• Title
  File 1: Anne Robinson interview by Louise Whelan, 29 August 2020
• Level of description
  file
• Date
  
  29 August 2020
• Type of material
  Nonmusical Sound Recordings, Oral Histories
• Reference code
  9657967
• Physical Description
  1 audio file (53 min.) - digital, WAV, stereo (48 kHz, 24 bit)
  
• ADMINISTRATIVE/ BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY
  
  Anne Robinson was born in Sydney and grew up in the semi-rural suburb of Glenhaven, the eldest of seven children. After moving to the mid north coast of New South Wales, she pursued a nursing degree as a mature-age student. She now works as a nurse at Port Macquarie Hospital, where she has been on the frontline during the COVID-19 pandemic. Anne and her husband have a pecan nut grove property on the Camden Haven River in Lorne, NSW. Anne is Louise Whelan's older sister.
  
  Louise Whelan is an established oral historian and award-winning photographer who has conducted a wide range of interviews for the Library relating to cultural and social history and contemporary life in New South Wales.
  
  Reference:
  Library correspondence file
• Scope and Content
  Anne Robinson talks about her early life, her marriage, and recalls the birth and tragic deaths of her eldest two children who both suffered from Cystic Fibrosis. She speaks about her move to the mid north coast of NSW to make a fresh start, and fulfilling her dream of becoming a nurse. Anne talks about her pecan grove on the River Flats, their use of the Camden Haven River water for domestic purposes and the drying of the River during the 2019 drought. She also talks about the 2019/2020 bushfires that affected the area. Anne also describes her experiences working as a nurse during the COVID-19 pandemic including the requirements of PPE (personal protective equipment), health protocols, and the hygiene routine she and her co-workers have incorporated into daily life to protect their families from COVID-19, stories of support from the community, and about isolating herself from family and friends in the early days of the pandemic. The Mid North Coast of NSW recorded a number of positive cases during the winter of 2020. At the end of the interview Anne discusses the vaccine and what the pandemic will mean for the future.
• Copying Conditions
  In copyright:
  Copyright holder:: State Library of New South Wales
  Please acknowledge:: Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales
• General note
  
  Recorded at Anne's brother Peter's property in Waitui, New South Wales, on 29 August 2020
• Creator/Author/Artist
  Robinson, Anne, 1966-
  
• Subject
  Robinson, Anne, 1966---Interviews.
  Nurses--New South Wales--Interviews.
  Wildfires--New South Wales.
  
• Place
  Port Macquarie (N.S.W.)
  North Coast (N.S.W.)
  
• Open Rosetta viewer
  IE20474943

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