Political Advisor to Wayne Swan, c1981-2003
- Component identifier:
- Series 32
- Content Summary:
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Contained in this series are papers relating to work undertaken by Hall for Wayne Swan, Federal Member for Lilley, QLD. The bulk of the papers date from 1993-2003. During most of this period Swan was the Labor Party's Shadow Minister for Family and Community Services and the subject areas of the papers relate to this portfolio. They include the 'Goods and services tax', social services, welfare, housing, aged care and family values.
The bulk of the papers are contained in untitled files with the remainder comprising bundles of loose papers. There is correspondence, research material, background papers, press statements, draft speeches, reports and press clippings. Found throughout the papers are Hall's manuscript notes to Swan containing commentary on current issues.
Contained in file 45 are two files which were included with the Swan papers but which appear not to relate to the rest of the papers in this series. The first file comprises correspondence and papers (c1981-1984) relating to Sir Dennis Proctor and his association with Guy Burgess and Antony Blunt. There is a letter and notes written by Proctor's wife, Barbara, to 'Mr Knightley', thanking him for the opportunity to comment on inaccuracies in Chapman Pincher's book Too secret, too long. Accompanying the letter is a typescript of autobiographical notes by Barbara, a photocopy of a letter from Dennis Proctor to Robin Mansfield, at one time his Private Secretary, and the typescript of Mansfield's eulogy given at Proctor's funeral. There are also two letters written by James Rusbridger, author and ex-MI6 agent.
The second file contains a photocopy of a typescript of an unidentified piece of autobiographical writing.
The Library has grouped the papers by year, with descriptions where available.
- Immediate source of acquisition:
- The papers were acquired in two instalments. The first was purchased from Hall in 1992 and the second was purchased from his family in 2003, following Hall's death.
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- Copying and publishing of unpublished manuscript material is subject to copyright restrictions.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 Copying of unpublished material for research purposes is permissible 50 years after the death of the creator of the material.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:
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Parkes PlaceCanberra ACT 2600, Australia
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