1993, 26 Minutes

Australian Biography Series 1

Born in Melbourne in 1897, Jack Hazlitt could be described as a "survivor's survivor". When war broke out in 1914, Jack lied about his age and enlisted in the Australian Infantry Forces. He survived the war, serving at Gallipoli and in France and Belgium. Jack Hazlitt was a daredevil, the archetypal Australian of a past era. His interview for Australian Biography was his last. He died in 1993, aged 96.

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Frank Heimans

Robin Hughes (interviewer)

Level: Secondary, Tertiary, Lifelong Learning

Curriculum links include Australian Studies, English, Studies of Society and Environment and Modern History. Of particular relevance to NSW History Stage 5 Topic 1 'Australia to 1914' , Topic 2 'Australia and World War One' and Topic 3 'Australia Between the Wars'.

 Australian Biography: Jack Hazlitt Teachers Notes (Acrobat PDF Document, 76Kb)

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