Oral history interviews with members of Aboriginal nations living in south-west Sydney, New South Wales, conducted by Jagath Dheerasekara in collaboration with Tharawal Aboriginal Corporation

fonds

2014-2016

Nonmusical Sound Recordings, Oral Histories, Graphic Materials, Photographs, Textual Records

1001518

63 audio files (42 hr., 8 min.) - digital, WAV, stereo (48 kHz, 24 bit)
32 photographs - digital, TIFFs, colour
32 text files (624 pages) - digital, Microsoft Word

Jagath Dheerasekara is a politically engaged, award-winning photographer whose work also encompasses human rights and oral history. He grew up in Sri Lanka and now lives and works in Sydney. Jagath, who has received the Amnesty International Human Rights Fund Grant, is a passionate facilitator of community cultural development art projects.

Reference
Family keeps us going. https://www.sl.nsw.gov.au/exhibitions/family-keeps-us-going, (accessed 30 July 2021)

Tharawal Aboriginal Corporation is located in Airds, New South Wales and aims to provide a quality service that combines traditional values with commitment to enhance health and wellbeing for Aboriginal communities of the Sydney South Western region.

Reference
Tharawal Aboriginal Corporation. https://tacams.com.au/about/ourvision/, (accessed 30 July 2021)

File 01: Alisha White oral history interview and photograph by Jagath Dheerasekara
File 02: Allan Rousell oral history interview and photograph by Jagath Dheerasekara
File 03: Ashlie Rogers oral history interview and photograph by Jagath Dheerasekara
File 04: Charles Mundine oral history interview and photograph by Jagath Dheerasekara
File 05: Elizabeth Carpenter oral history interview and photograph by Jagath Dheerasekara
File 06: Grace Connolly oral history interview and photograph by Jagath Dheerasekara
File 07: Harold Davis oral history interview and photograph by Jagath Dheerasekara
File 08: Helen Slater oral history interview and photograph by Jagath Dheerasekara
File 09: Ivan Wellington oral history interview and photograph by Jagath Dheerasekara
File 10: Janet Shillingsworth oral history interview and photograph by Jagath Dheerasekara
File 11: Jemma Milloy oral history interview and photograph by Jagath Dheerasekara
File 12: Jennifer Brown oral history interview and photograph by Jagath Dheerasekara
File 13: Joshur Bell oral history interview and photograph by Jagath Dheerasekara
File 14: Joyce Mate oral history interview and photograph by Jagath Dheerasekara
File 15: Kay Bussell oral history interview and photograph by Jagath Dheerasekara
File 16: Kevin McGuinness oral history interview and photograph by Jagath Dheerasekara
File 17: Larry Hoskins oral history interview and photograph by Jagath Dheerasekara
File 18: Margaret Russell oral history interview and photograph by Jagath Dheerasekara
File 19: Mary Chatfield oral history interview and photograph by Jagath Dheerasekara
File 20: Michael Duckett oral history interview and photograph by Jagath Dheerasekara
File 21: Mona Porter oral history interview and photograph by Jagath Dheerasekara
File 22: Moses Alone oral history interview and photograph by Jagath Dheerasekara
File 23: Samantha Walpole oral history interview and photograph by Jagath Dheerasekara
File 24: Shanell Dargan oral history interview and photograph by Jagath Dheerasekara
File 25: Sidona Hodge oral history interview and photograph by Jagath Dheerasekara
File 26: Stanley Mitchell oral history interview and photograph by Jagath Dheerasekara
File 27: Susan Austin oral history interview and photograph by Jagath Dheerasekara
File 28: Tamika Briggs oral history interview and photograph by Jagath Dheerasekara
File 29: Troy Ruttley oral history interview and photograph by Jagath Dheerasekara
File 30: Verna Barker oral history interview and photograph by Jagath Dheerasekara
File 31: Victoria Anderson oral history interview and photograph by Jagath Dheerasekara
File 32: Yvonne Wright oral history interview and photograph by Jagath Dheerasekara

In copyright:
Copyright holder:: Interviewee
Please acknowledge:: Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales and courtesy of copyright holder

A selection of stories and photographs from this collection has been published as: Family keeps us going : portraits and stories of families of Aboriginal nations living in south-west Sydney. Minto, NSW : Tharawal Aboriginal Corporation and Warinwarin Tharawal Child and Family Centre, 2017. This item is held in the Mitchell Library at H 2018/3168.