Office of Governor-General, 1975-1991

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Component identifier:
Series 12
Content Summary:
A series containing correspondence, clippings and other papers collected by Sawer on the topic of the constitutional and legal role of the Governor-General, some of which relate to the 1975 actions of Sir John Kerr. Of particular note are a lengthy letter from Sir Zelman Cowen concerning misreporting of statements he had allegedly made on the subject in Scotland, and a copy of the Letters Patent Relating to the Office of Governor-General signed by Queen Elizabeth II.
Immediate source of acquisition:
The papers were donated to the Library by Sawer and his wife Nancy in four instalments in 1971, 1995, 1996 and 1998.

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Copying and publishing of unpublished manuscript material is subject to copyright restrictions.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 Copying of unpublished material for research purposes is permissible 50 years after the death of the creator of the material.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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