A meeting place for cultural collections and artificial intelligence
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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Manshine 2016 Oral History
Conversation between Hamish Sewell and Douglas Wilson (1 May 2016)
Douglas reflects with Hamish Sewell about his...
39m 44s
1 contributor
100% have edits
Garry Wotherspoon
Garry Wotherspoon [Tape 4 Side A] Interview with John Craig and Brian Barry
Interview summary: Garry Wotherspoon...
1h 3m 3s
12 contributors
Garry Wotherspoon
Garry Wotherspoon [Tape 13 Side A] Interview with Clive Madigan
Interview summary: Garry Wotherspoon...
46m 26s
18 contributors
Garry Wotherspoon
Garry Wotherspoon [Tape 6 Side B] Interview with Nick Matheson-Lines
Interview summary: Garry Wotherspoon...
39m 1s
15 contributors
100% have edits
OpenDay2023
Judy Mundey interviewed by Meredith Burgmann
Judith (Judy) Mundey (née Willcocks) is an...
3m 28s
1 contributor
OpenDay2023
Max Baldwin interviewed by Louise Darmody
Max Baldwin contracted polio as a child and...
4m 52s
1 contributor
Manshine 2016 Oral History
Conversation between Andrew Bleakley & John Rosenberg (1 May 2016)
In this conversation, John Rosenberg, a...
38m 40s
2 contributors
10% have edits
Garry Wotherspoon
Garry Wotherspoon [Tape 10 Side A] Interview with John O'Donohoe
Interview summary: Garry Wotherspoon...
46m 54s
20 contributors
83% have edits
Garry Wotherspoon
Garry Wotherspoon [Tape 14 Side A] Interview with Tommy Gaynor
Interview summary: Garry Wotherspoon...
24m 45s
21 contributors
79% have edits
8% awaiting review
Garry Wotherspoon
Garry Wotherspoon [Tape 13 Side B] Interview with Clive Madigan
Interview summary: Garry Wotherspoon...
39m 31s
13 contributors
100% have edits
8% awaiting review
Manshine 2016 Oral History
Conversation between Oliver Bergel and John Callanan (1 May 2016)
In this conversation Oliver Bergel and John...
39m 36s
1 contributor
12% have edits
Garry Wotherspoon
Garry Wotherspoon [Tape 12 Side A] Interview with Hal Hertberg
Interview summary: Garry Wotherspoon...
47m 47s
14 contributors
Garry Wotherspoon
Garry Wotherspoon [Tape 7 Side B]
Interview summary: Garry Wotherspoon...
40m 6s
16 contributors
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
100% have edits
OpenDay2023
John Lui interview by Louise Darmody
John Lui is the National Manager of Hear for...
2m 53s
1 contributor
Manshine 2016 Oral History
Conversation between Tony Speare and Mike Mee (1 May 2016)
Tony Speare and Mike Mee talk about being...
38m 40s
2 contributors
2% have edits
Manshine 2016 Oral History
Conversation between Hamish Sewell and Steve Smythe (1 May 2016)
Steve Smythe talks to Hamish Sewell about his...
37m 46s
2 contributors
100% have edits
Garry Wotherspoon
Garry Wotherspoon [Tape 4 Side B] Interview with John Craig and Brian Barry
Interview summary: Garry Wotherspoon...
8m 44s
16 contributors
Garry Wotherspoon
Garry Wotherspoon [Tape 10 Side B] Interview with John O'Donohoe
Interview summary: Garry Wotherspoon...
17m 3s
18 contributors
98% have edits
OpenDay2023
Ian Roberts interviewed by Martin Portus
Ian Roberts is an English-born actor, activist...
3m 37s
1 contributor
Garry Wotherspoon
Garry Wotherspoon [Tape 5 Side A] Interview with Erica Mann and 'Shirley'
Interview summary: Garry Wotherspoon...
1h 2m 36s
13 contributors
100% have edits
3% awaiting review
Garry Wotherspoon
Garry Wotherspoon [Tape 8 Side A] Interview with Ken Johnson
Interview summary: Garry Wotherspoon...
1h 3m 1s
19 contributors
Manshine 2016 Oral History
Conservation between Hamish Sewell and Trevor Ozanne (1 May 2021)
Trevor reflects on his involvement in men’s...
39m 42s
1 contributor
95% have edits
Garry Wotherspoon
Garry Wotherspoon [Tape 6 Side A] Interview with Nick Matheson-Lines
Interview summary: Garry Wotherspoon...
1h 2m 6s
11 contributors
100% have edits
Manshine 2016 Oral History
Converstaion between Rob Clarke and Peter Kroll (1 May 2016)
This conversation is with two men looking back...
39m 11s
6 contributors
100% have edits
Garry Wotherspoon
Garry Wotherspoon [Tape 3 Side A] Interview with John Craig and Brian Barry
Interview summary: Garry Wotherspoon...
1h 2m 35s
13 contributors
Garry Wotherspoon
Garry Wotherspoon [Tape 8 Side B] Interview with Ken Johnson
Interview summary: Garry Wotherspoon...
24m 13s
14 contributors
Garry Wotherspoon
Garry Wotherspoon [Tape 11 Side A] Interview with Hal Hertberg
Interview summary: Garry Wotherspoon...
1h 2m 26s
15 contributors
Garry Wotherspoon
Garry Wotherspoon [Tape 7 Side A]
Interview summary: Garry Wotherspoon...
35m 24s
16 contributors
100% have edits
Garry Wotherspoon
Garry Wotherspoon [Tape 3 Side B] Interview with John Craig and Brian Barry
Interview summary: Garry Wotherspoon...
1h 2m 32s
9 contributors
Garry Wotherspoon
Garry Wotherspoon [Tape 5 Side B] Interview with Erica Mann and 'Shirley'
Interview summary: Garry Wotherspoon...
1h 2m 38s
13 contributors
100% have edits
Garry Wotherspoon
Garry Wotherspoon [Tape 11 Side B] Interview with Hal Hertberg
Interview summary: Garry Wotherspoon...
1h 2m 28s
12 contributors
OpenDay2023
Mary Jo Capps interviewed by Vincent Plush
Mary Jo Capps discusses Australia's cultural...
3m 33s
1 contributor
OpenDay2023
Suzie Miller interview by Martin Portus
Suzie Miller is a playwright, librettist and...
4m 43s
1 contributor