Paul and Joan Dench memories

Interviews

Paul and Joan Dench

Carnarvon

In 1994, Paul and Joan Dench each recorded their memories of Carnarvon
onto Compact Cassettes. Their recordings were discovered among the archives at Tidbinbilla.

There are touching first-hand accounts of life in Carnarvon during the Gemini and Apollo Programs.

With special thanks to Joan and Paul who have given permission to post these here.

Collins Radio’s Sam Miller and Carnarvon Tracking Station’s Paul Dench stand in front of the 30 foot (9 metre) USB antenna under construction at Carnarvon.

Paul Dench – a Life in Space Sciences
(108 minutes, 39MB mp3 file)

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Paul Dench’s recollections courtesy of Glen Nagle and the Archives at CDSCC / Tidbinbilla. Compact Cassette to digital transfer by Colin Mackellar, November 2017.

Published with permission from Joan and Paul Dench.

Photo by Hamish Lindsay, scan by Colin Mackellar.

Joan Dench and their children on Easter Sunday 1966.

Joan Dench – Memories of Carnarvon
(62 minutes, 23MB mp3 file)

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Joan Dench’s memories of life in Carnarvon courtesy of Glen Nagle and the Archives at CDSCC / Tidbinbilla. Compact Cassette to digital transfer by Colin Mackellar, March 2019.

Published with permission from Joan and Paul Dench.

Photo by Paul Dench. Scan: Phil Dench.

Joan and Paul Dench are in the row behind Laura & Les Brightwell who are being interviewed during Down Under Comes Up Live.

Friday 25th November 1966.

Photo by Alan Gilham, scan by Colin Mackellar.