Our Place: Redfern & Waterloo Interviews

Our Place - Redfern & Waterloo - Dean Ingram b. 1975

Dean, is the son of Kathy Ingram who was also interviewed for the project. He…

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Our Place - Redfern - Vivi Germanos-Koutsoundis b. 1945

Vivi talks about the Greek and Aboriginal people of Redfern. Her uncle and parents ran…

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Our Place - Redfern - Jill Edwards b. 1952

Jill grew up in a Housing Commission house in Walker Street Redfern, the daughter of…

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Our Place - Redfern - Cathi Joseph b. 1950

Cathi’s family lived in her grandmother’s terrace house in Great Buckingham Street: “There were six…

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Our Place - Waterloo - Esosa Equaibor b. 1970

Esosa was born in Nigeria in 1970 and immigrated with her family in 1976. Living…

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Our Place - Redfern - Ted McDermott b. 1925

When Ted was a kid, “nobody ever trusted a policeman”, “there were always a lot…

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Our Place - Redfern - Nicholas Shehadie b. 1926

Nicholas Shehadie’s grandfather, the first Orthodox priest in Australia, built the church on the corner…

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Our Place - Redfern - Jane Lanyon b. 1920

Jane Lanyon was born at home in February 1920 in Balfour Street, Chippendale. She has…

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