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Bulli, Corrimal and Thirroul Stories
Tracee Lea: Illawarra Grevillia Park
Tracee talks about her experiences as a...
28m 11s
7 contributors
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Wollongong Town Hall
Helga Christie-Burnett
Helga Christie-Burnett, a Wollongong Pianist,...
1h 20m 21s
2 contributors
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Bulli, Corrimal and Thirroul Stories
Fred Wright
Fred Wright who worked at Bulli mine for much...
37m 20s
1 contributor
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Bulli, Corrimal and Thirroul Stories
Matthew Black - Singer
The annual Illawarra Folk Festival consists of...
23m 13s
5 contributors
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Bulli, Corrimal and Thirroul Stories
Leo Coleman - Long-term Attendee
Leo Coleman is a long term attendee of the...
10m 31s
3 contributors
Bulli, Corrimal and Thirroul Stories
Arthur Smith - Thirroul
Arthur Smith worked hard to study and pursue...
45m 11s
4 contributors
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Bulli, Corrimal and Thirroul Stories
Jack Draper
Edith Draper lived at Stanwell Park in the...
10m 32s
2 contributors
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Wollongong Town Hall
Doris Stewart
Doris Stewart of Bulli is a long-time member...
19m 36s
2 contributors
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Bulli, Corrimal and Thirroul Stories
Keith & Liz Lowell - Volunteers Illawarra Folk Festival 2020
The annual Illawarra Folk Festival consists of...
11m 38s
4 contributors
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Bulli, Corrimal and Thirroul Stories
Rube Hargrave
Rube (Mary Ruben) Hargrave (nee Chamberlain),...
23m 5s
6 contributors
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Wollongong Town Hall
Barbara Street
Barbara Street shares detailed experiences of...
1h 59s
3 contributors
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Bulli, Corrimal and Thirroul Stories
Gunter Grafenauer
Gunter was born in Austria and migrated to...
20m 20s
2 contributors
8% have edits
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Bulli, Corrimal and Thirroul Stories
Edith Draper
Edith Draper lived at Stanwell Park in the...
1h 4m 24s
6 contributors
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Bulli, Corrimal and Thirroul Stories
Bronwen Chamberlain
Bronwen Chamberlain grew up in Bulli. When she...
36m 56s
8 contributors
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Bulli, Corrimal and Thirroul Stories
Thirroul Poetry Club
The Thirroul Poetry Club meets at Thirroul...
11m
8 contributors
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Wollongong Town Hall
Ada Raynor & Stephen Zantiotis
Ada Raynor and Stephen Zantiotis both long...
1h 6m
8 contributors
99% have edits
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Bulli, Corrimal and Thirroul Stories
Albert Vreman
Albert Vreman was nineteen when he emigrated...
1h 35s
5 contributors
23% have edits
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Wollongong Town Hall
Margret Reeve
Margret Reeve (nee Maloney) In the...
44m 41s
6 contributors
74% have edits
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Wollongong Town Hall
John Street
John Street shares information about his life...
39m 35s
2 contributors
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Bulli, Corrimal and Thirroul Stories
John and Keelan Spillane - Performers, Illawarra Folk Festival 2020
The annual Illawarra Folk Festival consists of...
10m 37s
3 contributors
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Bulli, Corrimal and Thirroul Stories
Graeme Morrison - Secretary of the Illawarra Folk Club
The annual Illawarra Folk Festival consists of...
9m 2s
5 contributors
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Bulli, Corrimal and Thirroul Stories
Paul Tuckerman
Paul has lived in the Northern suburbs all his...
16m 28s
2 contributors
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Bulli, Corrimal and Thirroul Stories
Margaret Reeve
Margaret came to Thirroul with her family and...
48m 31s
3 contributors
42% have edits
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Bulli, Corrimal and Thirroul Stories
Colin Gibson
Colin Gibson owner of Gibson Hairdressing...
30m 30s
3 contributors
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Wollongong Town Hall
Janet Bitter and David Bryars
Dave Bryars and Janet Bitter, members of the...
52m 36s
8 contributors
19% have edits
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Bulli, Corrimal and Thirroul Stories
Syd Atkins
Syd Atkins giving speech about the history of...
35m 19s
10 contributors
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Bulli, Corrimal and Thirroul Stories
John Elton - Grevillea Park
John has been a passionate volunteer with the...
30m 34s
5 contributors
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Wollongong Town Hall
James Cook
James Cook of Mount Ousley worked for...
15m 29s
3 contributors
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Bulli, Corrimal and Thirroul Stories
Herb Deacon
Herb Deacon lived in The Waves, Thirroul, with...
5m 59s
1 contributor
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Wollongong Town Hall
Jeanette and Lawernce Bond
Lawrence and Jeanette (nee Pepper) Bond...
14m 27s
4 contributors
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Bulli, Corrimal and Thirroul Stories
Maisy Day
Maisy Day (nee Dwyer) lived with her family in...
5m 28s
2 contributors
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Bulli, Corrimal and Thirroul Stories
Roland Stefen - Instrument maker at Illawarra Folk Festival 2020
The annual Illawarra Folk Festival consists of...
12m 35s
9 contributors
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Bulli, Corrimal and Thirroul Stories
Judy Bourke Part 2 of 2
Judy is a community-minded pioneer who has...
42m 23s
9 contributors
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Bulli, Corrimal and Thirroul Stories
Melinda Wishart - Performer Illawarra Folk Festival 2020
The annual Illawarra Folk Festival consists of...
14m 24s
6 contributors
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Bulli, Corrimal and Thirroul Stories
Hess Saunders - Grevillea Park
Hess has lived a long life as an educator and...
28m 37s
3 contributors
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Bulli, Corrimal and Thirroul Stories
Dave Beswick
Dave has lived at Wombarra and Thirroul, been...
37m 42s
5 contributors
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Wollongong Town Hall
Robyn Letham and Sheelagh Garaghty
Robyn Letham and Sheelagh Geraghty are both...
1h 4m 5s
4 contributors
100% have edits
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Wollongong Town Hall
Maurene Dredge
Maurene Dredge (nee Rosten), a lifelong...
26m 38s
2 contributors
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Wollongong Town Hall
Jan Waples
Jan Waples, from a long-standing Wollongong...
30m 28s
3 contributors
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Wollongong Town Hall
Grahame Bond
Grahame Bond AM is an Australian actor,...
31m 56s
3 contributors
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Bulli, Corrimal and Thirroul Stories
Maree Miller - Long term attendee
The Illawarra Folk Festival was first held at...
9m 16s
2 contributors
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Wollongong Town Hall
Sue Meehan
Sue Meehan (nee Woolley) is the president of...
16m 24s
4 contributors
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Bulli, Corrimal and Thirroul Stories
Mark Ziebell - Grevillea Park
Mark talks about the process of obtaining...
25m 3s
3 contributors
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Wollongong Town Hall
Marcia and Karren Belcher
Marcia Belcher (nee Day) born in Kenny Street,...
42m 59s
7 contributors
100% have edits
3% awaiting review
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Wollongong Town Hall
Ann James
Ann James (nee Simpson), whose grandfather was...
52m 27s
2 contributors
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Bulli, Corrimal and Thirroul Stories
Susan Richardson - Performer, Illawarra Folk Festival 2020
The annual Illawarra Folk Festival consists of...
10m 15s
6 contributors
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Bulli, Corrimal and Thirroul Stories
Joyce Chapman Part 1 of 2
Joyce remembers happy days at Woonona as a...
1h 12s
4 contributors
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Bulli, Corrimal and Thirroul Stories
Peg Ryan and Suzi Krawczyk - Performers, Illawarra Folk Festival 2020
The annual Illawarra Folk Festival consists of...
8m 59s
6 contributors
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Bulli, Corrimal and Thirroul Stories
Anne Lehmann-Kuit - Educator Illawarra Folk Festival 2020
The annual Illawarra Folk Festival consists of...
9m 40s
5 contributors
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Bulli, Corrimal and Thirroul Stories
Hans Buettner & Gordon McComb - Thirroul Ski Club Interview
Thirroul Ski Club celebrated its 50th...
1h 4m 9s
19 contributors
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Bulli, Corrimal and Thirroul Stories
Melanie Stjepanovic
The Illawarra Folk Festival was first held at...
14m 11s
4 contributors
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Bulli, Corrimal and Thirroul Stories
Dorothy Sefton
Dorothy Sefton (nee Gibson) has lived in...
56m 3s
8 contributors
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Bulli, Corrimal and Thirroul Stories
Robert Parsons
Robert trained and worked as a typewriter...
17m 35s
10 contributors
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Bulli, Corrimal and Thirroul Stories
Judy Bourke Part 1 of 2
Judy is a community-minded pioneer who has...
50m 56s
12 contributors
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Bulli, Corrimal and Thirroul Stories
Paul Tuckerman - Thirroul Railway Institute
The Thirroul Railway Institute Preservation...
33m 25s
2 contributors
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Bulli, Corrimal and Thirroul Stories
Tony Sarkis
Tony lived in the Sherbrooke Chapel as part of...
25m 22s
5 contributors
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Wollongong Town Hall
Alan Flanagan
Alan Flanagan, a Unanderra resident, visited...
11m 46s
3 contributors
Wollongong Town Hall
Robin Hutton
Robin Hutton, a member of the Illawarra Choral...
1h 4m 5s
7 contributors
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Bulli, Corrimal and Thirroul Stories
Joyce Chapman Part 2 of 2
Joyce remembers happy days at Woonona as a...
31m 54s
5 contributors
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Bulli, Corrimal and Thirroul Stories
Kathryn Orton, Poster Designer, Illawarra Folk Festival 2020
10m 30s
4 contributors
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Wollongong Town Hall
Joseph (Joe) Smith
Joe Smith was a much respected swim coach at...
1h 7m 54s
4 contributors
Wollongong Town Hall
Sandy Brenchley
Sandy moved to the Illawarra as a young...
20m 15s
3 contributors
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Bulli, Corrimal and Thirroul Stories
Martyn Hopkins - Volunteer
Martyn Hopkins was a volunteer at the 2020...
3m 45s
2 contributors
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Wollongong Town Hall
Judy Bourke
Judy Bourke grew up in Wollongong went to St...
1h 15m 38s
11 contributors
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Bulli, Corrimal and Thirroul Stories
Gail Norris - Social Media Manager, Illawarra Folk Festival 2020
The annual Illawarra Folk Festival consists of...
12m 20s
3 contributors
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Bulli, Corrimal and Thirroul Stories
Keith Woodward
Keith Woodward lived in The Waves, a street in...
20m 49s
1 contributor