Don Emerton interviewed by Matthew Higgins in the Centenary of Canberra oral history project
- Bib ID:
- 6419095
- Format:
- Audio
- Author:
- Emerton, Don, 1931-, interviewee
- Online Access:
- National Library of Australia digitised item
- Access Conditions:
- Access open for research, personal copies and public use.
- Description:
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- 2014
- 4 sound files (approximately 314 min.)
- Series:
- Centenary of Canberra oral history project.
- Technical Details:
- Mode of access: Online.
- Summary:
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Don Emerton speaks about his early life in Canberra and his public service career; post-war immigration; the 1975 Dismissal; how his father Ian, in a conversation with PM Robert Menzies, founded the Prime Minister's XI cricket match.
- Notes:
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- This interview is part of a joint oral history project conducted by the National Library of Australia and the ACT Government. The project records the centenary stories of Canberra's long term residents, centenarians and community members from culturally diverse backgrounds.
- Recorded on 8, 10 January 2014 in Hughes, Australian Capital Territory
- Index/Finding Aid Note:
- Timed summary (12 pages) and 102 page uncorrected transcript.
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This belongs to the Centenary of Canberra oral history project.
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- Until 2084 [Created/Published Date + 70 Years]
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- Material type:
- Sound Recording
- Published status:
- Unpublished
- Creation date:
- 2014
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