Edith & Jack Draper

Edith Draper lived at Stanwell Park in the early 1950s and returned to Bellambi in 1999 to share a property with Jack. Edith has been an art teacher and artist, and Jack and her daughter Wolf are also artists.

Listen to Edith’s Interview

Edith’s audio interview can be downloaded here.

Listen to Jack’s Interview

Jack’s audio interview can be downloaded here.

Keywords

Bellambi – Stanwell Park – Wollongong – Dundas – Murals – Weaving – Canberra – Parramatta – History – Imagination – East Sydney Technical College – Art Course – Camping Area – Bath House – Queen Elizabeth 1954 visit – Interbane House – Wedding – Sewing – Dressmaking – Miners – Dances – Stanwell Park Surf Club – Christmas Tree Celebrations – Community – Steam Trains – Coledale Hospital – Theatre Thirroul – Dion’s Buses – Tuberculosis – Drawing – Pen And Ink – Painting – Watercolour – Exhibitions – Levers Art Supplies – Wolf – Performance Art – Wollongong Old Courthouse

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   Edith’s interview transcript 

Jack’s Interview Transcript

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Edith and Jack’s Photo Album