Peter Galvin interviewed by Matthew Higgins in the Australian generations oral history project
- Bib ID:
- 6252046
- Format:
- Audio
- Author:
- Galvin, Peter, 1951-, 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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- 2012
- 3 sound files (approximately 209 min.)
- Series:
- Australian generations oral history project.
- Technical Details:
- Mode of access: Online.
- Summary:
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Peter Galvin, born in Gulargambone, NSW, talks about his father; his siblings; his education; his career; the Springbok protests of 1970; conscription; his partner and their daughter; police harassment; Moratorium marches in Melbourne; the Whitlam Government; his political writings; organising North West Cape protest; the anti-uranium protest in Adelaide; the Whitlam dismissal; Builders Labourers Federation; unionism ; industrial relations; Arbitration Commission; travelling overseas; Joh Bjelke Petersen; meeting his wife Kim Sattler; their children; Australian Union of Students; his health; working as an adviser to Peter Cook; Community and Youth Sector Training Council; National Folk Festival; National Museum of Labour; his family; his pets; fatherhood and parenting; religion; media's role in public opinion; his friends; the change of technology; voting patterns; social observations; his values; retirement; memories of US President L. B. Johnson's visit; his outlook and plans for the future.
- Notes:
- Recorded on 30 April and 1 May 2012 in Canberra, Australia Capital Territory.
- Index/Finding Aid Note:
- Summary (10 pages) and 99 page uncorrected transcript.
- Subject:
- Occupation:
- Trade unionists
- Other authors/contributors:
- Higgins, Matthew, 1957-, interviewer
- Related Records:
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This belongs to the Australian generations oral history project.
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- Until 2082 [Created/Published Date + 70 Years]
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- Material type:
- Sound Recording
- Published status:
- Unpublished
- Creation date:
- 2012
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