• Title
  Item 1: Dr John Samuel Yu interview by Carol McKirdy, 1 June 2019
• Level of description
  item
• Date
  
  1 June 2019
• Type of material
  Nonmusical Sound Recordings, Oral Histories
• Reference code
  9658044
• Physical Description
  1 audio file (1 hr., 28 min.) - digital, WAV, mono (48 khz, 24 bit)
  
• ADMINISTRATIVE/ BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY
  
  Recorded at Mosman, New South Wales on 1 June 2019
• Scope and Content
  Nanking-born, Sydney-raised paediatrician and author, Dr John Samuel Yu speaks about his life and career from being smuggled to Australia as a two year old by his mother, to being named Australian of the Year in 1996 and appointed a Life Governor of the Art Gallery of New South Wales. Dr Yu explains why he became a paediatrician and talks about his various roles, including being overseer of the building of the Westmead Children's Hospital, Sydney. He also shares his interest in Asian ceramics and textiles.
• Copying Conditions
  In copyright:
  Copyright holder:: State Library of New South Wales
  Please acknowledge:: Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales
• Creator/Author/Artist
  Yu, John, 1934-
  
• Subject
  Yu, John, 1934---Interviews.
  
• Open Rosetta viewer
  IE19721666

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