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… past and present. Walking on Water: Spirit of the Swan Coastal Plain is the first of three podcasts produced … explores the significance of the Derbarl Yerrigan (Swan River) in the creation of the city of Perth. The podcast … Hi...  This is Gina Pickering. I’ve been telling stories about Western Australia since the 1980s. Over the last 20 …
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Walking on Water Spirit of the Swan Coastal Plain
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… The first episode, ‘Walking on Water: Spirit of the Swan Coastal Plain’ , explores the significance of the … 1800s, the State Library preserves many archival documents about the Swan River. This podcast shares Noongar culture … from the West, so in the studios I have Dr Kate Gregory, Battye Historian from the State Library. Hello Kate! Dr …
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Chart of the Swan River by Francois-Antoine Boniface Heirisson 1801
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Family with a car believed to be taken at Leonora Western Australia ca 1965 Ron Williams Collection BA2750
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… Welcome to  Rare Stories from the West –  a State Library of Western … On the Frontline reveals the stories of two women who are significant voices in the story of the Swan River … a short documentary, from the University of Notre Dame, about the background, content, acquisition and preservation …
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On the Frontline Rare Women of the West podcast cover art
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… The J.S. Battye Library of West Australian History began on 14 December 1956 (as the J.S. Battye Library of West Australian History and State Archives), after a … of Western Australia. He was an avid collector of Western Australian historical material, including early Western …
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JS Battye Library of West Australian History
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… from the perspective of Myra Sykes to her husband, William, who was transported to the Swan River Colony as a convict in 1867. Myra lived in poverty in the Sheffield area, raising four children without her husband. She was … at The State Library of WA is here to tell you more about the Toodyay Letters. Welcome back to Afternoons Kate, …
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Toodyay letters
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… If you are a beginner starting to trace your family history or a seasoned researcher looking to dig a little … the State Library and State Records Office to help family history researchers. Aboriginal family history Exploring and discovering family history is made …
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Boab trees Kununurra 1994
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… overlooked, undescribed, or actively silenced – LGBTQ history has not been well recorded, preserved, nor exhibited … are grappling with the challenge of making this history visible in collections and exhibitions. Alec Coles, CEO of Western Australian Museum, …
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CMD767 Left Right Out Queer Disclosure podcast cover art
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… Level 2. This event is for Adults Researchers Event Type History Talks & Conversations Tours Do you want to find out about your family history and don’t know where to start? Come to one of our free … talks at State Library and we’ll show you. Family history research can be a complex, exciting and often …
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Huts family Western Australia 1954
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… The State Library collects and preserves the oral history of Western Australia in its oral history collection. … Recorded 1978-1980. Interview with John William (Jack) Dodd  – Jack Dodd was born in Bunbury and enlisted in the army aged 19.  …
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Dictating archival file records of State Government for use in JS Battye Library 1969
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… 2021 - 7 Tags centre for stories Topic Podcasts WA history … centre for stories … A courageous collection of …
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… The State Library's oral history collection consists primarily of audio tape-recorded, … in the State Library catalogue . Highlights The oral history collection contains many interviews with Aboriginal … Interviews collected by Bill Bunbury of the Social History Unit of the ABC for radio series such as, "Out of …
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Ainsley Meeway pointing out his fathers country to Ahkeelah Hall Middle Springs 2018