Oral histories and podcasts

The Oral History Collection contains oral histories from the Inner West Council area and cover a range of themes including:

• Local activism
• Refugees
• Industrial Heritage
• Gentrification
• Growing up in the Inner West

The earlier Oral Histories were completed in between 1996-1998 with many completed projects following. The Inner West Council is committed to continue supporting and conducting the Oral History project with volunteers, local historians and local organisations that are committed to recording the rich voices of our local community.

We've used interviews for a number of reasons. People are much more interesting than documents, and they often have anecdotes to tell which will not be found in the formal records. The interviews:

• Let us hear the voices of people who actually experienced the times they are describing
• Make history come alive in a unique and fascinating way
• Allow interviewees to reminiscence
• Add to our understanding of the social history of the Inner West area
• Preserve memories that would most probably have been lost forever.

If you have any enquiries please email history@innerwest.nsw.gov.au