Many people helped make this project a reality…

All of the people I interviewed - many of whom then also put me in touch with other people:

Liz Aird * Melita Alford * Jenny Beacham * Vera Boston * Kerrin Buckney * Judith Buckrich * Myrna Bull * Ceci Cairns * Joan Coxsedge * Diana Crunden * Tony Dalton * Kerry Dwyer * Erika Feller * Faye Findlay * Sherryl Garbutt * Sue Gardner * Alva Geikie * Jenny Gerrand * Carol Goldson * Marion Harper * Helen Hill * Caroline Hogg * Lyn Hovey * Andra Jackson * Elisabeth Jackson * Kelley Johnson * Martha Kinsman * Kerry Langer * Robin Laurie * Fiona Lindsay * Phyl Lobl (also for use of her song “Seasons of War”) * Kaye Lovett * Judy Maddigan * Ruth Maddison * Janet McCalman * Jean McLean * Helen McCulloch * Sue McCulloch * Jan Muller * Frances Newell * Mairi Neil * Liesl Osman * Liz Porter * Jill Reichstein * Margret RoadKnight * Christine Ross * Helen Rowe * Vivien Santer * June Senyard * Kay Setches * Anne Sgro * Julie Stafford * Jane Stewart * Jeni Thornley * Deborah Towns * Margaret Williamson * Shirley Winton * Sandra Goldbloom Zurbo

Help in finding people and information:

Andy Alcock * Emma Baillie * Romina Beitseen * Stacey Coenders, MLC * Portia Dilena * Editors of Farrago Magazine, and the University of Melbourne Student Union * Carolyn Exton, Ivanhoe Girls’ Grammar * Rosemary Francis * Emma Giessmann, PLC * Graeme Harris * Ann Hawker, Fintona Girls’ School * Marian Jenkinson, Camberwell Girls Grammar * Pauline Jones * Brooke Kathriner, Toorak College * Siobhan Kelly, Monash Student Association* Julie Kimber * Barbara Kowalski, Sacre Couer * Michelle Lavi * Lauren McKendry, Lowther Hall * Malcolm McKinnon * Rebecca McLean * Ken Mansell * Dave Nadel * Val Noone * Robyn Pierce * Brian Pola * Ann Rennie and Ryna Sharp, Genazzano FCJ College * Jack Richardson, Mac.Roberston Girls’ High School * Laura Maria Rovetto * Staff at ACMI * Staff at the La Trobe University archives * Staff at the Monash University archives * Staff at the State Library of Victoria * Staff at the University of Melbourne Archives * Staff at the Uniting Church archives * Steve Stefanopoulos, Loreto Mandeville Hall * Michael Taft * Sarah Tomasetti (particularly for allowing me to use her mother’s songs) * Hannah Viney * Rennis Witham * Barry York

And:

Michael Adams * Ross Campbell * Andrew Chapman * Carolyn Collins * Megan Davis * Staff at the National Library of Australia * Clare Wright *

Transcribing the early interviews, and showing me how to do it myself:

Liz Barr

Excellent editing (all mistakes etc remain my own) and invaluable support:

Alison Proietto

Cheerleading, encouragement, and feedback:

Marianne Hicks * Liina Sepp * Amy Sjoquist * Meredith Wyles *

Putting up with me banging on about this project for so many years, helping me think through options, and reminding me it was worthwhile:

James