Videos: West

Children taken from Chester Hill: Dennis Foley

Uncle Dennis Foley ...

From Redfern to Chester Hill: Dennis Foley

Establishing identity and community in Chester Hill during the 1960’s. Uncle Dennis Foley...

Gotta tell you a story: Dennis Foley

Uncle Dennis Foley doesn’t have many good stories about the police, but when...

The Evidence of Our Sorrows: Gordon Briscoe

Uncle Gordon Briscoe stands on the site of the old...

The Exploding Brewery: Dennis Foley

“Oh man, was he upset!” Uncle Dennis Foley recounts the events of a hot summer...

That's the first pub I was kicked out of: Dennis Foley

Uncle Dennis Foley drives through Fairfield and shows the first pub he was...

When you look at it there's nothing there: Dennis Foley

Near Chester Vale High School is some “bad ground”. Uncle Dennis Foley shows...

A box of condoms: Peter Radoll

Peter Radoll tells the story of being a curious child, seeing a condom vending...

A horrible time: Peter Radoll

Peter Radoll shares his stories and feelings about living in western Sydney in...

Carol Cooper becomes a nurse

Auntie Carol Cooper had to choose nursing after being rejected from the army...

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