Sunken Stories of Old Acton

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, the Dunshea residence — Cat 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

Ernest, Frank Laurie & Eric Dunshea 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

Dick McNamee with nephew John Woods — Dick McNamee with nephew John Woods in front yard no.12 Acton cottages

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

Worker's Cottages c. 1924

Acton 1925

Commonwealth Bank at Acton

Workers in front of the Department of Home Affairs

Jack Saunders

Federal Capital Territory Police Force

Saunders children at workers cottage

McNamee Family Dog — McNamee family dog in backyard no.12 Acton cottages

Gardiner / Smith family at no. 15 Acton cottages

Workers Cottages with Mrs Llewellyn's Riding School — Mud Map of Workers Cottages with Mrs Llewellyn's Riding School

No. 15 Acton cottages Mud Map

Acton Map 1937

Acton Map 1929

Acton cottage no. 4 Dunshea residence

Ernest Dunshea at Acton cottage no. 4 in 1940

Eric Dunshea in uniform at Acton cottage no. 4

Eric Dunshea in backyard of 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

Bill McNamee with nephew John Woods

Bill NcNamee under pre war hedge — Bill NcNamee under front gate hedge no. 12 Acton cottages

Ben McNamee front yard no. 12 Acton cottages

Alice McNamee — Alice McNamee front yard no. 12 Acton cottages

Joy McNamee — Joyce McNamee front yard no. 12 Acton cottages

Ben & Dick McNamee — Ben & Dick McNamee front yard no. 12 Acton cottages

Bill McNamee with nephew John Woods riding — Bill McNamee with nephew John Woods riding around Acton

William McNamee with grandson John Woods — William McNamee with grandson John Woods in the front yard of no. 12 Acton cottages

Margaret McNamee — Margaret McNamee front yard of no. 12 Acton cottages

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]