Russell Elliott interviewed by Nicole Curby in the Australian generations oral history project
- Bib ID:
- 6223258
- Format:
- Audio
- Author:
- Elliott, Russell, 1950-, 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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- 2012
- 7 sound files (approximately 439 min.)
- Series:
- Australian generations oral history project.
- Technical Details:
- Mode of access: Online.
- Summary:
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Russell Elliott, born in Maryborough, Victoria, talks about his childhood; his parents; his upbringing; the family farm at Natte Yallock; environmentalism and conservation; his father's and Joe Gleeson's work on the farm; Landcare Australia; Murray Catchment Management Authority; healthcare; his education; his primary school teacher Brian Sword; the rural community; studying at Ballarat Teachers College; the Cuban Missile Crisis; Vietnam War; conscription; the landing on the moon; working as a teacher; his career; Indigenous students; Indigenous traditional owners and land management; his views on the education department and TAFE; his experiences at East Meadows school in Broad Meadows; migrant students; his 15 years at Horsham; working with 8mm film as a teacher projectionist; the effects of closing local schools on rural communities; health care; his career; his marriages and his children; parenting; grief; remarriage; Koori community; Barkindji biosphere project; conservation; environmental management; returning to Avoca, Vic; his philosophy; communication and technology; aging; independence.
- Notes:
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- Catalogue record generated as part of a batch load.
- Recorded on 23 and 24 January 2012 in Avoca, Vic.
- Index/Finding Aid Note:
- Time summary and 188 page uncorrected transcript.
- Subject:
- Occupation:
- Teachers
- Other authors/contributors:
- Curby, Nicole, 1983-, interviewer
- Related Records:
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This belongs to the Australian generations oral history project.
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- Until 2082 [Created/Published Date + 70 Years]
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- Material type:
- Sound Recording
- Published status:
- Unpublished
- Creation date:
- 2012
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