Frank Evatt interviewed by Jan Adams and Margaret Neale in the Christmas Island life story oral history project [sound recording]
- Bib ID:
- 2722819
- Format:
- Audio
- Author:
- Evatt, Frank, interviewee
- Access Conditions:
- Written permission from Margaret Neale, required for research and public use.
- Description:
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- 1986
- 3 tape reels : 7 1/2 ips, mono. ; 7 in.
- Series:
- Christmas Island life story oral history project.
- Summary:
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Evatt, Administrator of Christmas Island, March 1973 to March 1974, speaks about his appointment as Administrator; conditions on the island; the environment advisory committee; his dealings with BPC; racial discrimination; termination of his appointment; visits by the Minister Bill Morrison, the Parliamentary Works Committee, Superintendent Watt from the Federal Police; Navy activity around the island; and Teo Boon How.
- Notes:
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- Part of a collection related to the social history of Christmas Island.
- Recorded in Canberra on 11 September 1986.
- Digital master available National Library of Australia;
- Published in: We were the Christmas Islanders : reminiscences andthe recollections of the people of an isolated island, the Australian Territory of Christmas Island, Indian Ocean / Margaret Neale assisted by Jan Adams. Chapman, A.C.T.: B. Neale, 1988.
- Index/Finding Aid Note:
- Transcript (typescript, 32 leaves)
- Subject:
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This belongs to the Christmas Island life story oral history project.
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- Until 2056 [Created/Published Date + 70 Years]
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- Published status:
- Unpublished
- Creation date:
- 1986
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