R.J.D. Turnbull interviewed by Tony Hannan in the Parliament's bicentenary oral history project [sound recording]
- Bib ID:
- 1954350
- Format:
- Audio
- Author:
- Turnbull, R. J. D. (Reginald John David), 1908-2006, interviewee
- Online Version:
- National Library of Australia digitised item
- Access Conditions:
- Access open for research, personal copies and public use.
- Description:
-
- 1983 July 15
- 5 audio cassettes (ca. 251 min.) : 1 7/8 ips.
- Series:
- Parliament's bicentenary oral history project.
- Summary:
-
Dr. Turnbull speaks of his early years; first interest in politics; career in medicine; career in politics; the depression in Tasmania; becoming a minister in 1948; his Bill on compulsory x-rays for TB; Liberals in Tasmanian government; his time as an independent in the House of Assembly; time as Mayor of Launceston; the Australia Party; about the Franklin Dam issue; Sir Robert Menzies; Sir Harold Holt; Sir John Gorton; Sir William McMahon; Malcolm Fraser; Bob Hawke; Gough Whitlam; Sir John Kerr; the Vietnam war.
- Biography/History:
-
Turnbull was a Senate member for Tasmania as an Independant and for the Australia Party from July 1962 to April 1974.
- Notes:
-
- Project is administered by the Department of the Parliamentary Library and consists of interviews with retired politicians who speak of their political careers.
- Also available online http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-217520130
- Index/Finding Aid Note:
- Transcript (128 p.), index and timed summary available.
- Subject:
- Other authors/contributors:
- Related Records:
-
This belongs to the Parliament's bicentenary oral history project.
This collection contains 16 records. - Copyright:
-
In Copyright
You may copy under some circumstances, for example you may copy a portion for research or study. Order a copy through Copies Direct to the extent allowed under fair dealing. Contact us for further information about copying.
- Reason for copyright status:
- Until 2053 [Created/Published Date + 70 Years]
Copyright status was determined using the following information:
- Material type:
- Sound Recording
- Published status:
- Unpublished
- Creation date:
- 1983
Copyright status may not be correct if data in the record is incomplete or inaccurate. Other access conditions may also apply. For more information please see: Copyright in library collections.
Request this item
Request this item to view in the Library’s reading room.
Feedback
Similar items
- Jean Melzer interviewed by Ross McMullin in the Parliament's oral history project
- Clyde Cameron interviewed by Adam Ashforth for the Parliament's oral history project [sound recording]
- Thomas Tehan interviewed by Tony Hannan in the Parliament's oral history project [sound recording]
- Gordon Freeth interviewed by John Ferrell for the Parliament's oral history project [sound recording]
- Peter James Nixon interviewed by Tony Hannan for the Parliament's bicentenary oral history project [sound recording]