Local Histories Local
Stories
YOUNG
PEOPLE COLLECTING THE STORIES OF CARLTON'S OLDER RESIDENTS
Where were you born?
What was Carlton like when you first got here?
Where did you go shopping?
Where did you go to meet other people?
These are some of the questions that were asked
in the The Local Histories Local Stories Project, which involved students
from the Carlton Primary School documenting the stories of older residents
living in the Carlton Housing Estates and the surrounding area. Funded
by the City of Melbourne, this project aims to reflect the diversity
of Carlton and the people, young and old, that make it the vibrant place
it is today.
The people interviewed in this project were from a variety of backgrounds and, although living in the same suburb, experienced it in many different ways. Delia has lived in her Carlton flat for twenty-five years and watched her daughter grow up there. Irena discovered Carlton through its artists. Qui loves saying hello to the children that she sees in the street. The stories, recorded and rewritten by the young people, form a very personal record of the old inner city suburb of Carlton, and the changes that have made it what it is today. The older residents remembered friends, neighbours and work mates, people who have helped to form their impression of Carlton. The young people learnt about Carlton in a time before schools had computers (a popular question in the interview process!) and the Neil Street Primary School was still only a plan. Do you have a story about Carlton?
• • •
To read the interviews, simply click on the photos toward the top of the page, under the bright pink box labelled 'THE INTERVIEWS'. You can click on any interview at any time.
Use the buttons on the right to navigate through the other sections of the site. You can find out what Carlton was like 100 years ago, read about the young people who participated in the project or read interviews they did with their family and friends. You can also learn more about the Local Histories Local Stories project and the people involved.
Most importantly, don't be afraid to click on things! Anywhere a hand icon is shown, click to see where it will take you. You may be pleasantly surprised!
• • •
© Copyright 2002 Carlton Neighbourhood
Learning Centre Inc.
and the Yarra-Melbourne Regional Library.
Click here
for further details and legal disclaimer.