Oral history interviews documenting community responses to coal seam and unconventional gas mining in New South Wales, conducted by Johanna Kijas, commissioned by the State Library of New South Wales, 15 June-24 September 2017

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15 June-24 September 2017

Nonmusical Sound Recordings, Oral Histories, Graphic Materials, Photographs

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23 audio files (25 hrs, 5 min.) - digital, WAV, stereo (48 kHz, 24 bit)
14 photographs - digital, JPEG, colour

The State Library of New South Wales commissioned this oral history project to document the experiences of regional and urban communities affected by coal seam gas exploration, seeking to build on its collection of environmental protests and community responses to contemporary issues. Interviewees were chosen to provide a cross-section of active community members across geographic location, political affiliation, gender and type of participation.

Dr Johanna Kijas is a consultant historian in the areas of environmental, community and regional history. She has written seven published commissioned histories and is Adjunct Research Fellow at Southern Cross University.

Reference:
Library correspondence file

This oral history collection comprises 14 interviews and accompanying interviewee photographs of people who have challenged the coal seam and unconventional gas mining industry in areas around Sydney and the Illawarra, Hunter, North Coast and North-West regions of New South Wales. The interviews reflect the disparate reasons for each person's response, but also the common themes of environmental concerns around fresh and waste water, land degradation, toxic chemical contamination and climate change, the potential to destroy or compromise farmland and the food bowl, the failure of politicians to support local communities and their support of the mining industry, the place of scientific evidence and the potential loss of amenity for those living in these regions.

FILE 01
Yvonne Hartman interview and photograph by Johanna Kijas, 15 June 2017

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Jenny Dowell interview and photograph by Johanna Kijas, 1 August 2017

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Chris and Robyn Allen interview and photograph by Johanna Kijas, 3 August 2017

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Aidan Ricketts interview by Johanna Kijas, 31 August 2017, and photograph, 2014

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Naomi Tarrant interview by Johanna Kijas, 5 September 2017, and photograph, ca. 2012

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Mariann Lloyd-Smith interview and photograph by Johanna Kijas, 7 September 2017

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Colin Ryan and William Ryan interview and photograph by Johanna Kijas, 12 September 2017

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Cherrida and Brian Hardaker and Shirley Gladding interview and photograph by Johanna Kijas, 17 September 2017

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Bruce Robertson interview and photograph by Johanna Kijas, 18 September 2017

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Neil and Anne Kennedy interview and photograph by Johanna Kijas, 21 September 2017

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David Chadwick interview and photograph by Johanna Kijas, 22 September 2017

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Tony and Carol Pickard interview and photograph by Johanna Kijas, 23 September 2017

FILE 13
David Paull interview and photograph by Johanna Kijas, 24 September 2017

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Peter Small interview and photograph by Johanna Kijas, 24 September 2017

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