• Title
  Item 1: Mrs Aiko Howes interview by Louise Whelan, 6 December 2015
• Level of description
  item
• Date
  
  6 December 2015
• Type of material
  Nonmusical Sound Recordings, Oral Histories
• Reference code
  9646342
• Physical Description
  1 audio file (43 min.) - digital, WAV, stereo (48 kHz, 24 bit)
  
• Scope and Content
  Mrs Aiko Howes speaks about her experiences with World War II as a child at school, and memories of military combat in the sky. She recounts ‘bomb-time’ a reference to the dropping of the Hiroshima bomb. She talks about how she met her future husband, their brief courtship and application to marry and settle in Australia. She recounts stories of life in Canley Vale, building a house, and her local employment in a washing machine factory, which spanned 30 years. She talks about having a family, travelling throughout Australia with their caravan and life after retirement.
• Copying Conditions
  Copyright status:: In copyright
  Copyright holder:: State Library of New South Wales
  Rights and Restrictions Information:: Download available for research, personal use and public use
  Please acknowledge:: Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales
• General note
  
  Recorded on 6 December 2015 at Mrs Howes's home in Cabramatta, Sydney, NSW.
• Creator/Author/Artist
  Howes, Aiko
  
• Subject
  World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, Japanese.
  Sydney (N.S.W.)--Social life and customs--1945-
  
• Open Rosetta viewer
  IE15835101
• Digital Collection
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