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Busselton Historical Society > Records

Oral History - Brian Winchombe

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Linus Cohen

2023

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Overview

This is an oral history about Brian Winchcombe, his upbringing, service during the Second World War and career with Main Roads.

Historical information

Brian discusses his upbringing during the Great Depression, his service in the Borneo campaign during the Second World War, and his decades-spanning career as an engineer with Main Roads WA, during which he oversaw some of the largest infrastructure projects in the state's history.

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Registration number

cwa-org-124-2026.216

Item type

Audio

Digital Documents

Sound Recordings

Spoken Records

Themes

Contextual information

For a hard copy of the full manuscript, please contact us at oralhistory@busseltonhistoricalsociety.org.au

Keywords

Oral History Memoir

Place made

Busselton, Western Australia, Australia

Year

Primary significance criteria

Historic significance

Social or spiritual significance

Last modified

Sunday, 2 August, 2026

Completeness

100

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Brian Winchcombe - Transcript

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