Henry 'Jo' Gullett interviewed by Mel Pratt for the Mel Pratt collection [sound recording]
- Bib ID:
- 2241092
- Format:
- Audio
- Author:
- Gullett, H. B. (Henry Baynton), 1914-1999, 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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- 1970 November 14 - 19
- 2 tape reels : 1 7/8 ips, mono. ; 5 in.
- Series:
- Mel Pratt collection.
- Summary:
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Gullet describes how be became interested in politics; growing up on Hill Station; his experiences during World War II in the Middle East, Greece and New Guinea; standards of behaviour and performance in Parliament; Billy Hughes; Robert Menzies; Lord Bruce; Ben Chifley; Joe Lyons; Dame Enid Lyons; Dr Evatt; Sir Phillip MacBride; Sir William McKell; Arthur Calwell; Lord Casey; the Petrov Affair; Browne and Fitzgerald being brought to the Bar of the House; Charlie Morgan; the DLP; Lambrigg and surrounds; minority parties; the Country Party; Harold Holt; John Lang; Arthur Fuller; the Dept. of External Affairs; foreign policy; the wool industry; Australian traditions and attitudes; the white Australia policy; social attitudes; censorship; immigration; early Canberra as a city.
- Biography/History:
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Henry Gullett was born in London in 1914, and held the federal seat of Henty for the Liberal Party from 1950 to 1955.
- Notes:
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- Sound of Australian birds in background of tape.
- Recorded at his home, "Lambrigg" on the Murrumbidgee.
- Also available online http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-214840243
- Index/Finding Aid Note:
- Uncorrected transcript (typescript, 67 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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- Reason for copyright status:
- Until 2040 [Created/Published Date + 70 Years]
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- Material type:
- Sound Recording
- Published status:
- Unpublished
- Creation date:
- 1970
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