Clyde Gilmour comments on Aboriginal education during the Bjelke-Petersen era. He discusses the difficulties introducing a common language for a reading scheme due to language differences.
Clyde Gilmour recalls a meeting with the Premier and a group who were opposed to MACOS teaching in schools. He recalls that Gordon Chalk announced prior to an election the funding of pre-school education to the surprise of the department.
Clyde Gilmour explains how he became Deputy Director General of Education and later Director General of Education. He discusses the transition from running tertiary education to running an educational system responsible for primary school education and beyond.
