Papers on the Trethowan Case, which followed the attempt by the New South Wales Labor Government in 1930-1931 to abolish the Legislative Council, 1931-1932
- Component identifier:
- File 2
- Content Summary:
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The case was heard in the Privy Council in May 1932. There is a volume containing notes by Latham on the case, summaries of the case for the different parties, relevant statues, and notes on the case in the New South Wales Supreme Court and the High Court. There is also the judgement of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council, 31 May 1932
Comprises Items 102-104
- Immediate source of acquisition:
- The bulk of the collection was presented to the National Library by Sir John Latham in December 1963, a few months before his death. In November 1974 the Library purchased some further papers from a secondhand book dealer. They comprised family letters and photographs, some diaries and papers relating to the High Court. These papers have been amalgamated into the original collection.
Access and use
- Parent Restrictions:
- Available for research. Not for loan.
- Parent Terms of Access:
- Copying and publishing of unpublished manuscript material is subject to copyright restrictions.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 Copying of unpublished material for research purposes is permissible 50 years after the death of the creator of the material.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:
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Parkes PlaceCanberra ACT 2600, Australia
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