Norm Pacey

Interview with Norm Pacey

Mr Pacey came to live in Ryde in 1913 and witnessed the changing land use of the area - from market gardens to residential and shopping areas. His father started a printing business and a local newspaper, the Ryde and Eastwood Local News.

Interviewer: Pauline Curby 
Date of the interview: 6 May 1997

Audio extracts (.wav format):

1. Early recollections of Ryde
2. Chinese market gardens
3. Subdividing the market garden land
4. Radio
5. The influenza epidemic
6. Ryde and Eastwood Local News
7. The Depression and Eric Spooner
8. Socialising at dances

Transcript(PDF, 119KB) - 19 pages