Elaine Robert was born into a family of educators and herself became a pre-eminent educator. In these clips, she describes aspects of her pre-school life as the child of the wartime Principal of Hivesville State School, when services were scant, refrigeration and fuel a luxury.
This interview was recorded on 13 December 2023.
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PART 1: Memories of Hivesville School, school reserve, no electricity or telephone (local farmer had the only one); up early, feed chooks, fight white rooster on way to backyard toilet.
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PART 2: Dad principal of one teacher school, principal took on ambulance and first aid officer role, students rode to school on horseback, so school had a several acre reserve for the horses.
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PART 3: The only patch of concrete under the house for washtubs, Coolgardie Safe, icebox needing brother’s regular visits to the ice factory on bicycle as petrol allowance was 3 gallons per month.
