Jack and Jean Horner interviewed by Stewart Harris [sound recording]
- Bib ID:
- 1877097
- Format:
- Audio
- Author:
- Horner, J. C, interviewee
- Access Conditions:
- Written permission required for research, personal copies and public use during the lifetime of the interviewee.
- Description:
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- 1994 Jul. 5
- 3 sound tape reels (ca. 100 min.) ; 7 in.
- Summary:
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Both Jack and Jean Horner participate in the interview with firstly Jack Horner talking about his family background, education at Sydney Boys' High and then East Sydney Technical College to do art, followed by Jean providing details of her family and then her experiences studying painting also at East Sydney Technical College. Jack then talks about being called up in 1943; first contact with religion and church services and his war experiences. After WWII he returned to Tech through the Commonwealth Reconstruction Training Scheme. In 1950 Jack and Jean went to England and found work designing and building scenery for theatre productions. They returned to Australia in 1953 and Jack started working with the Law Book Co. They then discuss their involvement with the Workers Education Association and their growing awareness of discrimination against Aborigines and their involvement in the "Vote Yes" Committee from 1957.
- Notes:
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- Recorded on July 5, 1994 in Dickson, A.C.T.
- Digital master available National Library of Australia ;
- Index/Finding Aid Note:
- Summary (1 p.) and corrected transcript (typescript, 41 leaves).
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- Copyright:
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- Until 2064 [Created/Published Date + 70 Years]
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- Sound Recording
- Published status:
- Unpublished
- Creation date:
- 1994
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