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Meet the Fremantle Port Hostesses

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1960s photo of two Fremantle Port Authority hostesses talking to elderly couple at counter
Meet the Fremantle Port Hostesses

SUBJECTS:  Geography, History

YEARS:  5–6, 9–10


In the 1960s, Marie Novak and Pauline Noble worked for the Fremantle Port Authority as hostesses, welcoming new migrants who arrived by ship.

Why were hostesses needed? How do Marie and Pauline describe their time as hostesses?

Compare the migration experiences of Marie's and Pauline's families. How did their backgrounds help them in their roles as hostesses?



Production Date: 2019


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