Daphne Hilton and Rachael Hilton interviewed by Rob Willis in the Australian Centre for Paralympic Studies oral history project

Daphne Hilton, born in Murrumburrah, NSW, talks about her parents; her family background; the community of Harden-Murrumburrah; her childhood; her schooling and education; her memories of Harden-Murrumburrah Public School; WWII; her father; values learnt from her parents; her career; her horse riding accident resulting in a spinal injury; the extent of her injury and her treatment; returning to work; community life and the challenges of living in Harden; Mt Wilga Rehabilitation Centre; sporting activities during her treatment; the support and assistance from the Harden-Murrumburrah community; archery; her achievements at the Rome Paralympics; her career at Spicers Paper Australia; 1962 Paralympic Commonwealth Games in Perth; the development of wheelchairs past and present; Year of the Disabled 1981; 1964 Tokyo Paralympics; getting her driver's licence; 1966 Commonwealth Games Jamaica; competing in different types of sports; her marriage; her daughters; parenting; 1968 Tel Aviv Paralympics; moving to Canberra; coaching netball; her philosophy of life; her retirement from competitive sports; her involvement in 2000 Sydney Paralympics; taking up carpet bawls and lawn bawls; Margaret Harriman; philosophy of the Paraquad Association; discussing the focus of today's athletes. Rachael Hilton, daughter of Daphne Hilton, talks about how her mother influenced her; memories of her early days; her dance interest.