02889cid a2200337 a 4500001000800000005001700008008004100025019001200066033002300078035001600101035001100117035001200128040002300140042000900163100003700172245009300209260002100302300002600323506010000349518005100449520087300500520070801373545020602081555003502287600004502322610005702367650003902424700002102463773004102484830002602525226441920080529164741.0860917s1973 xx nnn t eng 1 a47788452 a19730725a19731009 9abn86235730 9958002 a2264419 aANLbengcANLdANL aanuc1 aOverall, John,cSir,d1913-4ive10aSir John Overall interviewed by Mel Pratt in the Mel Pratt collectionh[sound recording] c1973 July - Aug. a2 tape reels ;c5 in. aAccess to transcript open for research, personal copies and public use; access to audio closed. aRecorded at the National Library of Australia. 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. 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. 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.0 aTranscript (typescript, 69 p.)10aOverall, John,cSir,d1913-vInterviews.10aAustralia.bNational Capital Development Commission. 0aArchitectszAustraliavInterviews.1 aPratt, Mel.4ivr0 tMel Pratt collectionw(AuCNL)3919859 0aMel Pratt collection.