William John Bridgman interviewed by Mel Pratt for the Mel Pratt collection [sound recording]
- Bib ID:
- 2244018
- Format:
- Audio
- Author:
- Bridgman, W. J. (William John), 1911-1985, 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 Nov
- 1 tape reels : 1 7/8 ips., mono. ; 5 in.
- Series:
- Mel Pratt collection.
- Summary:
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Mr Bridgman talks of Canberra as a city in the 1930s; Glebe House; balls; recording for Hansard; salary; Parliamentary sittings; hearing aids in Parliament; changes in debating in Parliament; announcement of war; defeat of Fadden government; apolitical feelings of Hansard reporters; guidelines of the Erskine Mays Work Parliamentary practice; interjections; court reporting; wartime travel by train; ancillary staff during the war; Curtin; Dr Evatt's referendum proposals; Chifley; McKell; the DLP; Petrov Affair; Communist Party Dissolution bill; Arthur Caldwell; Les Hallum; structural change in Hansard organisation; frequency of publication of Hansard; increase in Parliamentary Committees; tape recording; work for departments; training scheme; circulation of Hansard; Speakers of the House; Brown-Fitzpatrick Contempt Action; Cameron; McClay; Askin; James Cope; Scholls; President of the Senate; Senator McKennor; Magnus Cormack; Justin O'Burn; Condor Louky; Snedden; Eric Harrison.
- Biography/History:
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Mr Bridgman joined the parliamentary reporting staff in 1935 and was Principal Reporter, Parliamentary Reporting Staff, 1968-1976.
- Notes:
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- Recorded at his home in Canberra, A.C.T.
- Also available online http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-214921734
- Index/Finding Aid Note:
- Timed summary and uncorrected transcript (typescript, 42 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 2046 [Created/Published Date + 70 Years]
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- Material type:
- Sound Recording
- Published status:
- Unpublished
- Creation date:
- 1976
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