1977 election

Norma Jones - 00:26:13

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Norma Jones
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00:26:13

Norma Jones discusses being the ALP candidate in Lockyer in the state election in 1977 and attending a public meeting of candidates at Flagstone Creek Hall and the antagonism towards the ALP and herself as a woman candidate.

Terry Mackenroth - 00:01:11

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Terry Mackenroth
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00:01:11
Terry Mackenroth outlines his first, unsuccessful election attempt in 1974 and his second, successful attempt in 1977 in the context of the Bjelke-Petersen Government's manipulation of electoral boundaries.

Geoff Smith - 00:03:47

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Geoff Smith
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00:03:47
Geoff Smith recalls his early interest in politics, including the influence of Bombshell Barnes, a local character who spoke at street corner meetings. He describes how he worked for Ted Walsh and later how he became an active Labor Party member once he moved to Townsville.

Jim Fouras - 00:04:50

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Jim Fouras
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00:04:50
Jim Fouras discusses his preselection and campaigning for the 1977 election, commenting on the important role that sport played in raising his profile, and the positives and negative impacts of his migrant background. He discusses the increasing importance of his ethnicity as he grew older, and the disappointment of being disendorsed in 1986.
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