http://www.moreland.vic.gov.au/home.html Talks by local writers, historians, poets, and community experts from Moreland in Melbourne, Australia, recorded at a Moreland City Council Library. en-us webservices@moreland.vic.gov.au webservices@moreland.vic.gov.au Netcat WCM 7.1.0 120 http://www.moreland.vic.gov.au/mccwr/_assets/main/lib91110/library-talks-moreland-ep8-roger-averil.mps.mp3 [Recorded 6 August 2009] Roger Averill reads his novel aloud and shares his island experience. Sat, 4 Jun 2011 01:03:43 -1000 http://www.moreland.vic.gov.au/mccwr/_assets/main/lib91110/library-talks-moreland-denise-scott.mp3 [Recorded 2 December 2009], Denise Scott talks about her book and how it gave her inspiration for her stand up show. Tue, 15 Mar 2011 16:23:40 -1000 http://www.moreland.vic.gov.au/mccwr/_assets/main/lib91110/talks-moreland-library-podcast6-don-tate.mp3 [Recorded 21 May 2009] Don's story of a tough boyhood in Brisbane to the Vietnam War and recovery from a terrible injury, and the slow implosion in the decades after. Sun, 5 Sep 2010 03:20:17 -1000 http://www.moreland.vic.gov.au/mccwr/_assets/main/lib91110/talks-moreland-library-podcast7-clare-boyd-macrae.mp3 [Recorded 17 June 2009] Clare Boyd-Macrae is a professional writer whose work regularly appears in The Age. Sun, 5 Sep 2010 03:20:17 -1000 http://www.moreland.vic.gov.au/mccwr/_assets/main/lib91110/talks-moreland-library-podcast5-charmaine-obrien.mp3 [Recorded 30 April 2009] Starting with the little-known and diverse diet of Port Philip Bay’s Indigenous inhabitants prior to white settlement, author Charmaine O'Brien discusses the effects of local and global events on Melbourne’s gastronomy. Sat, 12 Jun 2010 05:31:47 -1000 http://www.moreland.vic.gov.au/mccwr/_assets/main/lib91110/final-with-intro-music_mixdown.mp3 [10 December 2008] The growth of Melbourne from an illegal village to modern metropolis. Sat, 27 Mar 2010 03:47:21 -1000 http://www.moreland.vic.gov.au/mccwr/_assets/main/lib91110/moreland-library-talks-ep4-lm-robinson.mp3 [Recorded 3 December 2008] The story of the keeper of Melbourne’s most famous brothel of the 1880s and 1890s - entrepreneur and businesswoman Caroline Hodgson, known as Madame Brussels. Fri, 5 Mar 2010 04:31:31 -1000 http://www.moreland.vic.gov.au/mccwr/_assets/main/lib91110/talks-moreland-library-podcast3-joannestle-writersinexile.mp3 [Recorded 19 November 2008] Joan talks about the lives, work and challenges of authors and poets who write in exile, in particular Osip Mandelstam and Mahmoud Darwish. Wed, 3 Jun 2009 04:01:20 -1000 http://www.moreland.vic.gov.au/mccwr/_assets/main/lib91110/moreland-library-talks-ep2-steven-carroll.mp3 [Recorded 7 November 2008] Steven reads from each book in the triology, describes how and why he wrote about the Moreland suburb of Glenroy and the theme of yearning that runs through these books. Tue, 5 May 2009 09:20:34 -1000 Sat, 4 Jun 2011 01:03:43 -1000 Sat, 4 Jun 2011 01:03:43 -1000