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Newmanhistory6753 Podcast

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11:33

Saad Didan Part 3 - Mosque, Jobs, Outstanding...

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2024/11/16

In this podcast, Saad Didan, in conversation with Lisa Rickert, continues to recount his memories of the Newman Mosque and how it affected his life. He describes how the Company allowed him to go to pray during his lunch break. He then outlines his jobs at the mine, including being a Drill Sampler and a Lab Assistant. He recalls some outstanding characters from his time in Newman, but also found the strikes were often called because of insignificant catering problems, rather than issues on the

12:11

Saad Didan Part 2 - Living quarters, Amenah and the...

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2024/11/15

In this podcast, Saad Didan, in conversation with Lisa Rickert, recalls his different living quarters in town. He describes his wife, Amenah, having her babies and how they used to play in the Park. He also describes how the Muslims in town had nowhere to pray, so they fundraised at the Fortescue Festival, and ended up buying the spider building of the SMQ, which was then transported along Newman Drive to it's new location.

09:58

Samantha Jenkinson Part 6 - Partime work at Woolies,...

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2024/11/15

In this podcast, Sam Jenkinson, in conversation with Lisa Rickert, describes her time working at Woolies - both part time and full time, and her involvement with the YMCA and the radio station on a voluntary basis. She also discusses the awkward nature of interacting with staff members who were part of her sporting teams, and who were not far apart in age from the students.

14:05

Saad Didan Part 1 - Arrival in Newman, Living in the...

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2024/11/14

In this podcast, Saad Didan, in conversation with Lisa Rickert, describes his arrival in Newman in 1980. After his arrival in Perth from Baghdad his brother, Basil, brought him straight up to Newman where he found a job as a Shovel Greaser. He describes his journey to Newman and his struggle with homesickness. He lived in Q block in the SMQ and describes the facilities available. After 4 years he took long service leave and then he journeyed to Jordan and met his wife in 1984, whom he brought back

05:15

Samantha Jenkinson Part 7 - Going to Jigalong,...

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2024/11/12

In this podcast, Sam Jenkinson, in conversation with Lisa Rickert, recalls her experience of going to Jigalong and how it changed her opinion of some aboriginal people in town. She was grateful to her teachers for exposing her to that new understanding of the aboriginal culture, and the multicultural aspects of Newman.

07:19

Samantha Jenkinson Part 5 - NSHS School Ball,...

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2024/11/09

In this podcast, Sam Jenkinson, in conversation with Lisa Rickert, continues to recall her experiences at Newman Senior High School. Sam describes how her class was part of the first Year 10 School Balls, which were held at the Community Hall. She also remembered how Exchange students came to the school, and that inspired Sam to apply to become an exchange student herself. She describes the process of her application and how that was an important part of her development.

11:12

Samantha Jenkinson Part 4 - NSHS, good and bad,...

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2024/11/08

In this podcast, Sam Jenkinson, in conversation with Lisa Rickert, recalls her experiences at Newman Senior High School. These include being an Exchange Student in USA, and using computers in Year 8 Maths (provided by the Mine). The school had both advantages and disadvantages, as the subjects offered were often dependent on the teachers' skills. Sam recalls her interest in drama and the formation of NATS (Newman Amateur Theatrical Society) and the affinity she felt for that. She remembers playing

07:38

Samantha Jenkinson Part 3 - Friends, Dancing, Movies,...

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2024/11/01

In this podcast, Sam Jenkinson, in conversation with Lisa Rickert, together pool their memories of many random things that happened in their childhood. These include the dancing classes and their mothers slaving over their costumes, and their participation in the Fortescue Festival Float Parade. Sam remembers going to the Community Hall to watch the movies, especially Star Wars and The Castaways. They reflect on their isolation in town, with little contact with the outside world. Children were

08:36

Samantha Jenkinson Part 2 - Newman Primary memories,...

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2024/10/31

In this podcast, Sam Jenkinson, in conversation with Lisa Rickert, discuss their Primary School lives at Newman Primary. They both recall their homemade uniforms, and Sam remembers various events that happened - Arbour Day, Sports Day, Square Dancing. She also comments on how hard it often was to delineate between the roles of teachers in both the school and the social context. They both recall how Music teachers came and went, but when they were available, it could lead to a Concert in the

11:12

Samantha Jenkinson Part 1 - Memories, Drive in,...

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2024/10/30

In this podcast, Sam Jenkinson, in conversation with Lisa Rickert, recalls memories from her childhood in Newman - both good and bad. Sam lived in Trotman Ave, and attended Newman Primary -walking to school through the shortcut. She recalls how the kids would watch the drive in from houses in Giles Ave, or go wandering through the bush and get spinifex splinters. As her Mum (Pat) was the Swimming Pool manager, she spent quite a deal of time at the Pool, but preferred water polo to swimming laps at

07:32

Pat Jenkinson Part 6 - Reunions, Dust, Christmas,...

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2024/10/29

In this podcast, Pat and Sam, together with Lisa Rickert, remember the Newman Reunions and catching up with long lost friends. Pat observed that there seemed to be more dust in town, after more satellite mines were added. Sam and Pat recall what Christmas was like in Newman, and also some of the fabulous parties they had. It concludes with memories of the Newman Market Garden.

10:32

Pat Jenkinson Part 5 - Work, Liquor store, Cleaner at...

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2024/10/28

In this podcast, Pat and Sam, together with Lisa Rickert, recall Pat's work both in the town and at the Mine. She recalls being the licensee of the Liquor Store and was held up with a shotgun! After that scare, she moved on in 1978 to become a cleaner at the Crusher. She eventually became a sampler in the Metallurgical Department for the Bene plant. Her final job was a move to the laboratory, where she became a shift analyst. She took VER in 1988 and moved to Kalgoorlie where she was employed at

06:40

Pat Jenkinson Part 4 - The origins of the Fortescue...

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2024/10/28

In this podcast, Pat and Sam, together with Lisa Rickert, recall Pat's involvement in the original Fortescue Golf Club and she also outlines the construction of the new one in Giles Ave, which was completed with voluntary labour using the company's machinery. She also recalls how vibrant both the Walkabout and the Club were in those early days.

05:27

Pat Jenkinson Part 2 -Social life in the early days,...

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2024/10/27

In this podcast, Pat and Sam, in conversation with Lisa Rickert recall the social and sporting life in Newman, including football, golf, hockey and softball. They remember the pre-cursor to the Fortescue Festival and also camping at many of the different water holes. The conversation then turned towards blowing tyres on the road, and the advantage of having the Line Camps to rescue them. Pat also recalls the first Regattas at Sandhill, then the Billabong (Gingianna Pool),

10:37

Pat Jenkinson Part 3 - Car Rally, Shooting pigs and...

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2024/10/27

In this podcast, Pat and Sam, together with Lisa Rickert share some memories of the early days in Newman including a car rally. Pat recalls the men going out pig and duck shooting. They all recall the Fortescue Festival, especially the Fair Go festival. And Pat and Sam remember going to Coral Bay for holidays. Then Pat and Sam speak quite extensively about the beginnings of water polo in Newman - both the local teams, and also how they represented Newman on a regional and State level.

08:59

Pat Jenkinson Part 1 - Arrival, first impressions,...

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2024/10/25

In this podcast, Pat Jenkinson describes her arrival in Newman in 1972 and her first impressions of the town. She describes the facilities that were available in town and her first job at the Newman Pool. She also recalls her house in Trotman Ave and remembers many of her neighbours.

06:50

Richard and Margaret Hennessy Part 2 - Stay at home...

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2024/10/25

In this podcast, Richard and Margaret Hennessy discuss their roles in education at Newman. Margaret was mainly a stay at home mum, but also did relief teaching in South Newman PS, Richard was Head of Maths at NSHS and describes his role and also the differences between NSHS and a mainstream city school.

06:47

Richard and Margaret Hennessy Part 5 - Being a young...

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2024/10/22

In this podcast, Margaret recalls what it was like to be a young Mum in Newman - a positive experience. Life was a big adventure where you could entertain yourselves both in your social life and in the bush. Richard recalls life after they let in 1995. He started back at Warnbro High School, then made his way Chisholm Catholic College and stayed there for 25 years, eventually becoming Deputy Principal. Their concluding thoughts consist of fond memories and great experiences.

07:31

Richard and Margaret Hennessy Part 4 - Highlights,...

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2024/10/22

In this podcast, Richard and Margaret Hennessy reminisce about some of the highlights of their stay in Newman, including making many friends and the beauty of the countryside. They outline some of the changes they noted after revisiting recently, especially the arrival of the Dome cafe and the building of the new hospital. They also recall some of the groups they belonged to, including the Catholic Church and Patchwork and cooking groups at the TAFE. Margaret also describes what it was like to be a

09:03

Richard and Margaret Hennessy Part 3 - Kids'...

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2024/10/21

In this podcast, Richard and Margaret Hennessy recall how and where their children were schooled. After a long service break and missing out on a transfer back to Perth, they came back to Newman for an extra two years, and found many of their friends had moved on. They described their socialising in Newman and their holiday places. They also discussed the major influences during their time there and the value of networking.

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