Oral Histories

By Janice Calcei
Updated 13 March 2023

The Oral Histories listed below are all available at the State Library of Western Australia. Some have been digitised and links to those audio recordings and transcripts are included.

Open the recordings by clicking the related links below. Once the audio recording page opens, press the PLAY button and adjust your sound if needed. Note that some recordings have a small lag time at the beginning.

NameLife DatesAudio Recorded ByYear RecordedDownload
Documents
Clark, Dan1923 –Not yet available online – for use in the State Library of Western Australia onlyLes Simm1994Not available
Gibbs, Howard Basil1921-2000Recordings:
Part 1 (31:50) – Starts at 0:50
Part 2 (28:46) – Starts at 0:20
Part 3 (31:32) Starts at 0:22
Part 4 (16:04) – Starts at 0:20
Part 5 (31:39) – Starts at 0:20
Part 6 (31:45) – Starts at 0:20
Norm Flynnc. 19951. Synopsis
2. Transcript
3. Family Tree
Mountford, DorisNot yet available online – for use in the State Library of Western Australia onlyWin McGill and Bernie Stanley1991Not available
Pannell, Nita Veronica1904 – 1994Part 1 (32:15) – Starts at 0:20
Part 2 (32:15) – Starts at 0:18
Part 3 (23:43) – Starts at 0:18
Chris Jeffery19761. Full Transcript
2. Ed. Transcript
Poad, Wilhelmina 1890-1994Recording (28:35) – Starts at 0:22Pauline Payne19851. Synopsis
2. Transcript
Prout, William (Bill)1909 – 1991Audio Recordings:
Part 1 (30:43) – Starts at 1:25
Part 2 (31:44) – Starts at 1:40
Part 3 (30:28) – Starts at 0:20
Judy Clark1986Transcript
Wight, Robert (Bob)1916 – 2004Audio Recordings:
Part 1 (32:01) – Starts at 0:25
Part 2 (24:11) – Starts at 0:51
Valerie Spence19851. Synopsis
2. Transcript