Remembering... 100 years of National Parks
These audio recordings commemorate the Centenary of National Parks in Queensland.
These recordings are based on oral history interviews with former and current Queensland National Parks employees: Nev Abbey; Kevin Bade; Richard Clarkson; Pat Comben; Syd Curtis; Jim Gasteen; Pamela Harmon-Price; Bill Laverack; Col Limpus; Peter Ogilvie; Peter O'Reilly Snr; Tom Ryan; Paul Sattler; Bob Speirs; Peter Stanton; and Trevor Vollbon.
Tracks 1-15 are a historical overview of the development of National Parks in Queensland
Track 16 is a short feature about the early track builders of Lamington National Park.
Please listen to the audio recordings, which are in mp3 format by selecting the links in the tracklist provided below.
| Track # | Title | Voices |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | Introduction (MP3 audio file, 1.7M)† | Suzanne Gibson |
| 02 | The First Parks (MP3 audio file, 2.4M)† | Peter Ogilvie |
| 03 | Early Days at Lamington (MP3 audio file, 3.0M)† | Peter Ogilvie; Peter O'Reilly Snr |
| 04 | Making Tracks (MP3 audio file, 3.2M)† | Peter Ogilvie; Syd Curtis;Trevor Vollbon |
| 05 | National Parks are Sacrosanct (MP3 audio file, 3.1M)† | Peter Ogilvie; Syd Curtis |
| 06 | Ranger on Patrol! (MP3 audio file, 4.0M)† | Tom Ryan, Nev Abbey |
| 07 | End of an Era (MP3 audio file, 3.7M)† | Syd Curtis; Peter Stanton; Trevor Vollbon; Peter Ogilvie |
| 08 | The Formation of QNPWS (MP3 audio file, 5.8M)† | Bob Speirs; Pamela Harmon-Price; Peter Ogilvie; Nev Abbey; Tom Ryan |
| 09 | More than the Scenic - Parks out West (MP3 audio file, 7.4M)† | Peter Ogilvie; Peter Stanton; Jim Gasteen; Paul Sattler; Dick Clarkson |
| 10 | Coastal Pressures and Habitat (MP3 audio file, 2.4M)† | Peter Stanton; Col Limpus |
| 11 | The Birth of Bioregional Planning (MP3 audio file, 7.1M)† | Paul Sattler; Pat Comben; Peter Ogilvie; Bob Speirs |
| 12 | Interpreting National Parks (MP3 audio file, 3.5M)† | Bill Laverack; Pamela Harmon-Price; Peter Ogilvie |
| 13 | Parks and People (MP3 audio file, 4.1M)† | Col Limpus; Syd Curtis; Pamela Harmon-Price; Dick Clarkson; Jim Gasteen |
| 14 | Why Parks Matter (MP3 audio file, 2.4M)† | Pamela Harmon-Price; Peter Stanton |
| 15 | Credits (MP3 audio file, 1.0M)† | Suzanne Gibson |
| 16 | Making Tracks: the early track builders of Lamington National Park (MP3 audio file, 4.8M)† | Peter O'Reilly (Snr); Trevor Vollbon; Syd Curtis; Nev Abbey; Peter Ogilvie |
All interviews recorded for the Centenary of Parks Oral History Project are archived, with transcripts, in the State Library of Queensland.
Oral History recording, editing and production by Suzanne Gibson.
© Disk and contents are copyright of the Department of Environment and Resource Management. Unauthorized copying of this CD is prohibited.
† Requires a digital audio player
Last updated 14 June 2011