"For a long time you didn't believe that it was real" : living

through World War II in Hamilton

An interview with Joan Cumming

HAMILTON PUBLIC LIBRARY

ORAL HISTORY PROGRAMME

YOUTH ORAL HISTORY PROJECT

OH 0243

INTERVIEW WITH : Joan Cumming DATE : 27 July 1995 INTERVIEWER : Jan Lindsay ABSTRACT BY : Sarah Smith

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Contents:

Background	Family
Education	Southwell School
Holidays	Values
Social	Hamilton
Depression	Marsden
Entertainment	Effect of World War II
Social [cont.]	World War II [cont.]
Women's Auxiliary Volunteer Corps

See Also:

• Preliminary Notes for Joan Cumming
• Themes for Questions - Joan Cumming

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