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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Email Factory, Orange
Olive Green interviewed by Gai Winter
Olive Green is interviewed by Gai Winter on 10...
37m 33s
6 contributors
Email Factory, Orange
Jean Horner interviewed by Christine Gampierakis
Jean Horner is interviewed by Christine...
10m 50s
5 contributors
Sweet Talking Oral Histories
Violet Groundwater (16 March 1998) Oral History
Interview with Violet Groundwater, widowed at...
27m 1s
0 contributors
Email Factory, Orange
Barry Morgan is interviewed by Gai Winter
Barry Morgan is interviewed by Gai Winter on...
30m 57s
8 contributors
Email Factory, Orange
Terry Bridges interviewed by Elisabeth Edwards
Terry Bridges is interviewed by Elisabeth...
57m 4s
4 contributors
100% have edits
Email Factory, Orange
Peter Gray interviewed by Elisabeth Edwards
Peter Gray is interviewed by Elisabeth Edwards...
1h 18m 50s
6 contributors
Email Factory, Orange
Wilma Cudars interviewed by Marilyn Bull
Wilma Cudars is interviewed by Marilyn Bull on...
38m 45s
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
Email Factory, Orange
Leon Kiho interviewed by Elisabeth Edwards - Part 3
Leon Kiho is interviewed by Elisabeth...
30m 3s
3 contributors
100% have edits
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
Russell Butler Oral History (13 July 1993) Part Two
Two part interview with Russell Butler. In the...
31m 25s
1 contributor
100% have edits
Email Factory, Orange
Joseph Cudars interviewed by Marilyn Bull
Joseph Cudars is interviewed by Marilyn Bull...
38m 46s
9 contributors
36% have edits
4% awaiting review
Sweet Talking Oral Histories
Jack Takagaki (21 November 1997) Oral History Part 2
Interview with Jack Takagaki, son of a...
29m 17s
0 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
Mario Cristaudo (27 March 1998) Oral History Part 1
Interview with Mario Cristaudo, sugar cane...
31m 37s
0 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
Email Factory, Orange
William Lawless with Dorrie Lawless interviewed by Joanne Keniry
William Lawless is interviewed by Joanne...
1h 27m 24s
6 contributors
100% have edits
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
Email Factory, Orange
Frank Hoy, Email Plant Administrative Manager, interviewed by Elisabeth Edwards - Part 2
Frank Hoy is interviewed by Elisabeth Edwards...
1h 31m 33s
6 contributors
100% have edits
1% awaiting review
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
Email Factory, Orange
Victor Byrne interviewed by Elisabeth Edwards
Victor Byrne is interviewed by Elisabeth...
1h 30m 6s
12 contributors
100% have edits
1% awaiting review
Queensland Windmills Oral History
Mervyn Ohl (2012) Oral History
Mervyn Ohl was born on 2 March 1926 in...
1h 6m 58s
0 contributors
Email Factory, Orange
Dudley Roth interviewed by Elisabeth Edwards - Part 2
Dudley Roth is interviewed by Elisabeth...
6m 49s
6 contributors
Townsville City Oral Histories
Chrissie and Pat Prior Oral History (10 July 1995)
Interview with Chrissie and Pat Prior....
14m 6s
0 contributors
Email Factory, Orange
Dudley Roth interviewed by Elisabeth Edwards - Part 1
Dudley Roth is interviewed by Elisabeth...
1h 29m 12s
6 contributors
35% 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
15% have edits
Sweet Talking Oral Histories
Elizabeth Stevenson (8 April 1998) Oral History
Interview with Elizabeth Stevenson, female...
30m 54s
0 contributors
Queensland Windmills Oral History
Bill Jones (2012) Oral History Part 2
Bill Jones was born in Gympie in the 1920s....
16m 2s
0 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
Email Factory, Orange
Percy Moss interviewed by Yolanda Takacs
Percy Moss is interviewed by Yolanda Takacs on...
38m 23s
5 contributors
58% have edits
Email Factory, Orange
Gunther Sielicki interviewed by Gai Winter
Gunther Sielicki is interviewed by Gai Winter...
31m 6s
4 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
Sweet Talking Oral Histories
Ray Muller (2 November 1997) Oral History
Interview with Ray Muller, an early pioneer of...
24m 49s
0 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
Mario Cristaudo (27 March 1998) Oral History Part 2
Interview with Mario Cristaudo, sugar cane...
19m 20s
0 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
Doug Jacklin (7 November 1997) Oral History Part 1
Interview with Doug Jacklin a cane farmer and...
28m 23s
1 contributor
100% have edits
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 1
Interview with Maria McGee, emigrated to...
28m 45s
0 contributors
Email Factory, Orange
Jock Ferguson interviewed by Elisabeth Edwards
Jock Ferguson is interviewed by Elisabeth...
42m 40s
5 contributors
100% have edits
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
Email Factory, Orange
Noreen Mullens interviewed by Joanne Keniry
Noreen Mullens is interviewed by Joanne Keniry...
45m 19s
5 contributors
100% have edits
4% awaiting review
Email Factory, Orange
Ryan Critchlow, Email Production Manager, interviewed by Marilyn Bull
Ryan Critchlow is interviewed by Marilyn Bull...
50m
4 contributors
100% have edits
Email Factory, Orange
Graham Colley, Email Personnel Manager, interviewed by Elisabeth Edwards - Part 1
Graham Colley is interviewed by Elisabeth...
1h 29m 57s
8 contributors
60% have edits
3% awaiting review
Email Factory, Orange
Don McNeill interviewed by Elisabeth Edwards
Don McNeill is interviewed by Elisabeth...
34m 38s
13 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
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
Sweet Talking Oral Histories
Nobby Hart (26 March 1998) Oral History Part 1
Interview with Nobby Hart, worker at the...
30m 43s
0 contributors
Queensland Windmills Oral History
Jack Barnes and Bevan Farmer (2012) Oral History Part 2
Jack Barnes was born in 1942. His father had a...
9m 27s
0 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
Tom Wilson (12 March 1998) Oral History
Interview with Tom Wilson, a carpenter at...
21m 58s
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
Email Factory, Orange
Tony Siemer interviewed by Gai Winter
Tony Siemer is interviewed by Gai Winter on 30...
1h 27s
6 contributors
Sweet Talking Oral Histories
Katherine Frugoni (26 March 1998) Oral History
Interview with Katherine Frugoni, a wife of a...
31m 41s
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
Queensland Windmills Oral History
Jack Barnes and Bevan Farmer (2012) Oral History Part 3
Jack Barnes was born in 1942. His father had a...
2h 6m 4s
0 contributors
Email Factory, Orange
Helen Stone interviewed by Belinda Fardell
Helen Stone is interviewed by Belinda Fardell...
25m 31s
6 contributors
Email Factory, Orange
Morton Offner interviewed by Elisabeth Edwards
Morton Offner is interviewed by Elisabeth...
28m 36s
6 contributors
Email Factory, Orange
Frank Hoy, Email Plant Administrative Manager, interviewed by Elisabeth Edwards - Part 1
Frank Hoy is interviewed by Elisabeth Edwards...
1h 30m 10s
11 contributors
100% have edits
Email Factory, Orange
Shirley Naylor interviewed by Elisabeth Edwards
Shirley Naylor is interviewed by Elisabeth...
59m 25s
8 contributors
100% have edits
Email Factory, Orange
Cathy Thomson interviewed by Elisabeth Edwards
Cathy Thomson is interviewed by Elisabeth...
22m 56s
5 contributors
Sweet Talking Oral Histories
Joyce Shuttlewood (12 November 1997) Oral History Part 2
Interview with Joyce Shuttlewood who lived on...
31m 27s
0 contributors
Email Factory, Orange
Leon Kiho interviewed by Elisabeth Edwards - Part 2
Leon Kiho is interviewed by Elisabeth Edwards...
30m 14s
2 contributors
100% have edits
Sweet Talking Oral Histories
Fred Thompson (7 March 1998) Oral History Part 1
Interview with Fred Thompson, retired union...
31m 37s
0 contributors
Townsville City Oral Histories
George Nankivell Oral History (24 June 2008)
Interview with George Nankivell. George talks...
32m 15s
0 contributors
Sweet Talking Oral Histories
Margaret Flanders (8 March 1998) Oral History
Margaret Flanders, wife of a cane farmer,...
26m 14s
0 contributors
Email Factory, Orange
Peter Cottrell interviewed by Elisabeth Edwards
Peter Cottrell is interviewed by Elisabeth...
1h 7m 36s
6 contributors
Email Factory, Orange
Joan Townsend interviewed by Gai Winter
Joan Townsend is interviewed by Gai Winter on...
44m 58s
10 contributors
37% 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
Email Factory, Orange
Patrick Ryan interviewed by Yolanda Takacs
Patrick Ryan is interviewed by Yolanda Takacs...
47m 7s
5 contributors
100% have edits
Email Factory, Orange
Elaine Young interviewed by Gai Winter
Elaine Young is interviewed by Gai Winter as...
35m 15s
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
0 contributors
Queensland Windmills Oral History
Bill Jones (2012) Oral History Part 1
Bill Jones was born in Gympie in the 1920s....
14m 8s
1 contributor
2% have edits
Email Factory, Orange
Norman South interviewed by Elisabeth Edwards
Norman South is interviewed by Elisabeth...
1h 22m 34s
6 contributors
100% have edits
Sweet Talking Oral Histories
Denis Foster (24 March 1998) Oral History Part 2
Interview with Denis Foster retired staff...
28m 5s
0 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
Email Factory, Orange
Pat Egan interviewed by Yolanda Takacs
Pat Egan is interviewed by Yolanda Takacs on...
39m 10s
7 contributors
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
Email Factory, Orange
Leon Kiho interviewed by Elisabeth Edwards - Part 1
Leon Kiho is interviewed by Elisabeth Edwards...
30m 4s
7 contributors
100% have edits
5% awaiting review
Email Factory, Orange
Bill Ryan interviewed by Elisabeth Edwards - Part 2
Bill Ryan is interviewed by Elisabeth Edwards...
15m 19s
7 contributors
38% have edits
Sweet Talking Oral Histories
Joe Toft (16 March 1998) Oral History
Interview with Joe Toft, inventor and...
28m 31s
1 contributor
100% have edits
Queensland Windmills Oral History
Jack Barnes and Bevan Farmer (2012) Oral History Part 1
Jack Barnes was born in 1942. His father had a...
5m 17s
0 contributors
Email Factory, Orange
Neville Cornish interviewed by Elisabeth Edwards
Neville Cornish is interviewed by Elisabeth...
56m 49s
5 contributors
Queensland Windmills Oral History
Doug Anderson (2012) Oral History
Doug Anderson was born in 1935. His dad was a...
1h 33m 7s
0 contributors
Queensland Windmills Oral History
Gavin Caird (2012) Oral History
Gavin Caird was born in 1943. His father was a...
1h 16m 42s
0 contributors
Email Factory, Orange
Max Fricke interviewed by Joanne Keniry
Max Fricke is interviewed by Joanne Keniry on...
35m 27s
12 contributors
100% have edits
Email Factory, Orange
Eva Smith inteviewed by Joanne Keniry
Eva Smith is interviewed by Joanne Keniry on...
21m 34s
6 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
Sam Bezzina (3 November 1997) Oral History Part 1
Interview with Sam Bezzina, a cane farmer who...
27m 11s
0 contributors
Email Factory, Orange
Frank Victor Barlow interviewed by Yolanda Takacs
Frank Victor Barlow is interviewed by Yolanda...
34m 59s
4 contributors
Sweet Talking Oral Histories
Pat Duritz (16 March 1998) Oral History
Interview with Pat Duritz, manager at the...
26m 59s
0 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
Townsville City Oral Histories
Arthur Buck Oral History (17 April 2006)
Interview with Arthur Buck. Arthur talks about...
29m 8s
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
Email Factory, Orange
Leon Kiho interviewed by Elisabeth Edwards - Part 4
Leon Kiho is interviewed by Elisabeth Edwards...
22m 53s
2 contributors
100% have edits
Email Factory, Orange
Neville Penhall interviewed by Rebecca Williams
Neville Penhall is interviewed by Rebecca...
43m 24s
3 contributors
Email Factory, Orange
Harry Paton interviewed by Marilyn Bull
Harry Paton is interviewed by Marilyn...
43m 9s
7 contributors
Email Factory, Orange
Bill Ryan interviewed by Elisabeth Edwards - Part 1
Bill Ryan is interviewed by Elisabeth Edwards...
1h 30m 9s
10 contributors
100% have edits
Sweet Talking Oral Histories
Fred Thompson (7 March 1998) Oral History Part 2
Interview with Fred Thompson, retired union...
8m 35s
0 contributors
Email Factory, Orange
Frank Hoy, Email Plant Administrative Manager, interviewed by Elisabeth Edwards - Part 3
Frank Hoy is interviewed by Elisabeth Edwards...
41m 34s
5 contributors
100% have edits
Email Factory, Orange
Graham Colley, Email Personnel Manager, interviewed by Elisabeth Edwards - Part 2
Graham Colley is interviewed by Elisabeth...
3m 13s
9 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
0 contributors
Email Factory, Orange
Bill Denman with Ruby Denman interviewed by Elisabeth Edwards
Bill Denman is interviewed by Elisabeth...
1h 12m 32s
8 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