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To Request Interviews a Copy of This List Was Included 255 APPENDIX 1 INTERVIEW LISTS The following three lists identify: the original list of people to be interviewed, those who participated in extensive interviews, those interviews which had to be abandoned. Original list (List No. 1). This list was drawn up prior to commencing the interviews and was used as a guide for scheduling appointments. When writing to request interviews a copy of this list was included. The Rt. Hon. J. D. Anthony The Hon. Sir Robert Askin Mr. N. Ashton The Hon. J. C. Bruxner Sir Charles Cutler Mr. T. Cappie-Wood The Hon. J. L. Carrick Mr. C. Cunningham Mr. G. Craig Mr. F. Dobbin Mr. Phil Day Professor M. Daly Mr. A. Dane The Hon. Donald Day Mr. M. Edwards Mr. B. Eisenhauer Mr. P. Flude The Hon. Sir John Fuller Ald. B. Gartrell Mr. R. Gillard M.P. Professor R. Gates Ald. M. Hanrahan Mr. H. Heilpern The Hon. J. R. Hallam The Hon. P. D. Hills Mr. M. Kingston Mr. A. Luchetti Mr. R. Landsdown Professor M. Logan Mr. A. Mackenzie M.P. Mr. W. Marshall Mr. J. Matthews Mr. J. Mant The Rt. Hon. Sir William McMahon Mr. L. Muir Mr. L. Neilson The Hon. K. E. Newman Mr. D. OKeefe Mr. C. Osborne M.L.A. Sir John Overall Mr. N. Oakes Mr. A. Packham Mr. E.A.B. Phillips Dr. J. Patterson Mr. J. Ryan Mr. L. Serisier M.L.C. Ald. R. Thomas Mr. P. Troy The Hon. T. Uren Ald. L. Wardman Mr. G. West M.L.A. Mr. M. Worthington Mr. E. Warrell The Rt. Hon. E. G. Whitlam Mr. J. Wickham Mr. J. Woodward 256 Extensive interviews (List No. 2). The following people participated in extensive personal interviews. These lasted for at least one hour, some lasted up to three and four hours. Some were completed in one visit, others took two, or even three visits. The interviewing techniques and problems experienced are discussed in Appendix Mr. N. Ashton: formerly Chairman, State Planning Authority of N.S.W. Dr. H. Bell: Chairman, Development Corporation of N.S.W. The Hon. J. C. Bruxner: Minister for Decentralisation and Development, 1973 to 1976. Mr. P. Burke: Acting General Manager, Bathurst-Orange Development Corporation. Mr. T. Cappie-Wood: Director, Department of DecentralisatLon and Development 1974 to 1979. Mr. C. Cunningham: Adviser to Mr. Pat Hills, 1970. Executive Officer - Growth Centres, Department of Decentralisation and Development. Mr. G. Craig: Chairman, Albury-Wodonga Development Corporation since 1974. Mr. P. Day: Director, Department of Decentralisation and Development until his resignation in August 1973. Professor M. Daly: Professor of Geography, University of Sydney. Member of Mr. Pat Hills advisory group. Mr. A. Dane: Senior Budget Officer, N.S.W. Treasury. Mr. B. Eisenhauer: Assistant Director, Department of Decentralisation and Development. Dr. D. Fisher: First Assistant Secretary, Department of Special Trade Representations. Mr. P. Flude: Inaugural Deputy Chairman, Bathurst Orange Development Corporation. The Hon. Sir John Fuller: Minister for Decentralisation and Development 1965 to 1973. Professor R. Gates: Vice-Chancellor, University of New England. Past Chairman, Australian Institute of Urban Studies. Mr. M. Kingston: Town Clerk, Bathurst City Council. Mr. A. Mackenzie M.P.: Federal Member for Calare, 1975 to 1983. Mr. J. Mant: Adviser and Ministerial appointee to T. Uren and E. G. Whitlam. 257 The Rt. Hon. Sir William McMahon: Prime Minister, 1971 to 1972. Dr. T. Metherell: Private Secretary to Senator Carrick. Mr. D. OKeefe: Inaugural Chairman, Bathurst Orange Development Corporation. Mr. C. Osborne M.L.A.: State Member for Bathurst, 1967 to 1981. Sir John Overall: Chairman, National Capital Development Commission, 1958 to 1972. Chairman National Urban and Regional Development Authority 1972-73. Mr. E.A.B. Phillips: Principal Mitchell College of Advanced Education, Bathurst. Inaugural part-time member B.O.D.C. Mr. P. Troy: Senior Research Fellow at the Urban Research Unit, Australian National University. Deputy Secretary, Department of Urban and Rngional Development 1973-75. The Hon. T. Uren: Minister for Urban and Regional Development, 1972-75. Mr. B. Virtue; Private Secretary to The Rt. Hon. J. D. Anthony. The Rt. Hon. E. G. Whitlam: Prime Minister, 1972 to 1975. Mr. J. Wickham: Formerly Deputy Chairman, State Planning Authority of N.S.W. Abandoned or abridged interviews. As the interviews progressed some which had been arranged had to be abandoned. Others which had been contemplated at first were not proceeded with or were left to briefer conversations either face to face or by phone. The list which follows identifies seven people who could not be extensively interviewed. It was disappointing to have missed these although, on reflection, it is considered they would have added nuances only and the substance of the story would not have changed. The Hon. Sir Robert Askin: Premier of N.S.W. 1965 to 1974. Sir Robert had to cancel his appointment but made useful commerts in a letter. The Hon. Sir Charles Cutler: Deputy Premier of N.S.W. 1965 to 1975. Sir Charles was away from his home for extended periods when interviews were being arranged. From correspondence with him I gained an impression that he was reluctant to be interviewed. Mr. R. Gillard M.P.: Federal member for Macquarie. He was unable to keep appointment and suggested he had nothing to contribute. The Hon. P. Hills: Minister for Industrial Relations and Energy. Formerly A.L.P. Leader of N.S.W. Opposition. On three occasions Mr. Hills was unable to keep appointments for interviews. In an 258 attempt to obtain information, a set of questions was prepared which he agreed to answer. Despite several requests and assurances, these were never answered. Eventually it was concluded that this source would have to be abandoned. Mr. R. Lansdown: Inaugural Secretary, Department of Urban and Regional Development. It proved impossible to arrange a suitable time to undertake the interview in Canberra. Mr. J. matthews: Formerly Mayor of Bathurst. Inaugural part-time member of Bathurst Orange Development Corporation. Despite many phone calls to his Sydney residence and several brief conversations the possibility of an extensive interview had to be abandoned. The Hon. K. E. Newman: Minister for Environment, Housing and Community Development 1976 - 77, and Minister for National Development 1978. Mr. Newman had to cancel appointment and difficulties in arranging another time meant the opportunity had to be abandoned. Mr. E. Warrell: formerly Chairman of Cities Commission. Mr. Warrell agreed to the interview but as he travelled overseas it was not possible to arrange a suitable time. It was decided not to arrange interviews with the Hon. Don Day or the Hon. Jack Hallam, both of whom had been N.S.W. Ministers for Decentralisation and Development. In the case of Mr. Hallam the reason was due to litigation proceedings involving B.O..D.C. members (excluding this author) and a Sydney newspaper. By the time it would have been appropriate to interview Mr. Day he was so embroiled in liquidating the Corporation it was judged that an interview request would be refused. Another factor in the decision not to proceed in both these cases was an opinion that, in the circumstances, any interview would be so guarded that its usefulness would be doubtful. The lack of these two interviews is considered to be more than compensated by the participant observation of working with both ministers for several years. An advantage of working on this study while resident in Bathurst was the ability to discuss the story with many people in the course of conversation. It is neither appropriate nor possible to list everybody who contributed to the story, however, three names can • be mentioned for they provided valuable insights into the :Local political scene. None was involved in one extensive interview but each was contacted on several occasions for shorter discussions. Alderman M. Hanrahan: Mayor of Bathurst and part-time member of Bathurst Orange Development Corporation. 259 Mr. A. Packham: District Surveyor, Orange Land Board Office and part-time member of Bathurst Orange Development Corporation. Mr. Packhams major contribution was insights into ideas within the Orange branch of the A.L.P. Mr. M. Worthington: Bathurst solicitor. Endorsed Labor candidate for State seat of Bathurst in 1976 and 1978. APPENDIX II. INTERVIEWING TECHNIQUES AND PROBLEMS. There were three main sources of data collected for this study: participant observation, documentary evidence, personal interviews. Of the three sources it was the latter source which produced the rich qualitative information on attitudes, backgrounds, and perceptions. Appendix I listed those personally interviewed, this Appendix explains the way those interviews were conducted and the problems 1 experienced. Problems of obtaining interviews. Those listed for interview were contacted by mail with an introductory letter outlining the area of research and its objectives together with a brief summary of my background. The letter requested an interview and indicated that I would phone within one week to arrange a suitable time. This was done on advice that: * I would not be waiting for a reply, often wondering whether my letter was received. * The respondent was less likely to put the request aside for "attention some time" if they knew they would expect a phone call within a week. * It was less likely to be waylaid by secretaries if personal phone calls were expected. * It would be easier to schedule interviews when quick arrangements could be made. The original interview list (No. 1 in Appendix I) was also attached to introductory letters. It is not possible to be sure whether any of these ploys were important in securing interviews but of the thirty nine people contacted only one declined to be interviewed (an academic) and one never did reply even after several prompts (a senior bureaucrat).
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