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.
Name | Life Dates | Audio | Recorded By | Year Recorded | Download Documents |
Clark, Dan | 1923 – | Not yet available online – for use in the State Library of Western Australia only | Les Simm | 1994 | Not available |
Gibbs, Howard Basil | 1921-2000 | Recordings: 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 Flynn | c. 1995 | 1. Synopsis 2. Transcript 3. Family Tree |
Mountford, Doris | Not yet available online – for use in the State Library of Western Australia only | Win McGill and Bernie Stanley | 1991 | Not available | |
Pannell, Nita Veronica | 1904 – 1994 | Part 1 (32:15) – Starts at 0:20 Part 2 (32:15) – Starts at 0:18 Part 3 (23:43) – Starts at 0:18 | Chris Jeffery | 1976 | 1. Full Transcript 2. Ed. Transcript |
Poad, Wilhelmina | 1890-1994 | Recording (28:35) – Starts at 0:22 | Pauline Payne | 1985 | 1. Synopsis 2. Transcript |
Prout, William (Bill) | 1909 – 1991 | Audio 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 Clark | 1986 | Transcript |
Wight, Robert (Bob) | 1916 – 2004 | Audio Recordings: Part 1 (32:01) – Starts at 0:25 Part 2 (24:11) – Starts at 0:51 | Valerie Spence | 1985 | 1. Synopsis 2. Transcript |