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Amplify delivers audio material from a number of cultural institutions including libraries and museums across Australia. These oral histories, many of which have been preserved digitally from their original format, are being delivered online for the first time, paired with machine-generated transcripts. Here you can explore hours of fascinating interviews that capture Australian life, people and history. You can also help enrich these important cultural documents by correcting any errors in the transcripts you may find as you listen along.
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Former Mayors of Strathfield Council
Paul Wilson, Chief Health and Building Surveyor at Strathfield, Interview 1
Paul Wilson worked at Strathfield Council from...
1h 30s
1 contributor
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Hawkesbury Voices
James Doyle
James Doyle, also known as Jim, was a...
49m 16s
8 contributors
Camden Voices
John Wrigley and The Camden Museum
John Wrigley is the former President of the...
1h 12m 57s
3 contributors
100% have edits
Hawkesbury Voices
Agnes Furzer
Agnes Furzer nee Cross was born in 1888,...
51m 13s
5 contributors
Hawkesbury Voices
Doreen Mitchell
Doreen Adelaide Mitchell was born in Arncliffe...
1h 7m 32s
9 contributors
Hawkesbury Voices
Robert Danvers Power [part 2]
Robert Danvers Power, known as 'Bob' was born...
20m 50s
3 contributors
Hawkesbury Voices
Brian Dunston [part 1]
Brian Dunston was born in 1938 in Richmond,...
59m 23s
3 contributors
Hawkesbury Voices
Harold Rawson
Harold Rawson was born in Dorchester in 1908...
1h 2m 23s
5 contributors
Hawkesbury Voices
Geoffrey Michael
Geoffrey Gordon Michael, AO, OBE, was born in...
39m 10s
7 contributors
Hawkesbury Voices
Jack Daley
Jack Grantley Daley was born in Wilberforce in...
36m 55s
11 contributors
Hawkesbury Voices
Ronald Rozzoli
Ronald Rozzoli was born in Chatswood in 1936,...
1h 3m 17s
12 contributors
Hawkesbury Voices
Donald Woodhill
Donald Woodhill was born in 1919, spending his...
1h 44s
5 contributors
Long and the Short of It
The Long and the Short of It Interview with Adele Hawke
Adele Hawke interviewed by Veronica Shaw at...
42m 35s
2 contributors
Camden Voices
Michael Wheeler's Oral History
Michael Wheeler recounts an idyllic childhood...
59m 46s
3 contributors
100% have edits
Former Mayors of Strathfield Council
Eileen Stirk, Strathfield Councillor, Interview 1
Eileen Stirk was an Alderman for Strathfield...
55m 45s
6 contributors
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1% awaiting review
Hawkesbury Voices
Doug Bowd
Douglas Gordon Bowd, a fifth generation member...
37m 58s
16 contributors
Former Mayors of Strathfield Council
Clarence "Clarrie" Edwards, Mayor of Strathfield, Interview 1
Clarrie Edwards was Mayor of Strathfield from...
17m 28s
3 contributors
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7% awaiting review
Hawkesbury Voices
Bryan Patrick Mullins
Bryan Patrick Mullins was born in Wagga Wagga...
1h 10m 55s
5 contributors
100% have edits
Long and the Short of It
The Long and the Short of It Interview with Janice Cassidy
Janic Cassidy interviewed by Veronica Shaw at...
45m 44s
3 contributors
Hawkesbury Voices
Caroline Alice Jasper Hogarth
Caroline Alice Jasper Hogarth nee Cobcroft was...
1h 3m 11s
6 contributors
99% have edits
Long and the Short of It
The Long and the Short of It Interview with Carrie Cusack
Carrie Cusack interviewed by Veronica Shaw at...
55m 48s
4 contributors
Hawkesbury Voices
Enid Colquhoun
Enid Colquhoun was born in Sydney in 1927, the...
50m 45s
1 contributor
Hawkesbury Voices
Dorothy Phipps [part 2]
Dorothy Phipps was born in 1935 in Richmond,...
22m 34s
1 contributor
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
100% have edits
Hawkesbury Voices
Sydney Klein
Sydney (Sid) Klein was born in 1904 in Parkes...
54m 31s
4 contributors
Hawkesbury Voices
Lloyd Smith
Lloyd Neville Smith was born in the Hawkesbury...
58m 21s
10 contributors
Hawkesbury Voices
Ted Radford
Ted Radford was born in Richmond in 1942, son...
50m 28s
8 contributors
100% have edits
4% awaiting review
Hawkesbury Voices
Robert Danvers Power [part 1]
Robert Danvers Power, known as 'Bob' was born...
1h 1m 30s
9 contributors
Hawkesbury Voices
Dorothy Mellish
Dorothy Mellish lived in Windsor since 1939....
1h 2m 52s
3 contributors
Hawkesbury Voices
Sydney Sheldon
Sydney Sheldon moved to the Hawkesbury area...
56m 23s
9 contributors
100% have edits
Long and the Short of It
The Long and the Short of It Interview with Jeannette Lyneham
Jeannette Lyneham interviewed by Veronica Shaw...
1h 3m 52s
4 contributors
Hawkesbury Voices
Joy Shepherd
Joy Lorraine Shepherd nee Taylor was born in...
46m 24s
18 contributors
Hawkesbury Voices
Brian Dunston [part 2]
Brian Dunston was born in 1938 in Richmond,...
22m 3s
3 contributors
Hawkesbury Voices
Bruce Brown
Bruce Brown was born in Parramatta. His family...
1h 1m 20s
5 contributors
100% have edits
1% awaiting review
Camden Voices
Betty Yewen's Oral History
Betty grew up in Camden and has fond memories...
56m 19s
3 contributors
34% have edits
Former Mayors of Strathfield Council
Viv Hudson, Deputy Town Clerk, Interview 1
Viv Hudson worked for Strathfield Council from...
59m 18s
3 contributors
100% have edits
Hawkesbury Voices
Joan Mullins
Agnes Joan Mullins, known as Joan, was born in...
1h 4m 52s
5 contributors
Hawkesbury Voices
Victoria Silk
Victoria Silk was born in Euchuca then moved...
27m 13s
6 contributors
Hawkesbury Voices
Eric Mitchell
Eric Henry Mitchell was born in Sydney in...
29m 35s
8 contributors
Camden Voices
Mick Starr's Oral History
Mick Starr grew up at Camden Park and also...
54m 29s
2 contributors
48% have edits
Hawkesbury Voices
Brian Ernest Jones
Brian Ernest Jones was born in Windsor in...
1h 4m 19s
11 contributors
Former Mayors of Strathfield Council
Eve Dutton, Mayor of Strathfield, Interview 1
Eve Dutton served as Mayor of Strathfield from...
1h 12s
3 contributors
100% have edits
Camden Voices
Alba Marasco's stories of Camden.
Alba Marasco migrated to Australia in 1951...
1h 4m 46s
0 contributors
Hawkesbury Voices
Dorothy Phipps [part 1]
Dorothy Phipps was born in 1935 in Richmond,...
1h 40s
1 contributor
Hawkesbury Voices
Brian Pulsford
Maurice Brian Pulsford, known as Brian, was...
30m 54s
10 contributors
Camden Voices
Joan Higgin's Oral History
Joan Higgins was born in Camden and her...
38m 31s
1 contributor
16% have edits
Hawkesbury Voices
June Locock
June Ellen Locock was born at Craignish...
55m 19s
11 contributors
Hawkesbury Voices
Geoffrey Moses
Geoffrey Moses was born in 1922 and lived and...
50m 10s
13 contributors
Former Mayors of Strathfield Council
Laurel O'Toole, Mayor of Strathfield, Interview 1
Laurel O'Toole was Mayor of Strathfield from...
59m 15s
3 contributors
100% have edits
Former Mayors of Strathfield Council
Paul Wilson, Chief Health and Building Surveyor at Strathfield, Interview 2
Paul Wilson worked at Strathfield Council from...
1h 2m 10s
1 contributor
100% have edits
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
1 contributor
100% have edits
Hawkesbury Voices
Fay Worrell
Fay Worrell nee Pye, was born in 1930 at...
57m 56s
10 contributors
100% have edits
Hawkesbury Voices
Mary Elizabeth 'Bessie' Clemson
Mary Elizabeth Clemson nee Rogers was known as...
48m 11s
8 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
Camden Voices
Harry and Frances Warner and Camden Park House
Harry and Frances Warner worked on Camden Park...
1h 46m 18s
1 contributor
16% have edits
Hawkesbury Voices
Athol Alexander Smith
Athol Alexander Smith, known as...
47m 41s
8 contributors
Former Mayors of Strathfield Council
Robert Jordan, Strathfield Alderman, Interview 1
Robert Jordan was an Alderman for Strathfield...
26m 51s
4 contributors
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Hawkesbury Voices
Janice Earle
Janice Earle was born in Richmond in 1940,...
57m 42s
3 contributors
Hawkesbury Voices
Ellie Roberts
Dorothy Ellie Roberts, known as Ellie, was...
39m 2s
8 contributors
Hawkesbury Voices
Yvette Kemp
Yvette Kemp nee McGroder was born in 1932 in...
1h 7m 45s
6 contributors
Hawkesbury Voices
Thomas Dunlea
Thomas John Dunlea was born in 1916 in Dubbo,...
52m 36s
7 contributors
Hawkesbury Voices
Jacqueline Menzies
Jacqueline Menzies nee Coole was born in 1946...
52m 43s
7 contributors
100% have edits
Hawkesbury Voices
Charles Kemp
Charles Hedley Kemp was born in 1899, his...
46m 58s
10 contributors
Hawkesbury Voices
Charles Argent
Charles Argent was born in 1911. His...
24m 30s
12 contributors