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Transcript: Miss Marjorie Tebb remembers a family story about Aboriginal people in the 19th century in Liverpool Entry
Transcript: Miss Marjorie Tebb remembers the Chinese hawkers in Liverpool Entry
Transcript: Mr Carl Borowsky remembers horse transport in Liverpool in the 1920s Entry
Transcript: Mr Carl Borowsky talks about 'bag town' in the 1920s Entry
Transcript: Mr Charles Wilson recalls fishing in the Georges River in the early twentieth century Entry
Transcript: Mr Domenico Scuglia discusses restrictions on Italians in Australia during WWII Entry
Transcript: Mr Eddie Saunders remembers a blacksmith's workshop in Liverpool Entry
Transcript: Mr Eddie Saunders remembers his mother's bike rental shop in Liverpool Entry
Transcript: Mr Fred Scott remembers his grandfather's work as a wool classer in Liverpool Entry
Transcript: Mr George Bates on a chance 'meeting' with Henry Lawson's dog Entry
Transcript: Mr George Bates on working at Ashcroft's Butchers in Liverpool during the Great Depression Entry
Transcript: Mr George Bates remembers a carnival held to raise money for a local orphanage Entry
Transcript: Mr George Bates talks about the Ancient Order of Foresters during the Great Depression Entry
Transcript: Mr Jack Healy recalls boyhood swimming rituals in the Georges River Entry
Transcript: Mr Jack Healy recalls training horses for the army in Liverpool in 1928 Entry
Transcript: Mr Jack Healy remembers a local Aboriginal man from Williams Creek Entry
Transcript: Mr James William Beale talks about his first job in the Liverpool telephone exchange Entry
Transcript: Mr John Costa recalls his family feeding American Italian soldiers on their Liverpool farm during World War II Entry
Transcript: Mr John Costa recalls the Green Valley post office Entry
Transcript: Mr John Costa recalls the gypsies who were once common in the Liverpool area Entry
Transcript: Mr Joseph Bradshaw remembers being the proud owner of the second car in Liverpool, in 1927 Entry
Transcript: Mr Joseph Bradshaw remembers working as a child on a farm in Liverpool Entry
Transcript: Mr Norman Woodward recalls growing grapes in Chipping Norton after World War II Entry
Transcript: Mr Norman Woodward recalls working conditions as a spinner during the Depression Entry
Transcript: Mr Pat Cullen recalls driving the police to accident scenes in his car in Liverpool Entry
Transcript: Mr Pat Cullen recalls the life saving club that patrolled the Georges River in the early 1930s Entry
Transcript: Mr Pat Cullen remembers using charcoal burners in cars during World War II Entry
Transcript: Mr Peter Granville-Smith describes his work at Liverpool telephone exchange in the early 1930s Entry
Transcript: Mr Peter Granville-Smith recalls his family singing in the little Union Church Hoxton Park Entry
Transcript: Mr Peter Serovich remembers the Austral Progress Association Entry
Transcript: Mr Stanley and Mrs Amy Everett remember their wine growing neighbours in Chipping Norton Entry
Transcript: Mr Stanley Everett remembers Chipping Norton in the early twentieth century Entry
Transcript: Mr Stanley Everett remembers making crystal radio sets as a child in Liverpool Entry
Transcript: Mr Walter John Ferguson recalls the dangers of swimming in the Georges River in the late 1920s Entry
Transcript: Mr Walter John Ferguson recalls the noted Australian artist Eric Wilson Entry
Transcript: Mr William Kennedy recalls collecting the dole at Liverpool Town Hall during the Depression Entry
Transcript: Mr William Kennedy remembers timber carting around Liverpool in the early twentieth century Entry
Transcript: Mrs Amy Everett recalls moving to Chipping Norton during the Great Depression Entry
Transcript: Mrs Carmel Amalfi describes a devastating hailstorm in Liverpool in the 1930s Entry
Transcript: Mrs Carmel Amalfi describes her husband Angelo's work as a child on his father's farm in Liverpool in the 1930s Entry
Transcript: Mrs Constance Jewell remembers economising with meals during the Depression Entry
Transcript: Mrs Constance Jewell remembers social life in Hammondville during the Depression Entry
Transcript: Mrs Dorothy Colburn recalls hazards associated with the Georges River Entry
Transcript: Mrs Edith Fitzpatrick recalls Cracker Night in the early twentieth century near Bringelly Entry
Transcript: Mrs Edith Fitzpatrick recalls the Sydney Water Board cottage of her childhood Entry
Transcript: Mrs Elsie Collimore remembers Liverpool's outdoor cinema Entry
Transcript: Mrs Elsie Collimore remembers scenes from the Liverpool soldiers' riot of 1916 Entry
Transcript: Mrs Enid and Mr Carl Borowsky recall learning to swim in the Georges River in the 1920s Entry
Transcript: Mrs Enid Borowsky recalls washing laundry in coppers and kerosene tins in the early twentieth century Entry
Transcript: Mrs Enid Borowsky talks about working conditions in Liverpool's Challenge Woollen Mills Entry