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Oral History - Brian Winchombe

Linus Cohen
2023
Subcollections
Oral History
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.

Details

Details

Registration number
cwa-org-124-2026.216
Item type
Audio
Digital Documents
Sound Recordings
Spoken Records
Themes
People
Social History
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
2023
Primary significance criteria
Historic significance
Social or spiritual significance
Last modified
Sunday, 2 August, 2026
Completeness
100
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Brian Winchcombe - Photograph
Brian Winchcombe - Photograph
Brian Winchcombe - Oral History
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Brian Winchcombe - Transcript
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