The hungry thirties: An evening of members' memories
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1991-05-09
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Barraclough, Ed
Cronk, Betty
Palmer, Frank
Smith, Lila
Couture, Mildred
Barraclough, Mary
Bentley, Thomas
Mar, Pamela
Halkett, Gavin
Richards, Selma-Jo
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Audio recording and transcript of Nanaimo Historical Society members sharing their memories of the "hungry thirties" and the Great Depression. Having spent this time period in various locations including: Nanaimo; Vancouver; the Prairies; Mayo, Yukon; southern Ontario; Montreal; Nova Scotia; England, and Trinidad, multiple speakers share how their families were effected during the 1930s. The availability and price of food, the scarcity of work, wages, and how young people spent their time are all discussed.