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Author Turner, Alexander, 1907-1993.
Title [Interview with Alexander Frederick Turner] [sound recording] / [interviewed by Chris Jeffery].
Published/Produced 1977.
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LOCATION CALL NO STATUS NOTE MESSAGE
 Online  OH207    AVAILABLE  
 2nd Floor Oral History Stack  OH207  Audio (Reading room)    FOR USE IN STATE LIBRARY  REQUEST RETRIEVAL
 2nd Floor Oral History Stack  OH207  Transcript (Reading room)    FOR USE IN STATE LIBRARY  REQUEST RETRIEVAL
 3rd Floor Oral History Stack  OH207  Transcript master    FOR USE IN STATE LIBRARY  REQUEST RETRIEVAL
 Climate Control Stack (20 degrees)  OH207  Audio (Preservation) cassette 1 of 6    NOT FOR LOAN  
 Climate Control Stack (20 degrees)  OH207  Audio (Preservation) cassette 2 of 6    NOT FOR LOAN  
 Climate Control Stack (20 degrees)  OH207  Audio (Preservation) cassette 3 of 6    NOT FOR LOAN  
 Climate Control Stack (20 degrees)  OH207  Audio (Preservation) cassette 4 of 6    NOT FOR LOAN  
 Climate Control Stack (20 degrees)  OH207  Audio (Preservation) cassette 5 of 6    NOT FOR LOAN  
 Climate Control Stack (20 degrees)  OH207  Audio (Preservation) cassette 6 of 6    NOT FOR LOAN  


Details

Call Number OH207
Physical description 6 sound cassettes (7 hrs.)
Transcript Transcript (129 p.) + edited transcript (8 p.) + addendum, index.
Access advisory Access open.
Credits This sound recording has been preserved and made available by the Oral History Records Rescue Group (OHRRG) Project supported by Lotterywest.
Additional formats A digital copy is also available online.
Rights advisory Copyright or other restrictions may apply. For public use, contact the State Library of Western Australia.
Summary Born London; parents, Frederick Charles Abbott Turner, Grace Bradbury; unhappy childhood in England; arrival in Western Australia; schooling; employment with the Bank of New South Wales, 1920; wages; transfer to Geraldton; country appointments; marriage to Beryl Pond in Meekatharra, 1933; interest in broadcasting on 6WF; writing operettas, plays and poetry; church involvement; transfer to Pingelly; social life; move to Carnamah; subscriptions; social life; his book Royal Mail; Paul Hasluck's reviews; the West Australian Drama Festivals; prizes; outbreak of war; enlistment, 1942; work with Army Education Service; Army publications; strip films; the Adult Education Board; illness; discharge from Army; employment with ABC, 1946; move from amateur to professional theatre; writing and producing plays; voice production; acoustics; ABC administration; school broadcasts; the Festival of Perth; the Argonauts Club; the Children's Session; acting and speaking techniques; 'standard' speech; reads his poetry and the play Picture on a Wide Screen.
Subjects Drama Festivals -- Western Australia.
University of Western Australia. Adult Education Board.
Argonauts Club (Radio program) -- History.
Children's Session (Radio program) -- History.
Turner, Alexander, 1907-1993. Royal mail.
Turner, Alexander, 1907-1993. Picture on a wide screen.
Australian poetry -- Western Australia.
Turner, Alexander, 1907-1993 -- Interviews.
Related names Jeffery, Chris, 1926-2008.