Workers Cottages

Featuring In Order: Frank Dunshea, Jene Baker, Sheilah Barrie, Cheryl Gay, Frank McTaggart, Sheilah McTaggart, Rodney Hurley, Gayle Mooney, Lynn West and Barbara Roberts

Credits: For details on the images and maps used in this video see corresponding images/maps below. With thanks to the National Archives of Australia and National Library for a number of photos from their online collections.

See also Cheryl Gay's audio story on 'The McNamee Family'

Images

Cat at Acton cottage No 4
Cat at Acton cottage No 4, the Dunshea residence
Helen Dunshea on bicycle at Acton cottage no 4
Helen Dunshea on bicycle at Acton cottage no 4
Helen, Christina & Eric Dunshea on verandah of Acton cottage No 4
Helen, Christina & Eric Dunshea on verandah of Acton cottage No 4
Ernest, Frank Laurie & Eric Dunshea at Acton cottage no. 4
Ernest, Frank Laurie & Eric Dunshea at Acton cottage no. 4
Ernest Dunshea making camouflage net at Acton cottage no. 4
Ernest Dunshea making camouflage net at Acton cottage no. 4
Christina Dunshea with camouflage net at Acton cottage no. 4
Christina Dunshea with camouflage net at Acton cottage no. 4
Dick McNamee with nephew John Woods in front yard no.12 Acton cottages
Dick McNamee with nephew John Woods
Dick & Margaret McNamee in front yard of no.12 Acton cottages
First Dunshea house at Acton
Ernest Dunshea at Acton cottage no. 4 in 1920s
Ernest Dunshea at Acton cottage no. 4 in 1920s
Worker's Cottages c. 1924
Acton 1925
Commonwealth Bank at Acton
Workers in front of the Department of Home Affairs
Workers in front of the Department of Home Affairs
Jack Saunders
Federal Capital Territory Police Force
Saunders children at workers cottage
Saunders children at workers cottage
McNamee family dog in backyard no.12 Acton cottages
McNamee Family Dog
Gardiner / Smith family at no. 15 Acton cottages
Gardiner / Smith family at no. 15 Acton cottages
Mud Map of Workers Cottages with Mrs Llewellyn's Riding School
Workers Cottages with Mrs Llewellyn's Riding School
No. 15 Acton cottages Mud Map
No. 15 Acton cottages Mud Map
Acton Map 1937
Acton Map 1929
Acton cottage no. 4 Dunshea residence
Acton cottage no. 4 Dunshea residence
Ernest Dunshea at Acton cottage no. 4 in 1940
Ernest Dunshea at Acton cottage no. 4 in 1940
Eric Dunshea in uniform at Acton cottage no. 4
Eric Dunshea in uniform at Acton cottage no. 4
Eric Dunshea in backyard of Acton cottage no. 4
Eric Dunshea in backyard of Acton cottage no. 4
Christina, Frank, Helen, Ernie & Amy Dunshea at Acton cottage no. 4
Christina, Frank, Helen, Ernie & Amy Dunshea at Acton cottage no. 4
William McNamee with grandchild outside front gate no. 12 Acton cottages
William McNamee with grandchild outside front gate no. 12 Acton cottages
Bill McNamee with nephew John Woods
Bill McNamee with nephew John Woods
Bill NcNamee under front gate hedge no. 12 Acton cottages
Bill NcNamee under pre war hedge
Ben McNamee front yard no. 12 Acton cottages
Alice McNamee front yard no. 12 Acton cottages
Alice McNamee
Joyce McNamee front yard no. 12 Acton cottages
Joy McNamee
Ben & Dick McNamee front yard no. 12 Acton cottages
Ben & Dick McNamee
Bill McNamee with nephew John Woods riding around Acton
Bill McNamee with nephew John Woods riding
William McNamee with grandson John Woods in the front yard of no. 12 Acton cottages
William McNamee with grandson John Woods
Margaret McNamee front yard of no. 12 Acton cottages
Margaret McNamee
McNamee Family at the Acton Memorial 2004
McNamee Family at the Acton Memorial 2004
The Acton Memorial
Frank Dunshea at the Acton Memorial

Text

Workers Cottages

Frank Dunshea: Recollections of Acton between 1926-1946
[Excerpts about the Workers Cottages]