The Australian Garden History Society has built a significant national oral history collection of 80 recordings, with more in the pipeline. Interviews have been recorded in every state and the ACT (not yet in the Northern Territory). A large proportion […]
Interview Recording Interview Transcript John Dwyer interviewed on 1 March 2024 by Tim Entwisle John Dwyer interview summary Synopsis John Dwyer tells us about his family, his background and his contributions to gardens and landscape heritage. Born and raised […]
Interview Recording Interview Transcript Neville McKinnell interview on 16 August 2024 by Jean Elder Synopsis The McKinnell family has proudly maintained a connection to one of Tasmania’s most remarkable country houses, Clarendon, for over 70 years. Located near […]
Interview Recording Interview Transcript Tonia Cochran interviewed on 7 March 2024 by Jean Elder Synopsis Melbourne-born Dr. Tonia Cochran moved to Tasmania in the late 1980s while completing her Ph.D. in marine zoology. During that time she discovered […]
Interview Recording Part one: Part two: Part three: Part five: Length of interviews: 1 hour 9 minutes. Note: Part 4 is not included. Interview Transcript Sir Owen Croft interviewed on 23 & 24 April 2018 by John Maurer Synopsis […]
Interview Recording Part one: Part two: Interview Transcript Marilyn Pidgeon interviewed on 1 May 2024 by Liz Chappell with Lynne Walker Synopsis Marilyn Pidgeon recounts how her childhood in Tasmania inspired the creation of her later much visited and […]
Interview Recording Interview Transcript Ann Cripps interviewed on 25 August 2023 by Jean Elder Synopsis In 1981 the Tasmanian branch of the Australian Garden History (AGHS) was formed. Hobart born author and garden history consultant Ann Cripps has played […]
Interview Recording Interview Transcript Lynda Skipper interviewed on 10 May 2024 by Liz Chappell and Lynne Walker Synopsis Lynda Skipper and her late husband Bill came to live at Ollera Station, west of Guyra, Northern NSW, in 1984. […]
Interview Recording Interview Transcript Tim Hughes and Sal Molesworth interviewed on 12 May 2024 by Liz Chappell and Lynne Walker Synopsis Tim Hughes and Sal Molesworth moved to Lilburn, originally an outstation for Rangers Valley Station, near Glen […]
Interview Recording Interview Transcript Christine Swan interview on 14 June 2017 by Liz Chappell Synopsis Christine Swan came to live at Byron Station in Northern NSW when she married Bill in 1964. She grew up in the Inverell […]
Interview Recording Interview Transcript Bill Swan interviewed on 14 June 2017 by Liz Chappell Synopsis Bill Swan grew up at Byron Station, Inverell in Northern NSW where he lived at the time of the interview. His grandparents purchased Byron […]
Interview Recording Part one – 19 Oct 2023 Part two – 19 Oct 2023 Part three – 1 Feb 2024 Part four – 1 Feb 2024 Interview Transcript Greg I Johnson interviewed on 19 October 2023 by Roslyn Burge […]
Interview Recording Interview Transcript Will Todd interviewed on 11 March 2020 by Liz Chappell Synopsis One of the best-preserved early town gardens is Bona Vista on the southern outskirts of Armidale. The two-storey home in local blue brick […]
Interview Recording Interview Transcript Bob Cherry interviewed on 11 Sep 2023 by Jean Elder Synopsis Childhood memories of the people and places associated with gardens are frequently mentioned in recalling life stories. Bob Cherry is no exception. From a […]
Interview Recording Interview Transcript Jocelyn Mitchell interviewed on 26 May 2003 by Jane Holth Synopsis Jocelyn Mitchell discusses how she became involved as a gardener and member of the Australian Garden History Society through moving to and living at […]
Interview Recording Interview Transcript Carolyn Robinson interviewed on 25 June 2019 by Liz Chappell Synopsis Carolyn Robinson has created two significant gardens at her homes, Glenrock and Eagle’s Bluff, near Tenterfield in Northern NSW, since 1992. She has designed […]
Interview Recording Interview Transcript Bob and Kerrie Crothers interviewed on 8 December 2017 by Liz Chappell with Jenny Sloman Synopsis For over fifty years, Bob and Kerrie Crothers have promoted the joy of gardening and the importance of […]
Interview Recording Interview Transcript Vicki, Jonathan and Michael Taylor interviewed on 16 May 2018 by Marilyn Pidgeon with Lynne Walker Synopsis This interview records the tree restoration work of the Taylor family at ‘Terrible Vale’, Kentucky, NSW. Since the […]
Interview Recording Interview Transcript Will Fletcher interviewed on 28 March 2023 by Jean Elder Synopsis Will Fletcher arrived in Tasmania in 1976 at the age of 22 after spending several years studying Natural Resources at the University of […]
Interview Recording Interview Transcript Mark Geeves interviewed on 3 May 2023 by Jean Elder Synopsis Mark Geeves was born into a long-established family of gardeners and orchardists in the picturesque Huon Valley, Southern Tasmania. His mother Kay Geeves […]
Interview Recording Interview Transcript Linda Green interviewed on 1 October 2021 and 17 February 2023 by Patsy Vizents (with appendix) Synopsis Linda Green was a member of the West Australian branch of the Australian Garden History Society […]
Interview Recordings Interview 12 November 2019 Part 1 – 1 hour 22 minutes Interview 12 November 2019 Part 2 – 12 minutes Interview 3 July 2020 Part 1 – 1 hour 22 minutes Interview 3 July 2020 Part 2 – […]
Interview Recording Interview Transcript Catherine Shields interviewed on 12 September 2022 by Jean Elder Synopsis Catherine Shields is one of Tasmania’s most popular landscape designers, whose creative work ranges from ever changing styles in contemporary outdoor garden spaces […]
Interview Recording Interview Transcript Peter Valder interviewed on 13 March 2007 by Roslyn Burge Synopsis Long-time Australian Garden History Society member and author, Dr Peter Valder grew up in isolation at Nooroo, at Mount Wilson in NSW’s Blue […]
Interview Recording Interview Transcript Carol Mansfield interviewed on 29 July 2020 by Patsy Vizents Synopsis After a brief introduction to her early life and involvement with gardening as a child in the UK, Carol described how she met […]
Interview Recording Interview Transcript Lindsay Campbell interviewed on 22 June 2022 by Jean Elder Synopsis Bushwalking has been a lifelong pursuit for landscape designer, teacher and horticulturist Lindsay Campbell. His initial interest in native plants originated through regular […]
Interview Recording Interview Transcript David Yencken interview on 20 March 2003 by Jane Holth Synopsis David Yencken was a gallery owner, property developer and administrator in Melbourne, introducing the discipline of landscape architecture in to the urban housing […]
Interview Recording Interview Transcript Carmel O’Halloran interviewed on 22 September 2022 by Patsy Vizents Synopsis Carmel was born in Narrogin in WA’s wheat belt area and spent a lot of time during her school holidays on family […]
Interview Recording Interview Transcript Tara Edmondson interviewed on 22 March 2022 by Jean Elder Synopsis Tara Edmondson spent her childhood exploring and observing the coastal environment and bushland around Triabunna, Tasmania. Living in a setting where family and […]
Interview Recording Interview Transcript Bob Magnus interviewed on 8 November 2021 by Jean Elder Synopsis Bob Magnus is typical of many of his post-war generation who rejected the opportunity to work in a family business, choosing instead to pursue […]