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Annabelle Rankin interviewed by Pat Shaw in the Parliament's Bicentenary oral history project [sound recording]
Bib ID 1457462
Format AudioAudio
Author Rankin, Annabelle, Dame, 1908-1986
Access Conditions Access open for research, personal copies and public use. 
Description 1983 July 14 - 1984 Sept. 10. 
2 cassettes (ca. 120 min.) : 1 7/8 ips. 
Series Parliament's Bicentenary oral history project 
Summary

Honourable Dame Annabelle Rankin, D.B.E., speaks of her childhood; travelling overseas after leaving school; her welfare work during the war years; standing for the Senate and election campaigns; becoming the first woman Whip in Parliament; her appointment as Minister for Housing (1966) and the problems associated withhousing at this time. Dame Rankin recalls her appointment as High Commissioner to New Zealand and the duties of this position.

Biography/History Dame Annabelle was a Senate member for Queensland for the Liberal Party from July 1947 to May 1971. She was Minister for Housing from January 1966 to March 1971. 
Notes

Originally numbered as plohp 15.

Project administered by the Department of the Parliamentary Library and consists of interviews with retired politicians who speak of their political careers.

Index/Finding Aid Note Transcript (31 p.) and index available. 
Subjects Rankin, Annabelle, - Dame, - 1908-1986 - Interviews.  |  Women in politics - Australia.
Other Authors Shaw, Pat  |  Australia. Dept. of the Parliamentary Library
Details Collect From
ORAL TRC 4900/15
Copy: Recording
Petherick Reading Room (Oral History)
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ORAL TRC 4900/15 (transcript)
Copy: Transcript
Petherick Reading Room (Oral History)
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