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Interview with Dr Mary Rose, agricultural scientist (sound recording), interviewer: Ragbir Bhathal

Title
Interview with Dr Mary Rose, agricultural scientist (sound recording), interviewer: Ragbir Bhathal
Repository
National Library of Australia Oral History Collection
Reference
TRC 3586
Date Range
18 April 1997
Description

2 digital audio tapes (c. 75 minutes) and 30 page transcript. se talks about her family background; schooling at Brisbane Girls' Grammar School; undergraduate degree at University of Queensland; MSc thesis on lifetime production of sheep in north west Queensland and doctoral studies on the Queensland merino industry and her work in designing efficient breeding programs in studs. She then talks about her involvement in Woolplan; work in genetics and breeding programs and her views on the future of merinos. Rose then gives her views on women and science and discusses her career highlights.

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  • Australian women scientists oral history project, 1996 - c. 2023, 1597750 [NLA bib ID]; Bhathal, Ragbir (Ragbir Singh), interviewer; Bhathal, Ragbir Singh (1936 - 2022); National Library of Australia Oral History Collection. Details

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