Cockatoo: Voices from the past by Dot Griffin, Jan Shaw, Ruth South, Arthur Wintle (Second Hand Book)

SECOND HAND BOOK

This book has its genesis in the disastrous bushfires of Ash Wednesday, 16 February 1983. In the Victorian town of Cockatoo alone, over 300 houses and other buildings were destroyed and six people lost their lives. Many documents, photographs and memorabilia were burnt, and residents moved away temporarily or permanently. Dot Griffin, then a young mother, saw the urgent need to collect what remained of the local history. For over 20 years she visited residents and former residents, who were mostly elderly, and recorded about 20 of them on tape. Almost all had fond memories of Cockatoo. In 2012 the Cockatoo History and Heritage Group obtained a Local History Grant from the Public Record Office of Victoria to digitise and transcribe the tapes and to assist in publishing a book based on them. We eventually decided to delete the questions and allow those who were interviewed to speak for themselves. The 17 transcripts finally selected are now known as stories, and each has a chapter in the book. The stories are arranged in chronological order, according to the period they refer to. Collectively, they provide a fascinating insight into the lives of Cockatoo people in the twentieth century. The book is lavishly illustrated, with colour and black-and-white photographs and maps. There is a timeline of Cockatoo history and an index. Subjects covered include Australian history, local history, oral history and social history.

Specifications:

Condition: Excellent

Publisher: Cockatoo History & Heritage Group

Year: 2019

Format: Paperback

Pages: 298

ISBN: 978 0 6486673 0 8

$18.00

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