| Bib ID |
723288 |
| Format |
Audio, Online [sound recording] , Online - Google Books |
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| Online Versions |
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| Access Conditions |
Access open for research, personal copies and public use. |
| Description |
1976
3 tape reels (ca. 419 min.) : 1 7/8 ips., mono. ; 5 in.
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| Series |
Mel Pratt collection.
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| Summary |
David Fairbairn, a politician, talks of his early life in England; Jesus College, Cambridge; Empire Air Training Scheme; 140 Squadron; D.F.C. award; RAAF and the RAF; Dutch coast patrols; interest in politics; 1949 election; pre-selection; problems with country electorates; Menzies; Cabinet; his interests; rail standardisation; Air Force equipment; 1961 election; appointment to the Air Ministry; F111; VIP flights; water resources; forestry; oil; salination; cooperation with the States; legislation for search for oil; Bill Boswell; Snowy Mountains Authority; leak to the Press about his appointment as High Commissioner, London; taxation assessment; phosphate bounty; wheat; forestry; petrol prices bill; atomic energy; Oliphant; nuclear non-proliferation treaty; national mapping; Rex Patterson; Leadership of the House, 1966; Arthur Calwell; sitting hours; Cabinet workload; Public Service; decentralisation; Gorton as Prime Minister; oil pricing; Ainslie Gotto; his resignation; Asian Parliamentarians Union; Fraser's resignation; Gorton's resignation; phosphate and iron ore problems; bauxite; uranium; McMahon government; education; universities; state aid; Vietnam war; defence expenditure; DDL ship project; conditions of pay for defence; Jess Committee; DFRB; Arthur Tange; aid for training Cambodians; defence as political controversy; 1972 election; Liberal leadership; 1974 election; Whitlam government; Gas Pipline authority; Question Time.
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| Biography/History |
David Fairbairn served as the Liberal Member for Farrer in the Australian Federal Parliament from 1949-1975. He held four ministries.
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| Notes |
Recorded at the National Library of Australia.
Also available online at: http://nla.gov.au/nla.oh-vn723288
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| Index/Finding Aid Note |
Transcript (100 p.) |
| Subjects |
Fairbairn, David, - 1917-1994 - Interviews. | Politicians - Australia - Interviews.
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| Other authors/contributors |
Pratt, Mel, Interviewer
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| Related records |
Mel Pratt collection
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