Clifford Burmester interviewed by Mel Pratt in the Mel Pratt collection [sound recording]
- Bib ID:
- 734635
- Format:
- Audio
- Author:
- Burmester, C. A. (Clifford Amandus), 1910-1991, 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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- 1974 July 25
- 1 tape reel : 1 7/8 ips, mono. ; 5 in.
- Series:
- Mel Pratt collection.
- Summary:
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Mr Burmester talks of his trip to Canberra from Western Australia; the railway in Canberra in 1935; the Parliamentary triangle; a cloudburst on Mt Ainslie; government departments; Kings Ave.; Commonwealth Ave; brown snakes; the racecourse; the golf course; hotels; cafes; King O'Malley and prohibition; Cricketers' Arms at Ginnindera; Kingston Guesthouse; Government Printing Office; Hotel Kurrajong; Bachelors quarters; Beauchamp House; Hotel Acton; Gorman House; Glebe House; Andy MacAllister; dressing for dinner; buses; cost of living; wood fires; Canberra as a country town; Mick Foord; Razor Jack Stapleton; Jimmy Knight; Bloodhouse; Joe Maxwell; Sydney's attitude to Canberra; Parliament; dances; annual balls; bridge; Ned Crowe; cricket; flower shows; golf tournaments; Jim Perrier; Sam Richardson; Sir Geoffrey Whiskard; Sir Robert Garran; Charles Garrioch; housing; ties with Melbourne; football; shopping; Parliament; name change to Australian Capital Teritory; Billy Hughes; George Pearce; Parliamentary Library; public service; rates of pay; Maurice Blackburn.
- Biography/History:
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Mr Burmester moved to Canberra in 1935 to join the Parliamentary Library. He stayed with the National Library until his retirement in January, 1971 when he was Deputy National Librarian.
- Notes:
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- Recorded in Canberra.
- Also available online http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-214894803
- Index/Finding Aid Note:
- Timed summary (4 p.) and uncorrected transcript (typescript, 36 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 2044 [Created/Published Date + 70 Years]
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- Material type:
- Sound Recording
- Published status:
- Unpublished
- Creation date:
- 1974
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