LANGUAGE

“The world ‘as got me snorted just a treat”

HISTORY TALKINGContributed13 August 2020Orange City LifeOral History, Language, HistoryComment

These days, in our world of phone and internet, we can be constantly in touch with almost everyone no matter how near or far they may be

HISTORY TALKINGContributed9 July 2020Orange City LifeHistory, Oral History, Banjo PatersonComment

HISTORY TALKING by HELEN McANULTY. HARD TIMES

We are in many ways fighting a war. A war against the virus. And, as in the 1940s, it is a world war. But, fortunately, in this war our houses are safe refuges

HISTORY TALKINGContributed28 May 2020Orange City LifeFlood, History, Oral HistoryComment

HARD TIMES 3

With so many people losing jobs and money becoming scarcer, it is always helpful to look back at a time in which circumstances were very similar.

HARD TIMES

When it was suggested to me that the Oral History Group contribute to an article about how they faced difficult times in their lives, I was tempted to begin with a quote from some famous thinker about hard times.

HISTORY TALKINGContributed15 April 2020Orange City LifeHistory, Oral HistoryComment

First Day at School

This month thousands of eager , bright eyed little people set off for school for the first time. Some walked, some rode bicycles, some were taken by bus while others were driven in the family car.

HISTORY TALKINGContributed12 February 2020Orange City LifeSchool, History, Oral HistoryComment

Adding colour to history

“Social history adds colour and vibrancy to the dry facts of history,” says Helen McAnulty, a former schoolteacher who has spent the past four decades collecting colourful snippets of Australia’s past.

HISTORY TALKINGJonathan Roe22 January 2020Orange City LifeHistory, Oral HistoryComment

HISTORY TALKING by HELEN McANULTY : What We Did in Our Holidays.

We all know that Australia is a long way from most of the rest of the world. We are certainly made aware of this when we arrive in the northern hemisphere, jet lagged and weary after a very long flight.

HISTORY TALKINGContributed15 January 2020Orange City LifeHolidays, Oral HistoryComment