Vale Joan Durdin (1922-2025)
It was with great sadness that we heard that the renowned Adelaide oral historian, Dr Joan Durdin had passed away. Joan was aged 102 and had led a full life as a nurse and a nurse educator before retiring in…
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Conference presentations now online
The Alessandro Portelli keynote address and closing plenary of our 2024 biennial conference are now available on the Oral History Australia (OHA) YouTube channel. The two recordings can be accessed from a dedicated playlist on the channel at: Several…
2024 Biennial Conference highlights
The 2024 Oral History Australia (OHA) Biennial Conference is now complete. Thanks to all the presenters and organisers. The next conference will be in Adelaide in 2026. Highlights of the 2024 conference, which was held in Naarm /Melbourne from 21…
2024 OHA journal now available
The 2024 issue of Studies in Oral History, the journal of Oral History Australia (OHA), is now available. Issue 46, which is freely available online, features the theme ‘Oral History and Working Lives’. It was edited by joint editors Skye…
National committee changes
The OHA national committee has had some changes. At last month’s Annual General Meeting Elisabeth Gondwe (Oral History Queensland) was elected as National President and Alison Atkinson Phillips (Oral History Western Australia) became the new Vice President. Elisabeth Gondwe succeeds…
New journal joint editor
Dr Carolyn Collins of the University of Adelaide has been appointed joint editor of the Oral History Australia journal Studies in Oral History. Carolyn replaces Dr Carla Pascoe Leahy who has been joint editor since 2019 with Dr Skye Krichauff…
OHA Technology Survey Report 2023
The findings from our inaugural technology survey are now available. Thanks to all those who participated. In response to the survey results, Oral History Australia will be developing a dedicated technology page on our website and considering what technology-based training…