Historical information
The interviews were recorded in 2000 by Bronwen Gray and Alan Young for the production of Unreserved, Stories from Truganina Explosives Reserve, animated stories from past residents, workers and interested people of the Reserve (subject to copyright 2004).
Edgar James (Jim) Melmoth began work at the Truganina Explosives Reserve at age 19 (1952) as part of the maintenance crew – painting, tram line maintenance, storm damage clearance. He helped build the pier extension and the water tower. In this interview he describes some incidents and some amusing stories of the clysdale horses.
Significance
A primary source of information on memories of the Truganina Explosives Reserve and Altona,Victoria
Physical description
Digital copy of original cassette recorded in 2000 and digitised in 2018
Subjects
- hobsons bay city council,
- explosives,
- air raid shelters,
- altona pier,
- brown coal,
- camouflaged fences,
- world war two,
- gelignite,
- horse drawn wagons,
- clysdale horses,
- lighters,
- williamstown,
- upton street altona,
- water tower,
- adze,
- john gates,
- public works department,
- explosives pier,
- cherry lake,
- altona,
- altona meadows,
- lennie finley
