Museum of Australian Democracy

  • About
  • Blog
  • Prime Ministers
  • Websites
  • Venue hire
  • Visiting
  • Whats On
  • Collection
  • Learning
  • Democracy
  • Oral Histories
  • Collections
    • McIntosh Collection
  • Topics
  • About

Oral histories on the topic 'flo bjelke-petersen'

Neil 'Bluey' Baker

Neil 'Bluey' Baker

Neil ‘Bluey’ Baker, born 1947, was a telephone technician in the provisional Parliament House from 1973 to 1988 and thereafter in the new Parliament House for many years.
Topics: Alexandria Training School (Sydney), Arthur Gietzelt, ASIO, Badges, Bakelite, Baker’s Better Beverages, Barry Jones, Bathurst (NSW), Bill Gellatly, Bill Hayden, Bill Rickaby, Bill Snedden, Bob Hawke, Broken Hill (NSW), Canberra, Canberra Times, Catholic schools, Commonwealth Parliament Staff Association, Cootamundra (NSW), Cordial manufacturers, De La Salle College, Don Chipp, Eddie Hunter, Eddie Jones, Factories, Family background, Flo Bjelke-Petersen, Fraud charges, Gambling, Garfield Barwick, General Post Office (GPO), Gough Whitlam, Hansard staff, Hardie-Ferodo car race, Ian Burn, Ian Sinclair, Jim Cairns, John Corkill, Junie Morosi, Juvenile gangs, Ken Fry, Kevin McDermit, Kim Beazley, Leeton (NSW), Letraset, Linesmen, Mal Colston, Malcolm Fraser, Marbles (game), Margaret Reid, Marist Brothers, Marrickville (Sydney), Michael Somes, Mick Young, Mungo MacCallum, New Parliament House, Non-Switching units, PABX system, Parliament’s telephone system, Paul Savage, Peter Hall, Peter Harvey, Peter Horn, Post Master General (PMG), Press Gallery, Provisional Parliament House, Radio, Retired Technician’s Union, Ron Cahill, Rural automatic telephone exchanges, Security, Serjeant-at-arms, Snooker, SP bookmakers, Steve Angelo, Sydney (NSW), Technical training, Technology, Telecom, Telecommunications technicians, Telegram boys, Telephone technicians, Telephones, telephonists, television, The Dismissal (11 November 1975), Usher of the Black Rod, Wollongong (NSW)
Museum of Australian Democracy at Old Parliament House

18 King George Terrace, Parkes, ACT 2600, Australia

PO Box 3934
Manuka ACT 2603

Open daily 9am—5pm

ABN: 30 620 774 963

Telephone: 02 6270 8222

Enquiries: info@moadoph.gov.au

Research library

If the museum is closed due to an emergency, call for new opening times: 1800 716 066

Visiting

  • Planning your visit
  • Access for people with disabilities
  • Venue hire
  • Café
  • School bookings
  • Group bookings
  • Zine lounge

What's On

  • Events
  • Exhibitions

Collection

  • The building
  • Highlights
  • Objects and rooms
  • Oral histories

Learning

  • Onsite schools programs
  • Prepare for your visit
  • After your visit
  • Resources
  • Competitions and challenges
  • Families

Democracy

  • Exploring democracy
  • Documenting a democracy
  • Defining democracy
  • Australian democracy

About

  • Advisory council
  • Annual Reports
  • Corporate documents
  • Employment
  • Freedom of information
  • Media

Blog

Prime Ministers

Websites

Further information

View our recruitment opportunities.

View our copyright policy.

View our privacy statement.

View our ticketing terms and conditions.

Questions about the website:
website@moadoph.gov.au

Old Parliament House is a Corporate Commonwealth Entity within the Communications and the Arts portfolio.