Valerie Donovan interviewed by Hamish Sewell in the Australian generations oral history project
- Bib ID:
- 6252054
- Format:
- Audio
- Author:
- Donovan, Valerie, 1934-, 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
- 4 sound files (approximately 262 min.)
- Series:
- Australian generations oral history project.
- Technical Details:
- Mode of access: Online.
- Summary:
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Valerie Donovan speaks of her earliest memories; Eumundi in the 1930s; her family background; her father; her schooling; boarding school, Lower Kenilworth State School; her childhood at home; land clearing; American soldiers; WWII; knitting for the war effort; music of the time; Mt View family gatherings; her relationship with her parents; the arrival of electricity and telephone; religion; studying nursing; St Martins hospital; travelling in Australia and overseas; meeting her husband John; Royal Women's Hospital, Melbourne, 1960; Peter MacCallum Cancer Clinic; abortions; adoption; midwifery; her wedding in Brisbane; her pregnancies with her two children; the perception of Australia while overseas; studying history; working as a teacher's aide; Masters degree at University of Queensland; extensive research with Wik claim; Mabo; her career in the public service; native title; Aboriginal protectors; pastoralists; Australian Aboriginal history; opportunities for women; technology; the speed of change in society; the transformation in communication; her parents; language used today; liberalisation of rights; the aging population.
- Notes:
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- Catalogue record generated as part of a batch load.
- Recorded on 7 and 8 June 2012 in Brisbane, Queensland.
- Index/Finding Aid Note:
- Timed summary (7 pages)
- Subject:
- Occupation:
- Other authors/contributors:
- Sewell, Hamish, 1964-, 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- Unpublished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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