Annabelle Rankin interviewed by Pat Shaw in the Parliament's bicentenary oral history project [sound recording]
- Bib ID:
- 1457462
- Format:
- Audio
- Author:
- Rankin, Annabelle, Dame, 1908-1986, 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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- 1983 July 14 - 1984 Sept. 10
- 2 audio cassettes (ca. 128 min.) : 1 7/8 ips.
- Series:
- Parliament's bicentenary oral history project.
- Summary:
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Honourable Dame Annabelle Rankin, D.B.E., speaks of her childhood; travelling overseas after leaving school; her welfare work during the war years; standing for the Senate and election campaigns; becoming the first woman Whip in Parliament; her appointment as Minister for Housing (1966) and the problems associated withhousing at this time. Dame Rankin recalls her appointment as High Commissioner to New Zealand and the duties of this position.
- Biography/History:
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Dame Annabelle was a Senate member for Queensland for the Liberal Party from July 1947 to May 1971. She was Minister for Housing from January 1966 to March 1971.
- Notes:
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- Project administered by the Department of the Parliamentary Library and consists of interviews with retired politicians who speak of their political careers.
- Recorded between 14 July 1983 and 10 September 1984.
- Also available online http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-217545019
- Index/Finding Aid Note:
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- Time-coded summary available.
- Digitised transcript and index available (34 pages).
- Transcript (31 leaves) available.
- Subject:
- Other authors/contributors:
- Related Records:
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This belongs to the Parliament's bicentenary oral history project.
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- Until 2054 [Created/Published Date + 70 Years]
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- Material type:
- Sound Recording
- Published status:
- Unpublished
- Creation date:
- 1984
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