Henry Bolte interviewed by Mel Pratt for the Mel Pratt collection [sound recording]
- Bib ID:
- 2246088
- Format:
- Audio
- Author:
- Bolte, Henry, Sir, 1908-1990, interviewee
- Online Version:
- National Library of Australia digitised item
- Access Conditions:
- Access open for research, personal copies and public use.
- Description:
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- 1976 Feb. 11
- 2 tape reels : 1 7/8 ips., mono. ; 5 in.
- Series:
- Mel Pratt collection.
- Summary:
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Sir Henry Bolte, former Premier of Victoria, talks of his early life in Ballarat; the Country Party; farming at Skipton and Meredith; joining the Light Horse; pre-selection; electioneering 1945; pre-selection, 1947; maiden speech; ministerial correspondence; Tom Holloway; Mcdonald; election as Deputy Leader; 1952 election; Leader of the Opposition; the D.L.P.; Premiers' Conferences Loan Council meetings; Bob Menzies as tactician; Casey as Governor-General; Joe Cahill; Hefferon; Jack Renshaw; Gair; Tom Playford; Dunstan; Frank Nicklin; Joe Bjelkie Peterson; David Brand; Harold Holt; Gorton; Billy McMahon; Billy Snedden; Malcolm Fraser's future; controversy over capital punishment and Ryan; his relationship with the Press; his relationship with Menzies; 1955 election; leadership responsibilities; Arthur Rylah as Deputy; home ownership; private enterprise; oil in Bass Strait; John McEwen; Arthur Rylah's resignation; Dick Hamer's government; Holding; the Labor Party; Frank Wilkes; role of the Opposition in parliament; meeting LBJ; travelling and people he has met; his retirment.
- Biography/History:
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Sir Henry Bolte was a member of the Victorian Parliament for twenty years, and served 17 years, between 1955-1973, as Premier.
- Notes:
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- Recorded at the Commonwealth Centre, Melbourne.
- Also available online http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-214915563
- Index/Finding Aid Note:
- Timed summary and transcript (85 p.).
- Subject:
- Other authors/contributors:
- Pratt, Mel, -1986, interviewer
- Related Records:
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This belongs to the Mel Pratt collection.
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- Until 2046 [Created/Published Date + 70 Years]
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- Material type:
- Sound Recording
- Published status:
- Unpublished
- Creation date:
- 1976
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