Wyndham History

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Fikre Retta Wereta
Recording of conversation between Fikre Retta Wereta and Margaret Campbell.

Topics discussed include:
- Immigration and arrival in Australia
- How he came to live in Werribee
- Imprisonment in Ethiopia
- Involvement with Ethiopian and Tigrian communities
- Working life
Tags Oral History
Alicia Lanaro
Recording of conversation between Alicia Lanaro and Margaret Campbell.

Topics discussed include:
- Immigration and arrival in Australia
- Daughters education
- Working life
- Community involvement
- Social life in Werribee
Tags Oral History
Angela Boscolo and PasquelinaTalarico
Recording of conversation between Angela Boscolo, Pasquelina Talarico and Margaret Campbell.

Topics discussed include:

Angela
- Immigration and arrival in Australia
- Early life and schooling
- Working life and marriage
Pasquelina
- Immigration and arrival in Australia
- Working life after arriving in Australia
Tags Oral History
Anna and Allan Courtney
Recording of conversation between Anna Courtney and Margaret Campbell.

Topics discussed include:

Anna:
- Family history - Considine, Kennedy and Beasley
- Attending school during the 1920s
- Social life and sporting activities
- Family and married life
- Werribee shops and traders
Allan:
- Life in Werribee after arriving in 1946
- Working life at Ordnance Factory Maribyrnong
- Community involvement
- Changes in Werribee over the years
Tags Oral History
Anne Lowe
Recording of conversion between Anne Lowe and Margaret Campbell.

Topics discussed include:
- Early life in Hong Kong
- Immigration and arrival in Australia
- Working as a nurse in England and Australia
- Community involvement in Victoria University, Mambourin, Wyndham Lodge, church groups, U3A
- Living in Werribee
Tags Oral History
Dawn Hosking
Recording of conversation between Dawn Hosking and Margaret Campbell.

Topics discussed include:
- Early childhood memories
- Social life in Werribee during the 1940s and 1950s
- Community involvement with scouts, mother's club, church groups and sporting groups
Tags Oral History
Effie Coates
Recording of conversation between Effie Coates and Margaret Campbell.

Topics discussed include:
- Early married life
- Sporting and community involvement
- Social life in local area
Tags Oral History
Errol Hawthorn
Recording of conversation between Errol Hawthorn and Margaret Campbell.
Topics discussed include:
- Early life in Boort
- Early working life as mechanic and taxi driver
- Escapades as a taxi driver in the Werribee area
Tags Oral History
Graham and Bronwen Hickman
Recording of conversation between Graham Hickman, Bronwen Hickman and Margaret Campbell.

Topics discussed include:

Graham:
- Immigration and arrival in Australia
- Early working life with fire brigade and RAAF
- Teaching career
Bronwen:
- Early family life in Hoppers Crossing
- Career in education
- Local community involvement in churches, Werribee and District Historical Society, Western Union Writers group
Tags Oral History
Halina Vrettakis
Recording of conversation between Halina Vrettakis and Margaret Campbell.

Topics discussed include:
- Immigration and arrival in Australia
- Early life in Germany
- Education and working life
- Community involvement with Werribee Community Centre and Rotary
Tags Oral History
Ida Dowling
Recording of conversation between Ida Dowling and Margaret Campbell.

Topics discussed include:
- Early family connections with Chirnside family at Werribee Park
- Early family life in Birchip, Baker and Werribee
- Education at Werribee schools
- Teaching at Werribee High School, Newport TAFE, Ave Maria College and Werribee Community Centre
- Working for WYN-FM
- Social life in Werribee during Second World War
Tags Oral History
John Boland
Recording of conversation between John Boland and Margaret Campbell.

Topics discussed include:
- Early family history in regional Victoria
- Arrival in Werribee in mid 1940s
- Sporting and social life in Werribee during Second World War
- Early working life
- Family and married life
Tags Oral History
John Portagallo
Recording of conversation between John Portagallo and Margaret Campbell.

Topics discussed include:
- Immigration and arrival in Australia
- Renting land at Werribee Park (Werribee Mansion)
- Farming in Werribee South area
- Social conditions in Werribee during Second World War
- Establishing the first espresso bar in Werribee
Tags Oral History
Kay Vincent
Recording of conversation between Kay Vincent and Margaret Campbell.

Topics discussed include:
- Early family life
- Early life in Werribee
- Social life in Werribee during the 1940s
- History of early dairies in Werribee area, Model dairy, Meadow Dairy, Taylor & Stemp Meadow Dairy
- Opening as the first licensed grocer in Hoppers Crossing
- Changes to Wyndham area over the years
Tags Oral History
Lillian Flynn
Recording of interview between Lillian Flynn and Margaret Campbell.

Topics discussed include:
- Early family life in Corowa
- Early working life in Tarneit and Werribee
- Working for Silk family
- Resthaven Agistment
- Gay Icarus winning the Caulfied Cup in 1971
- Social life in Werribee
Tags Oral History
Liphahn Manikhot
Recording of conversation between Liphahn Manikhot and Margaret Campbell.

Topics discussed include:
- Early life and education in Laos
- Immigration and arrival in Australia
- Working life in Australia as interpreter with CES
- Community involvement with Werribee Community Centre
Tags Oral History
Mary Gillett
Recording of conversation between Mary Gillett and Margaret Campbell.

Topics discussed include:
- How she came to be member of Parliament
- Toxic dump and CSR
- How being a member of Parliament affected family life
Tags Oral History
Peter and Anneli Rickards
Recording of conversation between Peter and Anneli Rickards and Margaret Campbell.

Topics discussed include:
- Early life in England, India and Nigeria
- Immigration and arrival in Australia
- Early family life and arrival in Werribee
- Involvement in Wyndham Lakes Residents Association
- Flax growing and weaving
- Changing food culture
- Community involvement with Finnish people in Australia
Tags flax, Oral History
Riet Chilco
Recording of conversation between Riet Chilco and Margaret Campbell.

Topics discussed include:
- Immigration and arrival in Australia
- Early life as immigrants in Ballarat and Perth
- Early married life
- Arriving in Werribee in 1982
- Studying as a mature age student at high school and university
- Community and teaching work at Werribee Community Centre
Tags Oral History
Rino Baggio
Recording of conversation between Rino Baggio and Margaret Campbell.

Topics discussed include:
- Immigration and arrival in Australia
- Early farming life in Little River
- Early life in Werribee
- Baggio family tree
Tags Oral History, people
Shirley Cameron
Recording of conversation between Shirley Cameron and Margaret Campbell.

Please note: there is a brief electrical interference at the very beginning of this recording.

Topics discussed include:
- Childhood, early life and marriage
- Teaching life at Werribee Secondary School
- Community involvement
Tags Oral History, people
Sonia Beamish and Brian Hayes
Recording of conversation between Sonia Beamish, Brian Hayes and Margaret Campbell.

Topics discussed include:
- Galvin family history
- The Manor
- Early family life and school days
- Social and sporting life in Werribee
- Employment at State Research Farm, Werribee
Tags Oral History
Vera Davis
Recording of conversation between Vera Davis and Margaret Campbell.

Topics discussed include:
- Early life in Little River
- Family life in Werribee
- Her father's business
Tags Oral History
Wendy Bitans
Recording of conversation between Wendy Bitans and Margaret Campbell.

Topics discussed include:
- Family members buried in Werribee Cemetery
- Family home in Hopkins Road, Truganina
- Her mother's side of the family who came from Germany
- Her husband's family who came from Latvia
Tags Oral History
Wolf Heidecker
Recording of conversation between Wolf Heidecker and Margaret Campbell.

Topics discussed include:
- Immigration and arrival in Australia
- Working in theatre in Germany and Australia
- Marriage to wife
- Working on Wyndham Cultural Centre, Werribee
Tags Oral History
Serge Cerne
Recording of conversation between Serge Cerne and Margaret Campbell.

Topics discussed include:
- Immigration and arrival in Australia
- Early schooling and working life
- Teaching at local primary and secondary schools
- Community involvement
Tags Oral History
Jan Litherland
Recording of conversation between Jan Litherland and Margaret Campbell.

Topics discussed include:
- Owning a shop at Werribee Plaza
- Travelling to Werribee from Hampton
- Impressions of Werribee and surrounds
Tags Oral History
Gerry and Pat Maher
Recording of conversation between Gerry and Pat Maher and Margaret Campbell.

Topics discussed include:
- School and early life in Werribee
- Working for the Chirnsides
- Maher family history
- Hopper family history
Tags Oral History
Bill Wall
Recording of conversation between Bill Wall and Margaret Campbell.

Topics discussed include:
- Family arrival in Werribee area
- Short family history
- Early school and work life
- Changes in Werribee during the Second World War
- Community involvement
Tags Oral History
Dulcie Shanahan
Recording of conversation between Dulcie Shanahan and Margaret Campbell.

Topics discussed include:
- Early schooling in Werribee district
- Social life and conditions in the Werribee area in the 1940s
- Community service involvement in Werribee area
- Marriage and family life
Tags Dulcie Shanahan, Oral History
Merlie and Barry Clayton
Recording of conversation between Merlie and Barry Clayton and Margaret Campbell.

Topics discussed include:
- Moving to the Laverton area
- Working in the local area
- Involvement in local and community groups such as Laverton Community Centre, Western Women Writers and Werribee U3A
- Changes to the area after council amalgamations in the early 1990s
Tags Oral History

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