON.DESC NAVVYING. DURATION: c 1 HR. Deposited by the North West Sound Archive (LIV BOX 22).

SUMMARY: AFTER LEAVING SCHOOL WKD IN BOTTLE WHAREHOUSE, THEN CROSSFIELDS MILL, THEN CASUAL DOCKER. DESC UNION TALLY. TALKS ABOUT NEWSPAPER 'THE JOURNAL OF COMMERCE. TALKS ABOUT WORKING IN SHIPS COLD STORES, MOVING DANGEROUS & DIRTY CARGOES. DESC CLEANING AT BUBLIC BATHS AFTER CARBON BLACK. GREAT DETAIL ABOUT CARBON BLACK. WORLD WAR 2 IN ROYAL ENGINEERS ON BOMB DISPOSAL. DESC PEN SYSTEM, WAGES, OVERHEAD RAILWAY. DIFF BETWEEN TALLY AND BOOK SYSTEM. DISCIPLINE ON DOCKS. UNIONS. TRANSCRIPTION: N DURATION: C 40 MINS. Deposited by the North West Sound Archive (LIV BOX 27).

SUMMARY: PA BAGGAGE CARRIER.DESC BEING STABLE BOY AT HARRIS'S.APP WHEELWRIGHT. DESC SNIGGING LOGS, WAGES. BECAME FOREMAN AT TULLOCKS. TALKS ABOUT HORSE TRADING, HORSE FEED, MEDICINES. INTRODUCTION OF MOTORS. MAY DAY PARADES, CONTAINERISATION, LOADS HORSES PULLED. TRANSCRIPTION: Y DURATION: C 2 HRS. Deposited by the North West Sound Archive (LIV BOX 22).

SUMMARY: WKD AS DECK BOY ON SS DORELL.TALKS ABOUT POLICE STRIKE.CHILDHOOD HOUSING,ENTERTAINMENT,DISCIPLINE.DUTIES AS DECK BOY,PLACES VISITED,CLOTHING.DUTIES AS BRIDGE BOY,WAGE & BOSUNS BOY.PROGRESSED TO BOAT DECKMAN. JOINED MOSS'S DURING 1930S.JOINED CUNARD. ON SS ARDANIA.EQUIPMENT ON LIFEBOATS.JOINED ROYAL NAVY RESERVE IN WORLD WAR 2,TRAINING.BECAME QUARTERMASTER ON SS ANTONIA.DESC DUTIES AS CARPENTERS YOEMAN.PLAYS TUNES ON THE BONES.ON MV TRINADAD LOADED UP WITH LANDING SHIP TANKS.TALKS ABOUT SICILY LANDINGS. LANDINGS AT ANZIO,BEING IN NEW YORK,SHIP CANTEENS,NORMANDY LANDINGS.DEMOBBED.WORKED FOR DOCK BOARD AT BRUNSWICK DOCKS. DESC MOVING PADDLES ON DOCK GATES. BECAME PIER HEAD MAN, DUTIES. HEAD GATEMAN OF GLADSTONE DOCKS. DESC SEAFORTH DOCKS. STORY OF DEAD BODY. DURATION: C 1 HR 20 MINS. Deposited by the North West Sound Archive (LIVSA BOX 31).

Summary: After leaving school made snooker balls at Hurst's. World War 2 made Sten guns at ROF in Long Lane called 'The Automatic'. Husband POW. May Day Parades, horse medicine. Deposited by the North West Sound Archive (LIV BOX 23).