- Bib ID:
- 359483
- Format:
- Audio
- Author:
- Howells, Gwyn, 1918-1997, interviewee
- Access Conditions:
- Access open for research, personal copies and public use.
- Description:
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- 1990
- 4 sound tape reels (ca. 240 min.) : 7 1/2 ips, 2 track, mono. ; 7 in.
- Series:
- Conversations with Departmental Secretaries oral history project.
- Summary:
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Howells, former Director-General of the Department of Health, speaks about working as a doctor; Director of Tuberculosis in Department of Health; Director General of Department of Health; Doug Everingham; health policies of Whitlam government; relations with Minister; role of the Permanent Head; smoking; party politics; Cabinet briefings; parliamentary committees; complaint procedures; relations with other Departments; consultants; pressure groups; advisory committees; compares management of public and private enterprise; Block report; super-departments.
- Notes:
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- From June to October 1990, Robert Hyslop interviewed 10 former heads of Commonwealth government departments.
- Recorded in Canberra on 16 July 1990.
- Digital master available National Library of Australia;
- Index/Finding Aid Note:
- Transcript (typescript, 55 leaves)
- Subject:
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- Other authors/contributors:
- Hyslop, Robert, 1918-2007, interviewer
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- Copyright:
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- Until 2060 [Created/Published Date + 70 Years]
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- Material type:
- Sound Recording
- Published status:
- Unpublished
- Creation date:
- 1990
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