Richard Bale interviewed by Mel Pratt for the Mel Pratt collection [sound recording]
- Bib ID:
- 2029611
- Format:
- Audio
- Author:
- Bale, Richard, 1909-, 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 Mar. 11
- 1 tape reels : 1 7/8 ips., mono. ; 5 in.
- Series:
- Mel Pratt collection.
- Summary:
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Brigadier Richard Bale discusses joining the AIF; the campaign in Greece; the discharge of the AIF; the Department of Trade; the CMF; civil defence; the Civil Defence Corps; Captain Buchanan; conscription; natural disasters; Brigadier Stretton; Cyclone Tracy.
- Biography/History:
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Brigadier Bale was Commander H.Q. Group Western Command (CMF), 1953-1956 and Commonwealth Director of Civil Defence, 1966-1974.
- Notes:
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- Recorded at his home in Canberra, A.C.T.
- Also available online http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-221576442
- Index/Finding Aid Note:
- Timed summary and transcript (12 p.).
- Subject:
- Other authors/contributors:
- Pratt, Mel, -1986, interviewer
- Related Records:
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This belongs to the Mel Pratt collection.
This collection contains 99 records. - Copyright:
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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- Unpublished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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