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Millers Point Oral History Project: summary report/ [Frank Heimans]

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Oral History - Tony Prescott, 2005

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Unique IDOH-000192SeriesCity of Sydney oral history collection, 1982 - ongoingInterviewerFrank HeimansProject nameMillers Point (Housing NSW)ThemeOur CityDate of interview17th August 2005Date qualifierexactFormatAudio - DigitalSummary of interviewTony Prescott was born in 1947 and is an historian specialising in heritage work. In his interview he recalls his childhood interest in heritage, his first introduction to The Rocks and Millers Point, and his work with the NSW Heritage Branch. He discusses at length the changes in governance and thinking around the preservation of historical areas and the way that that has impacted on the built environment of Millers Point; development pressures on potentially very high value real estate, political forces and planning conflicts. LanguageEnglish (eng)Digitised recordNoBorn digital itemYes

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