Newmanhistory6753 Podcast
Immerse yourself in the history of Newman 6753 WA
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Newman town was originally constructed to house the workforce for the iron ore mine located on nearby Mt Whaleback. The town was raised from the red dirt desert of the Pilbara and many of the residents reflect on those experiences in the early days, as the town evolved from its early beginnings
Episodes
Jun 23, 2022
Jun 23, 2022
6 min
In this podcast Paul Frampton discusses redundancies, his 40 years of service, Ivan Matic and Fred Stojic, the BHP Christmas Party and he describes his current job.
Jun 23, 2022
Jun 23, 2022
7 min
in this podcast Stroud Dale talks about the major influences in his work, including his life in the town and the community and the facilities in the town . He nominates some people he remembers especially.
Jun 23, 2022
Jun 23, 2022
10 min
In this podcast Stroud Dale describes what life was like in Newman in 1969-70, both on the mine and and in the town.
Jun 22, 2022
Jun 22, 2022
10 min
In this podcast Nobby and Karen Clark talk about how they came to Newman after running a bar in Majorca in Spain. They discuss their arrival in Newman and reasons they returned to stay. Nobby discusses his jobs with NWTIS, then Jimblebar and Orebody 25. He also discloses how he got the nickname “Nobby”.
Jun 22, 2022
Jun 22, 2022
2 min
John (RIP) and Elizabeth Cartwright arrived in Newman in 1971. In this podcast they share their memories of the town and their time in Newman.
Jun 22, 2022
Jun 22, 2022
5 min
In this podcast Kevin Byleveld describes his arrival in Newman in 1978 after he was appointer as office in Charge of the Newman Police Station.
Jun 22, 2022
Jun 22, 2022
3 min
In this podcast Peter Butters recalls his time in Newman, including life on the mine as part of the Cable Crew and working on shovels. He also was Part of the Order of the Buffaloes!
Jun 22, 2022
Jun 22, 2022
9 min
In this podcast Peter Bulloch describes what his job was in Newman, his impressions of the town and district and some events and people that coloured his time in Newman.
Jun 22, 2022
Jun 22, 2022
7 min
In this podcast Peter Bulloch describes how he ended up in Port Hedland, his impressions of Hedland and then how he came to Newman just as the 1988 Strike was happening.
Jun 22, 2022
Jun 22, 2022
3 min
Budgie Hamilton and Kevin Rickert discuss changes in Newman since they were living there
Please excuse the audio quality as this was recorded in a coffee shop!