Building Bridges: An oral history collection of B&R Pty Ltd

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Abstract
Building Bridges: an oral history collection of B&R Pty Ltd traces the
founding and development of this unique, Australian, company from its
earnest beginnings fifty years ago to its formidable market position
today.
This collection includes interviews gathered to piece together a picture
of how and why B&R developed—aiming to capture the collective spirit
of this fascinating post war Australian company, recording its
challenges and achievements along the way.
A mediated oral history approach was used to gather stories about
their history. This use of oral history was a way of cementing the
known recorded facts and adding colour to the formal historical
outline, so as to create a credible text containing 'real' people's
stories.
This research helps to unite the B&R history and produced as a primary
resource that a short historical biography could draw from, being
inclusive of different viewpoints within the organisation.