City of Adelaide Oral History Project 1971 2013

City of Adelaide Oral History Project 1971 – 2013 Summary of the distribution of interviews

Category No Women Notes Lord Mayors 15

Lady Mayoresses 4 4 1 Lady Mayoress interviewed as part of her husband’s interview Councillors 10 2 One woman was interviewed twice: (1 hour in 1978 and 4 hours in 1985) Employees* 39 4 Residents 42 29 Business identities 20 6 Includes three men who were also residents Volunteers 1 1 131 46

*Range of employees included:  Executive roles (10 men)

 Administrative roles (5) including 3 women

 Outside roles (9 men)

 Surveyors etc (5 men)

 Other – including social workers 10 men, 2 women

Longest interview – approximately 22 hours Shortest interview – approximately 30 minutes

1 City of Adelaide Oral History Project 1971 – 2013

Oral Names Date of Number Total Category Ethnicity Access History Recording of Duration Number Tapes hrs OHi Mr Frank L M Burden 24/01/1971 1 1 hour Former employee Open – Deputy Town Clerk OHii Mr & Mrs R J Miller 26/01/1971 1 30 mins Former employee Open – Chief Clerk OHiii Mr Edgar Humphries 09/05/1971 1 36 mins Former employee Open – Assistant Town Clerk OH1 Sir Arthur George Barrett & Lady Barrett 20/07/1978 2 2 hours Lord Mayor Open OH2 Sir James Irwin 17/08/1978 2 2 hours 15 Lord Mayor Open mins OH3 Mr Arthur M Moulden 14/09/1978 1 1 hour Councillor Open OH4 Mrs N C Ursula Paynter 19/09/1978 1 1 hour 45 mins Lady Mayoress Open OH5 Lady Barbara Glover 05/10/1978 1 1 hour Lady Mayoress Open OH6 Mr Kirwan A R Short 18/10/1978 2 2 hours Former Employee Open – Building Surveyor OH7 Mr Henry S Suckling 31/10/1978 2 2 hours 30 Former Employee Open mins – Deputy Town Clerk OH8 Mr Hubert Gerard 06/11/1978 1 1 hour 30 mins Councillor Open OH9 Mr Ron Cox 09/11/1978 2 2 hours Former Employee Open – City Inspector OH10 Lady Esther Jacobs 20/11/1978 1 1 hour 30 mins Councillor Open OH11 Mr Geoffrey Boorman 24/11/1978 2 2 hours 15 Former Employee Open mins – Senior Health Inspector 2 City of Adelaide Oral History Project 1971 – 2013

Oral Names Date of Number Total Category Ethnicity Access History Recording of Duration Number Tapes hrs OH12 Mr Reginald Pelham undated 1 90 mins Councillor Restricted OH13 Sir Arthur Barrett 02/05/1984 1 1 hour Lord Mayor Open OH13A Mr Walter L Bridgland 28/06/1984 9 9 hours Lord Mayor Open 31/08/1984 11/09/1984 18/09/1984 26/09/1984 OH14 Mr Robert W Clampett 01/08/1984 6 5 hours Lord Mayor Open 29/08/1984 03/10/1984 OH15 Mr John J Roche 14/09/1984 6 6 hours Lord Mayor Open 23/11/1984 31/11/1984 05/11/1984 OH16 Mr William R Nicholls 29/09/1984 5 3 hours 50 Councillor Open 15/12/1984 mins 09/02/1985 OH17 Mr Ellis H Burgess 01/11/1984 4 3 hours 30 Councillor Open 22/11/1984 mins OH18 Mr Charles Murray Hill 21/11/1984 3 2 hours 30 Councillor Open mins OH19 Sir Arthur Rymill 14/12/1984 11 10 hours 30 Lord Mayor Open 18/12/1984 mins 24/12/1984 30/01/1985 04/02/1985 11/02/1985

Oral Names Date of Number Total Category Ethnicity Access History Recording of Duration Number Tapes hrs OH20 Mr William H Hayes 27/12/1984 11 9 hours Lord Mayor Open 08/03/1985 28/03/1985 18/04/1985 24/04/1985 09/05/1985 OH21 Mrs Annie Cotton 01/02/1985 1 1 hour Resident Open OH22 Mr Charles Kingsley James 14/02/1985 2 1 hour 30 mins Former Employee Open – City Treasurer OH23 Lady June Porter 21/02/1985 2 1 hour 50 mins Lady Mayoress Restricted

OH24 Mr Harold Wallace Balnaves 18/04/1985 2 1 hour 30 mins Former Employee Open – Senior Valuer OH25 Mr John William Douglas 11/06/1985 1 1 hour Resident English Open OH26 Miss Hazele C Thornton 28/06/1985 1 1 hour Resident Open OH27 Mrs Thora Nichol 26/06/1985 2 1 hour 45 mins Resident Open 01/07/1985 OH28 Mrs Ailsa Osborne 09/07/1985 4 3 hours Resident Restricted 16/08/1985 OH29 Miss F Joy MacLennan 10/07/1985 1 49 mins Former employee Open – Social worker OH30 Mr Horace Hurst 18/07/1985 1 1 hour Resident English Open OH31 Mrs Olga Elizabeth Milne 20/06/1985 1 1 hour Resident Russian/Australian Open OH32 Mr Helge Hergstrom 25/07/1985 2 1 hour 18mins Business Identity Swedish Open OH33 Mrs Mamie Maureen Whitting 18/09/1985 2 1 hour 30 mins Resident Open OH34 Lady Esther Jacobs 16/10/1985 5 4 hours Councillor Open 24/10/1985 01/11/1985 4 City of Adelaide Oral History Project 1971 – 2013

Oral Names Date of Number Total Category Ethnicity Access History Recording of Duration Number Tapes hrs OH35 Mr Walter Bevan Charles Rutt 21/11/1985 2 1 hour 4 mins Councillor Open OH36 Mrs Wendy Chapman 10/11/1986 7 6 hours 30 Lord Mayor Restricted 17/11/1986 mins 01/12/1986 16/12/1986 OH37 Mr Graham Ash Black 12/11/1986 4 2 hours 35 Councillor – Open 18/11/1986 mins Deputy Lord Mayor OH38 Mrs Emma Phyllis Mears 27/11/1986 1 30 mins Resident Open OH39 Mr James Vincent Seaton Bowen 28/11/1986 14 13 hours 15 Lord Mayor Restricted 03/12/1986 mins 10/12/1986 01/01/1987 14/01/1987 21/01/1987 28/01/1987 OH40 Mr William Edward Blackeby 1986 3 3 hours Business Identity Open OH41 Mrs Eva Marianne Hay 1986 1 32 mins Business Identity German Open OH42 Mr Alexander George Smith & Mr Frank W 1986 1 1 hour Business Identity Open H McMahon OH43 Mrs Linda M Chinner 22/07/1987 5 4 hours 15 Resident Open 03/08/1987 mins 18/08/1987 OH44 Mr James Purcell & Mr George Purcell 08/09/1987 4 4 hours Former Open 15/09/1987 Employees – City Gardeners 23/09/1987 OH45 Mrs Kathleen Smith 08/10/1987 3 2 hours 30 Resident Irish Open

Oral Names Date of Number Total Category Ethnicity Access History Recording of Duration Number Tapes hrs mins OH46 Mrs Dulcie A Gibson 16/11/1987 2 2 hours Resident Open OH47 Mr Verne Vignola 17/11/1987 4 4 hours Business Identity/ Swiss/Italian Open 23/11/1987 Resident 26/11/1987 OH48 Mrs Melva Irene Glass 25/11/1987 3 3 hours Resident Open 02/12/1987 OH49 Mrs Elma Evelyn Vignola 26/11/1987 2 2 hours Business Identity/ Open Resident OH50 Miss Doris Crowley 09/02/1988 2 2 hours Resident Open OH51 Miss Dorothy Christine Somerville 14/03/1988 5 4 hours 30 Business Identity Open 21/03/1988 mins OH52 Mr Kenneth Albert Harris 28/03/1988 5 5 hours Resident Open 11/04/1988 18/04/1988 OH53 Miss Mary (Molly) Conry 28/09/1988 4 4 hours Resident Open 30/09/1988 OH54 Mr Charles L Ryan 03/03/1989 5 4 hours 30 Former Employee Open 10/03/1989 mins – City Inspectors Office OH55 Mr Russell William Arland 08/03/1989 15 14 hours 15 Former Employee Restricted 16/03/1989 mins – Town Clerk 29/08/1990 05/09/1990 12/09/1990 19/09/1990 26/09/1990 03/10/1990

Oral Names Date of Number Total Category Ethnicity Access History Recording of Duration Number Tapes hrs 10/10/1990 31/10/1990 28/11/1990 05/12/1990 OH56 Mr Norman Krause 17/05/1989 5 4 hours 30 Former Employee Open 24/05/1989 mins – City Treasurers Office 31/05/1989 OH57 Mr Howard L Hill 06/06/1989 4 4 hours Former Employee Open 13/06/1989 – City Valuer OH58 Mr John C Clark 05/07/1989 4 4 hours Former Employee Open 12/07/1989 – Health Inspector OH59 Dr Arthur John Watson 22/07/1989 1 1 hour Lord Mayor Open OH60 Mr George Bailey 13/06/1985 1 30 mins Former employee Open – Horse and Dray contractor OH61 Miss Mary Elizabeth Baker 18/01/1991 4 4 hours Former Employee Open 25/01/1991 – Council Social Worker 01/02/1991 15/02/1991 OH62 Mr Lance Dowden Shattock 24/01/1991 2 2 hours Former Employee Open 31/01/1991 – Park Lands Ranger OH63 Dr Arthur John Watson 18/03/1991 4 4 hours Lord Mayor Open 19/03/1991 25/03/1991 26/03/1991 OH64 Mr Dudley Lyall (Dick) Whittington 16/04/1991 7 7 hours Former Employee Open 23/04/1991 – Council Staff 7 City of Adelaide Oral History Project 1971 – 2013

Oral Names Date of Number Total Category Ethnicity Access History Recording of Duration Number Tapes hrs 30/04/1991 07/05/1991 14/05/1991 21/05/1991 28/05/1991 OH65 Mr John Walter Quinn 11/06/1991 3 3 hours Former Employee Open 18/06/1991 – Lord Mayors Orderly 25/06/1991 OH66 Mr D John Williams 06/08/1991 22 21 hours 30 Former Employee Restricted 24/09/1991 mins – Council Staff 08/10/1991 15/10/1991 22/10/1991 29/10/1991 05/11/1991 12/11/1991 26/11/1991 03/12/1991 17/12/1991 13/01/1992 23/01/1992 30/01/1992 11/02/1992 18/02/1992 26/02/1992 05/03/1992 11/03/1992 17/03/1992 OH67 Mrs Diana Mary Watson 12/08/1991 3 3 hours Lady Mayoress Open 8 City of Adelaide Oral History Project 1971 – 2013

Oral Names Date of Number Total Category Ethnicity Access History Recording of Duration Number Tapes hrs 26/08/1991 16/09/1991 OH68 Mr Bryant T Marshall 30/09/1991 3 2 hours 30 Former Employee Restricted 21/10/1991 mins – Council Staff 28/10/1991 OH69 Mr Clifford Eric Thomas 29/01/1992 11 11 hours Former Employee Open 04/02/1991 – Council Staff 12/02/1991 19/02/1991 26/02/1991 04/03/1991 11/03/1991 17/03/1991 17/08/1991 OH70 Mr Jim B Jarvis 13/04/1992 11 11 hours Lord Mayor Restricted 28/04/1992 04/05/1992 11/05/1992 04/06/1992 16/06/1992 23/06/1992 08/07/1992 14/07/1992 28/07/1992 04/08/1992 OH71 Mr Walter John Lockett 11/08/1992 3 3 hours Former Employee Open 18/08/1992 – Council Staff 29/09/1992 9 City of Adelaide Oral History Project 1971 – 2013

Oral Names Date of Number Total Category Ethnicity Access History Recording of Duration Number Tapes hrs OH72 Bob Piper 20/10/1992 4 3 hours 30 Former Employee Restricted 26/10/1992 mins – Council Staff 11/11/1992 17/11/1992 OH73 Mr John Singleton Chappel 23/12/1992 7 7 hours Councillor Restricted 12/01/1993 19/01/1993 26/01/1993 09/02/1993 16/02/1993 22/02/1993 OH74 Miss Lillian Fernandez 31/01/1994 3 2 hours 45 Resident Open 07/02/1994 mins OH75 Mr Robert Henry (Bob) Rattley 08/02/1994 4 4 hours Resident Open 10/02/1994 15/02/1994 22/02/1994 OH76 Mr Max Moyle 11/02/1994 2 2 hours Resident Open 02/03/1994 OH77 Mr Kenneth George Lucas 09/03/1994 6 6 hours Resident Open 16/03/1994 25/03/1994 OH78 Miss Joan de Rose Ringwood 02/05/1994 4 4 hours Former Employee Open 30/05/1994 – Clerk-Typiste OH79 Mr Clarence Charles Pollard 20/05/1994 6 6 hours Former Employee Open 02/06/1994 – Maintenance Forman 08/06/1994 OH80 Mr Peter Tillotson Griffin 27/05/1994 7 7 hours Former Employee Open 10 City of Adelaide Oral History Project 1971 – 2013

Oral Names Date of Number Total Category Ethnicity Access History Recording of Duration Number Tapes hrs 03/06/1994 – Health Inspector 10/06/1994 OH81 Mrs Katina Patitsas 16/08/1994 5 4hours 30 Resident Greek Open 23/08/1994 mins 30/08/1994 OH82 Mr Harold William Horsfall 16/09/1994 6 6 hours Business Identity Open 23/09/1994 30/09/1994 OH83 Miss Sheila Sommerton Calf 24/10/1994 4 4 hours Former Employee Open 07/11/1994 – Council Stenographic Secretary OH84 Isabel (Name Witheld By Request) 13/02/1995 3 3 hours Resident Italian Open 27/02/1995 14/03/1995 OH85 Mrs Victoria Fortunata Grima 16/02/1995 4 4 hours Resident Maltese/Italian Open 23/02/1995 OH86 Mr Rocco Francesco Schirripa 08/03/1995 4 4 hours Business Identity Italian Open 15/03/1995 OH87 Mrs Rita Sietkiewicz 21/03/1995 3 3 hours Resident Polish Open 28/03/1995 OH88 Mr John Harold Alexander 16/08/1995 7 6 hours 30 Former Employee Open 23/08/1995 mins – Leading Hand Gardener 30/08/1995 OH89 Mr Michael Iacovos (Mick) Bolkus 24/08/1995 4 3 hours 30 Business Greek Open 13/10/1995 mins Identity/Resident OH90 Paula (Anonymous Resident) 06/11/1995 2 2 hours Resident Maltese Open

Oral Names Date of Number Total Category Ethnicity Access History Recording of Duration Number Tapes hrs OH91 Mr Ezio Moroni 07/11/1995 4 4 hours Council Italian Open 14/11/1995 Contractor OH92 Mr Angelo Peter Bailetti 05/12/1995 4 4 hours Business Italian Open 12/12/1995 Identity/Resident OH93 Mrs Etelka Ilonka Sabados 07/12/1995 6 6 hours Resident Hungarian Open 14/12/1995 27/03/1996 10/04/1996 04/06/1996 OH94 Mr Anthony Alexander Serradura 02/04/1996 7 7 hours Resident Italian Restricted 04/04/1996 12/04/1996 08/05/1996 OH95 Mr Primo Fortunato Caon & Mr Giocondo 18/06/1996 8 8 hours Business Italian Open Giliante Caon 25/06/1995 Identities/ 09/07/199630/ Residents 07/1996 20/08/1996 15/10/1996 OH96 Mr George Kevin Joseph Cahill 23/07/1998 5 5 hours Former Open 06/08/1998 Employee/ Resident OH97 Mr Maxwell Norman (Max) Fimeri 16/09/1998 4 4 hours Resident Italian Open 25/11/1998 OH98 Mrs Madeleine Joy Wilson 19/10/1998 3 2 hours 30 Resident Aboriginal Open 26/10/1998 mins 10/11/1998 OH99 Mrs Marie Dawn (Maria) Axelby 09/11/1998 2 2 hours Resident Aboriginal Not finalised

Oral Names Date of Number Total Category Ethnicity Access History Recording of Duration Number Tapes hrs 01/12/1998 OH100 Mr Robert Albyn (Bob) Agius 18/11/1998 7 6 hours 30 Resident Aboriginal Open 25/11/1998 mins 03/12/1998 OH101 Neva Leona Wilson 14/12/1998 5 4 hours 30 Resident Aboriginal Not Finalised 18/12/1998 mins 17/02/1999 OH102 Mrs Vivienne Cundell 26/08/1999 2 2 hours Community Open 10/09/1999 Leader OH103 Mr John Goreham & Mrs Valma Mary 31/08/1999 6 5 hours 20 Resident Open Morris Goreham 07/09/1999 mins 14/09/1999 OH104 Mr Richard Barrymore Stevens 12/10/1999 3 2 hours 50 Former Employee Open 20/10/1999 mins – City Engineer 04/11/1999 OH105 Mr Hubertus Marinus Cornelis Jozef (Huub) 13/10/1999 12 10 hours 45 Former Employee Dutch Open van der Pennen 22/10/1999 mins – Building Surveyor 27/10/1999 03/11/1999 10/11/1999 17/11/1999 OH106 Mrs Irene Ingham 16/03/2000 5 3 hours 30 Resident Open 30/03/2000 mins 13/04/2000 OH107 Lady Elizabeth Hornabrook Wilson 27/04/2000 2 1 hour 12 mins Resident Open 05/05/2000 OH108 Mr Con Savvas 08/05/2001 6 5 hours Business Identity Greece Open 13 City of Adelaide Oral History Project 1971 – 2013

Oral Names Date of Number Total Category Ethnicity Access History Recording of Duration Number Tapes hrs 17/05/2001 22/05/2001 OH109 Mr Arnie Rossis 02/02/2012 3 3 hours 47 Business identity, Greek/Australian Open 05/04/2012 former resident, 24/05/2012 OH110 Mr Paul Noonan 03/02/2012 1 1 hour Resident Open OH111 Mrs Margo Bates OAM 10/02/2012 2 1 hour 26 Resident Open 24/02/2012 minutes OH112 Mr Steve Condous, AM 17/02/2012 5 8 hours 25 Former Lord Greek/Australian Restrictions for 08/03/2012 minutes Mayor Interviews #2 and #3 20/03/2012 19/04/2012 21/06/2012 OH113 Mr Bob Angove, AM 23/02/2012 6 8 hours 37 Resident and Restrictions for 08/03/2012 minutes former Councillor interviews #3 and and #4 29/03/2012 26/04/2012 10/05/2012 07/06/2012 OH114 Dr Michael Llewellyn-Smith 09/03/2012 5 7 hours Resident, former Welsh Restrictions for 30/03/2012 City Planner, Interviews #3 Town Clerk/City and #5 20/04/2012 Manager and 03/05/2012 current Councillor 30/05/2012 OH115 Dr Rex Lipman, AO 15/03/2012 2 2 hours 11 Business identity Open 21/03/2012 minutes OH116 Mrs Rosemary Boucaut 21/03/2012 2 2 hours 18 Resident, former English Open 11/04/2012 minutes Councillor 14 City of Adelaide Oral History Project 1971 – 2013

Oral Names Date of Number Total Category Ethnicity Access History Recording of Duration Number Tapes hrs OH117 Sr Judith Redden rsm, AO 17/05/2012 3 4 hours 23 School Principal - Open minutes business identity OH118 Mrs Lorraine Venn 18/05/2012 2 3 hours 20 Former employee Open minutes in City Treasurer’s Department OH119 Mrs Shirley Cocks 08/06/2012 1 58 minutes Resident Restricted to transcript of conversation. No access to recording

OH 120 Mrs Daynea Hill 01/02/2013 2 2 hours City employee & Open approx. co-partner is establishing Lucia’s Pizza Bar 1957 OH 121 Ms Cath Kerry 07/02/2013 5 5 hours Business woman, English Open 27/02/2013 approx. caterer; Manager of Art Gallery 13/03/2013 Restaurant 20/03/2013 OH 122 Mr Newell Platten, AM 14/02/2013 7 7 hours Resident; North Open 21/02/2013 approx. Adelaide-and city- based architect; 22/02/2013 Chief Design 18/04/2013 Architect with 24/04/2013 SAHT 08/05/2013 15/05/2013 OH 123 Mr Keith Altmann 02/02/2013 4 3.5 hours Business-man- Open 06/03/2013 owner of Popeye 1962 – 2011 and 15 City of Adelaide Oral History Project 1971 – 2013

Oral Names Date of Number Total Category Ethnicity Access History Recording of Duration Number Tapes hrs Jolley’s Boathouse OH 124 Ms Patricia Stretton 01/03/2013 4 4.30 approx North Adelaide Open 05/04/2013 resident; activist; researcher and 19/04/2013 employee in historical institutions on North Terrace

OH 125 Mrs Dulcie Boag 08/03/2013 2 2 hours Long-time Open 15/03/2013 volunteer (33+ years) at Hutt Street Centre of Homeless OH 126 Mr Joe Francese 14/03/2013 6 6 hours Long-time Italian Some 10/04/2013 employee (49 restrictions years) of ACC & apply 01/05/2013 casual employee in SA Hotel for 18 years OH 127 Mr Rex Harris 21/03/2013 2 1.5 hours Long-time Open 28/03/2013 employee (35 years) in administration and executive roles in ACC OH 128 Mr Henry Ninio 02/05/2013 4 3.25 hours Former Lord Egyptian Open 16/05/2013 Mayor of ACC; Councillor and 13/06/2013 Alderman and City businessman 193

16 OH Categories: Lord Mayor Councillor Former employee - Position Long term resident Business Identity Community Leader