Robert Menzies speaking at the Cooma general elections in the Menzies MS 4936 collection [sound recording]
- Bib ID:
- 1581887
- Format:
- Audio
- Author:
- Menzies, Robert, Sir, 1894-1978, speaker
- Online Version:
- National Library of Australia digitised item
- Access Conditions:
- Access open for research, personal copies and public use.
- Description:
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- 1955 Nov. 21
- 1 sound tape reel (ca. 31 min.) : analog, 7 1/2 ips, half track, mono. ; 7 in.
- Series:
- Menzies MS 4936 collection.
- Summary:
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During this election speech Menzies speaks of the need to keep a Liberal majority in the House of Representatives and the Senate ; Liberal party election policies ; the Snowy Scheme, immigration, housing, government loans, standard of living, employment ; Labor Party factions, the Labor Party "calamity howling" ; the importance of primary production ; markets and exports.
- Notes:
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- Part of a collection of recordings which originally accompanied the Sir Robert Menzies Papers held in the manuscripts section at the National Library of Australia.
- Recorded on November 21, 1955 at Cooma, N.S.W.
- Also available online http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-195292207
- Related Material:
- Written speech available (10 p.) located in manuscripts section, MS 4936 series 6, Box 261, Folder 73.
- Subject:
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- Menzies, Robert, Sir, 1894-1978. Speeches
- Australia. Parliament -- Elections
- Liberal Party of Australia -- Platforms
- Politicians -- Australia -- Quotations
- Campaign speeches, 1955 -- Liberal Party of Australia -- Cooma, N.S.W
- Prime ministers -- Australia -- Quotations
- Australia -- Politics and government -- 1945-1965
- Also Titled:
- General election speech at Cooma on November 21, 1955
- Related Records:
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This belongs to the Menzies MS 4936 collection.
This collection contains 355 records. - Copyright:
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- Until 2025 [Created/Published Date + 70 Years]
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- Material type:
- Sound Recording
- Published status:
- Unpublished
- Creation date:
- 1955
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