| Description |
1 videodisc (DVD) (30 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in |
| Series |
Australian biography |
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Australian biography (Television program)
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| Summary |
"Born in Laverton, Western Australia in 1933, May O'Brien survived her removal to Mount Margaret Aboriginal Mission as a child, eventually taking up her first appointment as a teacher at Mount Margaret. After teaching for 25 years she moved into education policy, working for the Western Australia Ministry of Education and the Aboriginal Education Branch. O'Brien was awarded the British Empire Medal on 31 December 1977 for work in Aboriginal education. For this she was also awarded the John Curtin medal. O'Brien was a delegate for Australia at the United Nations Conference on Women in Denmark, 1980. She is also an accomplished writer of childrens books. "--SBS website |
| Notes |
Off-air recording of SBS-TV broadcast September 21, 2008. Copied under Part VA of the Copyright Act |
| Credits |
Series producer and director: Rod Freedman; executive producer: Mark Hamlyn |
| Performer |
Interviewer : Robin Hughes |
| Notes |
DVD |
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Rated: PG |
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Available for Deakin University staff and students only |
| Subject |
O'Brien, May
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Women educators -- Australia
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Authors, Australian -- Juvenile literature
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| Author |
Hughes, Robin
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Freedman, Rod
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Hamlyn, Mark
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SBS-TV
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