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Following are the downloadable sections of the Remembering Minto book. A beautifully designed and printed 124 page companion to this website.

Minto residents can pick up their free copy of the book from Minto Community Library (one copy per household). Residents and former residents of Minto public housing can also buy extra copies at a special discount from ICE (see below).

Copies of the Remembering Minto book can be ordered direct from Information and Cultural Exchange for $38.50. Discounts also apply to non-profit organisations and charities. Special discount for Minto public housing residents and ex-residents. Contact: info@ice.org.au or phone +612 9897 5744.

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Preface 5
About the Project 5
Before Minto:
Australian Indigenous History 6
Minto in Time 8
Old Minto / Minto Today 10
Minto Facts and Stats 12
Remembering Minto:
Events and Achievements 13
Kathy Calvert 14
Agnes Kovacs 15
Verna Barker 16
Noeleen Cochrane 16
Margaret Adams 17
Take a Seat and Start Typing 18
Christine and Sean Burridge 20
Sanjay Hona 22
Demolition 24
Sandra Puchey and Paul Panapa 25
Denise Marchbank 25


Diane Townsend (nee Gross) 26
Col Donahee 28
Lesley Brown 30
Bill Lynch 31
Brian Manning 32
Cheryl Bennett 34
Yvonne Sayers 35
Lesley Jean Hickey 36
Leasu Fa'amasa 37
Bev Davis 38
Minto Through Our Eyes:
Jamie Sagigi 40
Dolly and Mac Delaney 42
Bev Harvey 44
Malaemie Fruean 46
Kathleen Murphy 48
Margaret Davis 49
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Minto Through Our Eyes: Thuy Ta 50
Minto Community
Storytelling Festival 52
Uncle Ivan Wellington 53
Councillor Mollie Thomas 54
Royce Wilkinson 55
Janette Finn 56
Minto Takes Action 57
Gordon Forester 58
Mahendra Kumari 59
Kevin Goode 60
Fatin Alrawi 62
Uniting Care Burnside 63
Leaving Valley Vista 64
Robyn Stafford 66
Storm 1993 68
Sandra Wilson 69
James Mason 70
Brett Potts 70
Patrick Krug 71
Dharshika Gnanasundaram 72
Darren Matahau 74
Felicity Masima 75


Sisters Murphy and McDermott 76
Residents Action Group:
Truth, Justice and the Minto Way 78
Imam Amien Ahmed 80
Julie Marriott (nee Bugden) 81
Jeff and Sandra Bruce 81
Pacific Communities
Children's Workshops 82
Kevin Robinson 83
Kerry Carter 84
Qibla College 86
Naslie Styer 87
Farewell to Sarah Precinct 88
Elesia Hoffman 90
Beryl Jean Pope 90
Remembering Minto Lifts Off 92
Kids Community Park 93
Cheryl McBride 94
Jenny O'Rourke 96
Footy! 97
Paul Gavin and Sandra Young 98
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“Dirty Pond” by Cameron Harvey 100
Janet Dovey (formerly Joyner) 101
Adele Goodwin 102
Donna Hitchcock 102
Aaliyah 103
John Whitburn 104
Ray Williams 105
Jade Wilkinson 106
Margaret Rowlinson 106
Margaret Leatuty 107
Charlene Thomas 108
Maria Moore 109
Dennis Veigel 110
Debbie Woods 111
Painting Minto 112
Julie Foreman 114
Cathey Shepherd 115
Josephine McGuinness 116
Natasha Kim 118
Jenny Shillingsworth 119
Liz and Ronita Ruttley 120
Dr Judy Stubbs 121
Kylie Richardson 122
Margaret Ilic 123
Why Storytelling? 124