Norman Lewis interviewed by Gregg Borschmann in the People's forest oral history project [sound recording]
- Bib ID:
- 2983563
- Format:
- Audio
- Author:
- Lewis, N. B. (Norman Benjamin), 1916-, interviewee
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- Written permission required for research, personal copies and public use.
- Description:
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- 1995
- 2 digital audio tapes (ca. 178 min.)
- Series:
- People's forest oral history project.
- Summary:
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Lewis, a forester, started as a cadet forester with the South Australian Woods and Forest Dept. in 1938, eventually becoming Chief of the Forest Management Division. South Australia was a pioneer in the planting and harvesting of exotic softwood (radiata pine) as a means to maintaining the State's available wood stocks. In the 1950s and 1960s Lewis's work was pivotal in helping South Australia to expand and consolidate Australia's first profitable, sustainably based forest service and associated timber industry.
- Notes:
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- Recorded on April 18-19, 1995 in Ararat, Vic.
- Digital master available National Library of Australia;
- Index/Finding Aid Note:
- Corrected transcript (typescript, 47 leaves) and timed summary available.
- Subject:
- Occupation:
- Foresters
- Other authors/contributors:
- Borschmann, Gregg (Gregg John), 1955-, interviewer
- Related Records:
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This belongs to the People's forest oral history project.
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- Sound Recording
- Published status:
- Unpublished
- Creation date:
- 1995
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