Tributes After Death, 1970

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Containers:
Box 136-137
Component identifier:
Series 5
Content Summary:

Jim Fraser died in Canberra Community Hospital on 1 April 1970 following a short illness. He was accorded a State Funeral on 3 April at the Presbyterian Church of St Andrew in Forrest. Thousands of mourners listened to the service from the church grounds and many more lined the route to Canberra Cemetery.

The series contains the Order of service for the funeral, six books, containing names of those who attended, a vast number of sympathy cards, and press cuttings. The Oral History collection contains recordings of Jim Fraser's funeral service at St. Andrews.

Immediate source of acquisition:
Jim Fraser's papers were presented to the National Library in 1970 by his widow, Mrs Helen Fraser of Canberra.
Names:
Jim R. Fraser

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Copying and publishing of unpublished manuscript material is subject to copyright restrictions. For such material, written permission to publish must be obtained from the copyright holder(s). Copying of unpublished material for research purposes is permissible 50 years after the death of the creator of the material.
Location of this collection:
Parkes Place
Canberra ACT 2600, Australia
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