David McNicoll interviewed by John Farquharson [sound recording]
- Bib ID:
- 3011172
- Format:
- Audio
- Author:
- McNicoll, David, 1914-2000, 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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- 1997
- 3 digital audio tapes (ca. 129 min.)
- Summary:
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McNicoll, journalist & former editor-in-chief, Australian Consolidated Press 1953-1972, recalls his family background; his father's military (Brigadier Sir Walter McNicol) & political background (Federal Member for Werriwa 1931); gaining a cadetship with the Sydney Morning Herald after leaving Scotch College, Melbourne; joining the militia & then transfering to the Australian Infantry Forces (AIF); sailing the Queen Mary (ship) for overseas military service in WWII, to serve in the Middle East & Cyprus; transfering to the newly formed Military History Information section & commissioned as an officer; upon his return to Australia being appointed to General Edmund Herring's staff as Staff Captain; his first meeting with Frank Packer, newspaper proprietor, in Jan. 1944 & that he accepted Packer's offer of a job as war correspondent covering the Allied invasion of Europe.
McNicoll recalls travelling to Britain via America on the same ship as Prime Minister John Curtin & Australian Army Commander-in-Chief General Sir Thomas Blamey; being attached to U.S. General George S. Patton's staff, commander of the U.S. 3rd Army; entering Paris with France's General Le Clerc; rejoining General Patton's staff at Metz, Germany; postwar joining Australian Consolidated Press office in New York; his assignment to interview President Peron in Argentina; returning to Australia after a year in New York to launch Town Talk, the first front page column in an Australian newspaper; after a year on the sub-editor's desk, being appointed Editor-in-Chief of Australian Consolidated Press; his personal & professional relationships with the Packers (newspaper proprietors); his interview with Nelson Mandela, while still being held as a political prisoner in South Africa.
- Notes:
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- Recorded on May 22, 1997; June 12, 1997 at Sydney, N.S.W.
- Also available online http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-206234288
- Index/Finding Aid Note:
- Timed summary and completed transcript (typescript, 46 leaves) available.
- Subject:
- Occupation:
- Other authors/contributors:
- Farquharson, John M., 1929-2016, interviewer
- Copyright:
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- Reason for copyright status:
- Until 2067 [Created/Published Date + 70 Years]
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- Material type:
- Sound Recording
- Published status:
- Unpublished
- Creation date:
- 1997
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