...oral histories

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As part of the research for Run Rabbit Run, the Irwin District Historical Society organised interviews with local people who had memories of the rabbit plague of the 1930s and 40s. These interviews took place in Dongara, Western Australia on 6 June 2002. All transcripts are Rich Text Format (.rtf) files, and will launch new browser windows.

Lynette Gillam & Lyn Broad (17kb)
Charles (Charlie) Ellery (12kb)
Leslie (Les) McNaboe (14kb)
Robert (Bob) O'Neill Holmes & Angus Forsyth (33kb)

You can also read the transcripts of the video footage taken at the Vertebrate Pest Research Centre in Perth, Western Australia on 5 June 2002 - the interview with Dr Laurie Twigg and the bio-assay demonstration by Win Kirkpatrick:

Dr Laurie Twigg (14kb)
Win Kirkpatrick (5kb)

A collaboration between Irwin District Historical Society and Australian Museums and Galleries Online.

           

Thanks to the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia for their generous assistance.

August 2002