- Entry type: Resource
- Entry ID: AWH003232
Shirley Andrews interviewed by Peter Read in the Peter Read collection of interviews conducted for his book entitled, Charles Perkins : a biography [sound recording]
- Repository National Library of Australia, Oral History and Folklore Collection
- Reference ORAL TRC 2303/33
- Date Range 2-Mar-89 - 2-Mar-89
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Description
2 tape reels (ca. 64 min.) Ms Andrews speaks of meeting Jessie Street; the Victorian attitude to aborigines; Jessie’s authoritarianism; aboriginal Acts; social justice issues; Dr Duguid; Jessie’s attitude to Dr Duguid; Mary Bennett; polarities in attitude; missionaries; communism; Council for Aboriginal Rights; Federal Council’s first meeting; Don Dunstan’s handling of difficult situations; her role in FCAATSI; duplication of resolutions in FCAATSI; the Namatjira appeal; campaign to get the vote for aborigines; Jessie’s relations with people; Doris Blackburn; union influence; Perkins’ impact on NSW aboriginal affairs; the U.N. conference in Canberra; Jessie’s overseas trips; results of the referendum; FCAATSI’s non-involvement in welfare work; the need to look for new ways to do things.
- Access Written permission required from Dr Read for research and public use.