Frank McManus interviewed by Mel Pratt in the Mel Pratt collection [sound recording]
- Bib ID:
- 723520
- Format:
- Audio
- Author:
- McManus, Frank, 1905-1983, 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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- 1976 Feb. 9-10
- 3 tape reels : 1 7/8 ips., mono. ; 5 in.
- Series:
- Mel Pratt collection.
- Summary:
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Mr McManus, Federal Leader of Democratic Labor Party, talks of his family and early life in North Melbourne; Australian Irish community; Catholic Young Men 's Society of Victoria; Labor Party and socialisation; Communist Party and the Labor Party; Catholic Action; ALP Industrial Groups; Tom Holloway and the Country Party; Stout and the trams strike; Evatt's attack on the Victorian Executive; Left wing and Caucus; ALP/DLP split; Minto Communist School; Anti-Communist Labor Party; attack on Gair; Clyde Cameron; healing the ALP and DLP rift; support from the Press; Calwell and Whitlam; Cameron and Whitlam; Whitlam and the media; electoral support; relations with the Country Party; DLP and State policies; land settlement policy; National Civic Council; DLP as a Catholic party; Arthur Calwell and the Catholic Church; Santamaria and the DLP; 1958 banking legislation.
McManus speaks about sectarianism in politics; DLP and the Vietnam War, Angola, the US and China; Liberals' welfare policies; Medibank; censorship; the Senate; Gair; Clarrie Fallon and the AWU ballots; Dr Evatt and Santamaria; Dougherty and the Labor Party; the AWU; 1972 election; Gair's appointment to Ireland; support of Snedden; Pat Kennelly; Lovegrove; Jordan; Percy Clarey; Bob Hawke; Broadby; Chifley; Keon; Mullins; Robert Menzies.
- Biography/History:
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Frank McManus was a Victorian Senator in Federal Parliament for fifteen years. He was a founding member of the Democratic Labor party and later became leader of the Party.
- Notes:
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- Recorded at Commonwealth Offices, Melbourne.
- Also available online http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-214911477
- Index/Finding Aid Note:
- Timed summary and corrected transcript (typescript, 118 leaves)
- Subject:
- Other authors/contributors:
- Pratt, Mel, -1986, interviewer
- Related Records:
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This belongs to the Mel Pratt collection.
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- Until 2046 [Created/Published Date + 70 Years]
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- Material type:
- Sound Recording
- Published status:
- Unpublished
- Creation date:
- 1976
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