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Abe Troy interviewed by Louise Hoffman in the Australia 1938 oral history project [sound recording]
Bib ID 1124313
Format AudioAudio [sound recording]
Author
Troy, Abe, 1904-, Interviewee
 
Access Conditions Access open for research, personal copies and public use. 
Description 1983 Feb. 14 
2 cassettes (ca. 180 min) : 1 7/8 ips. 
Series

Australia 1938 oral history project ; ORAL TRC 2404 Int. no. 6038

Summary

Troy speaks of his childhood and family background in Riga-Latvia; the position of Jews in Tsarist Russia; his education; immigration to Australia; the voyage; experiences as an immigrant settling in Australia; employment experiences; the Jewish community.

Notes

Transcript unavailable.

Recorded by the Australia 1938 Oral History Project as research for the book Australians 1938 from the series Australians, a historical library.

Digital master; National Library of Australia, Oral History and Folklore collection;

Subjects Troy, Abe, - 1904- - Interviews.  |  Immigrants - Western Australia - Biography.  |  Jews - Australia - Biography.
Other authors/contributors Hoffman, Louise, Interviewer  |  Australia 1788-1988: A Bicentennial History  |  Australia 1938 Oral History Project
Also Titled

Australians 1938.

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