Belief
Within the boundaries of the City of Sydney exist old, new and evolving sets of ideas: religious, secular, ideological and ethical. These creeds and convictions are represented by an extraordinary range of organisations and individuals. This collection of interviews focuses on the history of these organisations in Sydney: their origins, purpose and communities. It reflects the cultural, religious and philosophical diversity that underpins the urban history of Sydney.
Ken Davis
On the streets with the Sisters' and Mardi Gras
Robert Syron
A Birpai / Worrimi man's deployment to Rwanda in the mid-90's.
Maxine Conaty
A Gamileroi / Wonnorua woman talks about her father and WW2
Rob Bryant
The RAAF, Vietnam and ANZAC Day. A Gumbaynggirr man's journey.
Lisa Jackson Pulver
A Wiradjuri woman and her ongoing commitment to military life.
Roy Mundine
Rising through the ranks. Life in the Australian military.
Jenny Beale
Aunty Jenny talks about her family's service during WW2.
Ray Minniecon
Pastor Ray. Striving to recognise an Indigenous contribution.
Lynn Dickson
Wiradjuri woman, RAACA member and the meaning of ANZAC Day.
John Kinsela
Wiradjuri man. Vietnam conscript to Olympic athlete.
Dean Dobson
The growing significance of ANZAC Day. A Wiradjuri man's story.
David Williams
A Bundjalung man talks about life and camaraderie in the forces.
John Staines
Wiradjuri and war. Indigenous inequality and racism.
Vic Simon
RSL member, Vietnam vet and the Battle of Long Tan.
Colin Watego
Warrant Officer First Class. Life, family, community and belief.
Harry Allie
One man's life in the RAAF as a 'Coloured Digger'.
Ian Porter
The Mission to Seafarers long history in central Sydney.
Tony Kaye
From lawyer to monk, one man's Hare Krishna journey.
Richard Giles
Henry George and the Association for Good Government.
Norma and John Blackwood
A couple's association with the Anthroposophical Society.
Greg Smith
Christian faith and the Metropolitan Community Church.
Tom Bass
Remembering Father Ted of the Redfern Aboriginal community.
Rita Warleigh
The activist. One woman's passion for peace .
Jenny Madeline and Jackie Perkins
A personal history. The Religious Society of Friends (Quakers).
Harry Black
Childhood, life and joining The Australian Communist Party.
Elwyn Chapman
Jesus Cares. The organisation's early days.
Dara Tatray
President of Theosophical Society in Sydney
Dorothy McRae-McMahon
Saved from the wrecking ball. Sydney's Pitt St Uniting Church.
Ina Heidtman
A childhood in a communist household in 1940's inner Sydney.