Oral history interviews with Norfolk Island residents, conducted by Amanda Gearing

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September 2022

Nonmusical Sound Recordings, Oral Histories, Graphic Materials, Photographs

9683731

5 audio files (3 hr., 26 min.) - digital, WAV, stereo (48 kHz, 16 bit)
3 photographs - digital, JPEG, colour

Amanda Gearing is a Walkley Award winning investigative journalist, author and broadcaster. She worked for The Courier-Mail from 1997–2007 based in Toowoomba before becoming a freelance print and radio journalist for media outlets including The Australian and ABC Radio National. Amanda completed a Master of Arts (Research) in 2012 and a PhD in global investigative journalism in 2016, both at Queensland University of Technology.
Reference: "Amanda Gearing". University of Queensland Press. Accessed 25 February 2025. https://www.uqp.com.au/authors/amanda-gearing

Amanda Gearing conducted interviews with five members of the Norfolk Island community during a 10-day holiday on the island. The interviews document the interviewees' experiences of life on Norfolk Island, highlighting the natural and cultural uniqueness of the island, but also the complex problems, including around governance, access and environmental issues.

File 1: Maree Evans interview by Amanda Gearing (Restricted)
File 2: David Buffett interview and photograph by Amanda Gearing
File 3: Susan Prior interview by Amanda Gearing and related photograph by Susan Prior
File 4: Christopher Magri interview by Amanda Gearing
File 5: David Rodgers interview and photograph by Amanda Gearing

Partly restricted: Applies to: File 1: Maree Evans interview by Amanda Gearing

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