Henty Denham interviewed by Suzanne Lunney [sound recording]
- Bib ID:
- 2829050
- Format:
- Audio
- Author:
- Henty, Denham, Sir, 1903-1978, 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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- 1974
- 1 tape reel : 1 7/8 ips ; 5 in.
- Summary:
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Sir Henty Denham, former Liberal Senator for Tasmania, talks about his early life; the family business; his dealings with people; campaigning for local office; his work on the Launceston City Council; the absence of party politics at local governmental level in Launceston during the 1940s; campaigning for a Federal Senate seat; Sir Robert Menzies; Lord Casey; Menzies leadership style; the role he played in the establishment of the Senate parliamentary committee system; the role of the Senate; Senator Turnbull; John Gorton; Harold Holt; his experiences as minister for the Department of Trades and Excise, and then later of Civil Aviation; censorship; stopping the export of fauna; ministers and their relations with their public servants; his efforts to support Tasmanian industry; Sir Reginald Ansett; the two airlines policy; responsibilities as leader in the Senate; views on Australia's involvement in the Vietnam War.
- Notes:
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- Recorded on the 2nd Dec., 1974 at Launceston, Tas.
- Also available online http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-215011730
- Index/Finding Aid Note:
- Uncorrected transcript (typescript, 65 leaves).
- Subject:
- Other authors/contributors:
- Lunney, Suzanne, interviewer
- Copyright:
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- Sound Recording
- Published status:
- Unpublished
- Creation date:
- 1974
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