Peter Adams
Media Producer, University of Sydney
Appears in 7 Episodes
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...
Telling the Truth: Hermann David Black on WWII Censorship in Australia
In this episode, we listen to University of Sydney stalwart Hermann Black talk about his memories of censorship in Australian media during World War II, and how he ens...
Introducing Speaking of History
Professor Julia Horne introduces a new History of University Life podcast series, Speaking of History, presented by Dr Gabrielle Kemmis. The series draws on recently d...
