| Place | Asia: Timor |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | F10555 |
| Collection type | Film |
| Measurement | 8 min 49 sec |
| Object type | Interview |
| Physical description | 16mm/colour (Eastman)/sound |
| Maker |
Shackleton, Shirley Bradbury, David |
| Place made | Australia: New South Wales, Sydney |
| Date made | 1978 |
| Access | Open |
| Conflict |
Period 1970-1979 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: © Australian War Memorial
This item is licensed under CC BY-NC
|
Interview with Shirley Shackleton (Frontline out takes)
Description
Shirley Shackleton as the wife of Greg Shackleton (one of five journalists killed in East Timor during the 1975 Indonesian invasion) reporter for the Sydney Morning Herald and Channel 7 describes her feelings on Greg's assignment to Timor; Greg's reasons for visiting Timor; her feelings on loyalty, Greg's absence, practicality; how she learned he was missing, presumed dead; Greg's views on death and his future; her feelings on the job risk.
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