Stewart Thompson oral history interview and photograph by Louise Darmody

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14 August 2018

Nonmusical Sound Recordings, Oral Histories, Graphic Materials, Photographs

9616377

1 audio file (1 hr., 17 min.) - digital, WAV, stereo (48 kHz, 24 bit)
1 photograph - digital, JPEG, colour

John Russell Stewart Thompson (1934-), known as Stewart, was born in Hornsby, New South Wales and attended Hurlstone Agricultural College, Sydney. After completing a plumbing apprenticeship, Stewart joined the Army Reserve and in 1955, became a mounted police officer. He later returned to the Army when he enlisted as an Australian Army officer for the Royal Papuan New Guinea Constabulary. Stewart retired from the Army in 1977 and established an equestrian farm near Richmond, New South Wales.

Louise Darmody is a journalist, oral historian and producer.

Reference:
Library correspondence file

ITEM 1
Stewart Thompson interview by Louise Darmody

ITEM 2
Photograph of Stewart Thompson / by Louise Darmody

Partly restricted: Item 1: Stewart Thompson interview by Louise Darmody, is a redacted version of the audio file; access to the complete recording is closed

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