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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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Mungo Man
Mungo Man: Interview with Mary Pappin [Part 2]
In this interview Mary talks about growing up...
49m 27s
18 contributors
Townsville City Oral Histories
Russell Butler Oral History (13 July 1993) Part One
Two part interview with Russell Butler. In the...
31m 28s
0 contributors
Faith Bandler
Faith Bandler [Tape 14 Side A] Interviewed by Carolyn Craig
Interview summary: Documentary with Bill Peach...
29m 51s
22 contributors
Townsville City Oral Histories
Eugene 'Jack' Daly Oral History (27 February 2007)
Interview with Eugene 'Jack' Daly. In the...
53m 6s
1 contributor
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
0 contributors
Townsville City Oral Histories
Mabel 'Mabs' Duncan Oral History (27 April 2007; 4 May 2007) Part One
Interview with Mabel 'Mabs' Duncan. Mabs talks...
36m 4s
1 contributor
99% have edits
Townsville City Oral Histories
Kathleen Ruth Nugar Oral History (14 August 1995) Part Two
Two part interview with Kathleen Ruth Nugar....
5m 33s
0 contributors
Faith Bandler
Faith Bandler [Tape 1 Side A] Interviewed by Carolyn Craig
Interview summary: Childhood in Tumbulgum,...
31m 38s
6 contributors
Mungo Man
Mungo Man: Interview with Michael Young [Part 3]
Over two interviews Michael speaks about his...
38m 4s
9 contributors
Sweet Talking Oral Histories
Denise Fritz (17 November 1998) Oral History
Interview with Denise Fritz, who lived and...
26m 7s
1 contributor
22% have edits
Sweet Talking Oral Histories
Joyce Shuttlewood (12 November 1997) Oral History Part 2
Interview with Joyce Shuttlewood who lived on...
31m 27s
0 contributors
Sweet Talking Oral Histories
Sam Bezzina (3 November 1997) Oral History Part 2
Interview with Sam Bezzina, a cane farmer who...
18m 47s
0 contributors
Townsville City Oral Histories
Chrissie and Pat Prior Oral History (10 July 1995)
Interview with Chrissie and Pat Prior....
14m 6s
0 contributors
Faith Bandler
Faith Bandler [Tape 14 Side B] Interviewed by Carolyn Craig
Interview summary: Death of Faith's sister...
18m 14s
7 contributors
Faith Bandler
Faith Bandler [Tape 10 Side B] Interviewed by Carolyn Craig
Interview summary: Referendum petition launch...
31m 35s
8 contributors
Sweet Talking Oral Histories
Jack Takagaki (21 November 1997) Oral History Part 2
Interview with Jack Takagaki, son of a...
29m 17s
0 contributors
Sweet Talking Oral Histories
Sam Bezzina (3 November 1997) Oral History Part 1
Interview with Sam Bezzina, a cane farmer who...
27m 11s
0 contributors
Faith Bandler
Faith Bandler [Tape 1 Side B] Interviewed by Carolyn Craig
Interview summary: Faith's memories of her...
30m 59s
14 contributors
Faith Bandler
Faith Bandler [Tape 11 Side A] Interviewed by Carolyn Craig
Interview summary: Aboriginal-Australian...
30m 58s
4 contributors
Mungo Man
Mungo Man: Interview with Dawn Smith [2nd interview Part 2]
In this interview Dawn adds to her previous...
38m 7s
7 contributors
Sweet Talking Oral Histories
Nobby Hart (26 March 1998) Oral History Part 1
Interview with Nobby Hart, worker at the...
30m 43s
0 contributors
Mungo Man
Mungo Man: Interview with Stephen Webb
In the interview Stephen says that he aims to...
51m 6s
33 contributors
Sweet Talking Oral Histories
Katherine Frugoni (26 March 1998) Oral History
Interview with Katherine Frugoni, a wife of a...
31m 41s
0 contributors
Mungo Man
Mungo Man: Interview with James Bowler
This interview gives a firsthand account of the...
1h 11m 35s
32 contributors
Sweet Talking Oral Histories
Ernie Maguire (4 April 1998) Oral History Part 1
Interview with Ernie Maguire, a mill worker,...
31m 55s
0 contributors
Townsville City Oral Histories
John and Gladys Plant Oral History (7 June 1995) Part One
Two part interview with John and Gladys Plant....
31m 37s
0 contributors
Mungo Man
Mungo Man: Interview with Roy Kennedy and Beryl Kennedy
In the interview Roy speaks at length about his...
1h 31m 43s
27 contributors
Sweet Talking Oral Histories
Margaret Flanders (8 March 1998) Oral History
Margaret Flanders, wife of a cane farmer,...
26m 14s
0 contributors
Sweet Talking Oral Histories
Violet Groundwater (16 March 1998) Oral History
Interview with Violet Groundwater, widowed at...
27m 1s
0 contributors
Sweet Talking Oral Histories
Mario Cristaudo (27 March 1998) Oral History Part 1
Interview with Mario Cristaudo, sugar cane...
31m 37s
0 contributors
Mungo Man
Mungo Man: Interview with Dawn Smith [2nd interview Part 4]
In this interview Dawn adds to her previous...
7m 56s
4 contributors
Townsville City Oral Histories
Bill Adams Oral History (2007)
Interview with Bill Adams. Bill talks about...
9m 10s
0 contributors
Sweet Talking Oral Histories
Kevin Cutler (14 March 1998) Oral History Part 2
Interview with Kevin Cutler, engineer at...
17m 57s
1 contributor
13% 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
1 contributor
100% have edits
Mungo Man
Mungo Man: Interview with Beryl Kennedy [Part 2]
In this interview Beryl speaks about the Mungo...
19m 23s
44 contributors
Sweet Talking Oral Histories
Joyce Shuttlewood (12 November 1997) Oral History Part 1
Interview with Joyce Shuttlewood who lived on...
29m 20s
0 contributors
Sweet Talking Oral Histories
Maria McGee (5 November 1997) Oral History Part 1
Interview with Maria McGee, emigrated to...
28m 45s
0 contributors
Sweet Talking Oral Histories
Fred Thompson (7 March 1998) Oral History Part 1
Interview with Fred Thompson, retired union...
31m 37s
0 contributors
Faith Bandler
Faith Bandler [Tape 2 Side A] Interviewed by Carolyn Craig
Interview summary: Funeral of Faith's father -...
30m 18s
18 contributors
Sweet Talking Oral Histories
Kevin Cutler (14 March 1998) Oral History Part 1
Interview with Kevin Cutler, engineer at...
31m 21s
0 contributors
Sweet Talking Oral Histories
Pat Duritz (16 March 1998) Oral History
Interview with Pat Duritz, manager at the...
26m 59s
0 contributors
Mungo Man
Mungo Man: Interview with Mary Pappin [Part 1]
In this interview Mary talks about growing up...
1m 46s
4 contributors
Mungo Man
Mungo Man: Interview with Patricia Johnson [Part 2]
In this interview Patricia talks about the...
1m 9s
4 contributors
Mungo Man
Mungo Man: Interview with Michael Young [Part 1]
Over two interviews Michael speaks about his...
15m 56s
3 contributors
Mungo Man
Mungo Man: Interview with Mary Pappin [Part 3]
In this interview Mary talks about growing up...
18m 50s
11 contributors
Faith Bandler
Faith Bandler [Tape 12 Side B] Interviewed by Carolyn Craig
Interview summary: 1950s; Friendship with John...
11m 48s
8 contributors
Sweet Talking Oral Histories
Elizabeth Stevenson (8 April 1998) Oral History
Interview with Elizabeth Stevenson, female...
30m 54s
0 contributors
Sweet Talking Oral Histories
Nobby Hart (26 March 1998) Oral History Part 2
Interview with Nobby Hart, worker at the...
31m 48s
0 contributors
Sweet Talking Oral Histories
Maria McGee (5 November 1997) Oral History Part 2
Interview with Maria McGee, emigrated to...
29m 52s
0 contributors
Sweet Talking Oral Histories
Mario Cristaudo (27 March 1998) Oral History Part 2
Interview with Mario Cristaudo, sugar cane...
19m 20s
0 contributors
Mungo Man
Mungo Man: Interview with Dawn Smith [2nd interview Part 1]
In this interview Dawn adds to her previous...
6m 18s
5 contributors
Mungo Man
Mungo Man: Interview with Beryl Kennedy [Part 1]
In this interview Beryl speaks about the Mungo...
46m 2s
24 contributors
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
15% have edits
Mungo Man
Mungo Man: Interview with Maureen Reyland
This interview relates Maureen’s experience of...
47m 19s
24 contributors
Mungo Man
Mungo Man: Interview with Warren Clark
Warren has worked for many years to bring Mungo...
46m 52s
26 contributors
Sweet Talking Oral Histories
Denis Foster (24 March 1998) Oral History Part 2
Interview with Denis Foster retired staff...
28m 5s
0 contributors
Sweet Talking Oral Histories
Fred Thompson (7 March 1998) Oral History Part 2
Interview with Fred Thompson, retired union...
8m 35s
0 contributors
Sweet Talking Oral Histories
Denis Foster (24 March 1998) Oral History Part 1
Interview with Denis Foster retired staff...
29m 38s
0 contributors
Faith Bandler
Faith Bandler [Tape 12 Side A] Interviewed by Carolyn Craig
Interview summary: Alf Clint and the...
31m 24s
11 contributors
Townsville City Oral Histories
John and Gladys Plant Oral History (7 June 1995) Part Two
Two part interview with John and Gladys Plant....
31m 5s
0 contributors
Faith Bandler
Faith Bandler [Tape 8 Side A] Interviewed by Carolyn Craig
Interview summary: Visiting schools and...
30m 40s
13 contributors
Mungo Man
Mungo Man: Interview with Dawn Smith [1st interview]
This interview was done at the time of the...
29m 4s
9 contributors
Faith Bandler
Faith Bandler [Tape 6 Side A] Interviewed by Carolyn Craig
Interview summary: Living in Woolloomooloo;...
30m 3s
10 contributors
Mungo Man
Mungo Man: Interview with Dawn Smith [2nd interview Part 5]
In this interview Dawn adds to her previous...
10m 42s
3 contributors
Faith Bandler
Faith Bandler [Tape 11 Side B] Interviewed by Carolyn Craig
Interview summary: Protests; Ken Brindle;...
10m 55s
3 contributors
Townsville City Oral Histories
Kathleen Ruth Nugar Oral History (14 August 1995) Part One
Two part interview with Kathleen Ruth Nugar....
31m 35s
0 contributors
Sweet Talking Oral Histories
John Camilleri (11 November 1997) Oral History Part 1
Interview with John Camilleri, cane inspector...
27m 39s
0 contributors
Faith Bandler
Faith Bandler [Tape 4 Side A] Interviewed by Carolyn Craig
Interview summary: Depression era, 1930s;...
31m 38s
18 contributors
Faith Bandler
Faith Bandler [Tape 4 Side B] Interviewed by Carolyn Craig
Interview summary: Effects of the Depression...
6m 40s
6 contributors
Faith Bandler
Faith Bandler [Tape 13 Side B] Interviewed by Carolyn Craig
Interview summary: Travel by boat to Ambym...
16m 15s
5 contributors
Mungo Man
Mungo Man: Interview with Dawn Smith [2nd interview Part 3]
In this interview Dawn adds to her previous...
9m 46s
3 contributors
Sweet Talking Oral Histories
Ray Muller (2 November 1997) Oral History
Interview with Ray Muller, an early pioneer of...
24m 49s
0 contributors
Mungo Man
Mungo Man: Interview with Patricia Johnson [Part 4]
In this interview Patricia talks about the...
5m 48s
2 contributors
Mungo Man
Mungo Man: Interview with Michael Young [Part 2]
Over two interviews Michael speaks about his...
2m 33s
2 contributors
Sweet Talking Oral Histories
Lawrence and Yvonne Mizzi (26 March 1998) Oral History Part 2
Interview with Lawrence Mizzi, cane farmer,...
31m 40s
0 contributors
Sweet Talking Oral Histories
Lawrence and Yvonne Mizzi (26 March 1998) Oral History Part 1
Interview with Lawrence Mizzi, cane farmer,...
31m 51s
0 contributors
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
100% have edits
Sweet Talking Oral Histories
John Camilleri (11 November 1997) Oral History Part 2
Interview with John Camilleri, cane inspector...
29m 37s
0 contributors
Mungo Man
Mungo Man: Interview with Joan Bowler
This interview gives a firsthand account of the...
28m 25s
23 contributors
Faith Bandler
Faith Bandler [Tape 7 Side A] Interviewed by Carolyn Craig
Interview summary: Post-War Austria and...
26m 33s
6 contributors
Faith Bandler
Faith Bandler [Tape 3 Side A] Interviewed by Carolyn Craig
Interview summary: WWII begins; experiences...
31m 36s
17 contributors
Townsville City Oral Histories
Tina Ross and Nina Benn Oral History (10 July 1995)
Interview with Tina Ross and Nina Benn. Tina...
27m 5s
0 contributors
Sweet Talking Oral Histories
Tom Wilson (12 March 1998) Oral History
Interview with Tom Wilson, a carpenter at...
21m 58s
0 contributors
Townsville City Oral Histories
Mabel 'Mabs' Duncan Oral History (27 April 2007; 4 May 2007) Part Two
Interview with Mabel 'Mabs' Duncan. Mabs talks...
16m 58s
0 contributors
Faith Bandler
Faith Bandler [Tape 5 Side B] Interviewed by Carolyn Craig
Interview summary: Activism with the NSW Peace...
15m 21s
5 contributors
Faith Bandler
Faith Bandler [Tape 10 Side A] Interviewed by Carolyn Craig
Interview summary: Pearl Gibbs; Muir and Marg...
31m 3s
6 contributors
Faith Bandler
Faith Bandler [Tape 8 Side B] Interviewed by Carolyn Craig
Interview summary: Continuing travel through...
20m 8s
10 contributors
Faith Bandler
Faith Bandler [Tape 2 Side B] Interviewed by Carolyn Craig
Interview summary: Faith's childhood and...
31m 36s
14 contributors
Faith Bandler
Faith Bandler [Tape 7 Side B] Interviewed by Carolyn Craig
Interview summary: Meeting Dmitri Shostakovich...
20m 37s
10 contributors
Faith Bandler
Faith Bandler [Tape 15 Side A] Interviewed by Carolyn Craig
Interview summary: Dismissal of Whitlam in...
27m 20s
6 contributors
Faith Bandler
Faith Bandler [Tape 6 Side B] Interviewed by Carolyn Craig
Interview summary: Travel to the 1951 Youth...
31m 35s
30 contributors
Sweet Talking Oral Histories
John Pearson (27 March 1998) Oral History Part 2
Interview with John Pearson a prominent cane...
31m 42s
0 contributors
Sweet Talking Oral Histories
Joe Toft (16 March 1998) Oral History
Interview with Joe Toft, inventor and...
28m 31s
1 contributor
100% have edits
Mungo Man
Mungo Man: Interview with Patricia Johnson [Part 1]
In this interview Patricia talks about the...
51m 18s
20 contributors
Faith Bandler
Faith Bandler [Tape 9 Side B] Interviewed by Carolyn Craig
Interview summary: Begins relationship with...
24m 41s
15 contributors
Faith Bandler
Faith Bandler [Tape 3 Side B] Interviewed by Carolyn Craig
Interview summary: Women's Land Army; grape...
14m 15s
10 contributors
Mungo Man
Mungo Man: Interview with Patricia Johnson [Part 3]
In this interview Patricia talks about the...
19m 42s
11 contributors
Townsville City Oral Histories
George Nankivell Oral History (24 June 2008)
Interview with George Nankivell. George talks...
32m 15s
0 contributors
Townsville City Oral Histories
Arthur Buck Oral History (17 April 2006)
Interview with Arthur Buck. Arthur talks about...
29m 8s
0 contributors
Faith Bandler
Faith Bandler [Tape 9 Side A] Interviewed by Carolyn Craig
Interview summary: Recent visit with Hans...
30m 33s
11 contributors
Sweet Talking Oral Histories
Jack Takagaki (21 November 1997) Oral History Part 1
Interview with Jack Takagaki, son of a...
31m 20s
1 contributor
6% have edits
Faith Bandler
Faith Bandler [Tape 13 Side A] Interviewed by Carolyn Craig
Interview summary: Australasian Book Society...
31m 37s
15 contributors
Faith Bandler
Faith Bandler [Tape 5 Side A] Interviewed by Carolyn Craig
Interview summary: Move to Sydney in 1940,...
31m 11s
18 contributors