2003 Bushfires oral histories

Oral History recordings

The ACT Goverment supported a major oral history program through the Canberra Museum and Gallery and the National Library of Australia.  All of these oral histories are held at the National Library.

The State Library of NSW holds copies of oral histories with interviewees from the Snow Mountains and Monaro regions including firefighters, community members, and National Parks and Wildlife representatives.

Other material can be found at memory institutions in the ACT and NSW. Links are made to the locations of all items.

Canberra Bushfires 2003 oral history project interviews 1-8

A set of interviews recorded by historians Mary Hutchison and Margo Harker exploring the effect of disaster on the individual's relationships with their social, natural and built environments, and citizenship and community in a disaster. The project was conducted in association with Canberra Museum and Art Gallery. Recorded between Mar. 12, 2004 and Feb. 19, 2007 at various locations throughout the Australian Capital Territory.

Available at the National Library of Australia.

Bill Bates

Tim Boxshall

Janine Ferry

Bill Flint

Cheryl Gregory

Pat Gregory

Peter Harris

Gary Hovey

Canberra Bushfires 2003 oral history project interviews 9-16
Available at the National Library of Australia.

Deidre Hunter

Val Jeffrey

Allan Latta

Andrew Stawowcyk Long

Greg Morrison

Mark O'Neill

Barbara Pamphilon

Simone Penkethman

Canberra Bushfires 2003 oral history project interviews 17-21
Available at the National Library of Australia.

Sophie Penkethman

Margaret Reardon

Stanley Sismey

Jane Smyth

Emma Walter

Snowy Mountains Bushfires of 2003 Spirit and Survival oral history project

Interviews by Louise Darmody, commissioned by the Snowy Mountains Bushfire Recovery Taskforce document the experiences of people who were impacted by the 2003 Snowy Mountain bushfires. Interviewees include firefighters, community members, and National Parks and Wildlife representatives.

Interviews were conducted with

Philip and Robyn Reid
Barry Aitchison, Kerrie Evans and Lenny Thompson
Cecilia, Donald, Kerry and Mildred Wellsmore and Mark Troha
Fran Drew, Sue Mackie, Greg Morris and James Spaile
Steve Horsley
Peter Luton and Erna Sewell
Maurice and Robin Fletcher
Ken Green

Other oral history projects
Available at the National Library of Australia.

Ian Bland

References to the 2003 Bushfires  in the Centenary of Canberra Oral History Project recorded 2014.

Teresa Horsburgh

References to the 2003 Bushfires Quilts for Comfort project in the Tradition bearers oral history project recorded 2004.

Jonathan Zilber

References to the 2003 Bushfires in the Australian Generations Oral History Project recorded 2012.

Music

Ben Reeves

Ben Reeves,
"Stromlo's Pines",  CD. 
2003

Tribe

Tribe [musical group]
"Bushfire" CD 
2003

Other audio

ABC Radio Canberra 

2pm news bulletin, 18 January 2022

preserved at National Film and Sound Archive

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