Austin, Ron

Ron Austin (1929-2019)

Ron was an active member of Campaign Against Moral Persecution (CAMP) in the 1970s. In 1978, his idea to stage a street party along Oxford Street that celebrated gay and lesbian life became the first Mardi Gras.

Photo: Supplied/Ron Austin

ORAL HISTORY RECORDINGS

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Ron Austin Oral History – 16 December 2004 (Part 1)

Interviewed by John Witte, Pride History Group

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Ron Austin Oral History – 16 December 2004 (Part 2)

Interviewed by John Witte, Pride History Group

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Ron Austin Oral History – 16 December 2004 (Part 3)

Interviewed by John Witte, Pride History Group

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Ron Austin Oral History – 16 December 2004 (Part 4)

Interviewed by John Witte, Pride History Group

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Ron Austin Oral History – 16 December 1995

Interviewed by Larry Galbraith, Pride History Group

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