- Bib ID:
- 617950
- Format:
- Audio
- Author:
- Lang, J. T. (John Thomas), 1876-1975, 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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- 1967 Aug. 7
- 7 sound tape reels (ca. 243 min.) ; 7 in.
- Series:
- Hazel de Berg collection ; DeB 278-284.
- Summary:
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Jack Lang, N.S.W. politician, N.S.W. Treasurer, 1920-22, N.S.W. Premier, 1923-1925, speaks of his childhood in Sydney; the years of affluence, then poverty; working from the age of seven; his education; becoming Mayor of Auburn; winning the seat of Granville and beginning his political career; the conscription issue and his opposition to it; the shorter working week controvesy; various legislations he fought for (child endowment, widow's pension, worker's compensation); the depression in Australia (1929); the premiership of N.S.W. in 1930; the power of the media; his dismissal from office; the closing of the Government Savings Bank in N.S.W.; Henry Lawson.
- Notes:
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- Index/Finding Aid Note:
- Timed summary and uncorrected transcript (typescript, 77 leaves) available.
- Subject:
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- Other authors/contributors:
- De Berg, Hazel, 1913-1984, interviewer
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- Copyright:
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- Reason for copyright status:
- Until 2037 [Created/Published Date + 70 Years]
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- Material type:
- Sound Recording
- Published status:
- Unpublished
- Creation date:
- 1967
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