Attention: Oral History Queensland and Oral History Australia, in partnership with State Library of Queensland and Queensland Maritime Museum will be hosting the 2019 National Conference. See details here.
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In 2007 Brisbane hosted the Oral History Australia national conference. One of the speakers was Pam Willis Burden from Mossman. She spoke about doing your first oral history project. What she tells us is still relevant today (apart from references to cassette tapes). Enjoy her presentation.
The Oral History Association is a non-profit body whose members practice and promote oral history. The aims of Oral History Australia [OHA] are:
1. to promote the practice and methods of oral history
2. to educate in the use of oral history methods
3. to encourage discussions on all aspects of oral history
4. to foster the preservation of oral history records
The national body was founded in Perth in July 1978 with the Queensland branch of the OHAA coming to life some time later. In Queensland we are now known as Oral History Queensland Inc. Queensland has three Oral History Australia Life Members – Sue Pechey 2007, Lesley Jenkins 2007, and Suzanne Mulligan 2009.
A copy of Oral History Queensland’s Constitution (based on the Model Rules) is here.
There are now associations in each state. ACT is incorporated into NSW Branch. NT is incorporated into SA Branch.
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New South Wales
Anisa Puri |
Queensland
Elisabeth Gondwe
President
PO Box 3296
Birkdale QLD 4159
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South Australia
June Edwards
President
PO Box 3113
Unley SA 5061
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Tasmania
Jill Cassidy
President Queen Victoria Museum PO Box 403 Launceston TAS 7250 |
Victoria
Jill Adams
President
2 Leopold Street
Glen Iris VIC 3146
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Western Australia
Kyra Edwards
President
PO BOX 1065
Nedlands WA 6909
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