charismabrothers - ORAL HISTORY

JOHN BANNISTER

CURRICULUM VITAE Current March 2015

PO Box 241 Cottesloe Western Australia 6911
Ph. 08 9286 1716
Mob. 0412 687 716
Email. bannisterjohn@hotmail.com

Personal Information

Name: William John Egerton Bannister
Date of Birth: 22 July 1967

Education and Academic Qualifications

Associate Diploma of Performing Arts in Media Performance
WA Academy of Performing Arts –1990
Bachelor of Arts (History) Curtin University - 1988
Tertiary Entrance Examination Aquinas College -1985

Professional Career

Full-time Oral History Researcher, Interviewer and Videographer

including current & ongoing contracts throughout Australia and England - 1996 for:

* State Library of WA. & J.S. Battye Library of W.A. Numerous projects. see link: http://catalogue.slwa.wa.gov.au/search~S2?/abannister/abannister/1%2C45%2C262%2CB/exact&FF=abannister+john&1%2C98%2C

* The Imperial War Museum London – ongoing since 2000 Collecting Australian stories of WWII and Post WWII conflicts from W.A.& Victoria. See link: http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/search?query=john+bannister&submit=&items_per_page=10

* The National Library of Australia 1997 Conducting interviews for Prominent Australians Catalogue and other National Library projects. Including

The Bringing them Home Oral History Project 98-2002.

The Forgotten Australians & Child Migrant Oral History Project http://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Search/Home?lookfor=john+bannister&type=author&limit%5B%5D=&submit=Find&limit%5B%5D=format%3AAudio

Australian Generations Project in conjunction with Monash University, Latrobe University and the ABC. See link: http://arts.monash.edu.au/sophis/australiangenerations

* National Film and Sound Archive Interviewing personalities from the entertainment industry 2006

* Royal Australian College of General Practitioners 2017 -

* Royal Freshwater Bay Yacht Club 2017 -

* Fremantle Prison Oral History Project 2013 -

* Perth Legacy 2017-18 - Audio & Video interviews

* RUAH Community Services 2015 -17 - Audio & Video interviews.

Videography & Photography include:

HAMPTON SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL 2016, RUAH Community Services 2016-17, STATE LIBRARY OF WA 2015-18, South Perth Phillip Pendal Awards 2010-15, City of South Perth Buneroo Tours 2014, Royal Perth Golf Club 2015 - Perth Zoo 2010-11, Young Australia League 2013.

OTHER PROJECTS INCLUDE:

University of Western Australia Historical Society, Convocation, Centenary of UWA Oral History. Including timed summaries. 2010-15, Australian War Memorial Canberra, Monash University Victoria, Worley Parsons 2010-11 including Audio & Video interviews, written documentation & transcripts - RIEWA Oral History Project Audio & Video - The National Army Museum London – 2000 – 3.

LOCAL COUNCIL ORAL HISTORY & VIDEOGRAPHY PROJECTS For:

The City of Belmont, City of Subiaco, City of Nedlands, City of South Perth, City of Perth, City of Fremantle, Shire of Peppermint Grove - including Cottesloe & Mosman Park, City of Gosnells.

* History of the Jewish community in Perth WA 2005~07 JHSWA Lottery West Funded.

*           History of North Fremantle 2007 Lottery West Funded, John Curtin Prime Ministerial Library Project, Veterans Affairs Australia (following two successful grant applications to set up a collection of interviews for the RSL Perth)
*           Perth Modern School (including interviews undertaken in England and Melbourne Australia)
*            St George’s College - University College history including interviews and transcripts
*           Maltese Child Migrant OH project - Christian Brothers Ex Residents Services
*            Department of Disability Services OH project

* Shire of Perenjori History of a wheat belt Shire in WA 1997 & 2004 – including a bound volume of transcriptions and photographs.

Involvement in numerous self generated private interviewing contracts since 1997 including successful grant applications to Veterans Affairs in 1999 and 2000

* Perth Independent Music Industry oral history project in association with the National Library of Australia 2007.

Audio to Digital Conversion and Restoration for Preservation - Shire of Peppermint Grove and City of South Perth and private contracts 2005 -

Involvement with the presentation of numerous Oral History Seminars including the presentation of papers at Oral History Conferences
*           National Oral History Conference held in Perth September 2003 - involvement with the Bringing Them Home Oral History Project N.L.A
*           British National Oral History Conference held in Bournemouth June 2004 - involvement with the Bringing Them Home Oral History Project N.L.A
*            IOHA Conference Sydney 2006 - involvement with the interviewing of ex-servicemen of World War II and other world conflicts.

* South Perth Historical Society – Experiencing Oral History 2008 discussing the power of Oral History

* National Oral History conference - Launceston Tasmania 2009 Experiences of interviewing for the City of South Perth – Oral History and the Perth Zoo.

* University of Western Australia Historical Society - Experiencing Oral History 2010 discussing the power of Oral History

Interviews Contributing to Published Books
* Many Voices Reflections on Experiences of Indigenous Child Separation, interviews were incorporated into the National Treasures from Australia’s Great Libraries Exhibition
* City of Light A History of Perth Since the 1950’s

* History of Perth Modern School
* Beaches, Bush and Riverbanks Memories of Cottesloe, Peppermint Grove & Mosman Park

* Subiaco Markets – Where the Community Meets – [Video]

Other Related employment
* Proof Reader/Researcher/Interviewer/Transcription/Production–Wright Prospecting Pty Ltd. 2009 - 2012

* Voice Artist 1990 – present HISTORY WEB TOURS for WEBTIGO – Santa Monica California USA 2006 - see webtigo www.webtigo.com http:www.tourcaster.com/tourSearch.aspx?CountryID=13

Other Related Experience

Photography & Video – for numerous projects including South Perth Phillip Pendal Awards 2010/14, City of Belmont.

*Perth Zoo 2010-11, *Young Australia League 2013 , * City of South Perth Buneroo Tour 2014

see Goggle Boy Productions

Nyoongar Tent Embassy

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cpmp2GV7pIA

March on Parliament

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ZHcfcawyWY

Audio to Digital Conversion and Preservation - for Shire of Peppermint Grove, City of South Perth and private contracts.

Production / Presentation - Radio Stations RTR FM/6IX /990 Info Radio ,WEBTIGO

Musician 1986 to present - see www.charismabrothers.squarespace.com

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