02659cid a2200361 a 450000100070000000500170000700800410002401900120006503300230007703500110010003500110011104000180012204200090014004300120014910000580016124501020021926000200032130000450034150600620038651800380044852011730048653000810165954502160174055500510195660000610200765000380206865000400210670000210214677300410216783000260220885600380223498400250227273468920130507094626.0860917s1974 xx nnu t eng 1 a477889920a19740708a19740715 9956363 a734689 aANLbengcANL aanuc au-at---1 aRoberton, Hugh S.q(Hugh Stevenson),d1900-1987.4ive10aHugh Stevenson Roberton interviewed by Mel Pratt for the Mel Pratt collectionh[sound recording]. c1974 July 8-15. a1 tape reel :b1 7/8 ips, mono. ;c5 in. aAccess open for research, personal copies and public use. aRecorded at his home in Canberra. aMr Roberton, parliamentarian and diplomat, talks of his childhood in Scotland; the Australian Investment Company; shearing; freelancing as Peter Snodgrass; Farmers and Settlers Association; Riverina Movement; Charles Hardy; Nationalist Party; Progressive Party; Farm Debt Relief Act; wheat stabilisation scheme; arbitrary restriction of production; enlistment in the army; New England New State Movement; Nicholas Committee; Mr P. Wright; concessional selling of wheat; New Zealand Wheat Deal; Nelungaloo Ltd; nationalisation of banks; Australian Wheat board; Riverina electorate; Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area; Snowy Mountains Hydroelectric Authority; Social Services; Menzies; social service progress; pensions; child endowment; national insurance scheme; Aborigines and social services; diplomatic representation in Ireland; Irish question; Australian flag in Ireland; Abbey Lea; experiences in Ireland; Irish Radio Singers; de Valera; Clare; Kildare Street Club; Lord Eldon model; Colonel Butler; Banratty Castle; Dr Sensi; Monsignor Cassidy; memorial services for Harold Holt; education in Australia; rural subsidies; superphosphate bounty; Aboriginal land rights. aAlso available online via the Internet at: http://nla.gov.au/nla.oh-vn734689 aHugh Roberton was the Country Party Member of the Federal House of Representatives for Riverina from 1949-1965, and Minister for Social Services from 1956-1965. He was also Ambassador to Ireland from 1965-1968.0 aTimed summary available and transcript (66 p.)10aRoberton, Hugh S.q(Hugh Stevenson),d1900-vInterviews. 0aDiplomatszAustraliavInterviews. 0aPoliticianszAustraliavInterviews.1 aPratt, Mel.4ivr0 tMel Pratt collectionw(AuCNL)3919859 0aMel Pratt collection.41uhttp://nla.gov.au/nla.oh-vn734689 aANLcORAL TRC 121/53