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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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Drought NSW
Robert Miller [Part 1] interviewed by Louise Whelan, 20 September 2018.
Robert Miller is a fifth-generation dairy...
1h 10m 26s
12 contributors
100% have edits
Snowy Mountain Bushfires
Snowy Mountain bushfires [Item 5 Part 1] Erna Sewell, Peter Luton
Oral history interviews with residents, fire...
5m 57s
7 contributors
Drought NSW
Dr Beryl Philp-Carmichael interviewed by Louise Whelan, 9 August 2019.
Yungha-dhu (Dr Beryl Philp-Carmichael) is a...
1h 6m 4s
5 contributors
100% have edits
1% awaiting review
Wagga Wagga floods 2012
Wagga Wagga floods 2012 : interview with Sam and Alex Burgman and Rhyce Doneley
Sam (16yrs) and Alex (14 yrs) Burgman; and,...
42m 32s
14 contributors
56% have edits
1% awaiting review
Snowy Mountain Bushfires
Snowy Mountain bushfires [Item 1 Part 5] Philip Reid, Robyn Reid, Lenny Thompson, Kerrie Evans, Barrie Aitchison
Oral history interviews with residents, fire...
15m 32s
4 contributors
Stories of Life in the Graceville and Chelmer Area
Michael O’Connor (2012) Oral History
Michael O’Connor discusses: his family's move...
59m 45s
10 contributors
100% have edits
Our Rocklea
Maria Szkudlarski Oral History (30 April 2012)
Maria Szkudlarski shares her experiences in...
1h 8m 40s
2 contributors
100% have edits
Our Rocklea
Marion Braund Oral History (26 April 2012) Part 2
Marion Braund talks about the early history of...
1h 55m 16s
2 contributors
100% have edits
Stories of Life in the Graceville and Chelmer Area
Betty Applegate (2012) Oral History Part 2
Betty Applegate shares: her early life and her...
24m 28s
1 contributor
100% have edits
Wagga Wagga floods 2012
Wagga Wagga floods 2012 : interview with Kylie Crouch
Kylie Crouch was born and raised in North...
1h 1m 36s
16 contributors
Drought NSW
Susan Ainge [Part 3] interviewed by Louise Whelan, 14 May 2019.
Recorded at Coonamble. In the second of three...
48m 51s
9 contributors
100% have edits
Wagga Wagga floods 2012
Wagga Wagga floods 2012 : interview with Laurie Blowes
Laurie Blowes was born in Sydney, lived in...
1h 16s
12 contributors
Wagga Wagga floods 2012
Wagga Wagga floods 2012 : interview with Bryan Short Part 1
Bryan Short, a third generation Wagga man,...
44m 32s
10 contributors
Newcastle Earthquake 1989
Peter Kleeman, from the Engineering Department of University of Newcastle.
Peter Kleeman was from the Engineering...
1h 3m 32s
6 contributors
100% have edits
2% awaiting review
Wagga Wagga floods 2012
Wagga Wagga floods 2012 : interview with Bob McFarland Part 2
Bob McFarland talks about his memories of the...
41m 40s
13 contributors
Drought NSW
Susan Ainge [Part 5] interviewed by Louise Whelan, 15 May 2019.
Recorded at Coonamble. In this third and final...
14m 30s
4 contributors
100% have edits
2% awaiting review
Snowy Mountain Bushfires
Snowy Mountain bushfires [Item 4B Part 2] Fran Drew, Steve Horsley
Oral history interviews with residents, fire...
16m 7s
6 contributors
Newcastle Earthquake 1989
Part 1: John McNaughton, Lord Mayor of Newcastle at the time of the earthquake
The Lord Mayor of Newcastle talks about his...
46m 5s
9 contributors
Snowy Mountain Bushfires
Snowy Mountain bushfires [Item 4B Part 3] Fran Drew, Steve Horsley
Oral history interviews with residents, fire...
11m 13s
6 contributors
Snowy Mountain Bushfires
Snowy Mountain bushfires [Item 1 Part 2] Philip Reid, Robyn Reid, Lenny Thompson, Kerrie Evans, Barrie Aitchison
Oral history interviews with residents, fire...
9m 54s
4 contributors
Snowy Mountain Bushfires
Snowy Mountain bushfires [Item 3 Part 1] Kerry Wellsmore, Cecilia Wellsmore, Mildred Wellsmore, Donald Wellsmore, Mark Troha
Oral history interviews with residents, fire...
7m 49s
6 contributors
Drought NSW
Jamie Henderson interviewed by Louise Whelan, 13 August 2019
David James (Jamie) Henderson is a helicopter...
51m 2s
4 contributors
100% have edits
Snowy Mountain Bushfires
Snowy Mountain bushfires [Item 2 Part 3] Eager Family
Oral history interviews with residents, fire...
7m 6s
8 contributors
Snowy Mountain Bushfires
Snowy Mountain bushfires [Item 2 Part 5] Eager Family
Oral history interviews with residents, fire...
9m 34s
7 contributors
Wagga Wagga floods 2012
Wagga Wagga floods 2012 : interview with Bob McFarland Part 1
Bob McFarland has lived his entire life in...
17m 56s
6 contributors
Snowy Mountain Bushfires
Snowy Mountain bushfires [Item 7 Part 1] Ken Green
Oral history interviews with residents, fire...
6m 20s
8 contributors
Wagga Wagga floods 2012
Wagga Wagga floods 2012 : interview with Cheryl Conway
Cheryl was born and bred in North Wagga Wagga....
21m 7s
14 contributors
Wagga Wagga floods 2012
Wagga Wagga floods 2012 : interview with Jan Pollard Part 1
Jan Pollard was born in 1946 in Wagga Wagga...
54m 7s
20 contributors
Drought NSW
Graham and Roger Clarke interviewed by Louise Whelan, 7 August 2019.
Graham and Roger Clarke discuss their ancestry...
1h 17m 22s
8 contributors
100% have edits
11% awaiting review
Wagga Wagga floods 2012
Wagga Wagga floods 2012 : interview with Heinz Kausche Part 2
Heinz Kausche discusses how two types of...
17m 59s
4 contributors
Snowy Mountain Bushfires
Snowy Mountain bushfires [Item 3 Part 3] Kerry Wellsmore, Cecilia Wellsmore, Mildred Wellsmore, Donald Wellsmore, Mark Troha
Oral history interviews with residents, fire...
3m 49s
9 contributors
Snowy Mountain Bushfires
Snowy Mountain bushfires [Item 2 Part 1] Eager Family
Oral history interviews with residents, fire...
4m 42s
8 contributors
Wagga Wagga floods 2012
Wagga Wagga floods 2012 : interview with Jan Pollard Part 2
Jan Pollard discusses difficulties with...
15m 15s
9 contributors
Snowy Mountain Bushfires
Snowy Mountain bushfires [Item 6 Part 3] Maurice Fletcher, Robin Fletcher
Oral history interviews with residents, fire...
7m 27s
5 contributors
Wagga Wagga floods 2012
Wagga Wagga floods 2012 : interview with Carmel Campbell
Carmel Campbell has lived in Oura since 1972,...
22m 43s
8 contributors
Snowy Mountain Bushfires
Snowy Mountain bushfires [Item 7 Part 2] Ken Green
Oral history interviews with residents, fire...
8m 23s
8 contributors
Wagga Wagga floods 2012
Wagga Wagga floods 2012 : interview with Sherry Bartlett
Sherry Bartlett was born in Sydney and lived...
1h 25m 31s
13 contributors
Wagga Wagga floods 2012
Wagga Wagga floods 2012 : interview with Lee Shoemark
Lee Shoemark speaks in his capacity as...
50m 24s
5 contributors
Snowy Mountain Bushfires
Snowy Mountain bushfires [Item 1 Part 7] Philip Reid, Robyn Reid, Lenny Thompson, Kerrie Evans, Barrie Aitchison
Oral history interviews with residents, fire...
3m 49s
6 contributors
Snowy Mountain Bushfires
Snowy Mountain bushfires [Item 4B Part 1] Fran Drew, Steve Horsley
Oral history interviews with residents, fire...
13m 49s
9 contributors
Snowy Mountain Bushfires
Snowy Mountain bushfires [Item 2 Part 2] Eager Family
Oral history interviews with residents, fire...
9m
6 contributors
Drought NSW
Willy Redington interivewed by Louise Whelan, 3 May 2021
Willy Redington talks about his experience...
49m 18s
9 contributors
100% have edits
Wagga Wagga floods 2012
Wagga Wagga floods 2012 : interview with Norma McFarland
Norma McFarland was born in Spring Gully (now...
22m 56s
5 contributors
Snowy Mountain Bushfires
Snowy Mountain bushfires [Item 1 Part 4] Philip Reid, Robyn Reid, Lenny Thompson, Kerrie Evans, Barrie Aitchison
Oral history interviews with residents, fire...
19m 28s
5 contributors
Drought NSW
Anika Molesworth interviewed by Louise Whelan, 5 August 2019.
Anika Molesworth is a sustainable farming,...
1h 31m 34s
6 contributors
100% have edits
2% awaiting review
Wagga Wagga floods 2012
Wagga Wagga floods 2012 : interview with Leigh Campbell
Leigh Campbell has lived in Oura since 1954,...
37m 15s
11 contributors
Snowy Mountain Bushfires
Snowy Mountain bushfires [Item 3 Part 5] Kerry Wellsmore, Cecilia Wellsmore, Mildred Wellsmore, Donald Wellsmore, Mark Troha
Oral history interviews with residents, fire...
13m 8s
16 contributors
Snowy Mountain Bushfires
Snowy Mountain bushfires [Item 4A Part 1] James Spaile, Greg Morris, Sue Mackie
Oral history interviews with residents, fire...
5m 24s
8 contributors
Wagga Wagga floods 2012
Wagga Wagga floods 2012 : interview with Cherryl and Phil Fitzgerald-Holmes
Phil Fitzgerald Holmes was born in England and...
57m 51s
9 contributors
Snowy Mountain Bushfires
Snowy Mountain bushfires [Item 3 Part 6] Kerry Wellsmore, Cecilia Wellsmore, Mildred Wellsmore, Donald Wellsmore, Mark Troha
Oral history interviews with residents, fire...
10m 52s
5 contributors
Drought NSW
Anna Madden interviewed by Louise Whelan, 17 May 2019.
Anna Madden discusses her work as a researcher...
1h 29m 21s
5 contributors
100% have edits
Camden Voices
Joan Higgin's Oral History
Joan Higgins was born in Camden and her...
38m 31s
3 contributors
100% have edits
Snowy Mountain Bushfires
Snowy Mountain bushfires [Item 6 Part 1] Maurice Fletcher, Robin Fletcher
Oral history interviews with residents, fire...
15m 4s
7 contributors
Drought NSW
Susan Ainge [Part 4] interviewed by Louise Whelan, 15 May 2019.
Recorded at Coonamble. In this third and final...
35m 44s
5 contributors
100% have edits
Drought NSW
Nea Worrell interviewed by Louise Whelan, 15 May 2019.
Nea Worrell shares her personal experiences of...
45m 48s
5 contributors
100% have edits
3% awaiting review
Wagga Wagga floods 2012
Wagga Wagga floods 2012 : interview with Andrew Mason
Andrew Mason was born in Sydney and raised in...
2h 2m 26s
9 contributors
Camden Voices
John Wrigley and The Camden Museum
John Wrigley is the former President of the...
1h 12m 57s
3 contributors
100% have edits
Wagga Wagga floods 2012
Wagga Wagga floods 2012 : interview with Ashley Atkinson
Ashley Atkinson was born in the Northern...
41m 31s
10 contributors
Wagga Wagga floods 2012
Wagga Wagga floods 2012 : interview with Evelyn Patterson
Evelyn Patterson talks about her parents...
29m 58s
11 contributors
Snowy Mountain Bushfires
Snowy Mountain bushfires [Item 3 Part 4] Kerry Wellsmore, Cecilia Wellsmore, Mildred Wellsmore, Donald Wellsmore, Mark Troha
Oral history interviews with residents, fire...
15m 16s
4 contributors
Snowy Mountain Bushfires
Snowy Mountain bushfires [Item 4A Part 3] James Spaile, Greg Morris, Sue Mackie
Oral history interviews with residents, fire...
6m 53s
10 contributors
Wagga Wagga floods 2012
Wagga Wagga floods 2012 : interview with Alan Woolstencroft
Alan Woolstencroft was born in, and is a...
47m 28s
9 contributors
Stories of Life in the Graceville and Chelmer Area
Betty Applegate (2012) Oral History Part 1
Betty Applegate shares: her early life and her...
1h 32m 39s
2 contributors
100% have edits
Snowy Mountain Bushfires
Snowy Mountain bushfires [Item 1 Part 1] Philip Reid, Robyn Reid, Lenny Thompson, Kerrie Evans, Barrie Aitchison
Oral history interviews with residents, fire...
6m 59s
9 contributors
Snowy Mountain Bushfires
Snowy Mountain bushfires [Item 3 Part 7] Kerry Wellsmore, Cecilia Wellsmore, Mildred Wellsmore, Donald Wellsmore, Mark Troha
Oral history interviews with residents, fire...
8m 11s
9 contributors
Newcastle Earthquake 1989
Bob Cochrane of the BWIU
Bob Cochrane of the BWIU talks about the...
56m 50s
5 contributors
100% have edits
Drought NSW
Susan Ainge [Part 2] interviewed by Louise Whelan, 14 May 2019.
Recorded at Coonamble. In the second of three...
23m 15s
5 contributors
100% have edits
Wagga Wagga floods 2012
Wagga Wagga floods 2012 : interview with Frank Newah Jarfoi
Frank Newah Jarfoi relates the story of how he...
43m 49s
9 contributors
53% have edits
Wagga Wagga floods 2012
Wagga Wagga floods 2012 : interview with Carmel Posselt
Carmel Posselt, was born in North Wagga and...
42m 45s
9 contributors
Our Rocklea
Llew Johnson Oral History (16 May 2012)
Llew Johnson tells of his experiences living...
1h 45m 21s
2 contributors
100% have edits
Camden Voices
Michael Wheeler's Oral History
Michael Wheeler recounts an idyllic childhood...
59m 46s
3 contributors
100% have edits
Camden Voices
Mick Starr's Oral History
Mick Starr grew up at Camden Park and also...
54m 29s
4 contributors
48% have edits
1% awaiting review
Wagga Wagga floods 2012
Wagga Wagga floods 2012 : interview with Geoff Conway
Geoff was born in Sydney and moved to Wagga...
45m 50s
11 contributors
Our Rocklea
Marion Braund Oral History (26 April 2012) Part 1
Marion Braund talks about the early history of...
15m 5s
3 contributors
100% have edits
Wagga Wagga floods 2012
Wagga Wagga floods 2012 : interview with James McTavish
James McTavish, SES Regional Control Officer...
1h 39m 34s
8 contributors
Wagga Wagga floods 2012
Wagga Wagga floods 2012 : interview with Sheree Fields Part 1
Sheree Fields talks about her parents, her...
5m 33s
9 contributors
Snowy Mountain Bushfires
Snowy Mountain bushfires [Item 4A Part 4] James Spaile, Greg Morris, Sue Mackie
Oral history interviews with residents, fire...
3m 26s
4 contributors
Camden Voices
Betty Yewen's Oral History
Betty grew up in Camden and has fond memories...
56m 19s
4 contributors
34% have edits
Wagga Wagga floods 2012
Wagga Wagga floods 2012 : interview with Virginia Anderson
Virginia Anderson had lived in Wagga Wagga for...
29m 24s
10 contributors
Snowy Mountain Bushfires
Snowy Mountain bushfires [Item 3 Part 2] Kerry Wellsmore, Cecilia Wellsmore, Mildred Wellsmore, Donald Wellsmore, Mark Troha
Oral history interviews with residents, fire...
2m 52s
7 contributors
Wagga Wagga floods 2012
Wagga Wagga floods 2012 : interview with Bryan Short Part 2
Bryan Short discusses the evacuation plans for...
6m 6s
6 contributors
Drought NSW
Brendan Cullen interviewed by Louise Whelan, 25 September 2019
Brendan Cullen talks abou the importance of...
2h 9m 58s
9 contributors
Snowy Mountain Bushfires
Snowy Mountain bushfires [Item 4A Part 2] James Spaile, Greg Morris, Sue Mackie
Oral history interviews with residents, fire...
9m 13s
13 contributors
Wagga Wagga floods 2012
Wagga Wagga floods 2012 : interview with Sheree Fields Part 2
Sheree Fields discusses the three floods she...
25m 4s
10 contributors
Our Rocklea
Noel and Val Dean Oral History (14 May 2012)
The Deans discuss their early lives and their...
1h 18m 53s
3 contributors
100% have edits
Camden Voices
Alba Marasco's stories of Camden.
Alba Marasco migrated to Australia in 1951...
1h 4m 46s
2 contributors
100% have edits
Wagga Wagga floods 2012
Wagga Wagga floods 2012 : interview with Sheree Fields Part 3
In this interview Sheree Fields discusses in...
23m 17s
6 contributors
Snowy Mountain Bushfires
Snowy Mountain bushfires [Item 5 Part 2] Erna Sewell, Peter Luton
Oral history interviews with residents, fire...
6m 22s
12 contributors
Drought NSW
Robert Miller [Part 2] interviewed by Louise Whelan, 20 September 2018.
Robert Miller is a fifth-generation dairy...
12m 43s
4 contributors
100% have edits
Drought NSW
Susan Ainge [Part 1] interviewed by Louise Whelan, 13 May 2019.
Recorded at Coonamble. In the first of three...
1h 46m 52s
6 contributors
100% have edits
Snowy Mountain Bushfires
Snowy Mountain bushfires [Item 1 Part 3] Philip Reid, Robyn Reid, Lenny Thompson, Kerrie Evans, Barrie Aitchison
Oral history interviews with residents, fire...
6m 17s
2 contributors
Newcastle Earthquake 1989
Part 2: John McNaughton, Lord Mayor of Newcastle at the time of the earthquake
The Lord Mayor of Newcastle talks about his...
1h 23m 8s
6 contributors
100% have edits
1% awaiting review
Drought NSW
Susan Jordan and Vanessa Latham interviewed by Louise Whelan, 12 August 2019.
Vanessa Latham and Susan Jordan, are mental...
55m 53s
8 contributors
100% have edits
6% awaiting review
Snowy Mountain Bushfires
Snowy Mountain bushfires [Item 3 Part 8] Kerry Wellsmore, Cecilia Wellsmore, Mildred Wellsmore, Donald Wellsmore, Mark Troha
Oral history interviews with residents, fire...
5m 4s
7 contributors
Drought NSW
Ken Barraclough and Athol Woods interviewed by Louise Whelan, 24 September 2019
Ken Barraclough and Athol Woods describe...
39m 4s
4 contributors
100% have edits
Camden Voices
Harry and Frances Warner and Camden Park House
Harry and Frances Warner worked on Camden Park...
1h 46m 18s
2 contributors
100% have edits
Snowy Mountain Bushfires
Snowy Mountain bushfires [Item 2 Part 4] Eager Family
Oral history interviews with residents, fire...
2m 39s
6 contributors
Drought NSW
David Baker interviewed by Louise Whelan, 10 August 2019.
David Baker talks about growing up in...
38m 57s
5 contributors
100% have edits
1% awaiting review
Drought NSW
Bruce Shillingsworth interviewed by Louise Whelan, 24 August 2020
Bruce Shillingsworth explains his parents'...
1h 7m 3s
4 contributors
100% have edits
Drought NSW
Gordon and Therese Hill interviewed by Louise Whelan, 25 September 2019
In this interview, Gordon, and Therese Hill,...
1h 58m 49s
3 contributors
100% have edits
5% awaiting review
Wagga Wagga floods 2012
Wagga Wagga floods 2012 : interview with Heinz Kausche Part 1
Heinz Kausche speaks in his capacity as the...
56m 28s
8 contributors
Snowy Mountain Bushfires
Snowy Mountain bushfires [Item 1 Part 6] Philip Reid, Robyn Reid, Lenny Thompson, Kerrie Evans, Barrie Aitchison
Oral history interviews with residents, fire...
17m 11s
6 contributors
Wagga Wagga floods 2012
Wagga Wagga floods 2012 : interview with Graham White
Graham White is a farmer, and was Captain of...
18m 8s
7 contributors
Snowy Mountain Bushfires
Snowy Mountain bushfires [Item 6 Part 2] Maurice Fletcher, Robin Fletcher
Oral history interviews with residents, fire...
9m 38s
4 contributors