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==== Fremantle Studies no.1, 1999
Journal of the Fremantle History Society ====
Contributors
Patsy Brown was born in Sydney, and was originally trained in social work. She became interested in maritime history during undergraduate study at the University of Western Australia, and her MA thesis was published as The Merchant Princes of Fremantle: the Rise and Decline of a Colonial Elite 1870-1900. She is also co-author of A Goodly Heritage: Christ Church Claremont 1892-1992.
Phyl Brown is a curator in the History Department of the Western Australian Museum and Curator of the Fremantle History Museum. She has been part of the team involved in the refurbishment of the Fremantle History Museum and the new Aboriginal Gallery in Perth and is currently working on a new exhibition, Land and People, for the Perth site.
Ann Delroy has been Head of the History Department at the Western Australian Museum since 1992. She has worked in museums since the early 1980s. In the past five years, Ann has been involved in the complete refurbishment of the Fremantle History Museum and the new Aboriginal Gallery, Katta Djinoong, in Perth.
Tony Fletcher is a former Master Mariner, Master Stevedore and Ships Agent. After 40 years in the sea transport industry he 'changed direction' to take up an academic career, and is currently completing a PhD research thesis on the stevedoring industry in Fremantle at Curtin University.
Geoff Harcourt was born in Subiaco, WA. He was trained as a horticulturalist and worked for the Perth City Council and the City of Fremantle. He was later employed by Co-operative Bulk Handling (CBH) at North Fremantle, where he has worked for the past 22 years. During this time he undertook mature age matriculation and went on to do an Honours degree in history at Murdoch University. The theme of his thesis emerged from his experiences at CBH. It was dedicated to his mother who had long urged him to seek higher education. Geoff is currently a Vice President for the Fremantle Branch of the MUA.
David Hutchison was born in Perth in 1927, and lives with his wife June in Fremantle. He has degrees in engineering and arts, has taught physics and been an adult educator. In 1970 he became the first Curator of History of the WA Museum. He is an Inaugural Honorary Fellow of the National Museum of Australia. He retired in 1985 to work as a museologist and heritage consultant. Publications include a guide to Fremantle, a book about the Benedictines of New Norcia, articles, essays, and poetry and short stories - his own and translations from Modern Greek - and botanical illustrations.
Sally May completed a BA at the Queensland University and commenced a chemistry course at the Queensland Institute of Technology before joining the Queensland Museum's Maritime Archaeology Section in 1982. In 1983 and 1985, she was a diving team leader on the HMS Pandora archaeological expeditions and gatekeeper for archaeological data and report production. In 1985, Sally joined the WA Maritime Museum. In 1995, Sally was appointed Head of the newly formed Department of Maritime History. She is currently working on display development for the new maritime museum building.
Eric Silbert AM, DFCMC (Poland), JP was born in Fremantle in 1922. He worked in his family’s business until he and his brother took it over after the second World War. The business was finally sold to Betts and Betts and Eric managed their Fremantle store.
During the war, he served in the RAAF in the Bomber Command RAF and the Elite Pathfinder Force. As well as helping his wife Joan raise their family of four, Eric has been an active member of his community including sporting clubs, local service associations, the Perth Council, the University of WA Senate and the Temple David Congregation.
Alec Smith is a well known raconteur and cartoonist, and a keen amateur historian. He grew up and lived most of his life in the West End of Fremantle, which inspired most of his tales. He is also a collector of toy soldiers and has built up one of the world’s largest collections of these, which he has displayed in many venues in the State. He now lives in Darlington.
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