Our Place: Erskineville, Alexandria & Beaconsfield Interviews

Our Place - Alexandria - Sydney Fennell b. 1929

Syd was an only child, which was unusual in Alexandria. His dad was a wood…

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Our Place - Alexandria - Stephen Fennell b. 1952

Stephen was born in 1952 and is the son of Syd who was also interviewed…

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Our Place - Alexandria - Robert Hammond b. 1927

There were twelve children in Robert’s family, and they lived in a rented double-storey brick…

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Our Place - Alexandria - Harry Brennan b. 1949

Harry’s family was large. Twelve children survived out of sixteen. They eventually lived in nine…

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Our Place - Alexandria - Cliff Noble b. 1918

Cliff’s father was an alderman and the Hon. William McKell’s right hand man. Cliff describes…

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