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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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Garry Wotherspoon
Garry Wotherspoon [Tape 6 Side A] Interview with Nick Matheson-Lines
Interview summary: Garry Wotherspoon...
1h 2m 6s
12 contributors
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Pride 2023
Christine Dean [Part 3] interviewed by Holly Zwalf, 15 November 2022
Interviewees across the Pride 2023 oral...
1m 38s
4 contributors
100% have edits
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
Pride 2023
Ian Roberts [Part 2] interviewed by Martin Portus, 14 September 2022.
Interviewees across the Pride 2023 oral...
3m 53s
2 contributors
100% have edits
Pride 2023
Barry Charles [Part 2] interviewed by Scott McKinnon, 22 July 2022.
Barry Charles (he/him) aka Troughman, was born...
2h 6m 29s
1 contributor
32% 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
Pride 2023
Frances Rand [Part 2] interviewed by Holly Zwalf, 8 June 2023
Frances Rand (she/her) speaks about 'Lesbians...
31m 17s
1 contributor
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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
Camden Voices
Joan Higgin's Oral History
Joan Higgins was born in Camden and her...
38m 31s
1 contributor
16% have edits
Pride 2023
Norrie [Part 1] interviewed by Darby Carr, 15 December 2022.
Norrie (you/she/they) discusses family...
1h 40m 37s
3 contributors
93% have edits
Camden Voices
Michael Wheeler's Oral History
Michael Wheeler recounts an idyllic childhood...
59m 46s
2 contributors
100% have edits
Pride 2023
Mazz Image [Part 3] interviewed by Holly Zwalf, 7 March 2023.
Mazz Image (she/her) reflects on a life spent...
54m 20s
1 contributor
9% have edits
Pride 2023
Christine Dean [Part 1] interviewed by Holly Zwalf, 15 November 2022
Christine Dean is an artist, teacher and...
1h 13m 9s
1 contributor
1% have edits
Pride 2023
Jamie James [Part 3] interviewed by Holly Zwalf, 8 June 2023.
Interviewees across the Pride 2023 oral...
6m 14s
2 contributors
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Pride 2023
Tonina Harvey [Part 1] interviewed by Holly Zwalf, 11 October 2022.
Tonina Harvey (she/her) recounts growing-up in...
1h 15m 24s
1 contributor
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Pride 2023
Joy Ng [Part 2] interviewed by Holly Zwalf, 9 June 2023.
Joy Ng discusses moving to Australia from...
1h 7m 17s
1 contributor
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Garry Wotherspoon
Garry Wotherspoon [Tape 14 Side A] Interview with Tommy Gaynor
Interview summary: Garry Wotherspoon...
24m 45s
23 contributors
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8% awaiting review
Garry Wotherspoon
Garry Wotherspoon [Tape 13 Side B] Interview with Clive Madigan
Interview summary: Garry Wotherspoon...
39m 31s
14 contributors
100% have edits
7% awaiting review
Pride 2023
Joy Ng [Part 3] interviewed by Holly Zwalf, 9 June 2023.
Interviewees across the Pride 2023 oral...
6m 13s
3 contributors
100% 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
Pride 2023
Virginia Keft [Part 2] interviewed by Tammi Gissell, 28 August 2023
Virginia is a Murriwarri Woman and an artist,...
1h 3m 45s
1 contributor
11% have edits
Pride 2023
Liza-Mare Syron [Part 2] interviewed by Tammi Gissell, 6 September 2023.
Liza-Mare Syron (she/her) is a Biripai woman...
24m 18s
1 contributor
3% have edits
Manshine 2016 Oral History
Conversation between Hamish Sewell and Douglas Wilson (1 May 2016)
Douglas reflects with Hamish Sewell about his...
39m 44s
2 contributors
100% have edits
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
Fiona Kelly McGregor [Part 2] interviewed by Holly Zwalf 16 November 2022.
Fiona Kelly McGregor is a writer and artist...
54m 39s
0 contributors
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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Pride 2023
Betty Hounslow [Part 2] interviewed by Holly Zwalf, 12 October 2022.
Betty Hounslow (she/her) was awarded Member of...
1h 9m 48s
1 contributor
1% have edits
Pride 2023
Mazz Image [Part 4] interviewed by Holly Zwalf, 7 March 2023.
Interviewees across the Pride 2023 oral...
5m 47s
3 contributors
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Pride 2023
Joy Ng [Part 1] interviewed by Holly Zwalf, 9 June 2023.
Joy Ng discusses moving to Australia from...
58m 22s
3 contributors
100% have edits
Pride 2023
Norrie [Part 2] interviewed by Darby Carr, 15 December 2022.
Norrie (you/she/they) discusses family...
49m 46s
1 contributor
97% have edits
Pride 2023
Ahmed Suhaib [Part 3] interviewed by Holly Zwalf, 23 October 2023.
Ahmed (he/him) was born in Pakistan, grew up...
16m 35s
2 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
7 contributors
100% have edits
Pride 2023
Mazz Image [Part 1] nterviewed by Holly Zwalf, 7 March 2023.
Mazz Image (she/her) reflects on a life spent...
22m 16s
1 contributor
56% 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 5 Side A] Interview with Erica Mann and 'Shirley'
Interview summary: Garry Wotherspoon...
1h 2m 36s
16 contributors
100% have edits
1% awaiting review
Pride 2023
Norrie [Part 4] interviewed by Darby Carr, 16 December 2022.
Norrie (you/she/they) discusses family...
1h 27m 57s
1 contributor
99% have edits
Pride 2023
Tonina Harvey [Part 3] interviewed by Holly Zwalf, 11 October 2022.
Interviewees across the Pride 2023 oral...
16m 37s
2 contributors
45% have edits
Pride 2023
Alex Greenwich [Part 2] interviewed by Martin Portus, 18 September 2023.
Alex Greenwich (he/him) discusses growing up...
42m 19s
0 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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Pride 2023
Paul van Reyk [Part 1] interviewed by Scott McKinnon, 6 April 2022.
Paul van Reyk (he/him) is a gay activist,...
1h 59m 26s
2 contributors
10% have edits
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
Pride 2023
Norrie [Part 5] interviewed by Darby Carr, 16 December 2022.
Interviewees across the Pride 2023 oral...
5m 49s
1 contributor
100% 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
Pride 2023
Margy Burn [Part 3] interviewed by Bruce Carter, 2 November 2022
Interviewees across the Pride 2023 oral...
2m 40s
4 contributors
Pride 2023
Reverend Nicole Fleming [Part 2] interviewed by Patricia Curthoys, 21 October 2022.
Rev. Nicole Fleming (she/her) works with...
1h 12m 38s
1 contributor
5% have edits
Pride 2023
Virginia Keft [Part 1] interviewed by Tammi Gissell, 28 August 2023
Virginia is a Murriwarri Woman and an artist,...
49m 51s
2 contributors
99% have edits
Pride 2023
Frances Rand [Part 1] interviewed by Holly Zwalf, 8 June 2023
Frances Rand (she/her) speaks about 'Lesbians...
1h 30m 27s
2 contributors
6% have edits
Pride 2023
Virginia Keft [Part 3] interviewed by Tammi Gissell, 28 August 2023
Interviewees across the Pride 2023 oral...
13m 5s
1 contributor
100% have edits
Pride 2023
Simon Hunt [Part 1] interviewed by Scott McKinnon, 16 August 2022.
Artist and musician Simon Hunt (he/him) works...
2h 41m 42s
4 contributors
100% have edits
Garry Wotherspoon
Garry Wotherspoon [Tape 10 Side A] Interview with John O'Donohoe
Interview summary: Garry Wotherspoon...
46m 54s
22 contributors
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1% awaiting review
Pride 2023
Jamie James [Part 1] interviewed by Holly Zwalf, 8 June 2023.
Photographer Jamie James discusses growing up...
1h 36m 35s
2 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
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
1 contributor
Pride 2023
Svetlana Gilerman [Part 3] interviewed by Holly Zwalf, 11 October 2022.
Interviewees across the Pride 2023 oral...
16m 57s
1 contributor
100% have edits
Pride 2023
Tonina Harvey [Part 2] interviewed by Holly Zwalf, 11 October 2022.
Tonina Harvey (she/her) recounts growing-up in...
33m 18s
0 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 7 Side B]
Interview summary: Garry Wotherspoon...
40m 6s
16 contributors
Pride 2023
Barry Charles [Part 1] interviewed by Scott McKinnon, 21 July 2022.
Barry Charles (he/him) aka Troughman, was born...
1h 20m 43s
2 contributors
6% have edits
Pride 2023
Fiona Kelly McGregor [Part 1] interviewed by Holly Zwalf 16 November 2022.
Fiona Kelly McGregor is a writer and artist...
1h 25m 52s
2 contributors
74% have edits
Pride 2023
Barry Charles [Part 3] interviewed by Scott McKinnon, 22 July 2022.
Interviewees across the Pride 2023 oral...
3m 37s
2 contributors
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
Pride 2023
Atul Joshi [Part 2] interviewed by Bruce Carter, 11 January 2023.
Interviewees across the Pride 2023 oral...
2m 31s
5 contributors
Pride 2023
Ahmed Suhaib [Part 1] interviewed by Holly Zwalf, 23 October 2023.
Ahmed (he/him) was born in Pakistan, grew up...
1h 15m 13s
0 contributors
Garry Wotherspoon
Garry Wotherspoon [Tape 10 Side B] Interview with John O'Donohoe
Interview summary: Garry Wotherspoon...
17m 3s
20 contributors
98% have edits
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
Garry Wotherspoon
Garry Wotherspoon [Tape 6 Side B] Interview with Nick Matheson-Lines
Interview summary: Garry Wotherspoon...
39m 1s
15 contributors
100% have edits
Pride 2023
Simon Hunt [Part 3] interviewed by Scott McKinnon, 17 August 2022.
Interviewees across the Pride 2023 oral...
2m 40s
4 contributors
Pride 2023
Alex Greenwich [Part 1] interviewed by Martin Portus, 18 September 2023.
Alex Greenwich (he/him) discusses growing up...
1h 27m 2s
3 contributors
100% have edits
Garry Wotherspoon
Garry Wotherspoon [Tape 7 Side A]
Interview summary: Garry Wotherspoon...
35m 24s
16 contributors
100% have edits
Pride 2023
Ian Roberts [Part 1] interviewed by Martin Portus, 14 September 2022.
Actor and former NRL footballer Ian Roberts...
3h 9m 51s
1 contributor
27% have edits
Pride 2023
Atul Joshi [Part 1] interviewed by Bruce Carter, 11 January 2023.
Born in Burma, Atul Joshi (he/him) migrated to...
2h 33m 2s
2 contributors
41% have edits
Pride 2023
Betty Hounslow [Part 1] interviewed by Holly Zwalf, 12 October 2022.
Betty Hounslow (she/her) was awarded Member of...
1h 5m 4s
1 contributor
Garry Wotherspoon
Garry Wotherspoon [Tape 11 Side B] Interview with Hal Hertberg
Interview summary: Garry Wotherspoon...
1h 2m 28s
12 contributors
Pride 2023
Christine Dean [Part 2] interviewed by Holly Zwalf, 15 November 2022
Christine Dean is an artist, teacher and...
1h 1m 32s
1 contributor
100% have edits
Manshine 2016 Oral History
Conversation between Tony Speare and Mike Mee (1 May 2016)
Tony Speare and Mike Mee talk about being...
38m 40s
3 contributors
62% have edits
Pride 2023
Simon Hunt [Part 2] interviewed by Scott McKinnon, 17 August 2022.
Artist and musician Simon Hunt (he/him) works...
3h 9m
1 contributor
5% have edits
Pride 2023
Margy Burn [Part 2] interviewed by Bruce Carter, 2 November 2022
Margy Burn (she/her) discusses her working...
6m 26s
2 contributors
100% have edits
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 5 Side B] Interview with Erica Mann and 'Shirley'
Interview summary: Garry Wotherspoon...
1h 2m 38s
14 contributors
100% have edits
Garry Wotherspoon
Garry Wotherspoon [Tape 11 Side A] Interview with Hal Hertberg
Interview summary: Garry Wotherspoon...
1h 2m 26s
15 contributors
Pride 2023
Betty Hounslow [Part 3] interviewed by Holly Zwalf, 12 October 2022.
Interviewees across the Pride 2023 oral...
8m 13s
2 contributors
100% have edits
Manshine 2016 Oral History
Conservation between Hamish Sewell and Trevor Ozanne (1 May 2021)
Trevor reflects on his involvement in men’s...
39m 42s
2 contributors
100% have edits
Camden Voices
Alba Marasco's stories of Camden.
Alba Marasco migrated to Australia in 1951...
1h 4m 46s
0 contributors
Pride 2023
Mazz Image [Part 2] interviewed by Holly Zwalf, 7 March 2023.
Mazz Image (she/her) reflects on a life spent...
1h 2m 38s
2 contributors
86% 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
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 8 Side A] Interview with Ken Johnson
Interview summary: Garry Wotherspoon...
1h 3m 1s
19 contributors
Pride 2023
Svetlana Gilerman [Part 1] interviewed by Holly Zwalf, 11 October 2022.
Svetlana Gilerman was born in Ukraine and...
1h 22m 55s
3 contributors
100% have edits
Pride 2023
Frances Rand [Part 3] interviewed by Holly Zwalf, 8 June 2023
Interviewees across the Pride 2023 oral...
4m 53s
2 contributors
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Pride 2023
Reverend Nicole Fleming [Part 3] interviewed by Patricia Curthoys, 21 October 2022.
Interviewees across the Pride 2023 oral...
6m 24s
1 contributor
97% have edits
Pride 2023
Liza-Mare Syron [Part 1] interviewed by Tammi Gissell, 6 September 2023.
Liza-Mare Syron (she/her) is a Biripai woman...
1h 6m 8s
1 contributor
100% have edits
Pride 2023
Reverend Nicole Fleming [Part 1] interviewed by Patricia Curthoys, 21 October 2022.
Rev. Nicole Fleming (she/her) works with...
1h 34m 3s
2 contributors
9% have edits
Pride 2023
Ahmed Suhaib [Part 4] interviewed by Holly Zwalf, 23 October 2023.
Interviewees across the Pride 2023 oral...
8m 47s
1 contributor
100% have edits
Pride 2023
Jamie James [Part 2] interviewed by Holly Zwalf, 8 June 2023.
Photographer Jamie James discusses growing up...
55m 27s
1 contributor
8% have edits
Pride 2023
Margy Burn [Part 1] interviewed by Bruce Carter, 2 November 2022
Margy Burn (she/her) discusses her working...
2h 44m 40s
5 contributors
100% have edits
1% awaiting review
Garry Wotherspoon
Garry Wotherspoon [Tape 12 Side A] Interview with Hal Hertberg
Interview summary: Garry Wotherspoon...
47m 47s
14 contributors
Camden Voices
Betty Yewen's Oral History
Betty grew up in Camden and has fond memories...
56m 19s
3 contributors
34% have edits