Geoffrey Sawer interviewed by Mel Pratt for the Mel Pratt collection [sound recording]
- Bib ID:
- 765219
- Format:
- Audio
- Author:
- Sawer, Geoffrey, 1910-1996, 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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- 1971 Nov. 16-1972 May 31
- 3 tape reels : 1 7/8 ips, mono. ; 5 in.
- Series:
- Mel Pratt collection.
- Summary:
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Geoffrey Sawer, Professor of Law, talks of his early life in Melbourne; the Depression; political confrontations between conservatives and reactionaries in faculties; his involvement in university administration in confrontations; reforms to law courses; cultural life in Melbourne; The Y Club; the Rationalist Association; army education work during the War; Australian Broadcasting Commission and propaganda; Radio Australia; Dept of Information; Far Eastern Liaison Office; Japanese translators; Mac Bal; effectiveness of broadcasts; disputes over Indonesia; White Australia; re-occupation by colonial powers; Chifley's attitude to the Indonesians; Law Schools Association; case books; Japanese peace treaty; bank nationalisation; Evatt's appeal to the Privy Council; his appointment to the Research School of Social Sciences; Hancock; Bob Hawke; his appointment as Special Magistrate, Canberra; trip to Germany; choice of Vice Chancellor for the ANU; Copland's relationship with Menzies; criticism of the government; combination of the Institute of Advanced Studies and the Canberra University College; Trevor Swan; his relations with the local legal profession; "lunacy" laws; Federal criminal code; calibre of ACT lawyers; his assistance to government departments; criminal practice in the USA; police in the USA; Federal judgeships in Australia; Deputy Chairman of the Board; disappearance of Holt; possibility of dissolutions in 1970, 1971.
- Biography/History:
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Proffessor Sawer was the Foundation Professor of Law, Research School of Social Sciences, Australian National University from 1950-1974 and is considered one of the foremost authorities on constitutional law.
- Notes:
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- Recorded at the Australian National University and at his home in Forrest.
- Also available online http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-214869908
- Index/Finding Aid Note:
- Timed summary and transcript (304 p.)
- Subject:
- Other authors/contributors:
- Pratt, Mel, -1986, interviewer
- Related Records:
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This belongs to the Mel Pratt collection.
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- Until 2042 [Created/Published Date + 70 Years]
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- Material type:
- Sound Recording
- Published status:
- Unpublished
- Creation date:
- 1972
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