Peter Hughes interviewed by Christine Choo in the Resilient communities oral history project [sound recording]
- Bib ID:
- 6102838
- Format:
- Audio
- Author:
- Hughes, Peter, 1960-, interviewee
- Online Access:
- National Library of Australia digital collection item.
- Access Conditions:
- Access open for research, personal copies and public use.
- Description:
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- 2012
- 2 sound files (ca. 138 min.)
- Series:
- Resilient communities oral history project.
- Technical Details:
- Mode of access: Online.
- Summary:
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Peter Hughes discusses his early life in Perth as the youngest of 8 siblings; his working life after leaving school; his son Leigh, born when Peter was 21; the development of his successful roofing business; sport activities including AFL; his first visit to Bali in 1991 and returning annually with Leigh; Paddy's Bar on the night of the bombing, who he was with and what he was doing when the bomb exploded; the chaotic aftermath and his journey to hospital and evacuation to Darwin; his medical treatment in Darwin and Adelaide and eventual return to Perth; returning to Bali 4 months after the attack for a television program and a subsequent visit to deliver a victim impact statement; thoughts on what makes him resilient and how his upbringing helped him; the help his son Leigh provided; how victims of terrorism should receive compensation as travel and health insurance are not recognised; the development and activities of the Peter Hughes Burn Foundation; the 10th anniversary of the bombing; how the bombing has changed his life and how he intends moving on from Bali.
- Notes:
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- This interview is part of the Resilient communities oral history project which has been partly funded with a grant from the United States Embassy in Canberra. Interviews conducted by the National Library of Australia.
- Recorded on 7 and 15 August 2012 in Perth, W.A.
- Index/Finding Aid Note:
- Uncorrected transcript (typescript, 69 leaves)
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This belongs to the Resilient communities oral history project.
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- Creation date:
- 2012
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