Bill Hayden interviewed by Daniel Connell in the Old Parliament House political and parliamentary oral history project [sound recording]
- Bib ID:
- 4704081
- Format:
- Audio
- Author:
- Hayden, Bill (William George), 1933-, interviewee
- Online Access:
- National Library of Australia digitised item
- Access Conditions:
- Access open for research, personal copies and public use.
- Description:
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- 2009
- 2 sound files (ca. 166 min.)
- Series:
- Old Parliament House political and parliamentary oral history project.
- Technical Details:
- Mode of access: Online.
- Summary:
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Bill Hayden talks about his early childhood memories of the Great Depression; South Brisbane during the war years; his family background; the political atmosphere during the Great Depression; Communism; growing up in a largely Irish Catholic area; relationship between the Catholics and the Masons; gravitating towards Labor Politics; religion; began working for State Public Service as a filing clerk; his decision to join the police; close relationship between police and politics in Queensland; 1961 pre-selection for the Labor party, campaign process; his early days in Canberra as a Member of Parliament; political characters of the time; working class perspective; Old Parliament House; Caucus meetings; Robert Menzies; Federalism, the historical importance of states; internal workings of the Labor Party; differences between the Senate and members of the House of Representatives; support from the Senate; Bob Hawke; Labor party splits; Gough Whitlam; Labor Party state and federal conferences; funding of education; Bob Santamaria; Rex Connor; Arthur Calwell; Vietnam war; history of race relations in Australia; reconciliation and immigration; his positive achievements and the challenges of implementing change; consequences of Malcolm Fraser's election, changes to health insurance; his experiences as Treasurer; the role of Governor General after 1975; Bob Hawke; Nationalism, the Catholic Church and the Republican Movement; life after leaving the office of Governor General.
- Notes:
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- This interview is part of a joint oral history project being conducted by the National Library of Australia and the Museum of Australian Democracy at Old Parliament House.
- Recorded on 13 October 2009 at Brisbane, Qld.
- Index/Finding Aid Note:
- Timed summary (3 p.) and uncorrected transcript (typescript, 67 leaves)
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- 2009
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