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Alan LOWE - Interviewed on 16 October 2001

Alan LOWE - Interviewed on 16 October 2001

Format: Oral HistoryOverview: Interview with Alan Lowe. Alan discusses his experiences in the air force as a flight mechanic during WWII, including his work with Spitfire machines.
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Alan MEEK - Interviewed on 30 March 2004

Alan MEEK - Interviewed on 30 March 2004

Format: Oral HistoryOverview: Interview with Alan Leslie Meek. Alan talks about the Wyllie family history; his childhood; the history and businesses of the area; the transport of the time, as well as the changes to the area o...
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August Shaw (Gus) GEHRMANN - Interviewed on 26 September 2001

August Shaw (Gus) GEHRMANN - Interviewed on 26 September 2001

Format: Oral HistoryOverview: Two part interview with Gus Gehrmann, born 1914. Gus talks about his childhood and schooling; his time in the army during WWII; his part in the establishment, designing and building of the Petrie...
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Brian FRANCIS - Interviewed on 18 June 2001

Brian FRANCIS - Interviewed on 18 June 2001

Format: Oral HistoryOverview: Interview with Brian William Francis, born 1936. Brian talks about his family history; the work and processes of the Paisley Cornflour Mill; the many mills and businesses the Lawnton area, as wel...
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Don DUNCOMBE - Interviewed on 11 May 2000

Don DUNCOMBE - Interviewed on 11 May 2000

Format: Oral HistoryOverview: Interview with Don Duncombe. Don talks about his childhood and schooling; his work in telephone mechanics; his recollections of WWII, as well as the changes to the way of living in the area.
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Doris DRAPER - Interviewed on 28 January 2003

Doris DRAPER - Interviewed on 28 January 2003

Format: Oral HistoryOverview: Interview with Doris Draper. Doris talks about growing up at Clear Mountain; school days; her family; working around the farm; her hobby of sewing;, as well as the changes to the town over time.
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Doris FLYNN - Interviewed on 3 February 2000

Doris FLYNN - Interviewed on 3 February 2000

Format: Oral HistoryOverview: Interview with Doris Flynn, born 1919. Doris talks about her childhood and schooling in Petrie; 1931 floods; the businesses of the area; working at Cook’s store; her experiences of WWII; life o...
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Ethel GREENHALGH - Interviewed on 10 December 2002

Ethel GREENHALGH - Interviewed on 10 December 2002

Format: Oral HistoryOverview: Interview with Ethel Greenhalgh. Ethel talks about the Kallangur Marsden Boys Home, the video includes images taken of the Marsden Boys Home buildings as they were at the time of the interview.
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George DAVEY - Interviewed on 20 April 2001

George DAVEY - Interviewed on 20 April 2001

Format: Oral HistoryOverview: Interview with George Davey, born 1915 in Nambour. George talks about his childhood in Samford; his school days; working on bullock and dairy farms; the Samford village town, as well as the diffe...
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Hazel FEALY - Interviewed on 20 July 2001

Hazel FEALY - Interviewed on 20 July 2001

Format: Oral HistoryOverview: Interview with Hazel Fealy. Hazel talks about her family history; her childhood at Dayboro; the various businesses around Dayboro, as well as her involvement in the local community groups.
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Henry EBERT - Interviewed on 29 February 2000

Henry EBERT - Interviewed on 29 February 2000

Format: Oral HistoryOverview: Interview with Henry Ebert, born Strathpine 1922. Henry talks about his family history; his childhood; Albany Creek; Cashs' Crossing; farms in the area; North Pine River; working in a corn flour ...
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Jack HANSON - Interviewed on 27 March 2001

Jack HANSON - Interviewed on 27 March 2001

Format: Oral HistoryOverview: Interview with Jack Hanson. Jack talks about his career in the Normanby Rum Distillery; the interview includes footage of Jack walking around the site where the distillery use to stand.
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Jack MITCHELL - Interviewed on 18 July 2001

Jack MITCHELL - Interviewed on 18 July 2001

Format: Oral HistoryOverview: Interview with Jack Mitchell, born 1922. Jack talks about growing bananas in Samford; the history of Samford and its industries; his family, as well as the future of the industries. The video inc...
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James Robert (Bob) EBERT - Interviewed on 14 November 2000

James Robert (Bob) EBERT - Interviewed on 14 November 2000

Format: Oral HistoryOverview: Interview with James Robert “Bob” Ebert. Bob talks about his family history; his work as a farmer and a butcher; his childhood; his father’s farm; the races; the cornflour mill and life in ...
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Janice HALL (nee PETRIE) - Interviewed on 30 April 2003

Janice HALL (nee PETRIE) - Interviewed on 30 April 2003

Format: Oral HistoryOverview: Interview with Janice Hall. Janice talks about her childhood; her family; her father’s involvement with the Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC); school; going to the pictures and town dances, as well...
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Jeanette FRAHM - Interviewed on 26 March 2009

Jeanette FRAHM - Interviewed on 26 March 2009

Format: Oral HistoryOverview: Two part interview with Jeanette Frahm. Jeanette talks about her childhood and family; her experiences on the family dairy and mixed farm at Sandy Creek; Harrisons Pocket farm; her experiences du...
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John DOMROW - Interviewed on 23 January 2003

John DOMROW - Interviewed on 23 January 2003

Format: Oral HistoryOverview: Interview with John Domrow. John talks about growing up at Camp Mountain; the family banana plantation; his family; his marriage, as well as his long farming career. The video includes John showi...
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Keith KELLY - Interviewed on 20 July 2001

Keith KELLY - Interviewed on 20 July 2001

Format: Oral HistoryOverview: Interview with Keith Kelly. Keith talks about his childhood growing up in Dayboro; his family; playing tennis, as well as his experiences in the army during WWII.
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Ken GOLD - Interviewed on 8 February 2000

Ken GOLD - Interviewed on 8 February 2000

Format: Oral HistoryOverview: Interview with Ken Gold. Ken talks about his family history; the history and founding families of the Terrors Creek/Dayboro area; the change of farming over time, as well as his childhood and sch...
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Kevin LEITCH - Interviewed on 30 October 2003

Kevin LEITCH - Interviewed on 30 October 2003

Format: Oral HistoryOverview: Interview with Kevin Leitch. The interview consists of a visual tour of some of the local areas, such as Leitch's Dairy and Mixed Farm, Cashs' Crossing and Pine River. Kevin talks about the histo...
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Lee ECCLES - Interviewed on 8 June 2004

Lee ECCLES - Interviewed on 8 June 2004

Format: Oral HistoryOverview: Interview with Lee Eccles. Lee talks about his life and long career at the Lawnton Sawmill, including the history of the mill.
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Les MARQUIS - Interviewed on 25 March 2003

Les MARQUIS - Interviewed on 25 March 2003

Format: Oral HistoryOverview: Interview with Les Marquis, born 1914. Les talks about his childhood and schooling in Strathpine; the depression; the businesses and history of Strathpine, as well as his experiences of WWII.
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Lou HAMMERMEISTER - Interviewed on 31 May 2005

Lou HAMMERMEISTER - Interviewed on 31 May 2005

Format: Oral HistoryOverview: Interview with Lou Hammermeister, born 1920. Lou talks about his life at Mt Nebo; the families that lived in the area; his long career in the timber industry; the mills of the area; the Mt Nebo s...
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Neil CHESNEY - Interviewed on 14 November 2002

Neil CHESNEY - Interviewed on 14 November 2002

Format: Oral HistoryOverview: Interview with Neil Chesney. Neil talks about his career in the caravan business, in particular the family business ‘Chesney Caravans’.
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