File 1: Anne Whitehead oral history interviews with descendants of the Paraguay expedition in Queensland and Paraguay and others, 1982-1989

MLOH 890/1-41

file

1982-1989

Nonmusical Sound Recordings, Oral Histories

9651034

Digitised

42 audiocassettes (approximately 42 hr.)

The original collection of 42 Paraguay tapes recorded by Anne Whitehead was used in the ABC-Radio National Social History series Paradise Lost. The series, produced by Jenny Palmer and Jill Lennon, was written and presented by Anne Whitehead, and was re-broadcast by Radio National as three one-hour programs in the series Life and Times in 2012. The tapes were transcribed and copied by the ABC in 1990. Reference: Anne Whitehead listing in Library correspondence file From the collection

This collection contains comprises 42 sound cassettes of oral history interviews recorded by Anne Whitehad in 1982 and 1989 with descendants of the Paraguay expedition in Queensland and Paraguay, and others with connections to that expedition, including one tape labelled 'Eric Lane inserts'. Interviewees include eleven men and women who had grown up at New Australia and Cosme when they were still socialist colonies. From New Australia: Margaret Riley (née Hoare); Ricardo Smith; Dorothy McCreen-Smith; Nigel Kennedy. From Cosme: William Wood; George Titilah; Alex Wood; Norman Wood; Rod McLeod; Wallace Wood; Rose Menmuir.

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

Transcript A-03A pages 1-1013 held at MLMSS 12032/Boxes 1-2

Original Series A-02 (i) Tapes 1-40 and Series A-02 (ii) D1-40