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Welcome to Narangong

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The Oral History Project is an effort to record the history and culture of Narangong, South Australia’s tidiest town 1993, 2003, and 2008, winner of Australia’s best Cornish pastie 1997, and home to the renowned Nara Fighting Roos.

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Episodes

  1. Episode 14: March Failed

    In this, the final episode of the Welcome to Narangong Oral History Project, we bring you the astonishing tale of Narangong’s adventures in surf life saving, a pointless bloody sport with no redeeming qualities and needlessly complicated equipment.

  2. Episode 13: How Dizzy Lost Her Finger

    This story might not be suitable for children, but a group of them joined us in the studio anyway. It’s a free bloody country.

  3. Episode 12: Different Horses for Different Folks

    In this installment, the Oral History Project takes you into the fast-paced, high-stakes world of equine equipment sales. https://s3.amazonaws.com/welcometonara.wordpress.com/Different+Horses+for+Different+Folks.m4a

  4. Episode 11: Australia’s Best Cornish Pasty, 1997

    This week, the Oral History Project brings you the thrilling tale of Ruth’s Bakery’s successful push to win the coveted title of Australia’s Best Cornish Pasty. Plus, the Project uses a bit of spare time to recount the arrival in Narangong of three of the most important technological innovations…

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  5. Episode 10: It’s Sharon, Part II

    Steamy romance! Car chases! Epic gun battles! Political intrigue! None of these things happen in the thrilling conclusion of It’s Sharon! But you do get to find out what happens to Shaz on her journey of cultural- and self-discovery....

  6. Episode 9: It’s Sharon, Part I

    Narangong experiences a British invasion. The British (well, just one Brit, really) experience Narangong. It’s Part I of It’s Sharon, a tale of cultural adventure. https://s3.amazonaws.com/welcometonara.wordpress.com/Its+Sharon.m4a

  7. Episode 8: The Christmas Pageant

    In Part II of the special Christmas episodes of the Oral History Project, we go back a couple of years to a Christmas pageant featuring singing, farm machinery, family strife, and ruthless violence. Just like any other, really. https://s3.amazonaws.com/welcometonara.wordpress.com/The+Pageant.m4a

  8. Episode 7: Baker’s Double

    Merry Christmas, all. This week we’re treated to something special: two stories about Narangong’s Christmas traditions. Ho ho bloody ho. https://s3.amazonaws.com/welcometonara.wordpress.com/Bakers+Double.m4a

  9. Episode 6: ANZACYC Part II

    The gripping finale to the tragic and heroic saga of four young lads from Narangong who marched off to war. https://s3.amazonaws.com/welcometonara.wordpress.com/ANZACYC+Part+II.m4a

  10. Episode 5: ANZACYC Part I

    This week, the Oral History Project brings you the first of a two part history of four young lads from Narangong who marched off to war. https://s3.amazonaws.com/welcometonara.wordpress.com/ANZACYC+Part+I.m4a

  11. Episode 4: Cliff’s Poetry Corner

    Cliff Shankey, Narangong’s poet laureate, joins us in the studio to discuss his creative techniques, the groundbreaking poetic style that he pioneered, and his love life. Don’t miss Cliff reading some of his best known works and some new gems that you may not have heard....

  12. Episode 3: On the Edge of an Existential Cliff

    Nara’s poetic spirit blossoms in the heart of Cliff Shankey, but does this flower come with thorns? (Yes. It bloody well does) https://s3.amazonaws.com/welcometonara.wordpress.com/OTEOAEC+FINAL.m4a

  13. Episode 2: Old Man Shankey and the Gambo Mob

    The Narangong Fighting Roos take on that mob from Gambo in the semis. https://s3.amazonaws.com/welcometonara.wordpress.com/Episode+2+OMS.m4a

  14. Episode 1: Infinite Monkeys

    Nara enters the world of television screenwriting. https://s3.amazonaws.com/welcometonara.wordpress.com/Infinite+Monkeys+FINAL.m4a

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The Oral History Project is an effort to record the history and culture of Narangong, South Australia’s tidiest town 1993, 2003, and 2008, winner of Australia’s best Cornish pastie 1997, and home to the renowned Nara Fighting Roos.

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The Oral History Project is an effort to record the history and culture of Narangong, South Australia’s tidiest town 1993, 2003, and 2008, winner of Australia’s best Cornish pastie 1997, and home to the renowned Nara Fighting Roos.

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