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Dame Rachel Cleland

Liberal Party matriarch and conservationist Dame Rachel Cleland reflects on the many changes she has seen in our national life.
Series : Australian Biography Series 8 | Year : 2001 | Total Duration : 26 Minutes | Producer : Robin Hughes
Director : Robin Hughes |
Interview Dame Rachel Cleland talking about her family all being capable people., 2001 Still b&w photograph Dame Rachel as child in boat with another girl. Interview Dame Rachel about ÒlookingÓ at things. B&W photo Dame Rachel as child with two sisters. B&W photo Dame Rachel's father William Herbert Evans, walking in street smoking cigarette. Interview Dame Rachel about father's alcohol problem being well hidden by her mother.
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Access No. 131554 | 38 secs | Various | WA, Australia | © Dame Rachel Cleland | Colour |
Still b&w photograph Dame Rachel Cleland's Aunt Bessie and husband Henry Rischbieth. Interview Dame Rachel talking about spending much of her childhood with the Rischbieths, being brought up by them. Mother and Aunty Bessie's involvement with the women's movement. Still b&w photograph Bessie Rischbieth sitting at desk in room with another woman standing with book. Interview Dame Rachel about the Western Australian Women's Service Guild formed in 1909, of which Aunt Bess was president for many years.
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Access No. 131555 | 48 secs | Various | WA, Australia | © Dame Rachel Cleland | Colour |
Still b&w photograph Bessie Rischbieth, Dame Rachel Cleland's aunt. Interview Dame Rachel talking about Rischbieths' big house. B&W photo Edwardian house with car parked in driveway, 1910s - 1920s. B&W photo interior of house, drawing room furnished heavily in Edwardian style. Interview Dame Rachel about dinner parties in Rischbieths' house. B&W photo room in house with stairway. Interview Dame Rachel comparing Rischbieth household with her own, 2001.
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Access No. 131556 | 49 secs | 1910s | WA, Australia | © Dame Rachel Cleland | Colour |
Still b&w photograph Evans children posing for photo, 1920s. Interview Dame Rachel Cleland talking about childhood ambition to be an architect. B&W photo Dame Rachel as young woman in white dress sitting on log in garden, 1930s. B&W photo Evans family sitting in garden. Interview Dame Rachel talking about being sent away at age 16 to be trained as a kindergarten teacher. B&W portrait photo Dame Rachel as young woman. Interview Dame Rachel, 2001.
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Access No. 131557 | 1 min 10 secs | Various | WA, Australia | © Dame Rachel Cleland | Colour |
Archival b&w footage women gathered at lookout, view to Perth from King's Park, 1930s. Various footage of Perth, 1930s, main street with traffic, VS trams and cars in street. Interview , 2001, Dame Rachel Cleland talking about fun and parties for young people growing up in Perth in those days. Archival b&w footage 1920s dance, couples dancing in hall. Interview Dame Rachel about jazz dancing in 1920. Archival b&w footage couple dancing in front of orchestra, twirling around on floor.
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Access No. 131558 | 1 min 18 secs | 1930s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
Still b&w photograph Dame Rachel Cleland as young woman in coming out dress, 1920s. Interview Dame Rachel talking about invitation to travel overseas with the Rischbieths, aunt and uncle. B&W photo Dame Rachel's Uncle Henry. Interview about excitement at invitation. B&W photo young Dame Rachel with others on board ship. B&W photo Uncle Henry Rischbieth in hat. B&W photo Dame Rachel with her Aunt Bessie. Interview Dame Rachel about death of uncle from cancer, 2001.
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Access No. 131559 | 1 min 14 secs | 1920s | Australia | © Dame Rachel Cleland | Colour |
Still b&w portrait photograph Dame Rachel Cleland as young woman in evening dress, 1930s. Interview Dame Rachel talking about a boyfriend's proposals and breaking off the engagement. B&W photo Dame Rachel's mother, Olive. B&W portrait photo Don Cleland, who became her husband. Interview Dame Rachel about decision about boyfriends after broken engagement, 2001.
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Access No. 131560 | 1 min 23 secs | 1930s | Australia | © Dame Rachel Cleland | Colour |
Still b&w photograph Don Cleland in lawyer's wig and gown. Interview, 2001, Dame Rachel Cleland talking about her husband Don, describing as born leader. Detail photo Don's face. Interview Dame Rachel about Don's proposal. B&W photo Dame Rachel in wedding gown / dress. B&W photo Dame Rachel as bride standing next to seated Aunt Bess. B&W photo Dame Rachel smiling as bride. Interview Dame Rachel talking about Don's wish for Rachel to share the den, most important room in the house. B&W photo Rachel and Don walking in park.
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Access No. 131561 | 1 min 22 secs | Various | Australia | © Dame Rachel Cleland | Colour |
Archival b&w footage Depression. VS people clambering around ration trucks grabbing for food. Woman on truck handing food tin into crowd.
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Access No. 131562 | 12 secs | 1930s | Australia | © Film World | B&W |
Still b&w photograph Don Cleland holding baby, 1931. Interview Dame Rachel Cleland talking about starting a family during the Depression, 2001.
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Access No. 131563 | 9 secs | 1930s | Australia | © Dame Rachel Cleland | Colour |
Archival b&w footage Nazi parade, 1930s. German soldiers marching giving Nazi salute. Hitler giving salute. German soldiers marching in unison. Interview (2001) Dame Rachel Cleland talking about horror of what was happening in Europe during lead up to WWII.
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Access No. 131564 | 19 secs | 1930s | Germany; Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
Still b&w photograph Dame Rachel Cleland sitting under tree with young son and holding baby, 1930s. B&W portrait photo Don Cleland in army uniform. Interview (2001) Dame Rachel talking about Don's promotions during war / WWII. B&W photo Clelands with their two sons in garden. Detail photo two children holding hands.
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Access No. 131565 | 36 secs | 1930s | Australia | © Dame Rachel Cleland | Colour |
Interview Dame Rachel Cleland talking about not being well during war and need for holiday from boys, 2001. Still b&w photograph Dame Rachel with two young sons, the younger nestled into her bosom, 1940s. B&W photo Dame Rachel with two sons, a bit older. Interview Dame Rachel about meeting husband Don in Melbourne during war. B&W photo Dame Rachel's mother, Olive smiling.
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Access No. 131566 | 52 secs | 1940s | Australia | © Dame Rachel Cleland | Colour |
Archival b&w footage Ansett plane taking off from airstrip in outback, 1940s. Air to air Ansett plane in flight.
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Access No. 131567 | 9 secs | 1940s | Australia | © NFSA | B&W |
Still b&w photograph Dame Rachel Cleland with husband Don in army officer uniform, 1940s. Interview (2001) Dame Rachel talking about not having a permit in order to return from Melbourne back to Perth during war. B&W portrait photo Dame Rachel wearing glasses. Interview Dame Rachel.
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Access No. 131568 | 28 secs | 1940s | Australia | © Dame Rachel Cleland | Colour |
Archival b&w footage Adelaide. Black swan and ducks on river / lake. Railway station with tram passing and cars in F/G.
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Access No. 131569 | 12 secs | 1930s | Adelaide, SA, Australia | © NFSA | B&W |
Interview, 2001, Dame Rachel Cleland talking about meeting John Curtin on train during trip from Adelaide to Perth. Still b&w photograph John Curtin, 1940s. Interview Dame Rachel about Curtin.
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Access No. 131570 | 16 secs | 1940s | Australia | © National Library of Australia | Colour |
Archival b&w footage people standing on railway tracks and moving out of way as steam train passes, 1930s. Train passes camera, passengers leaning out. Interview , 2001, Dame Rachel Cleland talking about conversation with John Curtin.
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Access No. 131571 | 21 secs | 1930s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
Still b&w photograph PM John Curtin with Winston Churchill, 1940s. Interview, 2001, Dame Rachel Cleland talking about people's admiration for John Curtin.
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Access No. 131572 | 12 secs | 1940s | England, UK; Australia | © Film World | Colour |
Still b&w photograph Dame Rachel Cleland with husband Sir Don and two sons, 1940s. Detail photo Sir Don Cleland seated in army uniform. Interview Dame Rachel talking about husband plunging into politics on return from war, 2001.
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Access No. 131573 | 16 secs | 1940s | Australia | © Dame Rachel Cleland | Colour |
Archival b&w footage Parliament House, Canberra, 1940s. LS ministers walking up front steps. Interview, 2001, Dame Rachel Cleland talking about freshness of Liberal party after WWII. Archival b&w footage Robert Menzies taking off hat and greeting and kissing wife Pattie having arrived by flying boat. VS people greeting Menzies at arrival reception, including Billy Hughes tipping hat. Interview, 2001, Dame Rachel about Liberal leadership and Prime Minister John Howard.
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Access No. 131574 | 1 min 10 secs | 1940s | Australia | © Film World | Colour |
Archival b&w footage MS Robert Gordon Menzies. VJ day celebrations at end of WWII. Women with peace posters, tickertape, VS joyous crowds celebrating in streets, covered in tickertape. VS returned soldiers disembarking from ship, walking down gangplank. Soldier picking up son and kissing him.
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Access No. 131575 | 24 secs | 1940s | Australia | © Film World | B&W |
Still b&w photograph Dame Rachel Cleland and Sir Don with two sons, 1950s. B&W portrait photo Robert Menzies. Interview, 2001, Dame Rachel Cleland talking about Robert Menzies.
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Access No. 131576 | 30 secs | 1950s | Australia | © Dame Rachel Cleland | Colour |
Archival b&w footage election polling station / booth, 1940s. Interior polling station, people at registration tables. Exterior people arriving at polling station. VS people looking at ballots and voting. Interview, 2001, Dame Rachel Cleland talking about Liberal party's accommodation of women's issues. Archival b&w footage exterior Communist Party Central Committee building, 1950s. Pan down to crowd gathered outside building. Police standing at entrance. VS crowds and police.
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Access No. 131577 | 43 secs | 1940s | Australia | © Film World | Colour |
Interview, 2001, Dame Rachel Cleland talking about not being totally non critical of PM Robert Menzies. Still b&w photograph Robert Menzies with wife Pattie and Clelands at function, 1950s. Interview Dame Rachel about husband Don's attitude to politics.
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Access No. 131578 | 43 secs | 1950s | Australia | © Dame Rachel Cleland | Colour |
Archival b&w footage Brigadier Don Cleland and other politicians in New Guinea highlands, 1950s. Party of officials sitting around table outdoors with tribal natives standing around. CU native in tribal dress. CU Don Cleland.
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Access No. 131579 | 12 secs | 1950s | Papua New Guinea; Australia | © Film World | Colour |
Interview, 2001, Dame Rachel Cleland talking about Don's invaluable experience in federal politics, becoming administrator for New Guinea. Still b&w photograph Don Cleland being sworn in as administrator of New Guinea. Detail photo Dame Rachel watching on in ceremony. Detail photo Don signing papers watched on by official in judge's wig. Interview Dame Rachel about husband's role as New Guinea administrator.
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Access No. 131580 | 27 secs | Various | Australia | © Dame Rachel Cleland | Colour |
Archival b&w footage Brigadier Don and Dame Cleland arriving at Port Moresby Uniting Church in car. Entering church. Interior rear view congregation standing during service.
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Access No. 131581 | 12 secs | 1950s | Papua New Guinea | © ABC Television | B&W |
Archival b&w footage high pan of Port Moresby. New Guinea policeman directing traffic / on point duty. Interview Dame Rachel Cleland talking about racism among ex-patriots in New Guinea, 2001.
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Access No. 131582 | 25 secs | Unknown | Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea; Australia | © NFSA | B&W |
Still b&w photograph Government House, Port Moresby.
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Access No. 131583 | 5 secs | Unknown | Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea | © Pacific Publications | B&W |
Still b&w photograph sunroom in Government House, Port Moresby. Pan left to Dame Rachel Cleland sitting back in chair relaxing.
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Access No. 131584 | 8 secs | 1950s | Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea | © Dame Rachel Cleland | B&W |
Archival b&w footage builder with Papuan boy looking at plans, 1967. Papuan workman carrying plank to another worker sawing, township and ship in harbour in B/G. Interview Dame Rachel Cleland talking about dealing with an Irishman's racism in Papua New Guinea. (2001)
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Access No. 131585 | 44 secs | 1960s | Papua New Guinea; Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
Still b&w photograph Dame Rachel Cleland and Papuan local man in garden, 1950s. B&W photo Dame Rachel and husband Don in dug-out canoe. B&W photo shot from behind Dame Rachel and another lady with Papuan natives walking through shallow water. Interview Dame Rachel talking about communicating with Papua New Guinean people. B&W photo Dame Rachel holding Papuan baby. Interview, 2001, Dame Rachel about babies and communication with mothers.
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Access No. 131586 | 1 min 8 secs | 1950s | Papua New Guinea; Australia | © Dame Rachel Cleland | Colour |
Still b&w photograph Dame Rachel Cleland riding on horseback with husband Don and another man. Interview, 2001, Dame Rachel talking about Don whistling for her when they were mixing with Papuan locals. B&W photo Clelands sitting at outdoor table and pouring water into glass from jug. Pan left to Don. B&W photo Clelands looking at New Guinea carving. Pan left from Don to Rachel. B&W photo Clelands walking along street.
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Access No. 131587 | 38 secs | Various | Papua New Guinea; Australia | © Dame Rachel Cleland | Colour |
Interview, 2001, Dame Rachel Cleland talking about husband Don getting pneumonia. Still b&w photograph Don Cleland sitting in garden by wheelbarrow. Detail photo Don sitting and holding gardening fork / trowel. Interview Dame Rachel about Don's death. B&W photo Don waving his hat in air under wing of plane.
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Access No. 131588 | 33 secs | Unknown | Papua New Guinea; Australia | © Dame Rachel Cleland | Colour |
Archival colour footage New Guinea independence celebrations, 1975. Soldiers drilling., firing gun salute. WS soldiers on parade. Lowering of Australian flag. Prince Charles in uniform saluting. CU Australian flag being carried.
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Access No. 131589 | 21 secs | 1970s | Papua New Guinea | © Camerawork Pty Ltd | Colour |
Archival colour footage Don Cleland in white suit with dog looking out over Port Moresby harbour, 1950s. Palm tree with Australian flag flying. Don in white suit sitting on wall with dog. Interview , 2001, Dame Rachel Cleland talking about team partnership with husband.
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Access No. 131590 | 32 secs | 1950s | Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea; Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
Archival colour footage Dame Rachel Cleland walking to protest banner for anti-woodchipping and holding on with other demonstrators, 1990s. Dame Rachel with other protesters in forest. Interview , 2001, Dame Rachel talking about forests campaign. Archival footage Dame Rachel walking down forest path with young woman. VS forest campaigners. Dame Rachel talking to young people gathered in forest shelter. Interview Dame Rachel about forward thinking and fitness for age of 94.
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Access No. 131591 | 1 min 49 secs | 1990s | Australia | © ABC Television | Colour |
National Film and Sound Archive - Australia