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Robert James Merritt interviewed by Hazel de Berg in the Hazel de Berg collectio [sound recording]
Bib ID 38624
Format AudioAudio
Author Merritt, Robert J. (Robert James), 1945-
Access Conditions Access open for research and personal copies; written permission required for public use during the lifetime of the interviewee. 
Description 1977 Nov. 30. 
1 sound tape reel (ca. 21 min.) 
Series Hazel de Berg collection ; DeB 1042 
Summary

Merritt speaks of his reasons for writing "The cake man", the first play by an Aboriginal playwright to be performed in Australia ; he also speaks of his youth and schooling in a white education system.

Index/Finding Aid Note Transcript available (7 p.) 
Subjects Merritt, Robert J. - (Robert James), - 1945- - Interviews.  |  Dramatists, Australian - Interviews.
Other Authors De Berg, Hazel, 1913-1984
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Details Collect From
ORAL TRC 1/1042
Copy: Recording
Petherick Reading Room (Oral History)
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ORAL TRC 1/1042 (transcript)
Copy: Transcript
Petherick Reading Room (Oral History)
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