1269587
- TitleMuriel Heginbotham diaries, 1941-2011
- Creator
- Call numberMLMSS 9873
- Level of descriptionfonds
- Date
1941-2011 - Type of material
- Reference code1269587
- Physical Description0.48 metres of textual material (3 boxes)
- ADMINISTRATIVE/ BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY
Born in 1924 Muriel Heginbotham commenced writing diaries at the age of 16, a practice she continued throughout her life. The diaries document her service in the AWAS (Australian Women’s Army Service) from 1943 to 1947; her years working and travelling (often by herself cycling and hitchhiking) in the UK and Europe, 1949-1953; the ups and downs of married life in Yowie Bay and Cronulla while working and raising 3 children and enjoying regular overseas trips; her divorce and subsequent life managing by herself.
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Compiled from the collection - Scope and Content58 hand written diaries, 1941-2011, in various bindings, some containing photographs. Numbered and arranged chronologically.
- Copying ConditionsCopyright status:: In copyright
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