Ian Wilson interviewed by Susan Marsden in the Old Parliament House political and parliamentary oral history project [sound recording]
- Bib ID:
- 4692092
- Format:
- Audio
- Author:
- Wilson, I. B. C. (Ian Bonython Cameron), 1932-2013, interviewee
- Online Access:
- National Library of Australia digitised item
- Access Conditions:
- Access open for research, personal copies and public use.
- Description:
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- 2009
- 3 sound files (ca. 294 min.)
- Series:
- Old Parliament House political and parliamentary oral history project.
- Technical Details:
- Mode of access: Online.
- Summary:
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Ian Wilson talks about his family background; the formation of the Liberal and Country League; attending University of Adelaide (1950-1955) to study Law and becoming involved with the University Liberal Union and the Young Liberals; winning a Rhodes Scholarship to Oxford University (1955-1957); being Articled to John Bray at Genders Wilson and Bray; selection as the Liberal Party's candidate for Adelaide (1958), losing by one vote; standing for seat of Sturt in the House of Representatives (1966); lost the 1969 election after 1968 redistribution; John Gorton; Old Parliament House, Canberra (from 1966); running for the seat of Sturt again (1972) and winning; his marriage (1960) to Mary Roubel Scales and his children; managing family life during federal politics; personal impact of the Ash Wednesday bushfires (1983); Harold Holt and his death; John Howard; Peter Costello; Hubert Opperman; his father's contribution to State and Federal politics; Sir Robert and Dame Pattie Menzies; life in Canberra; press gallery; Member's dining room; staffers; Constitutional crisis (1975); Gough Whitlam; his role as Parliamentary Secretary (1980-81) and his portfolios as Minister for Home Affairs and Environment (1981-82) and later Minister of Aboriginal Affairs (1982-83).
Wilson discusses World Heritage listings; Australian Heritage Commission; Manning House; William Berry; the restoration of Adelaide and Gay's Arcades; Australia Council and general arts funding (see also 1986 NLA interview); role as National Chairman of May Gibbs Children's Literature Trust. Saving Nutcote; the restructuring of the Cabinet under Prime Minister Malcolm Fraser; introduction of land rights in the Northern Territory; Bob Hawke; the recession; how decisions are reached by prime ministers and Cabinet, how this worked at Old Parliament House; the Party room at Old Parliament House; relations with State governments as a Federal member; Don Dunstan; Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Melbourne (1981); the transition to New Parliament House as a Member of Parliament; the proposal for the Museum of Australian Democracy; the National Gallery of Australia; the National Portrait Gallery; Parliamentary Banking Inquiry (House of Representatives Standing Committees on Banking Finance)(1989); State Bank of South Australia; committee work and Constitutional Conventions; his retirement from Parliament (1993); resuming his career as a barrister and solicitor; his business interests and charity work.
- Notes:
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- This interview is part of a joint oral history project being conducted by the National Library of Australia and the Museum of Australian Democracy at Old Parliament House.
- Previously interviewed in 1989. Held at ORAL TRC 2090
- Recorded on August 6 and August 12, 2009 at Kent Town, S. Aust.
- Index/Finding Aid Note:
- Timed summary (7 p.) and corrected transcript (typescript, 165 leaves)
- Subject:
- Occupation:
- Politicians
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This belongs to the Old Parliament House political and parliamentary oral history project.
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- Published status:
- Unpublished
- Creation date:
- 2009
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