Interview with Hazel de Berg on 11 Oct. 1971 in which Adam-Smith speaks about her childhood in a fettler's camp; her schooling in very small classes; leaving her home; writing in her teens; writing children's serials for the ABC; writing for the magazine "A.M"; she speaks of her sea-going life; the various books she wrote; readjusting to life on shore; realising her responsibilities towards her children; working as a manuscript field officer; her method of work when writing.

1 cassette (ca. 60 min.) : 1 7/8 ips.