Newmanhistory6753 Podcast

In this podcast Paul, in conversation with Lisa Rickert,  remembers his time in New Guinea, especially working on a Mine in the mountains. He also recalls how dangerous it was.

In this podcast Superintendent Geoff Stewart, in conversation with David Lee  from 6NEW  describes how important that event was  to him, and all the Senior Sergeants who followed him at Newman, and how bonds were formed with the families of those police officers who were lost. He also describes the emotion associated with "Touching the Rock" as the police and then the Newman community file past to...

In this podcast Superintendent Geoff Stewart, in conversation with David lee,  from 6NEW  recalls what the Bloody Slow Games means to the games. He remembers the solemnity and emotion of the ceremony that was held at the site of the accident, and how that carried over into the games that followed. One of the main purposes of the Bloody Slow Games and Ceremony was to re-connect the families with th...

In this podcast Superintendent Geoff Stewart, in conversation with David Lee,  from 6NEW  recalls the origins of the Bloody Slow Games in Newman . The first rugby match was played between the Aussies and the Kiwis in 2005. It was held to commemorate the death of four police officers in a plane crash just outside Newman on January 26th 2001.

In this podcast Tyson Walters, in conversation with Lisa Rickert,  shares some his favourite memories,  places and people in Newman. 

In this podcast Karen Walters, in conversation with Lisa Rickert,  describes her jobs in Newman. She tells about the arrival of Tyson in 2016 and how it changed their lives.  She outlines why they changed jobs and how it was worked around Tyson's day care at the YMCA. She mentions some of her special friends and "characters", especially Gibbo. She and Reuben were married on the top of Radio Hill a...

In this podcast Karen Walters, in conversation with Lisa Rickert,  recalls her introduction to Newman, where Reuben showed her around. She describes what her job entailed and some of the challenges she encountered. She also describes how her team had to clear  the air crash site which was overgrown and remove all the weeds and bring it to pristine condition. She remembers the fire that hit the shi...

In this podcast Reuben Walters, in conversation with Lisa Rickert,  shares some memories of Newman. He also outlines various jobs he had around Newman, until he and Karen moved into their own business. He describes meeting Karen and also tells of some of the sports he was involved in.

In this podcast Reuben Walters, in conversation with Lisa Rickert,  recalls his jobs after he left school. These included working at the YMCA, preparing the Hilditch Trail on Radio Hill, maintaining the gardens around the flats, working for the Shire of East Pilbara on parks and gardens around town, and maintaining the five ovals in Newman. 

In this podcast Reuben Walters, in conversation with Lisa Rickert,  describes his arrival in Newman in 1988 and his memories of the town. He attended Newman Senior High School and recalls what life was like there.

In this podcast Paul, in conversation with Lisa Rickert,  recalls his time in Groote Island and Darwin, including the scary experience of surviving Cyclone Tracey. He also reflects on how living up North can change you forever.

In this podcast Paul, in conversation with Lisa Rickert,  remembers how his family emigrated to Australia from Italy in 1953, after his father had been a Prisoner of War in Australia during WWII. He recalls how he learned his trade as an earth moving machine operator first of all by working in a quarry. He then moved up to Port Hedland, where he honed his skill on the 988 front end loader. He then...

In this podcast Wolf, in conversation with Lisa Rickert, recalls his favourite memory - Presentation Night -where length of service was recognised. He also remembers winning the ton of gold prize from the Walkabout! Wolf  describes attending the annual Newman Reunion at Whiteman Park and Paul recalls attending day care centre and having to eat his green vegetables - he thought he was being poisone...

In this podcast Wolf's son Paul joins the conversation with Lisa Rickert. Paul grew up in Newman and shares some of his memories. Wolf recalls his involvement with Speedway and Sir Gotcha's team. He remembers when the rubbish tip became full and digging a new one took priority over all other tasks. Wolf was also part of the A shift Social Club which specialised in sending flowers and fruit to the...

In this podcast Wolf, in conversation with Lisa Rickert,  recalls living in the Bechtel Con Camp - Sufferers' Paradise - and then the early days of the SMQ and the town Mess. He also remembers the early days of the Walkabout Hotel, especially the Animal Bar! He describes the town swimming pool and his involvement in the swimming club, including inter-town swimming carnivals.

In this podcast Wolf, in conversation with Lisa Rickert,  describes his journey of how he came to Newman in 1969. He had previously spent time at Koolan Island and he described his time there.  He then travelled the world, starting in 1966. He recalls his childhood days in East Berlin, just after WWII, and how his family escaped and migrated to Australia in 1953. 

In this podcast Wolf, describes how he came to Newman after much travels. He started in the workshop, which had not been fully completed at that stage. He describes the various machines he worked on, and how the new workshop didn't allow for the larger machines. He was moved to the Hill and worked on the shovels and trucks, but also across many different areas.

In this podcast Harley, in conversation with Lisa Rickert,  describes the present trip he is making on his Kawasaki Ninja 1000 motorbike, after a few different incidents that prevented him from completing the trip earlier. He also recalls that  the nearest medical facilities were only found in Meekathara.

In this podcast Harley, in conversation with Lisa Rickert,  recalls his trip up and landing at Meekathara. He reflects on the rare occasions that the rain came and the effects it had, and also the highlights of camp living. He remembers a geologist called Ray Martin and what he did. He worked in the camp for all of 1963 and then described his life beyond this time, including a short time back in N...

In this podcast Harley, in conversation with Lisa Rickert,  recalls some standout people from that time and how a kangaroo court was held to sort out a problem in the camp. He had some contact with Stan Hilditch, but found him to be quite a private person. He describes the long process involved in order to make a phone call to his parents in Perth, which started with a visit to Roy Hill Station. H...

In this podcast Harley, in conversation with Lisa Rickert,  talks about exploring the area around the camp.  He found a cave full of zebra rock, which he later discovered was blown apart. He also used to go out shooting for roos. He also recalls an aboriginal camp where they had four horses, which they were allowed to ride. He remembers when the river ran and their food truck became bogged - the g...

In this podcast Harley, in conversation with Lisa Rickert,  continues to describe what conditions were like in the Tent City. He also describes his job as a cadet draftsman, and how his job offered him the opportunity to save his money, as there were no expenses whilst he was working at the camp.

In this podcast Harley, in conversation with Lisa Rickert,  recalls his trip to Newman in 1963 when he was only 16. It was  his first trip in a plane and did a multi stop "milk run" until he landed in Meekathara. From there he was driven to the exploration camp at the Newman Homestead. He describes the tents they lived in and the layout of the camp. 

In this podcast Sandy, in conversation with Lisa Rickert,  remembers going out "bush" with Mick and Tracie Fleay. She also loved her time as a volunteer on 6NEW. She describes her time in Newman as quite stable with minimal changes in the town. She recalls how sad she felt leaving Newman, especially as her daughter had just graduated from Year 7, which was dedicated to the memory of Gerard Ross. S...

In this podcast Sandy, in conversation with Lisa Rickert,  recalls her involvement in the establishment of the Newman Neighbourhood Centre in 1992.