Siobhan McHugh
ORAL HISTORIAN
WRITER
DOCUMENTARY-MAKER
Shelter from the Storm
An anthology of oral histories of past and present public housing tenants in New South Wales
In Gerald Stone's recent best-seller, Who Killed Channel 9? (Macmillan Australia), Shelter from the Storm was included in the select bibliography of ten titles. The reference is to my extended interview with the elusive media mogul John Alexander, who grew up in public housing in the unlikely area of Turramurra, in northern Sydney. John Alexander does not usually grant personal interviews, and due to demand, my (out of print) book is now available to download online through eBooks.com
'exploding the stereotypes of people in social housing'. Sydney Morning Herald
Photographs Mayu Kanamori
Cover design: Michael Killalea
Shelter from the Storm

Allen & Unwin ebook edition 2007
Allen & Unwin 1999
The late John Iremonger, publisher, and actor Bryan Brown, who launched Shelter... Bryan Brown launches Shelter from the Storm Past and present public housing tenants featured in the book
Siobhan thanks actor Bryan Brown, who launched Shelter from the Storm. The millionaire film star grew up in public housing in Panania. At left is the late publisher John Iremonger, who commissioned the book. Group shot: past and present public housing tenants featured in the book. At back are actor Bryan Brown and former ALP leader Mark Latham.