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|aSir John Overall interviewed by Mel Pratt in the Mel Pratt collection|h[sound recording] |
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|c1973 July - Aug. |
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|a2 tape reels ;|c5 in. |
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|aAccess to transcript open for research, personal copies and public use; access to audio closed. |
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|aRecorded at the National Library of Australia. |
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|aSir John talks of studying architecture at Sydney Technical College; Robertson and Marks; Stevenson and Turner; enlistment in World War 2; 6th Australian Division; Royal Australian Engineers; experiences in the Mediterranean; the parachute battalion; South Australian Housing Trust; Overall and Walkley; Chief Government Architect for the Commonwealth; training in England; Commonwealth Dept. of Works; Wilfred Kent Hughes; National Capital Development Commission; Menzies; Mr Fairall; deficiencies in Canberra in the 1950s; Administrative Building; R.B. Lansdowne; Bill Andrews; Glen Rudduck; Neil Caffin; Clive Price; Peter Funda; three initial recommendations of the NCDC; Alan Fairhall; Menzies; establishment of the Commission as a statutory authority; relationship with the Dept of the Interior and Dept of Works; Mr McLaren; National Capital Planning Committee. |
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|aOverall speaks about "Tomorrow's Canberra"; the lake; private development; land development; 5 year programme; preoccupation with living conditions; Parliamentary Triangle; Parliament House; Belconnen, Woden, Tuggeranong town centres; Walter Burley Griffin; Y plan; rapid transit system; cars in Canberra; unplanned growth of areas around Canberra; success of NCDC; criticism by the public; Canberra's "lack of soul"; assessment of Canberra's architecture; Brazilia; Black Mountain Tower; Rocks development; National Trust; National Urban and Regional Development Authority; Cities Commission; Dept of Urban and Regional Development; personal interests; sculpture; Australian Institute of Urban Studies. |
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|aSir John Overall made a significant contribution to urban living in Australia, firstly as Commissioner of the National Capital Development Commission, and then as Commissioner of the Cities Commission. |
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|aTranscript (typescript, 69 p.) |
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