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    From the oral history collection: Don Cameron

    1 minute read

    Thu 28 Jan 2016 by
    Dr Barry York
    • democracy
    • oral history

    In this edited excerpt from an interview in the Oral History collection, Don Cameron recalls his election campaign for the seat of Griffith in Queensland in 1966, and the innovative loud-speaker system that helped him win.

    Donald Milner Cameron was born in Brisbane in 1940. He was Member of the House of Representatives for Griffith from 1966 to 1977, for Fadden from 1977 to 1983 and for Moreton from 1983 to 1990.

    He kindly donated the speakers to the museum.

    The interview was recorded in 2011 by Barry York. The full interview is not currently available online but is available upon request at the Museum of Australian Democracy. Please contact the museum prior to your visit and quote the reference number OHI 218.

    1 minute read

    Thu 28 Jan 2016 by
    Dr Barry York
    • democracy
    • oral history

    Dr Barry York worked on the museum’s Oral History Program for many years before retiring in May 2016. Barry was awarded a PhD in History by the University of New South Wales in 1988. He has authored and co-authored several books of political history and immigration history. He was awarded the Order of Australia in 2005 for his services to the recording of immigration history.

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