Printed material, 1885-1915

Component identifier:

Subseries 10_8

Content Summary:

Pamphlets, articles and other printed material, including Deakin's works Irrigation in Western America, so far as it has relation to the circumstances in Victoria (1885), Irrigation in Egypt and Italy (1887), Irrigated India, an Australian view of India and Ceylon : their irrigation and agriculture (1893) and 'Irrigation in Australia' (n.d.), together with Californian notes, a report made to the Hon F. Hagelthorn on immigration, irrigation, fruit growing and trade (1915) by Frank Clarke, The Nile of Australia, nature's gateway to the interior, a plea for the greater utilization of the Murray and its tributaries (1906) by David J. Gordon, 'The flowing wells of central Australia' (1911) by Professor J.W. Gregory, Progress report on irrigation in the United States, part 1 (1891) by Richard J. Hinton, Proceedings of the First Conference of Irrigationists held in Melbourne 25th, 26th and 28th March 1890 (1890), The Murray River, irrigation and navigation (1903) by Robert T. McKay, Lecture on irrigation canals in Bengal (1893) by C.W. Olding and The great Australian artesian basin and the source of its water (1914) by E. F. Pittman.

This subseries contains Items 10/351 - 10/372.

Immediate source of acquisition:

On 3 December 1965 Ivy Brookes, the eldest daughter of Alfred Deakin, formally presented the Deakin Papers to the Prime Minister, Sir Robert Menzies, for permanent preservation in the National Library. After Deakin's death in 1919 his papers remained in the possession of his widow, Pattie, until her death in 1934. They were used extensively by Herbert Brookes, and by Professor Walter Murdoch while he was working on the first biography of Deakin, published in 1923. In 1945 the Deakin Papers were examined by an officer of the National Library and it was agreed that the papers would ultimately be deposited in the Library. In 1948 Professor R.M. Crawford of the University of Melbourne became custodian of the papers on the understanding that either an extensive selection of documents or a biography would be based on them. Subsequently his colleague, Professor J.A. La Nauze, began Deakin's biography and the papers remained in his custody until the work was completed in 1965. From time to time other papers relating to Deakin were added to the original collection by Herbert and Ivy Brookes, Lady Rivett and Sir Thomas and Lady White. Professors Crawford and La Nauze also added letters or copies of Deakin letters that they had acquired from other sources.

Names:

Brookes, Ivy

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