Damian Furlong interviewed by James Waites in the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras oral history project [sound recording]
- Bib ID:
- 6183177
- Format:
- Audio
- Author:
- Furlong, Damian, 1955-, interviewee
- Access Conditions:
- Written permission required for research, personal copies and public use.
- Description:
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- 2013
- 4 sound files (ca. 240 min.)
- Series:
- Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras oral history project.
- Summary:
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Damian Furlong talks about his involvement with Mardi Gras; his career in the hospitality industry; the beginnings of Mardi Gras; his family and his childhood; his family’s background; his schooling and education; family pub; gambling; relations between publicans and police; Kings Cross; the people and factors that have shaped his life and his values; his professional development as a business operator; his contribution to Mardi Gras between 1963 and 1985; the impact of the arrival of the AIDS pandemic; the Sydney Mardi Gras's new role as spokesperson for the Gay and Lesbian community; his role as a Chairman - post 1985 Parade & Party; Bill Whittaker’s achievements; social changes in the 1980s; his memories of Dawn O'Donnell.
- Notes:
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- Recorded on 4, 6, 15 January and 9 February 2013 in Sydney, N.S.W.
- Digital master available National Library of Australia;
- Index/Finding Aid Note:
- Timed summary (10 p.)
- Subject:
- Occupation:
- Publicans
- Other authors/contributors:
- Waites, James, 1955-2014, interviewer
- Related Records:
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This belongs to the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras oral history project.
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- Creation date:
- 2013
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