Speaking of History is a podcast which explores stories hidden within the recently digitized cassette tapes of interviews conducted in the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s with former University of Sydney staff and students. 

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A Radar Pioneer: Victor Burgmann

In this episode, we learn about the work of Victor Burgmann who as a fresh Engineering uni graduate was sent to London during the Blitz of WWII to research RADAR. We h...

A different path: Nancy Osborne’s Unusual Career

In this episode, we listen to Arts graduate Nancy Osborne, talk about what it was like to be an independent career woman in the twentieth century. We hear about her un...

From Humble Beginnings to the High Court of Australia – Garfield Barwick

Garfield Barwick is perhaps best known due to his work as the longest serving Chief Justice of the High Court of Australia from 1964-1981. Yet we all start somewhere. ...

Outnumbered but Never Defeated: Dulcie Barr on Studying Dentistry as a Woman in 1919

In this episode, we listen to Dulcie Barr, one of only two women enrolled in the dentistry course in 1919. She talks about her time as a student and how she faced ever...

A Pioneering Zoologist: Elizabeth Carrington Pope

In this episode, we take a listen to marine zoologist Elizabeth Carrington Pope, who reflects on her time as a student at the University of Sydney in the 1930s, and on...

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