John Gorton interviewed by Mel Pratt for the Mel Pratt collection [sound recording]
- Bib ID:
- 2244583
- Format:
- Audio
- Author:
- Gorton, John, Sir, 1911-2002, 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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- 1976
- 3 tape reels (ca. 550 min.) : 1 7/8 ips., mono. ; 5 in.
- Series:
- Mel Pratt collection.
- Summary:
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John Gorton, former Prime Minister, talks of his early life in Sydney and Melbourne; Oxford; pilot's training in World War II; No. 135 squadron; Singapore; the accident at the tank farm, Indonesia; return to Darwin; electioneering for the Senate, 1949; socialism; role of a senator; Menzies' double dissolution, 1951; DLP; appointment as Minister of the Navy; expenditure; procuring ships; recruitment; Fleet Air Arm; Ikara; barracks accommodation; "Voyager" disaster; External Affairs; Colombo Plan and Indonesia; overseas aid; Indonesia and the F111; CSIRO; scholarships; science blocks; colleges of advanced education; Harold Holt as Prime Minister; VIP aircraft; Holt's death; election as Prime Minister; oil pricing; Singapore, 1969; Aborigines; social services; ANZUS Treaty; Vietnam; centralism; Federal Budget 1969; off-shore seas legislation; powers of Ministers in Papua New Guinea; taxation; contribution to the Arts; Fraser's resignation; McMahon's election; accusation of dictatorship; Ainsley Gotto; conspiracy against him; Defence; Singapore; Alan Reid; disappointments; loss of the 1972 election.
- Biography/History:
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John Gorton was Prime Minister of Australia from January 1968 to March 1971. He was a member of the Australian Parliament for 26 years, first as a senator, then as a member of the House of Representatives.
- Notes:
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- Recorded 24, 25, 26, 29, 30, 31 March and 1, 2, 27 April 1976 at his home in Canberra.
- Also available online http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-221577478
- Index/Finding Aid Note:
- Timed summary and uncorrected transcript (typescript, 142 leaves) available.
- 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 2046 [Created/Published Date + 70 Years]
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- Material type:
- Sound Recording
- Published status:
- Unpublished
- Creation date:
- 1976
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