'The best years of their lives': Apprentices and their Training
dc.contributor.author | Oliver, Bobbie | |
dc.contributor.editor | Lenore Layman | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2017-01-30T12:14:29Z | |
dc.date.available | 2017-01-30T12:14:29Z | |
dc.date.created | 2012-03-23T01:19:43Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2011 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Oliver, Bobbie. 2011. 'The best years of their lives': Apprentices and their Training, in Lenore Layman (ed), Powering Perth: A History of the East Perth Power Station. pp. 131-153. Perth, Western Australia: Black Swan Press. | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/19545 | |
dc.description.abstract |
This chapter explores the experiences of apprentices at the East Perth Power Station over 60 years. It examines the nature of their training and the changes that occurred over time, working conditions and pay, accommodation, travel to and from work, apprentices' support systems, and 'rites of passage' in the workplace. For the majority of apprentices whose memories provide the fabric of this chapter, training at the East Perth Power Station was an overwhelmingly positive experience - indeed, in the words of one, 'it was the best years of my life'. | |
dc.publisher | Black Swan Press | |
dc.title | 'The best years of their lives': Apprentices and their Training | |
dc.type | Book Chapter | |
dcterms.source.startPage | 131 | |
dcterms.source.endPage | 153 | |
dcterms.source.title | Powering Perth: A History of the East Perth Power Station | |
dcterms.source.isbn | 978-0-980-631-388 | |
dcterms.source.place | Perth, Western Australia | |
dcterms.source.chapter | 12 | |
curtin.note |
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curtin.department | School of Social Sciences and Asian Languages | |
curtin.accessStatus | Fulltext not available |