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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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Bulli, Corrimal and Thirroul Stories
Maisy Day
Maisy Day (nee Dwyer) lived with her family in...
5m 28s
2 contributors
Bulli, Corrimal and Thirroul Stories
Paul Tuckerman - Thirroul Railway Institute
The Thirroul Railway Institute Preservation...
33m 25s
2 contributors
Wollongong Town Hall
Judy Bourke
Judy Bourke grew up in Wollongong went to St...
1h 15m 38s
11 contributors
Bulli, Corrimal and Thirroul Stories
Anne Lehmann-Kuit - Educator Illawarra Folk Festival 2020
The annual Illawarra Folk Festival consists of...
9m 40s
5 contributors
Bulli, Corrimal and Thirroul Stories
Edith Draper
Edith Draper lived at Stanwell Park in the...
1h 4m 24s
6 contributors
Bulli, Corrimal and Thirroul Stories
Hans Buettner & Gordon McComb - Thirroul Ski Club Interview
Thirroul Ski Club celebrated its 50th...
1h 4m 9s
19 contributors
Sweet Talking Oral Histories
Margaret Flanders (8 March 1998) Oral History
Margaret Flanders, wife of a cane farmer,...
26m 14s
5 contributors
9% have edits
Bulli, Corrimal and Thirroul Stories
Gunter Grafenauer
Gunter was born in Austria and migrated to...
20m 20s
3 contributors
Sweet Talking Oral Histories
John Camilleri (11 November 1997) Oral History Part 2
Interview with John Camilleri, cane inspector...
29m 37s
10 contributors
100% have edits
Wollongong Town Hall
Jeanette and Lawernce Bond
Lawrence and Jeanette (nee Pepper) Bond...
14m 27s
4 contributors
Bulli, Corrimal and Thirroul Stories
Peg Ryan and Suzi Krawczyk - Performers, Illawarra Folk Festival 2020
The annual Illawarra Folk Festival consists of...
8m 59s
6 contributors
Sweet Talking Oral Histories
Joyce Shuttlewood (12 November 1997) Oral History Part 1
Interview with Joyce Shuttlewood who lived on...
29m 20s
4 contributors
100% have edits
Bulli, Corrimal and Thirroul Stories
Dorothy Sefton
Dorothy Sefton (nee Gibson) has lived in...
56m 3s
8 contributors
Sweet Talking Oral Histories
Denis Foster (24 March 1998) Oral History Part 2
Interview with Denis Foster retired staff...
28m 5s
3 contributors
100% have edits
Prickly Pear Control Oral History
Prickly Pear Control Oral History Tape 2
Interview with Alan Dodd.
6m 23s
2 contributors
100% have edits
Sweet Talking Oral Histories
Nobby Hart (26 March 1998) Oral History Part 1
Interview with Nobby Hart, worker at the...
30m 43s
7 contributors
100% 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
Camden Voices
Joan Higgin's Oral History
Joan Higgins was born in Camden and her...
38m 31s
1 contributor
16% have edits
Sweet Talking Oral Histories
Elizabeth Stevenson (8 April 1998) Oral History
Interview with Elizabeth Stevenson, female...
30m 54s
3 contributors
80% have edits
Sweet Talking Oral Histories
Fred Thompson (7 March 1998) Oral History Part 1
Interview with Fred Thompson, retired union...
31m 37s
2 contributors
100% have edits
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
100% have edits
Wollongong Town Hall
Robyn Letham and Sheelagh Garaghty
Robyn Letham and Sheelagh Geraghty are both...
1h 4m 5s
4 contributors
100% have edits
Wollongong Town Hall
Doris Stewart
Doris Stewart of Bulli is a long-time member...
19m 36s
2 contributors
Bulli, Corrimal and Thirroul Stories
Susan Richardson - Performer, Illawarra Folk Festival 2020
The annual Illawarra Folk Festival consists of...
10m 15s
6 contributors
Bulli, Corrimal and Thirroul Stories
Hess Saunders - Grevillea Park
Hess has lived a long life as an educator and...
28m 37s
3 contributors
Bulli, Corrimal and Thirroul Stories
Leo Coleman - Long-term Attendee
Leo Coleman is a long term attendee of the...
10m 31s
3 contributors
Bulli, Corrimal and Thirroul Stories
Roland Stefen - Instrument maker at Illawarra Folk Festival 2020
The annual Illawarra Folk Festival consists of...
12m 35s
9 contributors
Sweet Talking Oral Histories
Sam Bezzina (3 November 1997) Oral History Part 2
Interview with Sam Bezzina, a cane farmer who...
18m 47s
2 contributors
100% have edits
Bulli, Corrimal and Thirroul Stories
Herb Nash
Herb Nash ran Pat’s Place Store in Bulli with...
26m 5s
1 contributor
Bulli, Corrimal and Thirroul Stories
Joyce Chapman Part 2 of 2
Joyce remembers happy days at Woonona as a...
31m 54s
5 contributors
Bulli, Corrimal and Thirroul Stories
Margaret Reeve
Margaret came to Thirroul with her family and...
48m 31s
3 contributors
47% have edits
Bulli, Corrimal and Thirroul Stories
Arthur Smith - Thirroul
Arthur Smith worked hard to study and pursue...
45m 11s
4 contributors
Bulli, Corrimal and Thirroul Stories
Rube Hargrave
Rube (Mary Ruben) Hargrave (nee Chamberlain),...
23m 5s
6 contributors
Bulli, Corrimal and Thirroul Stories
Judy Bourke Part 2 of 2
Judy is a community-minded pioneer who has...
42m 23s
9 contributors
Wollongong Town Hall
Ann James
Ann James (nee Simpson), whose grandfather was...
52m 27s
2 contributors
Bulli, Corrimal and Thirroul Stories
Kathryn Orton, Poster Designer, Illawarra Folk Festival 2020
10m 30s
4 contributors
Wollongong Town Hall
Margret Reeve
Margret Reeve (nee Maloney) In the...
44m 41s
6 contributors
74% have edits
Sweet Talking Oral Histories
Kevin Cutler (14 March 1998) Oral History Part 1
Interview with Kevin Cutler, engineer at...
31m 21s
2 contributors
43% have edits
Bulli, Corrimal and Thirroul Stories
Keith Woodward
Keith Woodward lived in The Waves, a street in...
20m 49s
1 contributor
Camden Voices
Michael Wheeler's Oral History
Michael Wheeler recounts an idyllic childhood...
59m 46s
2 contributors
100% have edits
Sweet Talking Oral Histories
Ray Muller (2 November 1997) Oral History
Interview with Ray Muller, an early pioneer of...
24m 49s
2 contributors
100% have edits
Sweet Talking Oral Histories
Joe Toft (16 March 1998) Oral History
Interview with Joe Toft, inventor and...
28m 31s
3 contributors
100% have edits
Camden Voices
Mick Starr's Oral History
Mick Starr grew up at Camden Park and also...
54m 29s
1 contributor
2% have edits
Bulli, Corrimal and Thirroul Stories
John Elton - Grevillea Park
John has been a passionate volunteer with the...
30m 34s
5 contributors
Wollongong Town Hall
Maurene Dredge
Maurene Dredge (nee Rosten), a lifelong...
26m 38s
2 contributors
Sweet Talking Oral Histories
Kevin Cutler (14 March 1998) Oral History Part 2
Interview with Kevin Cutler, engineer at...
17m 57s
2 contributors
13% have edits
Bulli, Corrimal and Thirroul Stories
Gail Norris - Social Media Manager, Illawarra Folk Festival 2020
The annual Illawarra Folk Festival consists of...
12m 20s
3 contributors
Bulli, Corrimal and Thirroul Stories
Melinda Wishart - Performer Illawarra Folk Festival 2020
The annual Illawarra Folk Festival consists of...
14m 24s
6 contributors
Sweet Talking Oral Histories
Lawrence and Yvonne Mizzi (26 March 1998) Oral History Part 1
Interview with Lawrence Mizzi, cane farmer,...
31m 51s
5 contributors
100% have edits
Wollongong Town Hall
James Cook
James Cook of Mount Ousley worked for...
15m 29s
3 contributors
Wollongong Town Hall
Sandy Brenchley
Sandy moved to the Illawarra as a young...
20m 15s
3 contributors
Sweet Talking Oral Histories
Ernie Maguire (4 April 1998) Oral History Part 1
Interview with Ernie Maguire, a mill worker,...
31m 55s
3 contributors
100% have edits
Wollongong Town Hall
Alan Flanagan
Alan Flanagan, a Unanderra resident, visited...
11m 46s
3 contributors
Sweet Talking Oral Histories
Katherine Frugoni (26 March 1998) Oral History
Interview with Katherine Frugoni, a wife of a...
31m 41s
2 contributors
100% have edits
Wollongong Town Hall
Marcia and Karren Belcher
Marcia Belcher (nee Day) born in Kenny Street,...
42m 59s
8 contributors
100% have edits
1% awaiting review
Sweet Talking Oral Histories
Denise Fritz (17 November 1998) Oral History
Interview with Denise Fritz, who lived and...
26m 7s
4 contributors
54% have edits
Prickly Pear Control Oral History
Prickly Pear Control Oral History Tape 3
Interview with Alan Dodd.
1m 38s
6 contributors
100% have edits
Bulli, Corrimal and Thirroul Stories
Albert Vreman
Albert Vreman was nineteen when he emigrated...
1h 35s
6 contributors
100% have edits
Bulli, Corrimal and Thirroul Stories
Herb Deacon
Herb Deacon lived in The Waves, Thirroul, with...
5m 59s
1 contributor
Sweet Talking Oral Histories
Violet Groundwater (16 March 1998) Oral History
Interview with Violet Groundwater, widowed at...
27m 1s
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
Sweet Talking Oral Histories
Jack Takagaki (21 November 1997) Oral History Part 2
Interview with Jack Takagaki, son of a...
29m 17s
4 contributors
100% have edits
Bulli, Corrimal and Thirroul Stories
Matthew Black - Singer
The annual Illawarra Folk Festival consists of...
23m 13s
5 contributors
Sweet Talking Oral Histories
Mario Cristaudo (27 March 1998) Oral History Part 2
Interview with Mario Cristaudo, sugar cane...
19m 20s
3 contributors
100% have edits
Wollongong Town Hall
Robin Hutton
Robin Hutton, a member of the Illawarra Choral...
1h 4m 5s
7 contributors
Bulli, Corrimal and Thirroul Stories
Colin Gibson
Colin Gibson owner of Gibson Hairdressing...
30m 30s
3 contributors
Bulli, Corrimal and Thirroul Stories
Judy Bourke Part 1 of 2
Judy is a community-minded pioneer who has...
50m 56s
12 contributors
Bulli, Corrimal and Thirroul Stories
Melanie Stjepanovic
The Illawarra Folk Festival was first held at...
14m 11s
4 contributors
Sweet Talking Oral Histories
Sam Bezzina (3 November 1997) Oral History Part 1
Interview with Sam Bezzina, a cane farmer who...
27m 11s
5 contributors
100% have edits
Wollongong Town Hall
Jan Waples
Jan Waples, from a long-standing Wollongong...
30m 28s
3 contributors
Wollongong Town Hall
Joseph (Joe) Smith
Joe Smith was a much respected swim coach at...
1h 7m 54s
4 contributors
Bulli, Corrimal and Thirroul Stories
Tony Sarkis
Tony lived in the Sherbrooke Chapel as part of...
25m 22s
5 contributors
Bulli, Corrimal and Thirroul Stories
Keith & Liz Lowell - Volunteers Illawarra Folk Festival 2020
The annual Illawarra Folk Festival consists of...
11m 38s
4 contributors
Sweet Talking Oral Histories
John Camilleri (11 November 1997) Oral History Part 1
Interview with John Camilleri, cane inspector...
27m 39s
2 contributors
100% have edits
Wollongong Town Hall
Barbara Street
Barbara Street shares detailed experiences of...
1h 59s
3 contributors
Sweet Talking Oral Histories
Fred Thompson (7 March 1998) Oral History Part 2
Interview with Fred Thompson, retired union...
8m 35s
3 contributors
100% have edits
Bulli, Corrimal and Thirroul Stories
Maree Miller - Long term attendee
The Illawarra Folk Festival was first held at...
9m 16s
2 contributors
Sweet Talking Oral Histories
Denis Foster (24 March 1998) Oral History Part 1
Interview with Denis Foster retired staff...
29m 38s
3 contributors
100% have edits
Bulli, Corrimal and Thirroul Stories
Martyn Hopkins - Volunteer
Martyn Hopkins was a volunteer at the 2020...
3m 45s
2 contributors
Bulli, Corrimal and Thirroul Stories
Tracee Lea: Illawarra Grevillia Park
Tracee talks about her experiences as a...
28m 11s
7 contributors
Bulli, Corrimal and Thirroul Stories
Dave Beswick
Dave has lived at Wombarra and Thirroul, been...
37m 42s
5 contributors
Bulli, Corrimal and Thirroul Stories
Jack Draper
Edith Draper lived at Stanwell Park in the...
10m 32s
2 contributors
Bulli, Corrimal and Thirroul Stories
Joyce Chapman Part 1 of 2
Joyce remembers happy days at Woonona as a...
1h 12s
4 contributors
Bulli, Corrimal and Thirroul Stories
John and Keelan Spillane - Performers, Illawarra Folk Festival 2020
The annual Illawarra Folk Festival consists of...
10m 37s
3 contributors
Sweet Talking Oral Histories
Nobby Hart (26 March 1998) Oral History Part 2
Interview with Nobby Hart, worker at the...
31m 48s
5 contributors
100% have edits
Sweet Talking Oral Histories
John Pearson (27 March 1998) Oral History Part 2
Interview with John Pearson a prominent cane...
31m 42s
2 contributors
100% have edits
Wollongong Town Hall
Ada Raynor & Stephen Zantiotis
Ada Raynor and Stephen Zantiotis both long...
1h 6m
8 contributors
99% have edits
Bulli, Corrimal and Thirroul Stories
Graeme Morrison - Secretary of the Illawarra Folk Club
The annual Illawarra Folk Festival consists of...
9m 2s
5 contributors
Wollongong Town Hall
Sue Meehan
Sue Meehan (nee Woolley) is the president of...
16m 24s
4 contributors
Bulli, Corrimal and Thirroul Stories
Mark Ziebell - Grevillea Park
Mark talks about the process of obtaining...
25m 3s
3 contributors
Sweet Talking Oral Histories
Tom Wilson (12 March 1998) Oral History
Interview with Tom Wilson, a carpenter at...
21m 58s
7 contributors
100% have edits
Bulli, Corrimal and Thirroul Stories
Bronwen Chamberlain
Bronwen Chamberlain grew up in Bulli. When she...
36m 56s
8 contributors
Prickly Pear Control Oral History
Prickly Pear Control Oral History Tape 4
Audio recording of the history of the Prickly...
31m 49s
3 contributors
3% have edits
Camden Voices
Betty Yewen's Oral History
Betty grew up in Camden and has fond memories...
56m 19s
3 contributors
34% have edits
Wollongong Town Hall
John Street
John Street shares information about his life...
39m 35s
2 contributors
Bulli, Corrimal and Thirroul Stories
Syd Atkins
Syd Atkins giving speech about the history of...
35m 19s
10 contributors
Sweet Talking Oral Histories
Joyce Shuttlewood (12 November 1997) Oral History Part 2
Interview with Joyce Shuttlewood who lived on...
31m 27s
7 contributors
100% have edits
Bulli, Corrimal and Thirroul Stories
Robert Parsons
Robert trained and worked as a typewriter...
17m 35s
10 contributors
Sweet Talking Oral Histories
Jack Takagaki (21 November 1997) Oral History Part 1
Interview with Jack Takagaki, son of a...
31m 20s
3 contributors
100% have edits
Sweet Talking Oral Histories
Ernie Maguire (4 April 1998) Oral History Part 2
Interview with Ernie Maguire, a mill worker,...
18m 28s
1 contributor
100% have edits
Wollongong Town Hall
Grahame Bond
Grahame Bond AM is an Australian actor,...
31m 56s
3 contributors
Bulli, Corrimal and Thirroul Stories
Fred Wright
Fred Wright who worked at Bulli mine for much...
37m 20s
1 contributor
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
Sweet Talking Oral Histories
Pat Duritz (16 March 1998) Oral History
Interview with Pat Duritz, manager at the...
26m 59s
6 contributors
100% have edits
Wollongong Town Hall
Janet Bitter and David Bryars
Dave Bryars and Janet Bitter, members of the...
52m 36s
8 contributors
19% have edits
Bulli, Corrimal and Thirroul Stories
Paul Tuckerman
Paul has lived in the Northern suburbs all his...
16m 28s
2 contributors
Sweet Talking Oral Histories
Mario Cristaudo (27 March 1998) Oral History Part 1
Interview with Mario Cristaudo, sugar cane...
31m 37s
1 contributor
100% have edits
Sweet Talking Oral Histories
Maria McGee (5 November 1997) Oral History Part 2
Interview with Maria McGee, emigrated to...
29m 52s
1 contributor
Sweet Talking Oral Histories
Lawrence and Yvonne Mizzi (26 March 1998) Oral History Part 2
Interview with Lawrence Mizzi, cane farmer,...
31m 40s
2 contributors
20% have edits
Camden Voices
John Wrigley and The Camden Museum
John Wrigley is the former President of the...
1h 12m 57s
3 contributors
100% have edits
Sweet Talking Oral Histories
Doug Jacklin (7 November 1997) Oral History Part 2
Interview with Doug Jacklin a cane farmer and...
29m 29s
1 contributor
100% have edits
Bulli, Corrimal and Thirroul Stories
Thirroul Poetry Club
The Thirroul Poetry Club meets at Thirroul...
11m
8 contributors
Wollongong Town Hall
Helga Christie-Burnett
Helga Christie-Burnett, a Wollongong Pianist,...
1h 20m 21s
2 contributors
Prickly Pear Control Oral History
Prickly Pear Control Oral History Tape 1
Audio recording of the history of the Prickly...
10m 33s
2 contributors
100% have edits