Mrs. Vida Williams.

Munitions workers - Women - Interviews| Ammunition factory - Footscray - History

*RESTRICTED ACCESS*| Content of interview not for public use|Contents:|0 - 2 min: Mrs Williams duties in the packing room of the munitions industry in 1939 - 1943 then 1950's for 2 years.|2 - 4 min : Duties continued. Final examiner for 303's in the packing room. Gender specific duties. Trainee duties.|4 - 6 min: Munition imperfections.|6 - 8 min: Training staff. Quality assurance. Salary Rates.|8 - 10 min: As above.|10 - 12 min: As above. Employment selection.|12 - 14 min: Employment selection. Government application.|14 - 16 min; As above.|16 - 18 min: As above|18 - 20 min : Travelling to work.|20 - 22 min: Hours of shifts.|22 - 24 min : Factory security.|24 - 26 min : Factory services. Meal break duration.|26 - 28 min: Staff turnover. Implementation of migrants in employment. Australian staff predjudices.|28 - 30 min : Uniforms. Visit by Japanese on goodwill mission.|30 - 32 min: Japanese goodwill visit staff reaction.|32 - 34 min: As above.|34 - 36 min: Juggling home life and working life. Children sent to live in the country with grandparents during Japanese invasion.|36 - 38 min: Responsibility of children at home during shift work.|38 - 40 min : Socializing with staff.|40 - 42 min: As above.|42 - 44 min : Union involvement. Disputes.

Sound Disc 2

1 sound disc [44min]:digital, stereo ;4 3/4 in.

Rod Faulkner

Melbourne's Living Museum of the West Inc.

Maribyrnong, (Vic)

Sound Recording

130104572

VMLMW

1984