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Oral History - Ben and Diane Tas

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Linus Cohen, Transcriber - Lynne Mather

2022

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Overview

Ben Tas moved to Dumbleyung with his parents in 1963 where they bought the Dumbleyung Bakery. Working with his Dad was a continuation of a career in baking which he continued with his wife Diane.

Historical information

For Dunsborough locals, the name Tas is all but synonymous with baking. But the well known and loved Tas’s Bakery, founded in 1998, is only the most recent chapter of a career in breadmaking Ben and Diane have shared across the Southwest for over 50 years. In this interview, the two of them tell that story and what baking has meant to them in their own words, from Ben’s apprenticeship in Perth in the 1950s through to a well-earned retirement in old Dunsborough.

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

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Registration number

cwa-org-124-2026.40

Item type

Sound Recordings

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Keywords

Oral History Memoir

Place made

Busselton, Western Australia, Australia

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Primary significance criteria

Historic significance

Social or spiritual significance

Last modified

Wednesday, 4 February, 2026

Completeness

100

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