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Mr Eddie Saunders remembers his mother's bike rental shop in Liverpool, interviewed in 1986 Audio Oral History
Peace Declared: a reminiscence of celebrations in Martin Place 1945 Audio Oral History
88 year old Rita remembers childhood years in Leichhardt & Petersham c1930 Audio Oral History
Carl Ellefson on Central Railway Station 2009 Audio Oral History
Mrs Edith Fitzpatrick recalls the Sydney Water Board cottage of her childhood in the early 20th century, interviewed 1986 Audio Oral History
Judy Burnett on drag venues in Sydney in the 1970s, recorded 2009 Audio Oral History
Mrs Elsie Collimore remembers Liverpool's outdoor cinema in the early 20th century, interviewed in 1986 Audio Oral History
Edda Boyd talks about her childhood in Glebe in the 1950s, October 2007 Audio Oral History
Dr Nick Lomb on the history of the Observatory 2009 Audio Oral History
Helen Bersten on Jews in Sydney 2009 Audio Oral History
Max Solling on Wentworth Park Racecourse 2009 Audio Oral History
Mr Fred Scott remembers his grandfather's work as a wool classer in Liverpool, interviewed in 1986 Audio Oral History
Yvonne Weedon on being a Sydney tram conductress Audio Oral History
Luigi Coluzzi on Sydney coffee culture 2009 Audio Oral History
Mrs Elsie Collimore remembers scenes from the Liverpool soldiers' riot of 1916, interviewed in 1986 Audio Oral History
Max Solling on Wentworth Park 2009 Audio Oral History
Mr Jack Healy recalls boyhood swimming rituals in the Georges River, interviewed in 1986 Audio Oral History
Mrs May Rae recalls her father's work for Challenge Woollen Mills, Liverpool, interviewed in 1986 Audio Oral History
Ian Clifford on the Macquarie lighthouse 2009 Audio Oral History
Garry Wotherspoon on Maroubra 2009 Audio Oral History
Mr Jack Healy recalls training horses for the army in Liverpool in 1928, interviewed in 1986 Audio Oral History
Thelma Crawley on delivering Meals on Wheels to Rosaleen Norton, the 'Witch of Kings Cross' 2007 Audio Oral History
Mrs Evelyn Chapple remembers 'Old Joe', an Aboriginal man and his horse and buggy taxi service c1914, interviewed in 1986 Audio Oral History
Dianne Minnis on the first Mardi Gras parade and protest in 1978, recorded 2009 Audio Oral History
Mr Jack Healy remembers a local Aboriginal man from Williams Creek, interviewed 1986 Audio Oral History
Reverend Graham Long on the Wayside Chapel Audio Oral History
Mrs Evelyn Chapple remembers hazards encountered while walking to school in the early 20th century, interviewed in 1986 Audio Oral History
Curator Judith Blackall on the Museum of Contemporary Art 2009 Audio Oral History
Mr James William Beale talks about his first job in the Liverpool telephone exchange in 1913, interviewed in 1986 Audio Oral History
Robert Griffin on the history of the Mint building 2009 Audio Oral History
Mrs Evelyn Chapple remembers surviving well during the Great Depression, interviewed in 1986 Audio Oral History
Norma Ingram, founding administrator, on Murawina 2006 Audio Oral History
Mr John Costa recalls his family feeding American Italian soldiers on their Liverpool farm during World War II, interviewed in 1986 Audio Oral History
Jennifer Farrer talks about the Queen Victoria Building 2009 Audio Oral History
John Winning on 18-foot skiffs on Sydney Harbour 2009 Audio Oral History
Robin Landis, owner of Sharpie's Golf House, on the significance of Sharpie's sign Audio Oral History
George Bates recalls the day when he buried Henry Lawson's cattle dog in North Sydney c1929, interviewed 1986 Audio Oral History
Mrs Jessie La Trobe describes delivering newspapers to military camps during World War II, interviewed in 1986 Audio Oral History
Mrs Carmel Amalfi describes a hailstorm on her father-in-law's Liverpool market garden in March 1947, recorded 1986 Audio Oral History
Mr John Costa recalls the Green Valley post office, interviewed in 1986 Audio Oral History
Mrs Marjorie Gough mourns loss of the old All Saints' Church building in Liverpool after it was demolished in 1971, interviewed in 1986 Audio Oral History
Mr Carl Borowsky, interviewed in 1986, remembers horse transport in Liverpool in the 1920s Audio Oral History
Mr John Costa recalls the gypsies who were once common in the Liverpool area, interviewed in 1986 Audio Oral History
Rose Docker, Archivist, on the history of the Australian Museum 2009 Audio Oral History
John Biffin on his experience as a harbour pilot 2009 Audio Oral History
Carl Borowsky, interviewed in 1986, talks about the 'bag town' near Liverpool that provided housing for families during the Depression Audio Oral History
Mrs Marjorie Gough recalls knitting for soldiers in World Wars I and II, interviewed in 1986 Audio Oral History
Mrs Enid Borowsky talks in 1986 about working conditions in Liverpool's Challenge Woollen Mills c1930s Audio Oral History
Mr Joseph Bradshaw remembers in 1927 being the proud owner of the second car in Liverpool, interviewed in 1986 Audio Oral History
John Biffin on harbour pilots on Sydney harbour 2009 Audio Oral History