Robertson-Thompson, Irene & Ready, Laura: Transcribed interview

Archive

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Mississippi Valley Textile Museum

Name/Title

Robertson-Thompson, Irene & Ready, Laura: Transcribed interview

Entry/Object ID

2021.08.56

Scope and Content

TRANSCRIBED VIDEO INTERVIEW - video available Interviewer: Roberta Murrant Interview Date: 2013 Irene started working in the Collie Mill in 1947 at 14 years old working with the bobbin maker on the winder. She explained what they did with bobbins and what her job as a winder was. She also talked about wages, layoffs, the dye house, and fire. She worked in the office, for 18 years doing payroll. She talked about the mill fire of 1950 and how four generations of her family worked at the mill. Laura trained as a knitter in Perth in 1981 and worked as a knitter in the Rosamond mill. Discussed the knitting machine, wages, shift work, the Collie bus, community life. They talked about the Christmas parties that were held by the Rosamonds.

Collection

Mill Workers Memory Project

Cataloged By

Natalia Pochtaruk

Lexicon

Search Terms

Collie Mill, bobbin maker, winder, wages, layoffs, picker, dye house, fire, human resources, payroll, Perth, knitter, Rosamond mill, knitting machine, shift work, Collie bus, community life, mill workers, women in the workforce, bobbins, Carleton High School, 1947, hiring, 1940s, school, burling, perth, 1982, 1981

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Robertson-Thompson, Irene & Ready, Laura

Archive Details

Creator

MVTM

Location

Location

Building

Library

Category

Permanent

Date

November 7, 2023

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Robertson-Thompson, Irene

Person or Organization

Ready, Laura

Person or Organization

Robertson, Jamie

General Notes

Note

Notes: Collie Mill; bobbin maker; winder; wages; layoffs; picker; dye house; fire; human resources; payroll; Perth; knitter; Rosamond mill; knitting machine; wages; shift work; Collie bus; community life.

Created By

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Create Date

August 5, 2021

Updated By

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Update Date

November 12, 2023