Western District Oral History Interviews, 1984

Tape Interviewee Location Interviewer Date* 1 Kermond Mrs Lorna Warrnambool Francis O’Donnell 4-7 2 Malseed Mr Robert R (Bob) Cape Bridgewater 4-7 3 Wicking Mr Thomas Warrnambool Maxine Clarke 4-7 4 Ayres Mr Vincent Warrnambool Maxine Clarke, Liz Forrest, 4-7 Peter McFie. 5 Manson Mr David James Warrnambool Noel Kenna 4-7 6 Eccles Mr Leslie Warrnambool Alice Ogilvie 3-7 7 Glover Mr Pat Noel Kenna & Alice Ogilvie; 3-7 Francis O’Donnell. 8 Gibbons Mr Ronald Warrnambool Noel Kenna 10-7 9 Shiells Mr Billy Warrnambool Francis O’Donnell 18-7 10 Baylis Mrs E Hamilton Alice Ogilvie 16-7 11 Henry Mr Stewart Warrnambool Francis O’Donnell 18-7 12 Sambell Miss Ida Woolaston Maxine Clarke 27-8 13 Aylmer Miss Mary Tahara Alice Ogilvie 17-7 14 Dalton Mrs Katy Warrnambool Francis O’Donnell 11-7 15 Goodreid Mr Frank Warrnambool Noel Kenna 17-7 16 Watt Mr Don & Mrs Mary Josephine Cavendish Alice Ogilvie 16-7 (nee Salagari) 17 Cross Mrs Euphemia (nee McKay) Hamilton Alice Ogilvie 20-7 18 Hill Mr James (Jim) Hamilton Alice Ogilvie 20-7 19 Walters Mr George Warrnambool Noel Kenna 23-7 20 Phillpot Mr G T H Warrnambool Noel Kenna 16-7 21 Trotter Mr Robert Edgar (Ted) Warrnambool Noel Kenna 30-7 22 Maguire Mr Patrick Joseph & Mrs Warrnambool Noel Kenna 25-7; 27-7 Veronica Lucy (Paddy & Lucy) 23 Flynn Mr Vincent Warrnambool Noel Kenna 18-7 24 Flynn Mr Vincent Warrnambool Noel Kenna 20-7 25 Astbury Mrs M (nee Clarke) Cavendish Alice Ogilvie 26-7 26 Abbott Miss R M Hamilton Alice Ogilvie 24-7 27 Cordy Mr L D Cavendish Alice Ogilvie 27-7 28 Mountain Mr J Hamilton Alice Ogilvie 1-8 29 Holden Mrs A Hamilton Alice Ogilvie 31-7 30 McCallum Mr A & Mrs E McCallum Digby Alice Ogilvie 3-8 (nee Burgess) 31 Patterson Mr Roy Portland Liz Forrest 31-7; 8-8 32 Compton Mrs Marjory (nee Stewart) Heathmere Liz Forrest 30-7 33 Malseed Mrs Ivy (nee Flower) Heathmere Liz Forrest 31-7 34 Patterson Mr Roy Portland Liz Forrest 27-7; 31-7 35 Scutcheon Mr Alfred William Ashley Warrnambool Noel Kenna 9-8 36 O’Grady Mr Gerald Thomas Warrnambool Noel Kenna 10-8 37 Isles Mr Frederick Thomas Dennington Noel Kenna 26-7 38 Isles Mr Frederick Thomas Dennington Noel Kenna 2-8

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39 Abbott Mrs Joyce Portland Liz Forrest 8-8 40 Redfern Mrs Doris (nee Keil) Portland Liz Forrest 8-8 41 Chapman Mrs Heathmere Liz Forrest 30-7 42 Giles Mrs V Warrnambool Maxine Clarke 14-8 43 Menzel Mrs W D Hamilton Alice Ogilvie 17-8 44 Gardner Mrs H (nee Sullivan) Cavendish Alice Ogilvie 45 Gardner Mr Hartley Cavendish Alice Ogilvie 46 McDonnell Mr R Moree Alice Ogilvie 7-8 47 McCutcheon Mrs M J Cavendish Alice Ogilvie 14-8 48 Anonymous (female; married) Alice Ogilvie 2-8 49 Menzel Mr W D Hamilton Alice Ogilvie 17-8 50 Jackman Mr A Cavendish Alice Ogilvie 11-8 51 Davies Mr Alice Ogilvie [‘Life in General in the old days at Gringi’ – tape provided by Alice and original returned] 52 Crowe Mr John Joseph Port Fairy Noel Kenna 6-8 53 Farrell Mr John Bruce Warrnambool Noel Kenna 10-8 54 Farrell Mr John Bruce Warrnambool Noel Kenna 10-8 55 Brady Mrs Peg Warrnambool Maxine Clarke 14-8 56 Mogford Mrs E Hamilton Alice Ogilvie 5-9 57 Peden Mr A J (Mick) Casterton Alice Ogilvie 4-9 58 Hanson Mr J Macarthur Alice Ogilvie 3-9 59 Davies Mr T Merino Alice Ogilvie 25-8 60 Patman Mr L Hamilton Alice Ogilvie 23-8 61 Grey Mrs E R E Coleraine Alice Ogilvie 25-8 62 Payne Mrs L (nee Snell) Hamilton Alice Ogilvie 24-8 63 NO TAPE – DELETED DUE TO POOR SOUND QUALITY (Kittson Miss Eva) Cape Bridgewater 64 Fredericks Mrs A Portland Liz Forrest 30-8 65 Malseed Mr Robert R Cape Bridgewater Liz Forrest 4-7 66 Amos Mrs Ethel Bridgewater Liz Forrest 13-8 67 Dusting Mr Norman T Portland Liz Forrest 13-8 68 [‘Stony Broke & Walking’ – some Western Australia [tape provided by Liz memories of the WA depression] Forrest] 69 Keillor Mr Son Portland [tape provided by Liz Forrest; covers early history of Fawthrop Lagoon, Portland] 70 Hodge A & Merryweather F Portland L. Jackson [tape provided by Liz Forrest; produced for the History of CEMA (Committee for the Encouragement of Music and the Arts), Portland Branch, c.1983]

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71 Woolcock C & D Portland [tape provided by Liz Forrest; produced for the History of CEMA (Committee for the Encouragement of Music and the Arts), Portland Branch, c.1983] 72 Stuchbery Mrs Portland [tape provided by Liz Forrest; produced for the History of CEMA (Committee for the Encouragement of Music and the Arts), Portland Branch, c.1983] 73 TAPE MISSING Portland [tape provided by Liz Forrest; produced for the (Edwards Mrs N) History of CEMA (Committee for the Encouragement of Music and the Arts), Portland Branch, c.1983] 74 Lamb Mr Harold Bertram (Joe) Camperdown Noel Kenna 27-8 75 Wooles Mr Albert Edward Warrnambool Noel Kenna 22-8 76 McKenzie Mr John Warrnambool Noel Kenna 21-8 77 Huffer Mr William James (Bill) Warrnambool Noel Kenna 1-8 78 Huffer Mr William James (Bill) Warrnambool Noel Kenna 3-8 79 Blair Mr Leslie Robert Warrnambool Noel Kenna 15-8 80 Ward Mr William Andrew Nullawarre Noel Kenna 30-8 81 Roberts Mr William James Cobden Noel Kenna 4-9 82 Mahoney Mr Cyril (Stumpy) & Killarney Noel Kenna 28-8 Mahoney Mr William John (Bill) 83 Richie Mr John Moore Mortlake Noel Kenna 29-8 84 McConnell Mr Robert Russell Mafeking Noel Kenna 16-8 85 Terrington Mr Thomas Arthur Noel Kenna 23-8 86 Terrington Mr Thomas Arthur Noel Kenna 23-8 87 Lee Mr Harold Owen (Knoxie) Warrnambool Francis O’Donnell 20-9 88 Gleeson Mr John (Jack) Warrnambool Francis O’Donnell 14-9 89 Gleeson Mr John (Jack) Warrnambool Francis O’Donnell 14-9 90 McLean Mr Allan Cameron Warrnambool Noel Kenna 13-9 91 McLean Mr Allan Cameron Warrnambool Noel Kenna 13-9 92 Suggett Enid Ella Warrnambool Noel Kenna 12-9; 19-9 93 Suggett Enid Ella Warrnambool Noel Kenna 19-9 94 Fenton Stanley Alexander Terang Noel Kenna 5-9 95 Fenton Stanley Alexander Terang Noel Kenna 5-9; 10-9 96 Fenton Stanley Alexander Terang Noel Kenna 10-9; 17-9 97 Fenton Stanley Alexander Terang Noel Kenna 17-9 98 Johnson Mr A Warrnambool Maxine Clarke 17-9 99 Lamb Mrs Sarah Port Fairy Maxine Clarke 19-9 100 Johnson Mr Harry Warrnambool Maxine Clarke 12-9

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101 Bull Mr A Port Fairy Maxine Clarke 19-9 102 Lee Mr Harold Owen (Knoxie) Warrnambool Francis O’Donnell 26-9 103 McConnell Mr Len Warrnambool Francis O’Donnell 11-9 104 McConnell Mr Len Warrnambool Francis O’Donnell 15-9 105 Lafferty Mr Kevin Warrnambool Francis O’Donnell 28-8 106 McKinnon Mr William (Bill) Warrnambool Francis O’Donnell 21-9 107 Parsons Mr Francis Joseph (Frank) Warrnambool Francis O’Donnell 25-9 108 Parsons Mr Francis Joseph (Frank) Warrnambool Francis O’Donnell 26-9 109 Fuller Mr Harold S (Harry) Warrnambool Francis O’Donnell 18-9 110 Lotherington Mrs Sarah Ann (nee Warrnambool Francis O’Donnell 7-9 Collier) 111 Lotherington Mrs Sarah Ann (nee Warrnambool Francis O’Donnell 8-9 Collier) 112 Lotherington Mrs Sarah Ann (nee Warrnambool Francis O’Donnell 16-9 Collier) 113 Lotherington Mrs Sarah Ann (nee Warrnambool Francis O’Donnell 17-9 Collier) 114 Hanley Mr Hugh Port Fairy Noel Kenna 26-9 115 Maher Mr Andrew Fisher Geelong Noel Kenna 20-9 116 Rome Mrs Grace Warrnambool Noel Kenna 4-10 117 Lindsay Mr Stewart Archibald Warrnambool Noel Kenna 25-9 118 Hunt Mrs Annie (nee Murnane) Warrnambool Noel Kenna 27-9 119 Beardsley Mr Aubrey David Warrnambool Noel Kenna 4-10 120 Wilson Mr William Edgar Gordon Camperdown Noel Kenna 2-10 121 Drummond Mrs Jean (nee Docherty) Hamilton Alice Ogilvie 11-9 122 Tully Mr J S Melville Forest Alice Ogilvie 12-9 123 Tully Mr J S Melville Forest Alice Ogilvie 12-9 124 TAPE MISSING Heathmere Liz Forrest (Flowers Mr M) 125 Arundell Mr Ned Portland Liz Forrest 4-10 126 Arundell Mr Ned Portland Liz Forrest 10-10 127 Vivien Miss Betty Portland Liz Forrest 3-10 128 Dent Mrs Janet Portland Liz Forrest 8-10 129 Abbott Mrs Joyce Portland Liz Forrest 2-10 130 Kittson Miss Eva Cape Bridgewater Liz Forrest 13-9 131 Kittson Miss Eva Cape Bridgewater Liz Forrest 1-10 132 Fredericks Mrs A Portland Liz Forrest 4-10 133 Malseed Mrs Ivy Heathmere Liz Forrest 8-10 134 Dusting Mr Norman Portland Liz Forrest 2-10 135 Dusting Mr Norman Portland Liz Forrest 2-10 136 Hughes Mrs Catherine (nee Fox) Port Fairy Noel Kenna 9-10 137 Cameron Mr James Mortlake Noel Kenna 138 Hickey Mr William (Bill) Noorat Noel Kenna 16-10 139 Hickey Mr William (Bill) Noorat Noel Kenna 16-10 140 Goldstraw Mr Lindsay William Timboon Noel Kenna 15-10 141 Edsall Mr Charles Viner Timboon Noel Kenna 15-10 142 Stevens Mr James Ernest Timboon Noel Kenna 3-10 Page 4 of 8

143 Stevens Mr James Ernest Timboon Noel Kenna 10-10 144 Hammond Mr Harold Warrnambool Francis O’Donnell 21-10 145 Digby Mr Tom & Mr Bill Port Fairy Francis O’Donnell 26-10 146 Digby Mr Tom & Mr Bill Port Fairy Francis O’Donnell 27-10 147 Richardson Mr Harold Woolesthorpe Francis O’Donnell 12-10 148 TAPE MISSING Woolesthorpe Francis O’Donnell 12-10 (Richardson Mr Harold) 149 White Mr Jack Ingliston Mortlake Noel Kenna 17-10 150 White Mr Jack Ingliston Mortlake Noel Kenna 30-10 151 McDonnell Mr Randal Edward Moree Alice Ogilvie 12-9 152 Payne Mr H B Hamilton Alice Ogilvie 18-10 153 Crawford Mrs A A (nee Pritchard) Dunkeld Alice Ogilvie 154 Jackman Mr & Mrs A Cavendish Alice Ogilvie 10-8 155 Swarbrick Miss A V Hamilton Alice Ogilvie 19-10 156 Jackman Mrs C Cavendish Alice Ogilvie 157 Jackman Mr Arthur & Mrs Katherine Cavendish Alice Ogilvie 14-10 158 Uhe Mrs B C Hamilton Alice Ogilvie 31-10 159 Ford Mr Marsden (Marty) Timboon Noel Kenna 1-11 160 Jeffers Miss Kathleen Empy Camperdown Noel Kenna 6-11 161 Tregea Mr Vernon Ernest Camperdown Noel Kenna 31-10 162 Hedley Mr Franklin Walter Port Fairy Noel Kenna 23-10 163 Hedley Mr Franklin Walter Port Fairy Noel Kenna 23-10 164 Dent Mr Tom Portland Liz Forrest 15-10 165 Dent Mr Tom Portland Liz Forrest 17-10 166 Dent Mrs Janet Portland Liz Forrest 29-10 167 Donaldson Mr Vic Portland Liz Forrest 24-10 168 Donaldson Mr Vic Portland Liz Forrest 30-10 169 Downes Mr Les Gorae Liz Forrest 24-10 170 Downes Mrs Annette Gorae Liz Forrest 16-10 171 Downes Mrs Annette Gorae Liz Forrest 19-10 172 Downes Mrs Annette Gorae Liz Forrest 23-10 173 Cook Mrs Mary (nee Yule) & Mr Penshurst Alice Ogilvie 5-11 Bernard Cook 174 Cook Mr Bernard Penshurst Alice Ogilvie 5-11 175 Ross Mr C G Penshurst Alice Ogilvie 12-11 176 Brown Mrs I W (nee Short) Hamilton Alice Ogilvie 1-11 177 Brown Mrs I W (nee Short) Hamilton Alice Ogilvie 8-11 178 Brown Mrs I W (nee Short) Hamilton Alice Ogilvie 13-11 179 Jamieson Mr Robert Darlington Noel Kenna 15-11 180 Jamieson Mr Robert Darlington Noel Kenna 21-11 181 Jamieson Mr Robert Darlington Noel Kenna 21-11 182 Crowe Mrs Nancy Isobel (nee Humm) Warrnambool Noel Kenna 5-11; 19-11 183 Russell Mr John Joseph Koroit Noel Kenna 29-11 184 McKenzie Mr Harold John Mortlake Noel Kenna 25-9 185 Sharkey Mr S Koroit Noel Kenna 27-11 186 Lee Mr John Joseph Wangoom Noel Kenna 20-11

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187 Watson Mrs Elizabeth Florence Koroit Noel Kenna 26-11 188 McLean Mr Norman Neil (Jim) Camperdown Noel Kenna 4-12 189 McLean Mr Norman Neil (Jim) Camperdown Noel Kenna 4-12 190 Williamson Mrs Olive Heathmere Liz Forrest 4-12 191 Kittson Miss Eva Cape Bridgewater Liz Forrest 27-11 192 Donaldson Mr Vic & Dent Mr Tom Portland Liz Forrest 6-11 193 Donaldson Mr Vic Portland Liz Forrest 194 Dent Mr Tom Portland Liz Forrest 195 Dent Mrs Janet Portland Liz Forrest 196 Tischer Mr E Hamilton Alice Ogilvie 1-10 197 Herman Mr H P Tarrington Alice Ogilvie 27-11 198 Ayres Mr Vincent Framlingham [from P. Hay] 13-3-1981 199 Ayres Mr Vincent Framlingham [from P. Hay] 24-4-1981 200 Ayres Mr Vincent Framlingham [from P. Hay] 23-2-1980 201 Ayres Mr Vincent Framlingham [from P. Hay] 6-3-1980 202 TAPE MISSING Warrnambool Maxine Clarke (Cole Mr Alan) 203 Latta Mr Robert William Winslow Francis O’Donnell 26-11 204 Latta Mr Robert William Winslow Francis O’Donnell 26-11 205 Muir Mr Norman Warrnambool Francis O’Donnell 3-12 206 O’Keefe Mr John Francis Winslow Francis O’Donnell 5-11 207 O’Keefe Mr John Francis Winslow Francis O’Donnell 6-11 208 Willis Mr Allan Rosebrook Francis O’Donnell 29-10 209 Willis Mr Allan Rosebrook Francis O’Donnell 30-10 210 McLean Mrs Alma May (nee Brown) Allansford Francis O’Donnell 9-10 211 McLean Mrs Alma May (nee Brown) Allansford Francis O’Donnell 9-10 212 Perry Mr David Edward (Jim) Port Fairy Francis O’Donnell 31-10 213 Witham Mr Benjamin Hargreaves (snr) Warrnambool Francis O’Donnell 13-9 214 Witham Mr Benjamin Hargreaves (snr) Warrnambool Francis O’Donnell 13-9 215 O’Keefe Mrs Mildred (nee Lafferty) Warrnambool Francis O’Donnell 22-8 216 O’Keefe Mrs Mildred (nee Lafferty) Warrnambool Francis O’Donnell 25-8 217 Kelly Mrs Gwendolyn (nee Aflick) Caramut Francis O’Donnell 5-11 218 Russell Mr Stan & Mrs Stella Port Fairy Francis O’Donnell 25-10 219 Russel Stan & Mrs Stella Port Fairy Francis O’Donnell 25-10 220 Fary Mr William Arthur (Bill) Warrnambool Francis O’Donnell 19-9 221 Fary Mr William Arthur (Bill) Warrnambool Francis O’Donnell 19-9 222 Fary Mrs Annie Athleta (nee Jewell) Warrnambool Francis O’Donnell 10-9 223 Best Mr Vivien Bertram (Bert) Winslow Francis O’Donnell 28-11 224 Best Mr Vivien Bertram (Bert) Winslow Francis O’Donnell 28-11 225 Owen Mr Stanley Raywood (Dick) Warrnambool Francis O’Donnell 5-12 226 Owen Mr Stanley Raywood (Dick) Warrnambool Francis O’Donnell 5-12 227 Cumming Mr Morton St Clair (Mort) Allansford Francis O’Donnell 16-11 228 Duck Mr John Clunes Warrnambool Francis O’Donnell 6-12 229 Duck Mr John Clunes Warrnambool Francis O’Donnell 6-12 230 Fotheringham Mrs Agnes Ann (nee Warrnambool Francis O’Donnell 9-11 Hamilton)

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231 Fotheringham Mrs Agnes Ann (nee Warrnambool Francis O’Donnell 9-11 Hamilton) 232 Fotheringham Mrs Agnes Ann (nee Warrnambool Francis O’Donnell 10-11 Hamilton) 233 Carroll Mr Frank Francis O’Donnell 14-11 234 Carroll Mr Frank Francis O’Donnell 14-11 235 Carroll Mr Frank Francis O’Donnell 14-11 236 Carroll Mr Frank Francis O’Donnell 21-11 237 Carroll Mr Frank Francis O’Donnell 21-11 238 McLean Mr Norm Francis O’Donnell 7-8 239 McLean Mr Norm Francis O’Donnell 7-8 240 McLean Mr Norm Francis O’Donnell 7-8 241 McLean Mr Norm Francis O’Donnell 7-8 242 Loveday Mr Reg Crouch Francis O’Donnell 27-7 243 Broadway Mr Jimmy Francis O’Donnell 17-8 244 Broadway Mr Jimmy Francis O’Donnell 20-8 245 Henry Mr Oscar Francis O’Donnell 6-8 246 Lynch Mr Frank Francis O’Donnell 23-8 247 Lynch Mr Frank Francis O’Donnell 28-8 248 Henry Mr Oscar Francis O’Donnell 27-7 249 Lynch Mrs Rhoda (nee Sandow) Francis O’Donnell 4-9 250 Lynch Mrs Rhoda (nee Sandow) Francis O’Donnell 5-9 251 Richards Miss Ivy Mabel & Mr Thomas Francis O’Donnell 5-10 Gerald Richards (brother & sister) 252 Richards Miss Ivy Mabel & Mr Thomas Francis O’Donnell 5-10 Gerald Richards (brother & sister) 253 Brown Mr William Francis (Bill) Francis O’Donnell 11-10 254 Gleeson Mr John Francis O’Donnell 255 Gleeson Mr John Francis O’Donnell 256 Witham Mrs M M (nee Murrary) Francis O’Donnell 27-8 257 Mattinson Mrs Mildred (nee Jacobs) Francis O’Donnell 24-10 258 TAPE MISSING Francis O’Donnell (Woolcock Mrs Mary (nee Keilar)) 259 Hutchings Mr Percival Edwin (Percy) Francis O’Donnell 2-11 260 Hutchings Mr Percival Edwin (Percy) Francis O’Donnell 2-11 261 Hutchings Mr Percival Edwin (Percy) Francis O’Donnell 2-11 262 Hutchings Mr Percival Edwin (Percy) Francis O’Donnell 2-11 263 Ryan Mr John Francis O’Donnell 24-7 264 Olle Mr Hector Morrison Francis O’Donnell 27-11 265 Olle Mr Hector Morrison Francis O’Donnell 27-11 266 Olle Mr Hector Morrison Francis O’Donnell 4-12 267 Gleeson Mr Patrick Kevin Francis O’Donnell 18-10 268 Boyce Mr William Francis O’Donnell 29-8 269 Boyce Mr William Francis O’Donnell 31-8 270 Boyce Mr William Francis O’Donnell 31-8 271 Murrihy Mr Patrick Francis (Pat) Francis O’Donnell 16-10 272 Murrihy Mr Patrick Francis (Pat) Francis O’Donnell 16-10 Page 7 of 8

273 McNamara Mrs Bridget (nee Kelly) Francis O’Donnell 30-11 274 McNamara Mrs Bridget (nee Kelly) Francis O’Donnell 30-11 275 Blain Mrs Olive Emily (nee Bell) Francis O’Donnell 4-10 276 Blain Mrs Olive Emily (nee Bell) Francis O’Donnell 4-10 277 Wicking Mr Tom Warrnambool John Pinson 12-1985 278 Wicking Mr Tom Warrnambool John Pinson 3-1986 279 Loveday Mr Reg Francis O’Donnell 280 Loveday Mr Reg 281 Lotherington Mrs Sarah Ann (nee Warrnambool Francis O’Donnell 17-9 Collier) 282 Patten Mr Claude 283 Patten Mr Claude 284 Patten Mr Claude 285 Patten Mr Claude 286 McConnell Mr Bill 287 McConnell Mrs Alma Johannah (nee McDonald) 288 Young Mr Jack [founder of 3YB] Chris Kerr [tape supplied by Francis O’Donnell, courtesy of Oscar Henry] 289 3YB 50th Birthday tape Densil Howsen [tape supplied by Francis O’Donnell, courtesy of Oscar Henry] 290 McKenna Mr Ernie Francis O’Donnell 1-8 291 Parsons Mr Francis Joseph (Frank) Francis O’Donnell 2-10 292 Parsons Mr Francis Joseph (Frank) Francis O’Donnell 293 Parsons Mrs Sheila (nee Ryan) Francis O’Donnell 10-10 294 Woolcock Mrs Mary (nee Keilar) Francis O’Donnell 19-10 295 Woolcock Mrs Mary (nee Keilar) Francis O’Donnell 296 Woolcock Mrs Mary (nee Keilar) Francis O’Donnell 297 Woolcock Mrs Mary (nee Keilar) Francis O’Donnell 20-10

*all dates are 1984 unless otherwise indicated.

Missing tapes – Waterfront: 63, 73, 124, 148, 202, 258, 280 and 282-297

Missing tapes – Warrnambool: 63, 73, 124, 148, 202, 258, 281

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