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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.

Related Material Portrait of Dick Smith taken during an oral history interview, 8 April 1983 ; Located at; National Library of Australia Pictures collection PIC P1544/154C Album 900a LOC Cold Store PIC DE BERG 
Index/Finding Aid Note Transcript available (16 p.) 
Subjects Smith, Dick, - 1944- - Interviews.  |  Businessmen - Australia - Interviews.
Other authors/contributors De Berg, Hazel, 1913-1984

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    ORAL TRC 1/1264
    Copy: Recording
    Petherick Reading Room (Oral History)
    ORAL TRC 1/1264 (transcript)
    Copy: Transcript
    Petherick Reading Room (Oral History)

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