Toowoomba City Council

Norma Jones - 00:21:27

Interview: 
Norma Jones
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00:21:27

Norma Jones discusses Council elections in provincial towns, where no ALP ticket is used. She remembers the activities of a conservative in bringing the Springboks Rugby Team to Toowoomba in 1971.

Norma Jones - 00:02:02

Interview: 
Norma Jones
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00:02:02

Norma Jones speaks about her early life, attending Kedron Park Teacher's College, participating in a protest against the visit of United States President, Lyndon Baines Johnson. She outlines her teaching in Toowoomba and recalls that the Darling Downs Institute of Advanced  Education was newly established in Toowoomba and played a part in politicisation of the city's young people. She characterises Toowoomba as a very conservative city.

Jim Soorley - 00:37:52

Interview: 
Jim Soorley
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00:37:52
Jim Soorley details plans for introducing recyced water to Toowoomba and the Darling Downs farming areas.
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