Oral Histories

Oral Histories

The spoken word has been a powerful tool for the transmission of culture for Indigenous people for more than 50,000 years.

Traditional Indigenous culture does not include a written language and it is only since British settlement that Aboriginal history has been recorded in writing.

It therefore makes sense to hear about Indigenous life, and its laws, customs, family structure and spiritual beliefs, by word of mouth.

Oral histories such as those below provide valuable insights into life for Indigenous people.

Visit www.liswa.wa.gov.au to access Western Australia’s biggest collection of oral histories.

Dorothy Dimer - 'A Goldfields Life' Part 1

The interview is approximately 20 minutes long and is in the form of a streamed audio file. We hope this reduces download time. If you have any problems go to talk to us and let us know.

Dorothy Dimer - part one transcript - If you wish you can download a written transcription of this audio presentation in pdf format, 27kb.

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