Bringing together the voices of Australian communities for you to explore, listen to and transcribe.

Faith Bandler

Faith Bandler [Tape 9 Side B] Interviewed by Carolyn Craig

Interview summary: Begins relationship with...

24m 41s

15 contributors

Mungo Man

Mungo Man: Interview with Joan Bowler

This interview gives a firsthand account of the...

28m 25s

23 contributors

Snowy Mountain Bushfires

Snowy Mountain bushfires [Item 1 Part 5] Philip Reid, Robyn Reid, Lenny Thompson, Kerrie Evans, Barrie Aitchison

Oral history interviews with residents, fire...

15m 32s

4 contributors

Australian Fishing Industry Oral History

Interview with Noel Melville Haysom, 20 Apr 1990. [Part 2, Side B]

Noel Haysom is a biologist and began his...

30m 23s

4 contributors

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4% awaiting review

Austinmer Stories

Don Bath Part 2 of 2

Don Bath was born in Coledale Hospital in the...

1h 27m 10s

7 contributors

Oral History Project

Memories of the Booth Family of the Municipality of Prospect and Sherwood [Part 2]. Interviewed by Sister Gabriel Forster.

Elizabeth gives some idea of the family...

29m 47s

6 contributors

Bridge Builders

Bridge Builders [Tape 43 Part 1] Interview with William J Beggs

Interview summary: William Beggs discusses...

29m 55s

18 contributors

Camden Voices

Harry and Frances Warner and Camden Park House

Harry and Frances Warner worked on Camden Park...

1h 46m 18s

1 contributor

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Townsville City Oral Histories

Kathleen Ruth Nugar Oral History (14 August 1995) Part Two

Two part interview with Kathleen Ruth Nugar....

5m 33s

6 contributors

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Antarctic Expeditions

Kent Keith interviewed by Ingrid McGaughey [Part 3]

Recorded on 23rd June 2011 in Bowral, NSW. ...

5m 31s

2 contributors

Reflections on the Clarence

Spiro Notaras Part 2

The Notaras family have been involved in...

37m 20s

5 contributors

Lifeguard History Project

Interview with Ken Hawthorne [Tape 1, Side B]

Ken Hawthorne, born in February of 1920, first...

11m 28s

3 contributors

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Email Factory, Orange

Frank Hoy, Email Plant Administrative Manager, interviewed by Elisabeth Edwards - Part 3

Frank Hoy is interviewed by Elisabeth Edwards...

41m 34s

5 contributors

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Kiama Stories: oral histories

Interview with Roy Phillis: Part 1

Roy Phillis talks about working for Cleary...

28m 27s

14 contributors

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Wollongong Stories

Felicity Skoberne

Felicity Skoberne interview for Illawarra...

18m 13s

1 contributor

Sweet Talking Oral Histories

Nobby Hart (26 March 1998) Oral History Part 2

Interview with Nobby Hart, worker at the...

31m 48s

5 contributors

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Rainbow Archives

Under the Rainbow [Tape 35 Side B] Interview with Johnny Allen.

Collected by the Richmond-Tweed Oral History...

47m 57s

16 contributors

Lives of Novocastrians

Lives of Novocastrians - Betty Capper Part 2

Mrs Betty Capper talks to Sandra Wood about...

8m 22s

3 contributors

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Bridge Builders

Bridge Builders [Tape 24 Part 1] Interview with Bill O'Brien

Interview summary: Bill O'Brien discusses his...

18m 22s

11 contributors

Garry Wotherspoon

Garry Wotherspoon [Tape 8 Side B] Interview with Ken Johnson

Interview summary: Garry Wotherspoon...

24m 13s

14 contributors

20th Century Ryde

Interview with Letitia Ruby St Julian, Tape 2, Side B

Letitia has only ever lived in two places:...

30m 18s

5 contributors

Wollongong Town Hall

Robyn Letham and Sheelagh Garaghty

Robyn Letham and Sheelagh Geraghty are both...

1h 4m 5s

4 contributors

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Somerville House Centenary Oral History

Interview with Miss Margaret Waugh, 15 Jul 1993.

One in a series of interviews recorded to mark...

12m 8s

6 contributors

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Faith Bandler

Faith Bandler [Tape 9 Side A] Interviewed by Carolyn Craig

Interview summary: Recent visit with Hans...

30m 33s

11 contributors

Lives of Novocastrians

Lives of Novocastrians - Bruce Prigg Part 1

Bruce was the Senior Commissionaire for City...

23m 20s

3 contributors

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Shacks of the Royal National Park

Bob Marshall

Bob enjoyed holidaying at Bulgo his whole life...

36m 14s

14 contributors

Pride 2023

Fiona Kelly McGregor [Part 3] interviewed by Holly Zwalf 16 November 2022.

Interviewees across the Pride 2023 oral...

3m 39s

2 contributors

Pride 2023

Frances Rand [Part 1] interviewed by Holly Zwalf, 8 June 2023

Frances Rand (she/her) speaks about 'Lesbians...

1h 30m 27s

3 contributors

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1% awaiting review

Oral History Project

Memories of Norman and Shirley Grinyer and Brenda McDonald. Interviewed by Sister Gabriel Forster.

Mr Grinyer outlines his personal background...

49m 2s

5 contributors

Antarctic Expeditions

Knowles Kerry interviewed by Ingrid McGaughey [Part 2]

Recorded on 10th August 2011 in Sandy Bay,...

49m 38s

4 contributors

Rainbow Archives

Under the Rainbow [Tape 27 Side A] Interview with John Garbett; Peter Verasdonck.

Collected by the Richmond-Tweed Oral History...

31m 36s

8 contributors

Central Coast Voices

Phyllis Bennett: a quarter-century of teaching at Gosford High School

Phyllis (perhaps better known as Phyl) Bennett...

13m 26s

12 contributors

Wagga Wagga floods 2012

Wagga Wagga floods 2012 : interview with Carmel Campbell

Carmel Campbell has lived in Oura since 1972,...

22m 43s

8 contributors

Warrawong, Port Kembla & Cringila stories

Matt Munro

Matt Munro shares a detailed reflection of his...

1h 1m 10s

2 contributors

Helensburgh, Otford & Stanwell Tops Stories

Jim Powell Part 1 of 3

Jim talks us through his parent’s life and his...

15m 41s

7 contributors

Somerville House Centenary Oral History

Interview with Nancy Lockley (nee North), 15 May 1993. [Part 1, Side B]

Nancy Lockley has had a long association with...

27m 43s

4 contributors

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Drought NSW

Graham and Roger Clarke interviewed by Louise Whelan, 7 August 2019.

Graham and Roger Clarke discuss their ancestry...

1h 17m 22s

8 contributors

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Helensburgh, Otford & Stanwell Tops Stories

Jan Horrell

Jan Horrell grew up on a property called...

36m 47s

1 contributor

Australian Dance

Stephen Page interviewed by Martin Portus

Stephen Page has been the artistic director of...

2h 17m 11s

30 contributors

Reflections on the Clarence

Cyril Fredericks

Cyril speaks extensively on his long career on...

1h 3m 19s

1 contributor

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Reflections on the Clarence

Maree Burrows

Maree was born in Grafton and has lived here...

32m 6s

0 contributors

Oral History Project

Memories of Harry Maley [tape 2]. Interviewed by Sister Gabriel Forster.

Mr Maley's long association with council takes...

7m 41s

4 contributors

Central Coast Voices

Eric Owen Dennett DFC of Narara NSW Part 1 of 4

Eric Owen Dennett was born in Parramatta in...

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5 contributors

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Mungo Man

Mungo Man: Interview with Mary Pappin [Part 1]

In this interview Mary talks about growing up...

1m 46s

4 contributors

Kiama Stories: oral histories

Interview with Molly Tuohy

Molly Tuohy talks about growing up on her...

33m 5s

14 contributors

Charters Towers Archives Oral Histories

Gordon Glenwright (2 May 1996) Oral History Part 2

Two part interview with Gordon Glenwright....

17m 6s

3 contributors

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Shacks of the Royal National Park

Julie Poulton

Julie Poulton went camping with her parents at...

25m 46s

5 contributors

Georges River Recollections

Mrs Passmore - Kogarah Bay Progress Association Recollections - Part Two

Recorded on 9 August 1980.

27m 3s

4 contributors

Kurilpa Community Child Care Centre Oral History

Joanne Fullerton (21 August 2008) Oral History Part 1

Joanne Fullerton discusses her involvement...

2m 22s

3 contributors

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Kiama Stories: oral histories

Interview with Edna Boniface

Edna Boniface was married to Cecil Boniface....

28m 48s

6 contributors

Warrawong, Port Kembla & Cringila stories

Sam Dominey

Sam Dominey initially worked in the Rothbury...

17m 48s

5 contributors

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Reflections on the Clarence

Jack Chaseling

Jack Chaseling was born and grew up in...

43m 29s

4 contributors

Long and the Short of It

The Long and the Short of It Interview with Tina Morrison-Turner

Tina Morrison-Turner interviewed by Veronica...

22m 54s

2 contributors

Rainbow Archives

Under the Rainbow [Tape 20 Side B] Interview with Gretta Seed; Stuart Anderson.

Collected by the Richmond-Tweed Oral History...

31m 37s

10 contributors

Lifeguard History Project

Interview with Jim Spencer [Tape 2, Side A]

“I’d been always advocating for walking up and...

10m 12s

5 contributors

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Bloomfield River Oral History

Interview with Joe and Pearl Kenderick, 5 Aug 1995 [Part 2]

Pearl and Joe Kenderick came to Bloomfield...

31m 44s

7 contributors

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Somerville House Centenary Oral History

Interview with Beverley Paterson, 22 May 1993. [Side A]

Miss Paterson was a student at Clayfield...

26m 45s

6 contributors

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Aboriginal Community Members' Stories

Vic Chapman

Vic is a Yuwaalaraay man who has become a...

1h 20m 48s

2 contributors

Wagga Wagga floods 2012

Wagga Wagga floods 2012 : interview with Virginia Anderson

Virginia Anderson had lived in Wagga Wagga for...

29m 24s

10 contributors

Rainbow Archives

Under the Rainbow [Tape 18 Side A] Interview with Martin Kovacic.

Collected by the Richmond-Tweed Oral History...

31m 35s

8 contributors

Camden Voices

Michael Wheeler's Oral History

Michael Wheeler recounts an idyllic childhood...

59m 46s

3 contributors

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Local Personalities

Interview with Charles Alexander

"Sydney surfs mostly by the calendar and not...

24m 31s

1 contributor

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History of Warren

Ron Plunkett Interview: Business House History of Dubbo Street Warren NSW

Interview of a past business house owner on...

59m 5s

4 contributors

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Somerville House Centenary Oral History

Interview with Betty Gill (nee Blair), 19 May 1993. [Part 1, Side B]

Betty Blair attended Somerville from 1932-1936...

30m 11s

7 contributors

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8% awaiting review

North Sydney Olympic Pool

Bill Berge Phillips (Tape 1 Side B) 28th November 1997, interviewed by Janet Ingham

Bill Berge Phillips was a swimming official at...

31m 26s

5 contributors

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Rainbow Archives

Under the Rainbow [Tape 5 Side A] Interview with Harry Freeman.

Collected by the Richmond-Tweed Oral History...

31m 42s

18 contributors

Pride 2023

Svetlana Gilerman [Part 1] interviewed by Holly Zwalf, 11 October 2022.

Svetlana Gilerman was born in Ukraine and...

1h 22m 55s

4 contributors

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Bellingen Shire Oral Histories : from the mountains to the sea

Les Bravery

Les discusses how Yamacoona was formed and his...

1h 10m 50s

3 contributors

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Georges River Recollections

Fred Burton - Way Back When

Recorded 6 March 2007.

10m 21s

2 contributors

Charters Towers Archives Oral Histories

Phil West Oral History

Phil West recounts his experiences during the...

3m 21s

3 contributors

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Mapoon Oral Histories

Norman Wheeler (1992) Interview Part 5

Interview with Norman Wheeler, a Mapoon elder....

30m 31s

4 contributors

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Pride 2023

Tonina Harvey [Part 3] interviewed by Holly Zwalf, 11 October 2022.

Interviewees across the Pride 2023 oral...

16m 37s

2 contributors

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Warrawong, Port Kembla & Cringila stories

Barbara Jones

Barbara was born in England before migrating...

21m 14s

9 contributors

Lifeguard History Project

Interview with Warren Riley [Tape 1, Side B]

Warren Riley was born in 1936 in Bronte, where...

3m 44s

5 contributors

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Snowy Mountain Bushfires

Snowy Mountain bushfires [Item 2 Part 2] Eager Family

Oral history interviews with residents, fire...

9m

6 contributors

2WG Women's Club

2WG Women's Club: interview with Evelyn Patterson part 2

Evelyn Patterson talks about presenters...

14m 17s

8 contributors

Bloomfield River Oral History

Interview with Claude LeRoy, 6 Apr 1995 [Part 1]

Claude LeRoy had mined on and off on the Big...

31m 29s

5 contributors

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Former Mayors of Strathfield Council

Eve Dutton, Mayor of Strathfield, Interview 2

Eve Dutton served as Mayor of Strathfield from...

1h 1m 10s

3 contributors

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Bridge Builders

Bridge Builders [Tape 39 Part 2] Interview with Norm McAlpine

Interview summary: Norm McAlpine speaks of his...

30m 31s

17 contributors

Bloomfield River Oral History

Interview with Donny Croft and John Stephens, 4 Aug 1995 [Part 1]

Donny (or Wandu) and Rainforest John relate...

31m 42s

11 contributors

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Bloomfield River Oral History

Interview with Herbert Olufson, 23 Apr 1995 [Part 12]

The Olufson family has the longest history on...

31m 33s

5 contributors

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NSW Governors' families & staff

Interview with Jacqueline Samuels [Part 2], 9 December 2017

Jacqueline Samuels is the wife of Gordon...

6m 10s

8 contributors

Email Factory, Orange

Frank Victor Barlow interviewed by Yolanda Takacs

Frank Victor Barlow is interviewed by Yolanda...

34m 59s

5 contributors

Reflections on the Clarence

Amy See Part 1

Amy speaks of her early life at Upper...

23m 27s

5 contributors

Garry Wotherspoon

Garry Wotherspoon [Tape 7 Side B]

Interview summary: Garry Wotherspoon...

40m 6s

16 contributors

Rainbow Archives

Under the Rainbow [Tape 27 Side B] Interview with John Garbett; Peter Verasdonck.

Collected by the Richmond-Tweed Oral History...

28m 23s

11 contributors

Bossley Park High School

Interview with Peter Thompson

This interview consists of one audio...

54m 54s

10 contributors

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Hawkesbury Voices

Lloyd Smith

Lloyd Neville Smith was born in the Hawkesbury...

58m 21s

10 contributors

Bulli, Corrimal and Thirroul Stories

Judy Bourke Part 2 of 2

Judy is a community-minded pioneer who has...

42m 23s

9 contributors

Warrawong, Port Kembla & Cringila stories

Lance Puckeridge

Lance Puckeridge has extensive knowledge of...

1h 16m 12s

5 contributors

Reflections on the Clarence

Eileen Taylor

Eileen's antecedents included a local...

1h 5m 18s

0 contributors

Oral History Project

Memories of Daphne Grant and her husband Ray. Interviewed by Sister Gabriel Forster and Margaret Edwards.

Daphne gives clear memories of early...

30m 11s

5 contributors

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Bridge Builders

Bridge Builders [Tape 35] Interview with Mrs McCrae

Interview summary: Mrs McCrae speaks of her...

18m 11s

14 contributors

Bloomfield River Oral History

Interview with Jimmy Johnson, 30 Jun 1995 [Part 1]

Jimmy Johnson’s parents worked for the Masons...

31m 37s

5 contributors

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Wollongong Stories

Ronald Mather

Ron is a people person and as well as his...

43m 59s

2 contributors

100% have edits

Antarctic Expeditions

David Johns interviewed by Ingrid McGaughey [Part 1]

Recorded on 4th July 2011 in Lenah Valley,...

29m 20s

2 contributors

Oral History Project

Jack Crossman Oral History [Part 2]. Compliment by Mr. Reg and Mrs. Olive Rannard and Misses Nance Roche and Noeline Hughes. Interviewed by Sister Gabriel Forster.

Jack's Crossman daughter, Olive - nee Crossman...

20m 40s

6 contributors

Email Factory, Orange

Patrick Ryan interviewed by Yolanda Takacs

Patrick Ryan is interviewed by Yolanda Takacs...

47m 7s

6 contributors

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Mapoon Oral Histories

Stanley Budby Interview (30 April 2014)

Interview with Stanley Budby, a Mapoon elder....

24m 59s

3 contributors

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Dapto Stories

Trevor Smith Part 1 of 4

Trevor Smith was born in Wollongong in 1947...

22m 12s

6 contributors

Email Factory, Orange

Victor Byrne interviewed by Elisabeth Edwards

Victor Byrne is interviewed by Elisabeth...

1h 30m 6s

14 contributors

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1% awaiting review

Bloomfield River Oral History

Interview with Bill Smith, 19 Apr 1995 [Part 1]

Bill Smith bought several blocks of land in...

31m 38s

11 contributors

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Garry Wotherspoon

Garry Wotherspoon [Tape 13 Side B] Interview with Clive Madigan

Interview summary: Garry Wotherspoon...

39m 31s

15 contributors

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7% awaiting review

Antarctic Expeditions

John Windolf interviewed by Ingrid McGaughey [Part 2]

Recorded on 18th December 2011 in Coolum,...

37m 27s

11 contributors

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1% awaiting review

Townsville City Oral Histories

Arthur Buck Oral History (17 April 2006)

Interview with Arthur Buck. Arthur talks about...

29m 8s

4 contributors

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Mapoon Oral Histories

Norman Wheeler (1992) Interview Part 1

Interview with Norman Wheeler, a Mapoon elder....

30m 43s

11 contributors

100% have edits

1% awaiting review

Wollongong Stories

Tom Dixon

Tom Dixon Born in 1914 in Durham England, he...

29m 12s

2 contributors

20th Century Ryde

Interview with Leonard (Len) Small, Tape 1, Side A

Len's ancestors (John Small and Mary Parker)...

30m 58s

6 contributors

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Wollongong Town Hall

John Street

John Street shares information about his life...

39m 35s

2 contributors

Remember When

Pat Quinn 3 - Mining Industry

Moving to Singleton at the age of 11, and...

21m 20s

3 contributors

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Warrawong, Port Kembla & Cringila stories

George Murray Part 1

George Murray was born in Scotland and arrived...

52m 50s

1 contributor

Rainbow Archives

Under the Rainbow [Tape 35 Side A] Interview with Colin James.

Collected by the Richmond-Tweed Oral History...

42m 55s

13 contributors

Wollongong Town Hall

Sue Meehan

Sue Meehan (nee Woolley) is the president of...

16m 24s

4 contributors

20th Century Ryde

Interview with Stanley Chivas and Jack Evans, Tape 2, Side A

Both Stan and Jack came to the Ryde area in...

30m 27s

11 contributors

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Mungo Man

Mungo Man: Interview with Michael Young [Part 3]

Over two interviews Michael speaks about his...

38m 4s

9 contributors

Antarctic Expeditions

Michael Ooyendyk interviewed by Ingrid McGaughey

Recorded 20th January 2011 in Sandy Bay,...

22m 54s

6 contributors

Forner_Family

Interview between Clemente Forner and his nephew Albino Forner, circa 1983

This is the third and only known surviving...

47m 25s

3 contributors

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Wagga Wagga floods 2012

Wagga Wagga floods 2012 : interview with Cheryl Conway

Cheryl was born and bred in North Wagga Wagga....

21m 7s

14 contributors

Lifeguard History Project

Interview with Aubrey Laidlaw [Tape 2, Side B]

Aub Laidlaw was one of the most famous...

3m 45s

4 contributors

Antarctic Expeditions

Neville Collins interviewed by Ingrid McGaughey [Part 1]

Recorded on 10th December 2011 in Brisbane,...

52m 4s

7 contributors

Reflections on the Clarence

Mary Thompson Part 1

After leaving school Mary lived in South...

1h 4m 26s

4 contributors

Townsville City Oral Histories

George Nankivell Oral History (24 June 2008)

Interview with George Nankivell. George talks...

32m 15s

8 contributors

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Reflections on the Clarence

Neroli Clark

Neroli's father was a policeman and so they...

45m 12s

0 contributors

Bloomfield River Oral History

Interview with Joe and Pearl Kenderick, 5 Aug 1995 [Part 4]

Pearl and Joe Kenderick came to Bloomfield...

31m 43s

1 contributor

100% have edits

Australian Dance

Sue Healey interviewed by Martin Portus

Interview summary: Sue Healey is a...

2h 7m 35s

12 contributors

100% have edits

1% awaiting review

Bloomfield River Oral History

Interview with Herbert Olufson, 23 Apr 1995 [Part 5]

The Olufson family has the longest history on...

31m 42s

3 contributors

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10% awaiting review

Bulli, Corrimal and Thirroul Stories

Kathryn Orton, Poster Designer, Illawarra Folk Festival 2020

10m 30s

4 contributors

Somerville House Centenary Oral History

Interview with Gillian Bridgwood, 10 Jan 1995. [Part 3]

Mrs Bridgwood was on the staff at Somerville...

7m 58s

7 contributors

Community Stories

George & Penny Laing

George Laing was born in Wollongong in 1913...

24m 7s

1 contributor

Austinmer Stories

Don Bath Part 1 of 2

Don Bath was born in Coledale Hospital in the...

1h 39m 7s

9 contributors

Former Mayors of Strathfield Council

Paul Wilson, Chief Health and Building Surveyor at Strathfield, Interview 3

Paul Wilson worked at Strathfield Council from...

1h 55s

2 contributors

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Women's History Month 2024

Tina Ayyad MP Holsworthy

Tina’s interview began with genealogical...

51m 53s

1 contributor

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Austinmer Stories

Mollie Armstrong

Mollie Armstrong was born in Austinmer in 1920...

48m 22s

2 contributors

Queensland Windmills Oral History

Jack Barnes and Bevan Farmer (2012) Oral History Part 3

Jack Barnes was born in 1942. His father had a...

2h 6m 4s

4 contributors

8% have edits

Sweet Talking Oral Histories

Maria McGee (5 November 1997) Oral History Part 1

Interview with Maria McGee, emigrated to...

28m 45s

1 contributor

20th Century Ryde

Interview with Raymond George Clarke, Tape 1, Side A

Raymond details the history of the Combined...

30m 55s

6 contributors

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13% awaiting review

Local Personalities

Interview with Jim and Noeline Bradley

"We made our own fun… Saturday night you’d go...

43m 1s

2 contributors

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Townsville City Oral Histories

Russell Butler Oral History (13 July 1993) Part Two

Two part interview with Russell Butler. In the...

31m 25s

1 contributor

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Hawkesbury Voices

Brian Pulsford

Maurice Brian Pulsford, known as Brian, was...

30m 54s

10 contributors

Snowy Mountain Bushfires

Snowy Mountain bushfires [Item 5 Part 1] Erna Sewell, Peter Luton

Oral history interviews with residents, fire...

5m 57s

7 contributors

Bloomfield River Oral History

Interview with Royce Lee, 30 Mar 1995 [Part 1]

A cattleman at heart, Royce Lee came down to...

31m 42s

7 contributors

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Remember When

Betty Butler 2 - Eulogy, OAM

Elizabeth “Betty” Joan Monkley, was born 1929...

22m 15s

7 contributors

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4% awaiting review

Faith Bandler

Faith Bandler [Tape 7 Side A] Interviewed by Carolyn Craig

Interview summary: Post-War Austria and...

26m 33s

6 contributors

Pride 2023

Norrie [Part 3] interviewed by Darby Carr, 16 December 2022.

Norrie (you/she/they) discusses family...

1h 6m 47s

2 contributors

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Kurilpa Community Child Care Centre Oral History

Marjorie Kellar (15 July 2008) Oral History Part 2

Marjorie Kellar discusses growing up in West...

13m 21s

3 contributors

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Bulli, Corrimal and Thirroul Stories

Keith & Liz Lowell - Volunteers Illawarra Folk Festival 2020

The annual Illawarra Folk Festival consists of...

11m 38s

4 contributors

Somerville House Centenary Oral History

Interview with Nancy Shaw, 24 Feb 1993.[Part 1, Side A]

One in a series of interviews recorded to mark...

31m 6s

12 contributors

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3% awaiting review

Bridge Builders

Bridge Builders [Tape 15] Interview with Norman Schofield

Interview summary: Norman Schofield speaks of...

30m 23s

23 contributors

Helensburgh, Otford & Stanwell Tops Stories

Roscoe Taylor

Roscoe grew up in Coalcliff and enjoyed the...

1h 10m 19s

12 contributors

100% have edits

Australian Dance

Rafael Bonachela interviewed by Martin Portus

Interview summary: The interview covers a...

2h 34m 39s

63 contributors

Central Coast Voices

Geoffrey Tom Maidment, British Merchant Seaman WW2 Interviewed at Saratoga, NSW 1995 Part 2

Geoffrey Maidment was born in 1926 in...

47m 38s

4 contributors

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Reflections on the Clarence

Mary Thompson Part 2

After leaving school Mary lived in South...

43m 49s

2 contributors

Ku-ring-gai During War

Interview with Joseph Craggs [KDW 8/3 Tape 1 of 2 Side B]

Joseph Craggs was interviewed by Louella...

35m 21s

1 contributor

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Author Talks

Rebecca Wilson "Kate Kelly" : Author Talks @ Singleton Library

Rebecca Wilson talks about her book Kate Kelly...

33m 27s

4 contributors

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Bloomfield River Oral History

Interview with Jimmy Johnson, 30 Jun 1995 [Part 2]

Jimmy Johnson’s parents worked for the Masons...

31m 35s

7 contributors

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Kiama Stories: oral histories

Interview with Arthur Campbell: Part 2

Arthur Campbell talks about life growing up in...

26m 1s

5 contributors

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Figtree and Unanderra Stories

Flo & Kath MacNamara

Flo and Kath both grew up at the small...

48m 36s

5 contributors

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Shoalhaven Stories

Interview with John Blackmore

Megan Crook interviewing John Blackmore at the...

1h 31m 16s

1 contributor

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Migrant Stories 1998

Anna-Marie Chazzoniti - Migrant Oral History Project, 1998 - Part Two

Recorded 22 January 1998 as part of the...

7m 57s

2 contributors

Somerville House Centenary Oral History

Interview with Ellen Christensen, 19 Apr 1993. [Side B]

Ms Christensen taught at Moreton Bay High...

31m 26s

11 contributors

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4% awaiting review

Australian Fishing Industry Oral History

Interview with Gordon (Snowy) Archibald Maltman, 17 Apr 1990. [Part 2, Side A]

Snowy Maltman spent most of his time fishing...

30m 44s

6 contributors

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13% awaiting review

Somerville House Centenary Oral History

Interview with Dr Noel Davis, 4 Mar 1994. [Side A]

One in a series of interviews recorded to mark...

29m 9s

6 contributors

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17% awaiting review

Bloomfield River Oral History

Interview with George Kulka, 13 Jul 1995 [Part 2]

Born in China Camp, George Kulka lived most of...

31m 42s

3 contributors

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Mapoon Oral Histories

Alwyn, Douglas and Raymond Peters (7 June 1992) Part 1

A two part interview with brothers Alwyn,...

30m 38s

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Somerville House Centenary Oral History

Interview with Jessie Andrews, 5 Feb 1993 and 3 Mar 1993. [Part 1, Side A]

Jessie Andrews became a pupil at Somerville in...

31m 51s

7 contributors

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Email Factory, Orange

Helen Stone interviewed by Belinda Fardell

Helen Stone is interviewed by Belinda Fardell...

25m 31s

6 contributors

Bridge Builders

Bridge Builders [Tape 38 Part 1] Interview with S.C. Robertson

Interview summary: S.C. Robertson discusses...

32m 32s

11 contributors

Central Coast Voices

Les Morrison: WW2 Lancaster airman Part 2 of 6

Les Morrison was born in Gosford and grew up...

42m 46s

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Mungo Man

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In this interview Dawn adds to her previous...

7m 56s

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20th Century Ryde

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Raymond details the history of the Combined...

22m 45s

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20th Century Ryde

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June details her early life in Waterview...

30m 51s

10 contributors

Faith Bandler

Faith Bandler [Tape 4 Side B] Interviewed by Carolyn Craig

Interview summary: Effects of the Depression...

6m 40s

6 contributors

Wollongong Stories

Pamela Griffith Part 2 of 2

Pamela is an artist whose ancestors lived in...

21m 46s

3 contributors

Oral History Project

Keith Douglas, 10 McKern Street, Wentworthville. Interviewed by Sister Gabriel Forster.

Keith gives an outline of his family story...

22m 59s

4 contributors

Women in Local Government

Interview with Ingrid Strewe

“He was trying to ban topless bathing. He said...

34m 53s

4 contributors

Rainbow Archives

Under the Rainbow [Tape 17 Side A] Interview with Eddie Buivids.

Collected by the Richmond-Tweed Oral History...

31m 36s

10 contributors

Antarctic Expeditions

Patrick Quilty interviewed by Ingrid McGaughey [Part 3]

Recorded on 4th July 2011 in Sandy Bay,...

34m 21s

6 contributors

Somerville House Centenary Oral History

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One in a series of interviews recorded to mark...

31m 27s

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Pride 2023

Joy Ng [Part 3] interviewed by Holly Zwalf, 9 June 2023.

Interviewees across the Pride 2023 oral...

6m 13s

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Sweet Talking Oral Histories

John Camilleri (11 November 1997) Oral History Part 2

Interview with John Camilleri, cane inspector...

29m 37s

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Garry Wotherspoon

Garry Wotherspoon [Tape 11 Side A] Interview with Hal Hertberg

Interview summary: Garry Wotherspoon...

1h 2m 26s

15 contributors

Migrant Stories 1998

Victor Antonjuk - Migrant Oral History Project, 1998 - Part Two

Recorded 28 January 1998 as part of the...

30m 46s

3 contributors

Wollongong Stories

Reg Phillips

Reg Phillips was born in 1919 at Mount Keira...

20m 12s

1 contributor

Rainbow Archives

Under the Rainbow [Tape 33 Side A] Interview with Jan Oliver.

Collected by the Richmond-Tweed Oral History...

31m 49s

8 contributors

Bridge Builders

Bridge Builders [Tape 25] Interview with Pat Crawley

Interview summary: Pat Crawley disccusses his...

23m 38s

14 contributors

Lifeguard History Project

Interview with Aubrey Laidlaw [Tape 1, Side A]

Aub Laidlaw was one of the most famous...

47m 17s

3 contributors

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Coral Sea '92 Commemoration Oral History

Interview with Fred Fryer, 21 Apr 1992 [Side 2]

Interview with Fred Fryer of Townsville who...

29m 27s

8 contributors

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Antarctic Expeditions

Louise Crossley interviewed by Ingrid McGaughey [Part 1]

Recorded 11th August in Hobart, Tasmania. ...

1h 6m 15s

7 contributors

Hawkesbury Voices

Dorothy Mellish

Dorothy Mellish lived in Windsor since 1939....

1h 2m 52s

3 contributors

Bloomfield River Oral History

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Lewis is the third generation of the Roberts’...

31m 27s

8 contributors

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Snowy Mountain Bushfires

Snowy Mountain bushfires [Item 7 Part 2] Ken Green

Oral history interviews with residents, fire...

8m 23s

8 contributors

Men's Shed stories

Michael Croft - Helensburgh

Michael has been involved in the Men’s Shed at...

17m 47s

6 contributors

Queensland Windmills Oral History

Mervyn Ohl (2012) Oral History

Mervyn Ohl was born on 2 March 1926 in...

1h 6m 58s

4 contributors

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Coral Sea '92 Commemoration Oral History

Interview with Max Norman, 7 May 1992

Interview with Max Norman, a New Yorker who...

25m 23s

8 contributors

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Drought NSW

Robert Miller [Part 2] interviewed by Louise Whelan, 20 September 2018.

Robert Miller is a fifth-generation dairy...

12m 43s

4 contributors

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Antarctic Expeditions

Susan Filson interviewed by Ingrid McGaughey

Recorded on 23rd March 2011 in Sandy Bay,...

29m 59s

10 contributors

Hawkesbury Voices

Bruce Brown

Bruce Brown was born in Parramatta. His family...

1h 1m 20s

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Sweet Talking Oral Histories

John Pearson (27 March 1998) Oral History Part 2

Interview with John Pearson a prominent cane...

31m 42s

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Helensburgh, Otford & Stanwell Tops Stories

Robert Muggeridge, Waterfall/ Garrawarra Sanatorium & Cemetery 2013

Robert Muggeridge’s aunt, Gladys Muggeridge,...

19m 48s

1 contributor

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Antarctic Expeditions

Neville Collins interviewed by Ingrid McGaughey [Part 3]

Recorded on 10th December 2011 in Brisbane,...

43m 13s

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Antarctic Expeditions

David Waterhouse interviewed by Ingrid McGaughey

Recorded on 26th July 2011 in Sandy Bay,...

1h 9m 17s

3 contributors

20th Century Ryde

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Kenneth recalls his life in the Ryde area,...

30m 56s

9 contributors

Bulli, Corrimal and Thirroul Stories

Leo Coleman - Long-term Attendee

Leo Coleman is a long term attendee of the...

10m 31s

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20th Century Ryde

Interview with Mavis Ferrier, Tape 1, Side A

Mavis lived in Rickard Street, Denistone East...

30m 46s

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Wollongong Town Hall

Ada Raynor & Stephen Zantiotis

Ada Raynor and Stephen Zantiotis both long...

1h 6m

8 contributors

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Mapoon Oral Histories

Jack Callope (8 June 1992) Part 3

In this four part interview, Jack Callope, a...

30m 27s

5 contributors

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Somerville House Centenary Oral History

Interview with Pamela Davenport, 24 Jun 1993. [Part 2, Side B]

One in a series of interviews recorded to mark...

30m 47s

9 contributors

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1% awaiting review

Coral Sea '92 Commemoration Oral History

Interview with Walter P Maiersperger, 5 May 1992 [Side 1]

Interview with Walter P Maiersperger from...

31m 18s

6 contributors

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Antarctic Expeditions

Patrick Quilty interviewed by Ingrid McGaughey [Part 1]

Recorded on 4th July 2011 in Sandy Bay,...

49m 45s

2 contributors

Snowy Mountain Bushfires

Snowy Mountain bushfires [Item 3 Part 5] Kerry Wellsmore, Cecilia Wellsmore, Mildred Wellsmore, Donald Wellsmore, Mark Troha

Oral history interviews with residents, fire...

13m 8s

16 contributors

Bulli, Corrimal and Thirroul Stories

Colin Gibson

Colin Gibson owner of Gibson Hairdressing...

30m 30s

3 contributors

Bloomfield River Oral History

Interview with Ralph and Wilma Watkin, and Louise Dean, 28 Jul 1995 [Part 4]

Wilma and Louise are sisters, from a mining...

30m 7s

2 contributors

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Central Coast Voices

Frank Pemberton: a life in the Timber industry

Frank Pemberton worked in the timber industry...

11m 56s

8 contributors

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Second World War Voices

Robert Hardiman presentation to the Australian Historical Aviation Society [Part 2]

Part 1 of a presentation by Robert Hardiman to...

46m 54s

16 contributors

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2WG Women's Club

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Yvonne Braid started as a receptionist at 2WG...

35m 46s

11 contributors

Antarctic Expeditions

Andrew Klekocuik interviewed by Ingrid McGaughey [Part 2]

Recorded on 29th August 2011 in Kingston,...

49m 56s

2 contributors

Local Personalities

Interview with Vida Woodhouse

Diana Ritch interviews Vida Woodhouse at...

9m 13s

5 contributors

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Mapoon Oral Histories

Norman Wheeler (1992) Interview Part 3

Interview with Norman Wheeler, a Mapoon elder....

30m 23s

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Somerville House Centenary Oral History

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Betty Blair attended Somerville from 1932-1936...

31m 20s

10 contributors

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Drought NSW

Gordon and Therese Hill interviewed by Louise Whelan, 25 September 2019

In this interview, Gordon, and Therese Hill,...

1h 58m 49s

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Wollongong Stories

Don Stuart

Don grew up in central Wollongong and...

55m 49s

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Wollongong Stories

Ron Knowles

Ron grew up in Wollongong in the 1950s and has...

28m 23s

8 contributors

Antarctic Expeditions

Bob Dingle interviewed by Ingrid McGaughey [1st Interview Part 1]

Recorded on 29th January 2011 in Swansea,...

50m 6s

5 contributors

Wollongong Stories

Sylvia Leighton

Sylvia grew up at Tarrawanna and worked as a...

52m 36s

9 contributors

Email Factory, Orange

Max Fricke interviewed by Joanne Keniry

Max Fricke is interviewed by Joanne Keniry on...

35m 27s

14 contributors

Somerville House Centenary Oral History

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Miss Martin was educated at Somerville House...

29m 24s

8 contributors

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Life in Ku-ring-gai

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Cedric Godlonton interviewed by Pam Marr on...

39m 12s

6 contributors

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Bloomfield River Oral History

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Lewis is the third generation of the Roberts’...

8m 57s

3 contributors

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Surf Clubs of the Illawarra

Alan Beveridge

Alan is the president of the club which is...

41m 33s

0 contributors

20th Century Ryde

Interview with Gladys Smith, Tape 1, Side A

As a child, Gladys lived at 2 Tucker Street,...

20m 32s

7 contributors

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Dapto Stories

Frederick Moore Part 3 of 3

Fred Moore was born in Cobar, NSW on September...

39m 34s

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Somerville House Centenary Oral History

Interview with Linda Zillfleisch, 11 Apr 1993. [Side A]

Mrs Zillfleisch was a boarder at Somerville...

21m 42s

9 contributors

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20th Century Ryde

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In this interview Ron describes his early life...

31m 29s

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20th Century Ryde

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Dulcie discusses her life in North Ryde from...

30m 26s

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Reflections on the Clarence

Irene Crispin

Although born in Sydney, Irene came to live...

50m 8s

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Antarctic Expeditions

Peter King interviewed by Ingrid McGaughey [1st Interview Part 1]

Recorded on 12th February 2011 in Devonport,...

56m 8s

13 contributors

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Kiama Stories: oral histories

Interview with Vince McGrath: Part 2

Carmen Netherclift and Fran Whalan talk with...

17m 44s

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Reflections on the Clarence

Barbara Fahey

Born in Grafton, Barbara recalls in great...

1h 9m 55s

3 contributors

Second World War Voices

Helen Robertson interviewed by Michael Nelmes

Helen Robertson was one of almost a million...

24m 17s

6 contributors

20th Century Ryde

Interview with Marie Campbell, Tape 2, Side A

Marie grew up in Eastwood in a Catholic...

17m 26s

11 contributors

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2WG Women's Club

2WG Women's Club: interview with Evelyn Patterson part 1

Evelyn Patterson's involvement with 2WG...

1h 2m 31s

7 contributors

Kurilpa Community Child Care Centre Oral History

Clive Hughes (15 July 2008) Oral History Part 1

Clive Hughes discusses his life as an Alderman...

19m 46s

2 contributors

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Rainbow Archives

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Collected by the Richmond-Tweed Oral History...

32m 2s

5 contributors

Somerville House Centenary Oral History

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One in a series of interviews recorded to mark...

31m 43s

4 contributors

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Women in Local Government

Interview with Joy Clayton

“We are there to make good decisions for the...

35m 8s

3 contributors

Reflections on the Clarence

Keith Ellem Part 1

Long time district family. Top cricketers...

19m 7s

9 contributors

Wagga Wagga floods 2012

Wagga Wagga floods 2012 : interview with Frank Newah Jarfoi

Frank Newah Jarfoi relates the story of how he...

43m 49s

9 contributors

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Wagga Wagga floods 2012

Wagga Wagga floods 2012 : interview with Geoff Conway

Geoff was born in Sydney and moved to Wagga...

45m 50s

11 contributors

Surf Clubs of the Illawarra

Terry Hagen - Sandon Point

Terry is a life member of Sandon Point Surf...

28m 51s

1 contributor

Local Personalities

Interview with Lillian Monk

Interview with Lillian Monk at Lulworth House,...

14m 48s

5 contributors

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Central Coast Voices

Eric Owen Dennett DFC of Narara NSW Part 3 of 4

Eric Owen Dennett was born in Parramatta in...

38m 10s

4 contributors

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1% awaiting review

Wagga Wagga floods 2012

Wagga Wagga floods 2012 : interview with Evelyn Patterson

Evelyn Patterson talks about her parents...

29m 58s

11 contributors

Bloomfield River Oral History

Interview with Henry Walker, 6 Jul 1995 [Part 2]

Henry Walker talks about his father, growing...

31m 41s

6 contributors

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Sweet Talking Oral Histories

Doug Jacklin (7 November 1997) Oral History Part 1

Interview with Doug Jacklin a cane farmer and...

28m 23s

2 contributors

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Antarctic Expeditions

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Recorded on 29th November 2011 in Sandy Bay,...

1h 2m

5 contributors

Second World War Voices

Alexander Robinson interviewed by William Bannister [Part 2]

Part 2 of an interview with 436093 Alexander...

55m 28s

6 contributors

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Manshine 2016 Oral History

Conversation between Peter Howie and Peter Howie (in the role of his father John Howie) (1 May 2016)

In this recording, Peter Howie plays both...

34m 55s

3 contributors

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Wollongong Stories

Fred Kirkwood

Fred Kirkwood was born in 1909 and was...

28m 15s

1 contributor

Rainbow Archives

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Collected by the Richmond-Tweed Oral History...

19m 59s

9 contributors

Bridge Builders

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Interview summary: John Andrews speaks of his...

10m 37s

12 contributors

Mary Mackillop Catholic College

Interview with Helen Drake - Part 1

This interview consists of two audio...

42m 9s

8 contributors

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Bloomfield River Oral History

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A cattleman at heart, Royce Lee came down to...

31m 33s

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Bulli, Corrimal and Thirroul Stories

Keith Woodward

Keith Woodward lived in The Waves, a street in...

20m 49s

1 contributor

Second World War Voices

William Robertson interviewed by Michael Boyle

William Thomas Robertson was one of almost a...

1h 10m 56s

15 contributors

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Australian Fishing Industry Oral History

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Snowy Maltman spent most of his time fishing...

30m 46s

5 contributors

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Second World War Voices

Albert Koorey interviewed by Don Barnby [Part 5]

Part 5 of an interview with NX4633/433077...

45m 48s

8 contributors

Rainbow Archives

Under the Rainbow [Tape 34 Side B] Interview with Sally Oliver-Geake; Jonah Oliver

Collected by the Richmond-Tweed Oral History...

6m 40s

9 contributors

Mapoon Oral Histories

Norman Wheeler (1992) Interview Part 4

Interview with Norman Wheeler, a Mapoon elder....

30m 47s

3 contributors

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Huskisson Public School

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Megan Crook interviewing Amelia Seery and...

4m 48s

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ACT Stories

Ralph Panucci interviewed by Rose Costelloe - Part 1 of 3

In 2003, an ACT Heritage Grant was awarded for...

57m 3s

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Australian Fishing Industry Oral History

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Alf Ness has been fishing for over 30 years,...

30m 13s

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Antarctic Expeditions

David Carstens interviewed by Ingrid McGaughey [Part 1]

Recorded on 10th December 2011 in Brisbane,...

54m 9s

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Bellingen Shire Oral Histories : from the mountains to the sea

Wayne Burley

Overview of Burley family’s history living and...

54m 36s

1 contributor

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Second World War Voices

James Landman interviewed by Michael Boyle [Part 1]

Part 1 of an interview with James Robert...

52m 45s

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Bridge Builders

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Interview summary: Frank Villagrand speaks of...

23m 26s

13 contributors

20th Century Ryde

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In this interview Ron describes his early life...

26m 21s

5 contributors

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Antarctic Expeditions

Bob Jacklyn interviewed by Ingrid McGaughey

Recorded on 12th August 2011 in Geilston Bay,...

52m 44s

12 contributors

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Wollongong Town Hall

Barbara Street

Barbara Street shares detailed experiences of...

1h 59s

3 contributors

Our Rocklea

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The Deans discuss their early lives and their...

1h 18m 53s

3 contributors

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Reflections on the Clarence

Baden Payne

Grafton born to a long time Grafton Family,...

37m 25s

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Bloomfield River Oral History

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Ailsa Hooker’s mother was a Kuku Nyungkul...

31m 31s

3 contributors

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Reflections on the Clarence

Bill Dahl

Bill commenced a plumbing apprenticeship in...

52m 21s

4 contributors

Rainbow Archives

Under the Rainbow [Tape 1 Side A] Interview with Jenny Del.

Collected by the Richmond-Tweed Oral History...

31m 23s

17 contributors

Wollongong Stories

Chris Cartledge Part 2

Chris grew up in Fairy Meadow and had ten...

56m 29s

2 contributors

Life in Ku-ring-gai

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Part 2 of an interview with Eric Cooper. Eric...

19m 43s

3 contributors

Kiama Stories: oral histories

Arthur Campbell talking about WWI

Arthur Campbell tells stories about Gerringong...

27m 13s

11 contributors

Kurilpa Community Child Care Centre Oral History

Clive Hughes (15 July 2008) Oral History Part 2

Clive Hughes discusses his life as an Alderman...

29m 57s

2 contributors

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Townsville City Oral Histories

Bill Adams Oral History (2007)

Interview with Bill Adams. Bill talks about...

9m 10s

4 contributors

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Somerville House Centenary Oral History

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Mrs Rackemann attended Somerville House from...

27m 13s

5 contributors

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31% awaiting review

Wagga Wagga floods 2012

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In this interview Sheree Fields discusses in...

23m 17s

6 contributors

Antarctic Expeditions

Ian Marchant interviewed by Ingrid McGaughey [Part 1]

Recorded on 9th August 2011 in Bonnett Hill,...

45m 34s

3 contributors

Pride 2023

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Betty Hounslow (she/her) was awarded Member of...

1h 5m 4s

2 contributors

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Email Factory, Orange

Tony Siemer interviewed by Gai Winter

Tony Siemer is interviewed by Gai Winter on 30...

1h 27s

7 contributors

Figtree and Unanderra Stories

Joan & Ron Cairns

Joan and Ron have lived most of their lives in...

35m 30s

5 contributors

Wollongong Stories

Robert Reed

Robert Reed worked at Mt Keira Mine from 1951...

28m 16s

2 contributors

Antarctic Expeditions

Noel Barrett interviewed by Ingrid McGaughey [Part 1]

Recorded on 4th July 2011 in Hobart, Tasmania....

42m 55s

6 contributors

Bloomfield River Oral History

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Tony first moved to the area working in the...

31m 38s

5 contributors

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Wagga Wagga floods 2012

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Lee Shoemark speaks in his capacity as...

50m 24s

5 contributors

Pride 2023

Ahmed Suhaib [Part 2] interviewed by Holly Zwalf, 23 October 2023.

Ahmed (he/him) was born in Pakistan, grew up...

1h 17m 55s

0 contributors

Bloomfield River Oral History

Interview with Dolly Yougie, 29 Jun 1995 [Part 1]

Dolly Yougie was from Degarra, her grandfather...

31m 26s

8 contributors

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Faith Bandler

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Interview summary: Alf Clint and the...

31m 24s

11 contributors

Bridge Builders

Bridge Builders [Tape 10] Interview with Jack Rue

Interview summary: Jack Rue speaks of his...

22m 28s

18 contributors

Bridge Builders

Bridge Builders [Tape 12 Part 1] Interview with Tom Evans

Interview summary: Tom Evans speaks of his...

46m 43s

16 contributors

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Rainbow Archives

Under the Rainbow [Tape 18 Side B] Interview with Martin Kovacic; Gloria Constine.

Collected by the Richmond-Tweed Oral History...

31m 30s

14 contributors

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Hawkesbury Voices

Charles Kemp

Charles Hedley Kemp was born in 1899, his...

46m 58s

10 contributors

Antarctic Expeditions

Fred Elliot interviewed by Ingrid McGaughey [Part 1]

Recorded on 14 May 2011 in Berwick, Victoria. ...

54m 12s

2 contributors

Somerville House Centenary Oral History

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One in a series of interviews recorded to mark...

30m 58s

9 contributors

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Reflections on the Clarence

Dr. Bill Costello

Outstanding surgeon and grazier who made a...

38m 9s

3 contributors

Oral History Project

Arthur and Herbert Douglas, 32 Douglas Street, Merrylands. Interviewed by Pat Miller and Sister Gabriel Forster.

Mrs Miller led this interview gathering from...

48m 10s

6 contributors

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20th Century Ryde

Interview with Ernest (Ernie) Stinson, Tape 1, Side B

Ernie's parents moved to Eastwood in 1923. He...

30m 26s

7 contributors

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Warrawong, Port Kembla & Cringila stories

Diana Covell

Diana Covell moved from Sydney to Wollongong...

24m 56s

10 contributors

Antarctic Expeditions

Dave McCormack interviewed by Ingrid McGaughey

Recorded on 11th August 2011 in Sandy Bay,...

1h 6m 54s

12 contributors

Somerville House Centenary Oral History

Interview with Rev. Sam Seymour, 4 Aug 1993 and 6 Aug 1993. [Part 2, Side A]

Rev. Sam Seymour was headmaster of Somerville...

31m 34s

9 contributors

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20% awaiting review

Queensland Windmills Oral History

Bill Jones (2012) Oral History Part 1

Bill Jones was born in Gympie in the 1920s....

14m 8s

3 contributors

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Fort Scratchley Oral History Project

Fort Scratchley: Jim James Part 2

Jim Jim was posted to Fort Queenscliff,...

21m 56s

6 contributors

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Rainbow Archives

Under the Rainbow [Tape 32 Side A] Interview with Pauline McCabe.

Collected by the Richmond-Tweed Oral History...

31m 54s

8 contributors

Balgay Cannery

Interview with Laurie Rolfe, 18 September 1991

Laurie Rolfe talks about his time working at...

45m 21s

6 contributors

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Snowy Mountain Bushfires

Snowy Mountain bushfires [Item 4A Part 3] James Spaile, Greg Morris, Sue Mackie

Oral history interviews with residents, fire...

6m 53s

10 contributors

Hawkesbury Voices

Mary Elizabeth 'Bessie' Clemson

Mary Elizabeth Clemson nee Rogers was known as...

48m 11s

8 contributors

Faith Bandler

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Interview summary: Faith's childhood and...

31m 36s

14 contributors

Post 45 Cold War Voices

Gregory Grantham interviewed by Michael Boyle [Part 3]

Part 3 of an interview with O32489 Gregory...

44m 18s

5 contributors

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1% awaiting review

Sweet Talking Oral Histories

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Interview with Denise Fritz, who lived and...

26m 7s

4 contributors

54% have edits

Aboriginal Community Members' Stories

Richard Davis

Richard Davis is a Dharawal man who was born...

41m 43s

2 contributors

Wollongong Stories

Nellie (Tibb) Hynd Part 2

Nellie (Tibb) Hynd grew up in Wollongong in...

26m 35s

1 contributor

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Camden Voices

Alba Marasco's stories of Camden.

Alba Marasco migrated to Australia in 1951...

1h 4m 46s

0 contributors

Kurilpa Community Child Care Centre Oral History

Sharon Reddel (15 July 2008) Oral History Part 2

Sharon Reddel discusses her involvement with...

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Pride 2023

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Fiona Kelly McGregor is a writer and artist...

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Australian Dance

Graeme Murphy interviewed by Martin Portus

Interview summary: Graeme Murphy discusses the...

2h 2m 3s

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Oral History Project

Memories of Eileen Neville, Betty Hogan, Eileen James, Lil Condon, and Kath Dalkeith [tape 2]. Interviewed by Sister Gabriel Forster.

This tape gives more general memories of...

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The Olufson family has the longest history on...

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Garry Wotherspoon

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Interview summary: Garry Wotherspoon...

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Antarctic Expeditions

Neville Parsons interviewed by Ingrid McGaughey [Part 3]

Recorded on 5th July 2011 in Hobart, Tasmania....

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Coral Sea '92 Commemoration Oral History

Interview with Walter P. Maiersperger, 5 May 1992 [Side 2]

Interview with Walter P Maiersperger from...

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20th Century Ryde

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Ted discusses his school days at St...

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Australian Fishing Industry Oral History

Interview with Barry John Townsend, 1 May 1990. [Side B]

Barry Townsend has been a licensed fisherman...

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Aboriginal Community Members' Stories

Sonny (Henry) Simms Part 2

Sonny is a Bidjigal man who was born in La...

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Enid Borschmann interviewed by Ingrid McGaughey and Michael Ooyendyk

Recorded on 19th June 2011 in Hobart,...

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Reflections on the Clarence

David Abrahams Part 1

David relates the history of Gerards and...

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Coral Sea '92 Commemoration Oral History

Interview with Michael Kobylarz, 7 May 1992

Interview with Mr Mike Kobylarz from New...

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Kinchela Boys Home

Robert 'Bobby' Young interview by Paulette Whitton, 1 July 2017.

Robert ‘Bobby’ Young was born in New South...

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Bloomfield River Oral History

Interview with Harry Dick, 17 May 1995 [Part 5]

"Harry Dick first came to Bloomfield as a tin...

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Garry Wotherspoon

Garry Wotherspoon [Tape 5 Side A] Interview with Erica Mann and 'Shirley'

Interview summary: Garry Wotherspoon...

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Reflections on the Clarence

Marion Cooney

Marion was born into a farming family on the...

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Gilgandra, NSW

Tom Nangle interview

Tom Nangle was interviewed by Historian...

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Wollongong Stories

Marie Glass

 Marie Glass (nee Miller) grew up in...

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Recorded on 6th August 2011 in Sandy Bay,...

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Drought NSW

Susan Ainge [Part 1] interviewed by Louise Whelan, 13 May 2019.

Recorded at Coonamble. In the first of three...

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Newcastle Earthquake 1989

Part 1: John McNaughton, Lord Mayor of Newcastle at the time of the earthquake

The Lord Mayor of Newcastle talks about his...

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Australian Fishing Industry Oral History

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Noel Gallagher has had vast experience in the...

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Bloomfield River Oral History

Interview with George Kulka, 13 Jul 1995 [Part 1]

Born in China Camp, George Kulka lived most of...

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Lives of Novocastrians

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Sandra Wood interviews Ray in 2011 where he...

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Bloomfield River Oral History

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Tony first moved to the area working in the...

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Bloomfield River Oral History

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The Olufson family has the longest history on...

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Pride 2023

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Mazz Image (she/her) reflects on a life spent...

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1 contributor

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Email Factory, Orange

Peter Cottrell interviewed by Elisabeth Edwards

Peter Cottrell is interviewed by Elisabeth...

1h 7m 36s

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Faith Bandler

Faith Bandler [Tape 10 Side A] Interviewed by Carolyn Craig

Interview summary: Pearl Gibbs; Muir and Marg...

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Bulli, Corrimal and Thirroul Stories

Hess Saunders - Grevillea Park

Hess has lived a long life as an educator and...

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Wagga Wagga floods 2012

Wagga Wagga floods 2012 : interview with Alan Woolstencroft

Alan Woolstencroft was born in, and is a...

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Townsville City Oral Histories

Russell Butler Oral History (13 July 1993) Part One

Two part interview with Russell Butler. In the...

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Email Factory, Orange

Don McNeill interviewed by Elisabeth Edwards

Don McNeill is interviewed by Elisabeth...

34m 38s

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Bridge Builders

Bridge Builders [Tape 21] Interview with Vera Holliday (Lawson)

Interview summary: Vera Holliday speaks of her...

22m 48s

8 contributors

Antarctic Expeditions

Fritz Van Hulssen interviewed by Ingrid McGaughey

Recorded on 15th August 2011 in Caulfield...

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Central Coast Voices

Robert Anthony Harris of Booker Bay, New Zealand Army artilleryman Part 1 of 2

Robert Anthony Harris was born in New Zealand...

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Long and the Short of It

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Jeannette Lyneham interviewed by Veronica Shaw...

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Australian Fishing Industry Oral History

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John Clarey began fishing at the age of...

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Austinmer Stories

Elaine Wilton

This interview with Elaine Wilton captures...

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Wagga Wagga floods 2012

Wagga Wagga floods 2012 : interview with Leigh Campbell

Leigh Campbell has lived in Oura since 1954,...

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Army Nurse Interviews

Leslie Margaret McGurgan interviewed by Jan Bassett [Part 2]

F22980 Lieutenant Leslie Margaret McGurgan...

15m 43s

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Wollongong Town Hall

Maurene Dredge

Maurene Dredge (nee Rosten), a lifelong...

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Bloomfield River Oral History

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Claude LeRoy had mined on and off on the Big...

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20th Century Ryde

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Stan Beal (with input from his wife Muriel)...

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Hawkesbury Voices

Ted Radford

Ted Radford was born in Richmond in 1942, son...

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Somerville House Centenary Oral History

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One in a series of interviews recorded to mark...

31m 20s

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Wagga Wagga floods 2012

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Heinz Kausche speaks in his capacity as the...

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Antarctic Expeditions

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Recorded on 28th August 2011 in Perth,...

45m 23s

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Helensburgh, Otford & Stanwell Tops Stories

Dorothy Rook

Dorothy talks about her family’s connections...

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Life in Ku-ring-gai

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Part 2 of an interview with Gordon Sadlier....

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Pride 2023

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Interviewees across the Pride 2023 oral...

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Army Nurse Interviews

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F25129 Lieutenant Margaret Fay Hopcraft (née...

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Antarctic Expeditions

Richard Willing interviewed by Ingrid McGaughey [Part 1]

Recorded on 1st November 2012 in Adelaide,...

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Somerville House Centenary Oral History

Interview with Betty Gill (nee Blair), 19 May 1993. [Part 2]

Betty Blair attended Somerville from 1932-1936...

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Army Nurse Interviews

Janet Lucas interviewed by Jan Bassett

NX12618 Lieutenant-Colonel Janet Lyall Lucas...

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Kiama Stories: oral histories

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Betty Chittick recalls her early life growing...

15m 24s

9 contributors

Central Coast Voices

Mr Hylton Moore of East Gosford

Mr Hylton Moore speaks with interviewer Andrew...

27m 9s

8 contributors

20th Century Ryde

Interview with Father Hugh Edward Murray, Tape 1, Side A

In this interview Father Murray discusses his...

30m 53s

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Pride 2023

Paul van Reyk [Part 2] interviewed by Scott McKinnon, 25 May 2022.

Paul van Reyk (he/him) is a gay activist,...

2h 41m 42s

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Community Stories

Bill Kierse

Bill was born in Kalgoolie in 1936 and trained...

26m 44s

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North Sydney Olympic Pool

Z. Charles L'Aube (Tape 1 Side B) 15th July 1996, interviewed by Lianne Hall

Born on Poland in 1919, Charles was in...

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Antarctic Expeditions

Bob Dingle interviewed by Ingrid McGaughey [2nd Interview Part 2]

Recorded on 24th August 2011 in Swansea,...

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Adrian Bell (12 June 1996) Oral History Part 2

Two part interview with Adrian Bell. In the...

16m 47s

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Central Coast Voices

Isabel Ward: Memories of Ettalong NSW and the Women's Land Army at Griffith NSW

Isabel Ward is interviewed by Jill Baxter....

36m 40s

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Bloomfield River Oral History

Interview with Ralph and Wilma Watkin, and Louise Dean, 28 Jul 1995 [Part 2]

Wilma and Louise are sisters, from a mining...

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Wagga Wagga floods 2012

Wagga Wagga floods 2012 : interview with Bryan Short Part 1

Bryan Short, a third generation Wagga man,...

44m 32s

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Central Coast Voices

Eric Owen Dennett DFC of Narara NSW Part 2 of 4

Eric Owen Dennett was born in Parramatta in...

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Australian Fishing Industry Oral History

Interview with Lance Arthur Hayward, 29 Apr 1990. [Part 1, Side B]

Lance Hayward obtained his professional...

30m 47s

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Second World War Voices

John Wherry interviewed by Aaron Pegram [Part 2]

Part 2 of an interview with John James Wherry....

1h 26m 14s

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20th Century Ryde

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Joan Brown was part of the Goodchild family...

30m 43s

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Warrawong, Port Kembla & Cringila stories

Chris Adams

Chris grew up in Lake Heights and worked at...

1h 30m 45s

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Women in sport

Poppy Starr Olsen interviewed by Tanya Evans, 10 May 2018

Poppy Starr Olsen is a professional...

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Bonegilla Migration Stories

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A talk given by Albino Pagagna on the 15th of...

1h 5m 52s

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Bloomfield River Oral History

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Lewis is the third generation of the Roberts’...

31m 43s

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Australian Fishing Industry Oral History

Interview with Lance Arthur Hayward, 29 Apr 1990. [Part 1, Side A]

Lance Hayward obtained his professional...

30m 33s

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Oral History Project

Memories of the Booth Family of the Municipality of Prospect and Sherwood [Part 1]. Interviewed by Sister Gabriel Forster.

Elizabeth gives some idea of the family...

1h 2m 45s

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Reflections on the Clarence

Burton Dawes

Burton speaks about dentistry in earlier...

34m 32s

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Bridge Builders

Bridge Builders [Tape 31] Interview with Peter Meichen

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18m 51s

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Bloomfield River Oral History

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Donny (or Wandu) and Rainforest John relate...

31m 31s

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Warrawong, Port Kembla & Cringila stories

Ash Castro

Ash Castro is the current manager of the...

9m 17s

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Moorebank Women's Project

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Daisy Rae (née Carr), born 1910, interviewed...

29m 48s

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Islamic Faith in NSW

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1h 11m 27s

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Men's Shed stories

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Bill Wilson is a long-time member of the Port...

14m 59s

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Rainbow Archives

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Collected by the Richmond-Tweed Oral History...

27m 23s

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Bloomfield River Oral History

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Donny (or Wandu) and Rainforest John relate...

31m 42s

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Australian Fishing Industry Oral History

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John Clarey began fishing at the age of...

30m 23s

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Dapto Stories

Frederick Moore Part 2 of 3

Fred Moore was born in Cobar, NSW on September...

26m 4s

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Kiama Stories: oral histories

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Peter and Margaret Raison talk about their...

1h 26m 33s

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Wagga Wagga floods 2012

Wagga Wagga floods 2012 : interview with Laurie Blowes

Laurie Blowes was born in Sydney, lived in...

1h 16s

12 contributors

Surf Clubs of the Illawarra

Paul Lumby - Towradgi

Paul Lumby is president of the Towradgi Surf...

42m 47s

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Central Coast Voices

Roberta Morrison: life on the home front WW2 Part 2 of 2

Roberta Paterson married airman Leslie...

6m 36s

8 contributors

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Antarctic Expeditions

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Recorded on 26th August 2011 in Evandale,...

43m 56s

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Pride 2023

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Interviewees across the Pride 2023 oral...

3m 37s

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Women in sport

Melissa Wu interviewed by Tanya Evans, 18 October 2018

Melissa Wu (born 1992) is an Australian diver....

58m 15s

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Somerville House Centenary Oral History

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One in a series of interviews recorded to mark...

28m 42s

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Snowy Mountain Bushfires

Snowy Mountain bushfires [Item 6 Part 2] Maurice Fletcher, Robin Fletcher

Oral history interviews with residents, fire...

9m 38s

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20th Century Ryde

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Dulcie discusses her life in North Ryde from...

30m 20s

10 contributors

Janet Fielding Oral History

Janet Fielding oral history September 2016

An oral history interview with Australian born...

1h 34m 3s

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Central Coast Voices

Gwen Smith: Memories of The Entrance and Long Jetty

Gwen Smith was a constant holiday visitor to...

32m 32s

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Hawkesbury Voices

Sydney Sheldon

Sydney Sheldon moved to the Hawkesbury area...

56m 23s

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Drought NSW

Susan Ainge [Part 5] interviewed by Louise Whelan, 15 May 2019.

Recorded at Coonamble. In this third and final...

14m 30s

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Bridge Builders

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20m 17s

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Stories of Life in the Graceville and Chelmer Area

Betty Applegate (2012) Oral History Part 1

Betty Applegate shares: her early life and her...

1h 32m 39s

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Oral History Project

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Paul and Joan prepared an excellent sketch...

15m 34s

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Antarctic Expeditions

Peter Clemence interviewed by Ingrid McGaughey [Part 1]

Recorded on 17th January 2012 in Mt Eliza,...

1h 1m 40s

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Hawkesbury Voices

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Bryan Patrick Mullins was born in Wagga Wagga...

1h 10m 55s

5 contributors

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Snowy Mountain Bushfires

Snowy Mountain bushfires [Item 3 Part 4] Kerry Wellsmore, Cecilia Wellsmore, Mildred Wellsmore, Donald Wellsmore, Mark Troha

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15m 16s

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Army Nurse Interviews

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NFX180286 Captain Daisy Cardin “Tootie”...

47m 29s

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Wollongong Town Hall

Doris Stewart

Doris Stewart of Bulli is a long-time member...

19m 36s

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Wollongong Town Hall

Jan Waples

Jan Waples, from a long-standing Wollongong...

30m 28s

3 contributors

Antarctic Expeditions

Bob Dingle interviewed by Ingrid McGaughey [2nd Interview Part 1]

Recorded on 24th August 2011 in Swansea,...

42m 12s

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Australian Fishing Industry Oral History

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Des Moody operates as a small independent...

29m 55s

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Reflections on the Clarence

Roger Green

Although not born in Grafton most of Rodger's...

31m

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Oral History Project

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Charlie talked of his arrival in Westmead and...

31m 13s

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Antarctic Expeditions

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26m 49s

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Mungo Man

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5m 48s

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Bridge Builders

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29m 58s

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Wollongong Stories

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Pamela is an artist whose ancestors lived in...

26m 43s

5 contributors

Manshine 2016 Oral History

Converstaion between Rob Clarke and Peter Kroll (1 May 2016)

This conversation is with two men looking back...

39m 11s

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Sweet Talking Oral Histories

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30m 43s

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Dapto Stories

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3m 48s

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Somerville House Centenary Oral History

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One in a series of interviews recorded to mark...

25m 30s

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Bridge Builders

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8m 9s

16 contributors

Garry Wotherspoon

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1h 2m 35s

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Pride 2023

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Alex Greenwich (he/him) discusses growing up...

1h 27m 2s

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NSW Governors' families & staff

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36m 56s

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57m 27s

6 contributors

Wollongong Stories

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Mary Rose was born in Glasgow and migrated to...

47m 27s

5 contributors

Bulli, Corrimal and Thirroul Stories

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Joyce remembers happy days at Woonona as a...

31m 54s

5 contributors

Reflections on the Clarence

Nita McKimm

Nita is the widow of the late Alexander Trvitt...

48m 18s

8 contributors

Faith Bandler

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Interview summary: Continuing travel through...

20m 8s

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Bloomfield River Oral History

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Billy Burchill was born in Bloomfield. His...

12m 51s

4 contributors

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Snowy Mountain Bushfires

Snowy Mountain bushfires [Item 4A Part 4] James Spaile, Greg Morris, Sue Mackie

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3m 26s

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20th Century Ryde

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John recalls details of his childhood in North...

31m 33s

4 contributors

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Women in sport

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1h 8m 46s

9 contributors

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2% awaiting review

Antarctic Expeditions

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37m 4s

15 contributors

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Australian Fishing Industry Oral History

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Cecil 'Cocky' Watkins began fishing with his...

30m 29s

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Bloomfield River Oral History

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Hank and Ruth Hershberger moved to Bloomfield...

31m 43s

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Reflections on the Clarence

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Long time district family. Top cricketers...

33m 44s

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Somerville House Centenary Oral History

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Hillary attended Somerville House from...

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20th Century Ryde

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20m 9s

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Mungo Man

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In the interview Stephen says that he aims to...

51m 6s

33 contributors

Bulli, Corrimal and Thirroul Stories

Gail Norris - Social Media Manager, Illawarra Folk Festival 2020

The annual Illawarra Folk Festival consists of...

12m 20s

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Bulli, Corrimal and Thirroul Stories

Graeme Morrison - Secretary of the Illawarra Folk Club

The annual Illawarra Folk Festival consists of...

9m 2s

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Ross talks about his family's involvement in...

1h 21m 34s

11 contributors

Antarctic Expeditions

Mark Milnes interviewed by Ingrid McGaughey

Recorded on 3rd July 2011 in Sandy Bay,...

1h 33m 50s

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Drought NSW

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Recorded at Coonamble. In the second of three...

48m 51s

9 contributors

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Dapto Stories

Trevor Smith Part 3 of 4

Trevor Smith was born in Wollongong in 1947...

23m 33s

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Australian Fishing Industry Oral History

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Trevor Settree of Port Douglas, Queensland...

22m 27s

6 contributors

Somerville House Centenary Oral History

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One in a series of interviews recorded to mark...

29m 52s

5 contributors

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Mungo Man

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In this interview Patricia talks about the...

51m 18s

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20th Century Ryde

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Lola talks about her childhood in Ryde and...

30m 56s

11 contributors

Bloomfield River Oral History

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Ruby Friday was born in Rossville and because...

31m 32s

3 contributors

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Antarctic Expeditions

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Recorded on 31st August 2011 in Sandy Bay,...

26m 36s

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Bulli, Corrimal and Thirroul Stories

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Arthur Smith worked hard to study and pursue...

45m 11s

4 contributors

Charters Towers Archives Oral Histories

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Gladys Chappel recounts her experiences as a...

3m 18s

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Rainbow Archives

Under the Rainbow [Tape 8 Side B] Interview with David Hallet.

Collected by the Richmond-Tweed Oral History...

21m 48s

15 contributors

Rainbow Archives

Under the Rainbow [Tape 38 Side A] Interview with Severina Perin.

Collected by the Richmond-Tweed Oral History...

31m 59s

15 contributors

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Dorothy Sefton (nee Gibson) has lived in...

56m 3s

8 contributors

Pride 2023

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Barry Charles (he/him) aka Troughman, was born...

1h 20m 43s

2 contributors

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Rainbow Archives

Under the Rainbow [Tape 39 Side A] Interview with Severina Perin.

Collected by the Richmond-Tweed Oral History...

32m 2s

12 contributors

Somerville House Centenary Oral History

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One in a series of interviews recorded to mark...

31m 30s

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Hawkesbury Voices

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Jacqueline Menzies nee Coole was born in 1946...

52m 43s

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Somerville House Centenary Oral History

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One in a series of interviews recorded to mark...

31m 24s

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Marion Braund talks about the early history of...

15m 5s

2 contributors

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Sweet Talking Oral Histories

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Interview with Fred Thompson, retired union...

31m 37s

2 contributors

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Oral History Project

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Henry spoke of the coming of the two Newbould...

31m 18s

5 contributors

Antarctic Expeditions

Dick Thompson interviewed by Ingrid McGaughey [Part 4]

Recorded on 18th August 2011 in Sydney, NSW. ...

33m 47s

3 contributors

Somerville House Centenary Oral History

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One in a series of interviews recorded to mark...

10m 58s

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Gary talks with Sandra in 2009 about Rugby...

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Wendy Hucker talks about how the 2WG radio...

59m 8s

13 contributors

Hawkesbury Voices

Sydney Klein

Sydney (Sid) Klein was born in 1904 in Parkes...

54m 31s

4 contributors

Australian Fishing Industry Oral History

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30m 36s

8 contributors

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ANU/ACT Oral Histories Project

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Collection includes oral history recordings...

2h 21m 41s

3 contributors

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Bridge Builders

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Interview summary: Jack Edwards discusses his...

18m 48s

14 contributors

Hawkesbury Voices

Thomas Dunlea

Thomas John Dunlea was born in 1916 in Dubbo,...

52m 36s

7 contributors

Sweet Talking Oral Histories

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31m 40s

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Part 3 of an interview with NX4633/433077...

47m 42s

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Roberta Paterson married airman Leslie...

44m 11s

8 contributors

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Somerville House Centenary Oral History

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Rev. Sam Seymour was headmaster of Somerville...

31m 28s

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Sweet Talking Oral Histories

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31m 21s

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Omeima Sukkarieh speaks of her family...

2h 13m 15s

11 contributors

Charters Towers Archives Oral Histories

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Two part interview with Gordon Reid. In the...

31m 7s

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Warrawong, Port Kembla & Cringila stories

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Snowy Webster was born in Melbourne in 1920,...

1h 17m 16s

4 contributors

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Rainbow Archives

Under the Rainbow [Tape 36 Side A] Interview with Johnny Allen.

Collected by the Richmond-Tweed Oral History...

28m 11s

12 contributors

Lifeguard History Project

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“I’d been always advocating for walking up and...

27m 34s

5 contributors

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Dapto Stories

Max Duley

Maxwell Duley was born in 1937 in Wollongong...

27m 7s

6 contributors

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Recorded on 25th June 2011 in Sandy Bay,...

1h 7m 12s

4 contributors

Bloomfield River Oral History

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Ruby Friday was born in Rossville and because...

31m 41s

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Shoalhaven Stories

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Lorien Harris interviewing her...

1h 24s

1 contributor

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The Lord Mayor of Newcastle talks about his...

1h 23m 8s

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15m 38s

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Recorded on 26th August 2011 in Devonport,...

1h 6m 48s

12 contributors

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Bridge Builders

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Interview summary: Vin G. Moloney speaks of...

2m 49s

11 contributors

Pride 2023

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Interviewees across the Pride 2023 oral...

2m 40s

4 contributors

Dapto Stories

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Trevor Smith was born in Wollongong in 1947...

21m 52s

7 contributors

Email Factory, Orange

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Bill Ryan is interviewed by Elisabeth Edwards...

15m 19s

8 contributors

Shacks of the Royal National Park

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Jenny Rankine spent most weekends and holidays...

48m 9s

3 contributors

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Antarctic Expeditions

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Recorded on 4th July 2011 in Lenah Valley,...

52m 17s

2 contributors

20th Century Ryde

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Dorothy recalls her visits to family in...

14m 8s

5 contributors

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Moorebank Women's Project

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Edna Hind (née Copson), born 1903, interviewed...

30m 32s

3 contributors

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Ocean Pools of the Illawarra

Kevin Waddingham

Coledale Oysters Winter Swimming Club,...

31m 4s

6 contributors

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Simaima Taufa-Kautai, born in 1994 in Tonga,...

1h 3m 25s

12 contributors

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Bridge Builders

Bridge Builders [Tape 23] Interview with Alf Shields

Interview summary: Alf Shields speaks of his...

23m 20s

16 contributors

Islamic Faith in NSW

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Othman Al Bahri relates the history of Ibadi...

1h 9m

16 contributors

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Mungo Man

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Warren has worked for many years to bring Mungo...

46m 52s

26 contributors

Wollongong Stories

Sam St Jon

The 'Together Apart' Public Art Project is a...

14m 15s

5 contributors

Somerville House Centenary Oral History

Interview with Rose E. Fuerst, 13 May 1993. [Side A]

One in a series of interviews recorded to mark...

30m 52s

4 contributors

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Manshine 2016 Oral History

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In this conversation, John Rosenberg, a...

38m 40s

2 contributors

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The Men’s Shed at Thirroul was established in...

11m 31s

5 contributors

Rainbow Archives

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Collected by the Richmond-Tweed Oral History...

31m 28s

12 contributors

20th Century Ryde

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Len's ancestors (John Small and Mary Parker)...

30m 58s

7 contributors

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Wagga Wagga floods 2012

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Sheree Fields discusses the three floods she...

25m 4s

10 contributors

Bloomfield River Oral History

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Eileen Walker’s father was a Jalanji man who...

12m 16s

4 contributors

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Bloomfield River Oral History

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Lorraine Baird’s father was Kuku Yalanji from...

22m 27s

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Reflections on the Clarence

Marie Crispin

Marie was not born in Grafton but has spent a...

36m 25s

1 contributor

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Former Mayors of Strathfield Council

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Paul Wilson worked at Strathfield Council from...

1h 2m 10s

3 contributors

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Somerville House Centenary Oral History

Interview with Linda Zillfleisch, 11 Apr 1993. [Side B]

Mrs Zillfleisch was a boarder at Somerville...

17m 30s

3 contributors

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Somerville House Centenary Oral History

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Rhyl Jones became a student at Somerville...

31m 49s

6 contributors

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Rainbow Archives

Under the Rainbow [Tape 24 Side B] Interview with Benny Zable.

Collected by the Richmond-Tweed Oral History...

31m 28s

16 contributors

20th Century Ryde

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Both Stan and Jack came to the Ryde area in...

30m 53s

13 contributors

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Surf Clubs of the Illawarra

Rachelle Balez - Scarborough/Wombarra

Rachelle Balez grew up in Wombarra and started...

30m 43s

2 contributors

Bridge Builders

Bridge Builders [Tape 13] Interview with Archie Meek

Interview summary: Archie Meek discusses...

18m 42s

14 contributors

Reflections on the Clarence

John Forbes

John's father was a ferrymaster before the...

19m 8s

3 contributors

99% have edits

Somerville House Centenary Oral History

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Mrs Davis speaks about her reflections as a...

31m 55s

6 contributors

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Bloomfield River Oral History

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Bill Smith bought several blocks of land in...

31m 40s

7 contributors

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Wollongong Stories

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Barbara Street has devoted much of her time to...

53m 50s

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Wollongong Stories

Jack Faulkner

Jack Faulkner was born at Glebe NSW, in 1922...

27m 35s

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CWA Stories

Patricia Armstrong

Patricia Armstrong has been a member of the...

24m 20s

2 contributors

Hawkesbury Voices

Geoffrey Michael

Geoffrey Gordon Michael, AO, OBE, was born in...

39m 10s

7 contributors

Faith Bandler

Faith Bandler [Tape 13 Side B] Interviewed by Carolyn Craig

Interview summary: Travel by boat to Ambym...

16m 15s

5 contributors

Faith Bandler

Faith Bandler [Tape 3 Side B] Interviewed by Carolyn Craig

Interview summary: Women's Land Army; grape...

14m 15s

10 contributors

Wollongong Stories

Chris Cartledge Part 1

Chris grew up in Fairy Meadow and had ten...

1h 22m 5s

9 contributors

Pride 2023

Betty Hounslow [Part 3] interviewed by Holly Zwalf, 12 October 2022.

Interviewees across the Pride 2023 oral...

8m 13s

2 contributors

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Wagga Wagga floods 2012

Wagga Wagga floods 2012 : interview with Cherryl and Phil Fitzgerald-Holmes

Phil Fitzgerald Holmes was born in England and...

57m 51s

9 contributors

Reflections on the Clarence

Gordon Rogers

Gordon and Elaine Rogers came to the Clarence...

23m 35s

1 contributor

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20th Century Ryde

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June details her early life in Waterview...

10m 12s

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Army Nurse Interviews

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TX6396 Lieutenant Shena Campbell Bewglass,...

35m 51s

15 contributors

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Former Mayors of Strathfield Council

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Laurel O'Toole was Mayor of Strathfield from...

59m 15s

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Kiama Stories: oral histories

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Arthur Campbell talking about the Gerroa area...

26m 2s

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Bloomfield River Oral History

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Gerry’s mother was Mable Hislop, daughter of...

31m 43s

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Pride 2023

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Mazz Image (she/her) reflects on a life spent...

1h 2m 38s

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Central Coast Voices

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Les Morrison was born in Gosford and grew up...

45m 31s

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Pride 2023

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Tonina Harvey (she/her) recounts growing-up in...

1h 15m 24s

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Antarctic Expeditions

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24m 55s

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Pride 2023

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Interviewees across the Pride 2023 oral...

5m 47s

3 contributors

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Surf Clubs of the Illawarra

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Kevin grew up in the Woonona Surf Club and is...

30m 43s

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Bridge Builders

Bridge Builders [Tape 26 Part 3] Interview with Reg Saunders

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21m 54s

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Bloomfield River Oral History

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Both Mabel and Lizzie were born at Banabila on...

31m 43s

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PCL_Oral_Histories

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Lorna Parr interviewed Jack Flitcroft on 15th...

34m 12s

2 contributors

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Local Personalities

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Harriet Rowe interviews Elsie Warr at Lulworth...

35m 13s

3 contributors

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Wollongong Stories

Daniel Lysaght

Daniel grew up in the house “Hightrees” in...

44m 6s

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Antarctic Expeditions

Bob Dingle interviewed by Ingrid McGaughey [1st Interview Part 2]

Recorded on 29th January 2011 in Swansea,...

15m 21s

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Helensburgh, Otford & Stanwell Tops Stories

Carol Herben, Waterfall/ Garrawarra Sanatorium & Cemetery 2013

Carol Herben was a Wollongong-based local...

18m 28s

2 contributors

Bulli, Corrimal and Thirroul Stories

Fred Wright

Fred Wright who worked at Bulli mine for much...

37m 20s

1 contributor

North Sydney Olympic Pool

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Daina fletcher, Senior curator at the...

15m 13s

5 contributors

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Bridge Builders

Bridge Builders [Tape 4] Interview with Walter Ellis

Interview summary: Walter (Wally) Ellis...

9m 39s

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20th Century Ryde

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Stan Beal (with input from his wife Muriel)...

31m 24s

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Charters Towers Archives Oral Histories

Beattie Landsberg Oral History

Beattie Landsberg recounts her experiences at...

13m 59s

3 contributors

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Faith Bandler

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15m 21s

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Men's Shed stories

Ron Dryburgh - Albion Park

Ron has been involved in the establishment of...

26m 57s

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Army Nurse Interviews

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TX6034 Major Gwendolyn Merle Taylor,...

41m 53s

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Email Factory, Orange

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Percy Moss is interviewed by Yolanda Takacs on...

38m 23s

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Faith Bandler

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30m 59s

14 contributors

Austinmer Stories

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Roma’s first memories of Austinmer are from...

22m 7s

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Neil Thompson has fished the Queensland coast...

29m 6s

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North Sydney Olympic Pool

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Bill Berge Phillips was a swimming official at...

29m 54s

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Oral History Project

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Carmella was joined by her cousin, Maria...

8m 1s

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Somerville House Centenary Oral History

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Jennifer Young was a student at Somerville...

31m 8s

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44% awaiting review

20th Century Ryde

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18m 23s

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Local Personalities

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26m 54s

1 contributor

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CWA Stories

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Ada Raynor started as part of the Country...

51m 46s

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28m 24s

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Hawkesbury Voices

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Harold Rawson was born in Dorchester in 1908...

1h 2m 23s

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Ray and his family have lived in Port Kembla...

48m 23s

4 contributors

Faith Bandler

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31m 11s

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Wollongong Stories

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1h 4m 8s

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Sweet Talking Oral Histories

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29m 29s

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Central Coast Voices

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Tom Sales was born in the Wyong area around...

45m 11s

10 contributors

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Charters Towers Archives Oral Histories

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Two part interview with Lee Conn. In the first...

31m 15s

6 contributors

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Army Nurse Interviews

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F1189 Major Jean O'Neill, Royal Australian...

26m 53s

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Surf Clubs of the Illawarra

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Kate Balding is the president of Coledale Surf...

30m

1 contributor

Peacekeeping Voices

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Elizabeth Gill was one of 600 Australians who...

30m 13s

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Kiama Stories: oral histories

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Margaret Sharpe talks with Keith Johnson about...

40m 9s

11 contributors

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Email Factory, Orange

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38m 45s

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51m 21s

4 contributors

2WG Women's Club

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Doris Britt remembers a life spent on farms,...

46m 39s

8 contributors

Camden Voices

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54m 29s

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Kiama Stories: oral histories

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17m 46s

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NX35145 Captain Lorraine Stewart Blow,...

19m 30s

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Antarctic Expeditions

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Recorded on 26th August 2011 in Evandale,...

51m 37s

16 contributors

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Sweet Talking Oral Histories

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29m 17s

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Mapoon Oral Histories

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31m 4s

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1h 52m 58s

14 contributors

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Reflections on the Clarence

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Ron is a lifelong resident of Grafton. ...

22m 48s

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Reflections on the Clarence

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Nita was born at Coldstream via Ulmarra in...

30m 53s

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Bloomfield River Oral History

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Elizabeth Lee was formerly known in Bloomfield...

31m 33s

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Drought NSW

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Robert Miller is a fifth-generation dairy...

1h 10m 26s

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Noel Haysom is a biologist and began his...

17m 26s

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49m 52s

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Mapoon Oral Histories

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31m 8s

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Drought NSW

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Recorded at Coonamble. In the second of three...

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Bloomfield River Oral History

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A cattleman at heart, Royce Lee came down to...

9m 53s

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Antarctic Expeditions

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24m 16s

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Janine Craike discusses her involvement with...

5m 52s

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Antarctic Expeditions

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Recorded on 23rd March 2011 in Sandy Bay,...

53m 7s

6 contributors

Bloomfield River Oral History

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Both Mabel and Lizzie were born at Banabila on...

31m 44s

4 contributors

Wollongong Stories

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Deidre went to school in Wollongong and after...

41m 2s

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This interview consists of two audio...

52m 44s

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Bulli, Corrimal and Thirroul Stories

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Rube (Mary Ruben) Hargrave (nee Chamberlain),...

23m 5s

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Somerville House Centenary Oral History

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Miss Martin was educated at Somerville House...

20m 3s

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20th Century Ryde

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Mavis lived in Rickard Street, Denistone East...

19m 2s

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2% awaiting review

Lifeguard History Project

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Ken Hawthorne, born in February of 1920, first...

47m 11s

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Sweet Talking Oral Histories

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31m 37s

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Women in Local Government

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“You want to be on the leading edge, not the...

37m 21s

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58m 54s

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39m 29s

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20th Century Ryde

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Kurilpa Community Child Care Centre Oral History

Joanne Fullerton (21 August 2008) Oral History Part 3

Joanne Fullerton discusses her involvement...

10m 1s

3 contributors

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Sweet Talking Oral Histories

Ernie Maguire (4 April 1998) Oral History Part 1

Interview with Ernie Maguire, a mill worker,...

31m 55s

3 contributors

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Reflections on the Clarence

Betty Carlton

Betty was born and raised in Grafton, the...

48m 52s

4 contributors

North Sydney Olympic Pool

Charles Elliott (Tape 1 Side A) 29th November 1993, interviewed by Nan Manefield

Charles Elliott was the Manager of North...

31m

3 contributors

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Prickly Pear Control Oral History

Prickly Pear Control Oral History Tape 2

Interview with Alan Dodd.

6m 23s

2 contributors

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Mapoon Oral Histories

Jack Callope (8 June 1992) Part 2

In this four part interview, Jack Callope, a...

31m 28s

5 contributors

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Oral History Project

Frank Bloxham, experiences of life in Toongabbie in the early days. Interviewed by Sister Gabriel Forster.

Mr Frank Bloxham, born in Griffiths, moved...

52m 59s

14 contributors

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Shacks of the Royal National Park

Joyce Gormly Part 1 of 2

Joyce Gormly’s family has stayed at shacks at...

22m 33s

9 contributors

Antarctic Expeditions

Hans Brinkies interviewed by Ingrid McGaughey [Part 2]

Recorded on 7th July 2011 in Sandy Bay,...

26m 11s

2 contributors

Hawkesbury Voices

Eric Mitchell

Eric Henry Mitchell was born in Sydney in...

29m 35s

8 contributors

20th Century Ryde

Interview with Thomas Stanley (Stan) Beal, Tape 1, Side B

Stan Beal (with input from his wife Muriel)...

31m 34s

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Bloomfield River Oral History

Interview with Bob Harlow, 8 May 1995 [Part 2]

Bob Harlow was raised on the Daintree and came...

31m 42s

5 contributors

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CWA Stories

Liz Corfield

Liz Corfield has been in the Keiraville Branch...

25m 50s

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Pride 2023

Christine Dean [Part 1] interviewed by Holly Zwalf, 15 November 2022

Christine Dean is an artist, teacher and...

1h 13m 9s

2 contributors

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Australian Fishing Industry Oral History

Interview with Alfred George Ness, 24 Apr 1990. [Part 1, Side A]

Alf Ness has been fishing for over 30 years,...

28m 26s

5 contributors

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Dapto Stories

Neil & Tera Wheway Part 2 of 2

Tera (nee Hendriksen) Wheway was born in 1943...

22m 25s

2 contributors

Camden Voices

John Wrigley and The Camden Museum

John Wrigley is the former President of the...

1h 12m 57s

3 contributors

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Fort Scratchley Oral History Project

Fort Scratchley: Kevin Laffey Part 2

Kevin lived at Fort Scratchley as a child as...

23m 35s

3 contributors

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Pride 2023

Jamie James [Part 2] interviewed by Holly Zwalf, 8 June 2023.

Photographer Jamie James discusses growing up...

55m 27s

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Reflections on the Clarence

Harold Winkel

Harold speaks of his arrival on the Clarence...

15m 54s

4 contributors

Bonegilla Migration Stories

Albino Pagagna [Part 2]

A talk given by Albino Pagagna on the 15th of...

31m 19s

3 contributors

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Pride 2023

Norrie [Part 4] interviewed by Darby Carr, 16 December 2022.

Norrie (you/she/they) discusses family...

1h 27m 57s

1 contributor

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Bridge Builders

Bridge Builders [Tape 8 Part 1] Interview with Jack McCrae

Interview summary: Jack McCrae discusses his...

21m 39s

9 contributors

Local Personalities

Interview with Douglas Cumming

Interview with Douglas Cumming, Waverley...

1h 5m 59s

1 contributor

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ACT Stories

Beulah Rose McAppion interviewed by Ann-Mari Jordens, 20 February 2011.

This oral history recording is an interview...

44m 25s

8 contributors

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Mungo Man

Mungo Man: Interview with Patricia Johnson [Part 3]

In this interview Patricia talks about the...

19m 42s

11 contributors

Email Factory, Orange

Gunther Sielicki interviewed by Gai Winter

Gunther Sielicki is interviewed by Gai Winter...

31m 6s

4 contributors

Bridge Builders

Bridge Builders [Tape 32] Interview with Tom Ivory

Interview summary: Tom Ivory speaks of his...

27m 35s

17 contributors

Antarctic Expeditions

Bob Dingle interviewed by Ingrid McGaughey [3rd Interview Part 2]

Recorded on 28th August 2011 in Swansea,...

54m 39s

7 contributors

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Townsville City Oral Histories

Kathleen Ruth Nugar Oral History (14 August 1995) Part One

Two part interview with Kathleen Ruth Nugar....

31m 35s

10 contributors

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Bridge Builders

Bridge Builders [Tape 6] Interview with Bob Ross

Interview summary: Bob Ross speaks of working...

40m 39s

23 contributors

75th Anniversary of the Library Act

75th Anniversary of the Library Act - Ross Zimmerman Part 2

Ross was a Library technician at Newcastle...

3m 40s

4 contributors

Second World War Voices

James Landman interviewed by Michael Boyle [Part 2]

Part 2 of an interview with James Robert...

1h 18m 44s

14 contributors

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8% awaiting review

Antarctic Expeditions

Jack Ward interviewed by Ingrid McGaughey [2nd Interview Part 1]

Recorded on 11th January 2011 in North...

34m 48s

3 contributors

Reflections on the Clarence

Basil Tarrant

Basil was involved in dairy farming and...

52m 31s

12 contributors

Bloomfield River Oral History

Interview with Hank and Ruth Hershberger, 19 May 1995 [Part 1]

Hank and Ruth Hershberger moved to Bloomfield...

31m 34s

6 contributors

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Wollongong Stories

Ed Vormister Part 2 of 3

Ed Vormister was 101 when he gave this...

24m 51s

5 contributors

Rainbow Archives

Under the Rainbow [Tape 22 Side B] Interview with David Spain; Kali McLaughlin.

Collected by the Richmond-Tweed Oral History...

31m 23s

13 contributors

Pride 2023

Alex Greenwich [Part 2] interviewed by Martin Portus, 18 September 2023.

Alex Greenwich (he/him) discusses growing up...

42m 19s

2 contributors

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Drought NSW

Nea Worrell interviewed by Louise Whelan, 15 May 2019.

Nea Worrell shares her personal experiences of...

45m 48s

5 contributors

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3% awaiting review

Wagga Wagga floods 2012

Wagga Wagga floods 2012 : interview with Heinz Kausche Part 2

Heinz Kausche discusses how two types of...

17m 59s

4 contributors

Reflections on the Clarence

Richard (Dick) Page

Prominent Clarence River grazing family,...

55m 23s

1 contributor

Dapto Stories

Einir Brunkhurst Part 1 of 2

Einir Brunckhorst (nee Jones) was born in...

25m 28s

5 contributors

Life in Penrith

Interview with Sheila Moorcroft of Emu Plains, NSW

Interview with Sheila Moorcroft, long time...

38m 51s

3 contributors

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Kiama Stories: oral histories

Interview with 'Dinky' and Agnes Marks

'Dinky' and Agnes Marks are from Terragong,...

40m 56s

6 contributors

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Warrawong, Port Kembla & Cringila stories

George Murray Part 2

George Murray was born in Scotland and arrived...

24m 59s

1 contributor

Charters Towers Archives Oral Histories

Bill Henderson (1996) Oral History Part 1

Two part interview with Bill Henderson doing...

31m 13s

1 contributor

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Reflections on the Clarence

Magda Mussared

Magda was born in the Netherlands at the...

15m 19s

4 contributors

Mapoon Oral Histories

Norman Wheeler (1992) Interview Part 6

Interview with Norman Wheeler, a Mapoon elder....

30m 18s

2 contributors

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Wollongong Stories

Mary Walters

Mary is a daughter of Sid and Madge Hoskins,...

49m 22s

12 contributors

Rainbow Archives

Under the Rainbow [Tape 29 Side A] Interview with Graeme Askey; Judy Arpana; Paul Burr.

Collected by the Richmond-Tweed Oral History...

31m 50s

12 contributors

Mungo Man

Mungo Man: Interview with Patricia Johnson [Part 2]

In this interview Patricia talks about the...

1m 9s

4 contributors

Rainbow Archives

Under the Rainbow [Tape 16 Side A] Interview with Robyn Moore.

Collected by the Richmond-Tweed Oral History...

31m 38s

7 contributors

Reflections on the Clarence

William Marr

William served in World War 2 with occupation...

40m 8s

3 contributors

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Pride 2023

Svetlana Gilerman [Part 2] interviewed by Holly Zwalf, 11 October 2022.

Svetlana Gilerman was born in Ukraine and...

1h 11m 53s

1 contributor

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Life in Ku-ring-gai

Interview with William Seghers [OH 15 Side B]

Part two of an interview with William Seghers...

31m 19s

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