Oral Histories - Engineering Heritage Western Australia
Most oral histories in Western Australia are held by the State Library of Western Australia (SLWA). All have been digitised. To access you can use the links in the Audio column in the table below, or for oral histories lodged by Engineering Heritage Western Australia (EHWA), search SLWA for 'Engineering Heritage WA Oral History Archive'.
In addition to oral histories produced by EHWA, the list below includes oral histories produced by Western Power Corporation and the Water Corporation. The programs and the oral histories produced by these Corporations are:
| Organisation | Program | Interviewer | Oral History Numbers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Western Power Corporation | History of the development of power generating infrastructure in the Southwest of Western Australia | Leigh Edmonds | 6003 to 6029 |
| Water Corporation | Goldfields & Agricultural Water Supply History Project | Richard Hartley | 6032 to 6036 |
The University of Western Australia also supports an ongoing oral history program and their interviews are available from the UWA Historical Society portal at www.web.uwa.edu.au/uwahs/oral-histories.
Where available, the Biography of the interviewee, a subject and time Log of the interview, the Audio recording and a Transcript may be accesssed through the table below.
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| Interviewee (biography link where available) |
Recording Date (Year/Month) |
Tape Log | Audio | Transcript | Oral History No. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITKEN Donald Hector (Don) AO ISO | 2009 | OH4101/1 | Don Aitken (0.3MB) | 6038 | |
| ALLEN Ken | 1998 | OH3083/1 | 6003 | ||
| ALLEN-WILLIAMS David | 1986 | OH4120 | 6002 | ||
| ANDERSON Maxwell (Max) | 2002 | OH3903/1 | Max Anderson (0.7MB) | 6032 | |
| BRUECHLE Peter | 2012 | OH4101/2 | Peter Bruechle (0.5MB) | 6043 | |
| BUSH Mark Beaufoy | 2016 | OH4290/2 | 6047 | ||
| CARTER Cyril | 1998 | OH3083/2 | 6004 | ||
| CLARKSON Sam | 1998 | OH3083/3 | 6005 | ||
| CLOUGH William Harold (Harold) AO, OBE | 2009 | OH4101/3 | Harold Clough (0.5MB) | 6039 | |
| COLEMAN Allan | 1998 | OH3083/4 | 6006 | ||
| COULTER Tom | 1998 | OH3083/5 | 6007 | ||
| DAVIS John Edward (Jack) | 2002 | OH3903/3 | Jack Davis (1.1MB) | 6033 | |
| DIXON Bernie | 1998 | OH3083/6 | 6008 | ||
| EDWARDS Mike | 1998 | OH3083/7 | 6009 | ||
| EISZELE David | 1998 | OH3083/8 | 6010 | ||
| GEOGHEGAN John | 1998 | OH3083/9 | 6011 | ||
| GILLIES Bill | 1998 | OH3083/10 | 6012 | ||
| GILL Dr. James Ian (Jim) AO | 2016 | OH4290/1 | Jim Gill (0.4MB) | 6046 | |
| HARVEY Phil | 1998 | OH3083/11 | 6013 | ||
| HENNEVELD Menno | 2019 | OH4593/1 | Menno Henneveld (0.6MB) | 6049 | |
| HUNT Harold Ernest | 1999 | OH3173 | Harold Hunt (18.6MB) | 6031 | |
| JAMES Bruce | 1998 | OH3083/12 | 6014 | ||
| JAMES Bruce WS | 2002 | OH3903/10 | Bruce James (3.9MB) | 6034 | |
| KEATING Ken (reference Reg Keating) | 2002 | OH3903/11 | Ken Keating (5.3MB) | 6035 | |
| KELLY Desmond Roy (Des) | 2004 | OH3397/5 | Des Kelly (40.3MB) | 6037 | |
| KELSALL Kenneth John (Ken) | 2002 | OH3903/12 | Ken Kelsall (10.6MB) | 6036 | |
| Le SOUEF Francis Albert Winthrop (Frank) | 1998 | OH3083/13 | 6015 | ||
| LEWIS John Gordon | 2009 | OH4101/4 | John Lewis (0.3MB) | 6041 | |
| LOWE Peter | 1998 | OH3083/14 | 6016 | ||
| LOWE Peter | 1998 | OH3174 | Peter Lowe (12.6MB) | 6030 | |
| MacKINLAY (CLARKE) Roslyn | 2020 | OH4593/3 | Ros MacKinlay (0.5MB) | 6050 | |
| MARSH John Gilbert (Gil) | 2009 | OH4101/5 | Gill Marsh (0.5MB) | 6040 | |
| MARTIN Gregory Stuart (Greg) AM | 2017 | OH4290/3 | Greg Martin (0.4MB) | 6048 | |
| McLOUGHLIN John | 1998 | OH3083/15 | 6017 | ||
| MICHAEL Dr. Kenneth Comninos (Ken) AC | 2013 | OH4101/6 | Ken Michael (0.5MB) | 6044 | |
| MORGAN Stuart | 1998 | OH3083/16 | 6018 | ||
| MUNROE Donald (Don) | 1983 | OH3870 | 6001 | ||
| MURPHY (WAGER) Susan Lee AO | 2020 | OH4593/2 | 6052 | ||
| PATON Jim | 2020 | Jim Paton (0.9MB) | 6051 | ||
| PERRY Bob | 1998 | OH3083/17 | 6019 | ||
| PUTT Jim | 1998 | OH3083/18 | 6020 | ||
| RICH Gordon | 1998 | OH3083/18 | 6021 | ||
| RYDER Alf | 1998 | OH3083/20 | 6022 | ||
| SAUNDERS Doug | 1998 | OH3083/21 | 6023 | ||
| SHEAN Max | 1998 | OH3083/22 | 6024 | ||
| SLEE Tony | 1998 | OH3083/23 | 6025 | ||
| SMITH Reg | 1998 | OH3083/24 | 6026 | ||
| STUBBS Peter | 1998 | OH3083/25 | 6027 | ||
| TAYLOR Evan | 1998 | OH3083/26 | 6028 | ||
| TWEEDIE Lindsay | 1998 | OH3083/27 | 6029 | ||
| WAGER John | 2012 | OH4101/7 | John Wager (0.4MB) | 6042 | |
| WITTENOOM Richard | 2013 | National Library of Australia | 6045 |
