MILLTOWN Filmed and edited by Henry Simmons
Produced by Arts OutWest and Museums Bathurst.
MILLTOWN is a new living history film work that celebrates the people of the historic Milltown area of Bathurst, and their connection to place and communities of the past, through the lens of the present.
A project between Arts OutWest and Chifley Home and Education Centre, the film features interviews with Bathurst locals who lived in the Milltown / South Bathurst area in the 20th century. Their memories are woven together with personal film footage and with stories of Ben and Elizabeth Chifley to create a beautiful celebration of life by the railways.
This film will become part of the ongoing screenings at the Chifley Home and Education Centre in Bathurst, seen by visitors of all ages, including school groups.
Thank you to everyone who participated in this film.
Read more about the project and the Chifley Home and Education Centre.
Here are some of the longer individual interviews:
Location: Bathurst
When: 2025
Partnership with Museums Bathurst, Bathurst Regional Council
Project officer: Kate Smith
Photographer: Steven Cavanagh
Film maker: Henry Simmons