Myrtle and Robert Simpson

Myrtle and Robert talk about their lives in Mapleton

Myrtle and Robert Simpson

Robert MacBain Simpson was born on 26 December 1917 in Nambour. Robert's father was John Simpson and his mother Emily Elizabeth Simpson nee Worthington. Robert married Myrtle Ivy Richards in 1941. Robert passed away 5 April 1986.

Myrtle Ivy Richards was born on 13 January, 1919 her father being Arthur Richards and mother Ida Adelaide Richards nee Smith. Myrtle married Robert MacBain in 1941.

Image: Mr and Mrs Richards (Myrtle's grandparents) with their son Percy, ca 1915.

Interview One

Interview with: Myrtle and Robert Simpson

Date of Interview: 2 August 1985

Place of Interview: Mapleton

Interviewer: Gillian Pechey

Transcriber: Heidi Scott

Audio

Myrtle and Robert Simpson oral history [MP3 54MB]

Transcript

Myrtle and Robert Simpson transcript

Interview Two

Interview with: Robert Simpson

Date of Interview: 9 August 1985

Place of Interview: Mapleton

Interviewer: Gillian Pechey

Transcriber: Heidi Scott

Audio

Robert Simpson oral history [MP3 57MB]

Transcript

Robert Simpson transcript

Myrtle and Robert Simpson Transcript

Transcript of Myrtle and Robert Simpson

Robert Simpson Transcript

Transcript of Robert Simpson Interview

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