Barbara Worley interviewed by Mick Fogarty in the Australian Centre for Paralympic Studies oral history project
- Bib ID:
- 6257614
- Format:
- Audio
- Author:
- Worley, Barbara, 1934-2014, interviewee
- Access Conditions:
- Written permission required for research, personal copies and public use.
- Description:
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- 2013 May
- 3 sound files (approximately 133 min.)
- Series:
- Australian Centre for Paralympic Studies oral history project.
- Summary:
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Barbara Worley talks about her parents; her education; her interest and achievements in sports; her children; her accident; representing South Australia; international competitions; the start of her sport administration career; being the President and National Executive Director of the Confederation for Sport for the Disabled in 1988; fundraising; Australian Olympic Committee; her appointment to the Australian Sports Commission; the establishment of the Australian Paralympic Committee; elite sport; International Paralympic Committee; Australian Bicentennial Authority Consultative Committee on Recreation and Sport for the Disabled; her role as an Australian delegate to the International Stoke Mandeville Games Federation; promoting sport based organisation for athletes with disabilities at the Australian Sports Commission; ACROD (Australian Council for Rehabilitation of Disabled); IYDP (International Year of Disabled Persons) 1981; lecturing at the South Australian Institute of Technology; home designs; being a travel consultant; her awards including Member of the Order of Australia (AM); Greg Hartung; her rehabilitation after her accident; being in command of her life.
- Notes:
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- The Australian Centre for Paralympic Studies oral history project is a joint project being conducted by the National Library of Australia and the Australian Paralympic Committee.
- Recorded on 14 and 15 May 2013 in Adelaide, South Australia.
- Digital master available National Library of Australia;
- Index/Finding Aid Note:
- Timed summary and corrected transcript (typescript, 72 leaves) available.
- Subject:
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- Worley, Barbara, 1934-2014 -- Interviews
- Australian Paralympic Committee -- Officials and employees -- Interviews
- Paralympic Games
- Sports executives -- South Australia -- Interviews
- Women executives -- South Australia -- Interviews
- Athletes with disabilities -- South Australia -- Interviews
- Olympics -- Management
- Sports administration -- Australia
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