Acknowledgements

There are many people and organisations to thank for making this project possible.

In particular we are very grateful to ACT Heritage for their grant to fund 'The Sunken Stories of Old Acton'; NewActon for their ongoing financial and conceptual support; our behind-the-scenes video, editing, website and technical team; the ANU School of Art students for engaging so creatively with the people and their stories, and the staff members who assisted with guidance and technical equipment for our exhibition; Lake Burley Griffin Cruises and Biginelli Expresso for supporting our Sunken Stories Cruises; and of course, the many community members who have so generously contributed to the Sunken Stories Project.

Our thanks go especially to the following individuals:

ACT Heritage: Linda Roberts and Mary Gleeson

NewActon: Johnathan Efkarpidis, Dave Caffery, Suzi McKinnon, Kayla Scott, Hotel-Hotel and A. Baker staff

Video Recording: Laura Clarke (2013 interviews); Richard Snashall (2011/2012 interviews)

Video Editing: Laura Clarke

Website: Curvature

Exhibition Technical Support: Josh Chaffey and Rubens Peculis

ANU SoA Staff: Dr Kirsty Darlaston, John Reid, Dr Richard Whiteley, and Jean-Philippe Demarais

ANU SoA Students: Ruby Berry, Estelle Briedis, Kinto Diriwachter, Fiona Duell, Rosie Goonan, Peter Kongmalavong Sophia Mobbs, Grace Moylan, Elyssa Norris, Vy Phan, Bodine Saari, Frances Spargin, and Hannah Veikkanen

Transcribing: James Collet and Christine Guster

Image Scanning: ANU Multimedia Services, and Dynamic Media

Sunken Stories Cruises: Allen Mawer, Garnett Znidaric, Jim Paterson, Heath Hobbs and Ben Biginelli

Historical Research and Advice: Allen Mawer; Dr Peter Dowling; James Collet; Ann Gugler; Dr Mary Hutchison (and all community members for their assistance with story and image details)

Publications: There have been many dedicated historians who have written about the history and people of Acton. Please see our 'Reading List' of resources we can recommend for those interested in learning more.

Community Members: None of this would have been possible without the time and generosity of many members of the community. While the project has been informed by more people than we can possibly list here (with hundreds joining our walks and tours), we are indebted to the following people who have appeared in the videos in this exhibition, given their time in interviews, or contributed key photos or historical information:

Interviews: Frank Dunshea; Frank & Sheila McTaggart; Jene Baker; Sheilah Barrie; Bruce Barrie; Jean Barrie; Lyn Macoustra; Adrienne & Paul Bradley; Lynn West; Barbara Roberts; Cheryl Gay; Alastair Bond; Patricia Stradwick; John & Brian Agius; Peter & Clare Stapleton; Margaret Sullivan, Patricia Eddlington; Lois Hicks; Elizabeth Martin; Mary Stuart; Carlos Smitz; Claire Truscott; Alan Foskett; Dawn Wilson; Dr David Nott; Dr Peter Dowling; Brett Odgers; Rodney & Margaret Hurley; Roger Smith; Ron and Nancy Metcalfe; Gordon Shannon; Christine Anderson; Gayle Mooney; Lynne Bentley; Alan Castle; Richard and Judy Taber; John Clowry; Ann Gugler; Patricia Frei; Alice Macdonald; and Babette Scougal.

Images: Christine Anderson; Jene Baker; Lynne Bentley; Adrienne Bradley; Brenda de Bes; Frank & Kevin Dunshea; Cheryl Gay; Ann Gugler; Stan Goodhew; Terry Graham; Tony Henshaw; Rodney Hurley; Jan & Paul Kreiderman; Jocelyn Ladyzhynsky; Gayle Mooney; Eric Pickering; Babette Scougal; Mary Stuart; Richard Taber; and Gail Tregear.

Additional Image Sources: The National Archives of Australia (particularly through the Museum of Australian Democracy Mildenhall Collection - which has a fantastic collection for online browsing); and The National Library of Australia.

We thank you all for your generous contributions in making this project, our two exhibitions, and this final website possible!

Dr Kirsty Guster
(Project leader)