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Dick Smith interviewed by Hazel de Berg in the Hazel de Berg collection [sound recording]
Bib ID 1655483
Format AudioAudio
Author Smith, Dick, 1944-
Access Conditions Access open for research and personal copies; written permission required for public use during the lifetime of the interviewee. 
Description 1983 Apr. 8. 
1 sound tape reel (ca. 45 min.) 
Series Hazel de Berg collection ; DeB 1264 
Summary

Smith recalls his school years and activities ; starting his first business fixing car radios ; how Dick Smith Wholesale began with a loss of eighteen thousand dollars ; the changes that occurred in the electronic field over the years ; flying his helicopter across the Atlantic ; his venture into documentary film making ; his involvement with environmental issues ; his views on the Australian media ; his plans for the future.

Index/Finding Aid Note Transcript available (16 p.) 
Subjects Smith, Dick, - 1944- - Interviews.  |  Businessmen - Australia - Interviews.
Other Authors De Berg, Hazel, 1913-1984
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Details Collect From
ORAL TRC 1/1264
Copy: Recording
Petherick Reading Room (Oral History)
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ORAL TRC 1/1264 (transcript)
Copy: Transcript
Petherick Reading Room (Oral History)
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