• Title
  Item 1: Stuart Harris interview by Alison Wishart
• Level of description
  item
• Date
  
  14 May 2023
• Type of material
  Nonmusical Sound Recordings, Oral Histories
• Reference code
  9676491
• Physical Description
  4 audio files (2 hr., 58 min.) - digital, WAV, stereo (48 kHz, 24 bit)
  
• Scope and Content
  Stuart Harris discusses how the impact of World War II dominated his childhood and why he decided to migrate to Australia with the Big Brother Movement in 1947. Stuart talks about being sent to work on farms around Temora and then doing odd jobs in Sydney before joining the Commonwealth Taxation Department. Although being one of the few Protestants in a Catholic dominated Department, Stuart talks about how religious sectarianism fortunately did not prevent him from winning a Departmental scholarship in 1952 to study economics at Sydney University. Upon graduation, Stuart moved to Canberra to work at the Department of Taxation and then the Department of Overseas Trade. Following further study, Stuart went on to have a distinguished career in both academia and in the Commonwealth Public Service. Stuart says he has had two patrons during his life: Sir John Crawford and Prime Minister Bob Hawke. In the interview, he outlines the reasons why he thinks Australia’s relationship with China continues to be challenging.
• Copying Conditions
  In copyright:
  Copyright holder:: State Library of New South Wales
  Please acknowledge:: Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales
• General note
  
  Recorded at BaptistCare Aged Care Home, Griffith, Australian Capital Territory, 14 May 2023
• Creator/Author/Artist
  Harris, Stuart, 1931-
  
• Subject
  China--Foreign relations--Australia.
  Harris, Stuart, 1931--Interviews.
  Immigrants--Australia--Interviews.
  
• Open Rosetta viewer
  IE20783586

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