Dorothy Drain interviewed by Amy McGrath [sound recording]
- Bib ID:
- 4649440
- Format:
- Audio
- Author:
- Drain, Dorothy, 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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- 1979 May 25
- 2 sound cassettes (ca. 120 min.)
- Summary:
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Dorothy Drain talks about her family history; her introduction into the newspaper world; her early interest in writing and poetry; her difficulty in being seen as a creditable reporter instead of a social page columnist; her work for the Women's Weekly; editors of the Weekly; Frank Packer; changes in the women's movement; celebrities met and interviewed eg. Germaine Greer and Gypsy Rose Lee; the reasons for the popularity of the Weekly; Ita Buttrose; her position as editor of the Weekly; her trip to Japan (1946); events while there; a visit to Hiroshima; covering stories in Korea and Vietnam.
- Notes:
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- Recorded on May 25, 1979
- Also available online http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-215178868
- Index/Finding Aid Note:
- Timed summary and uncorrected transcript (typescript, 51 leaves) available.
- Subject:
- Occupation:
- Journalists
- Other authors/contributors:
- McGrath, Amy, 1921-2019, interviewer
- Copyright:
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In Copyright
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- Reason for copyright status:
- Until 2045 [Created/Published Date + 70 Years]
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- Material type:
- Sound Recording
- Published status:
- Unpublished
- Creation date:
- 1975
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