Guide to the Papers of Neil Currie, 1967-1993

Summary

Collection number:

MS 9547

Creator:

Sir Neil Currie

Extent:

0.56 metres and (4 boxes)

Language:

English

Preferred citation:

Items from this collection should be cited as '[Title or description of manuscript item], Papers of Neil Currie, National Library of Australia, MS 9547, [box number and series and/or file number]'.

Availability:

Available

Access conditions:

Available for reference. Not for loan.

Background

Biographical Note:

Date	Event
1926	Born 20 August, Mackay, Queensland
1931-39	Primary and secondary schools in Canberra
1939-43	Wesley College, Perth
1944-45	RAAF Trainee pilot
1944-47	BA (Econ.) University of Western Australia
1948-59	Department of External Affairs
1950-53	Australian Mission to the Supreme Commander Allied Powers in Tokyo, later the Australian Embassy
1951	Married Geraldine Dexter in Tokyo
1954	General Assembly of UN in New York
1956-59	Australian Consulate General and Mission to the UN in Geneva
1959-71	Deputy Secretary, Department of Trade and Industry
1967	Eisenhower Exchange Fellow
1971-74	Secretary Department of Supply
1974-75	Secretary Department Manufacturing Industry
1975-82	Secretary Department Industry and Commerce
1982	Knighthood
1982-86	Australian Ambassador to Japan
1986	Retired from Public Service
1999	Died 30 July, Batemans Bay, NSW

Reference: Who's who in Australia 1999, p 464

Provenance:

Lady Currie presented her husband's papers to the Library in March 2000.

Arrangement:

The papers were kept in labelled subject files. They have been transferred into folders, but the Library has retained the file titles and the arrangement of papers within the files.

Indexed terms

Names:

Sir Neil Currie

Conditions Governing Access:

Please refer to the collection's catalogue record for the access conditions (http://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn795662).

Conditions Governing Use:

Copying and publishing of unpublished manuscript material is subject to copyright restrictions.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 Copying of unpublished material for research purposes is permissible 50 years after the death of the creator of the material.

Preferred citation:

Items from this collection should be cited as '[Title or description of manuscript item], Papers of Neil Currie, National Library of Australia, MS 9547, [box number and series and/or file number]'.

Location of this collection:

National Library of Australia

Parkes Place

Canberra ACT 2600, Australia

Contact:

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