Federation
- Component identifier:
- Series 15
- Content Summary:
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The Australian Federation movement was of great interest to Glynn and he was a member of the Conventions which framed the Commonwealth Constitution in 1897-98, as well as being a member of the first Federal Parliament.
In this series are two books of newspaper cuttings, the majority of which concern aspects of Federation such as the Federal Conventions; the Commonwealth Bill, the Premiers' Conference; the Commonwealth Constitution; and Federal electoral laws. One book also contains information on the North Adelaide elections of 1895-96. Other material on Federation is to be found in Series 2, 3, 4, 5, 11.
- Immediate source of acquisition:
- The Glynn papers were received between 1958 and 1973 from Mrs J. O'Collins, Father G. O'Collins and Mrs J.S. Peters of Melbourne and Mr Aiden McMahon Glynn of Ireland. The marriage proposal from Glynn to Abigal Dynon was presented by Professor Maev O'Collins and Moira Peters in 1996.
Access and use
- Parent Restrictions:
- Access conditions may apply to this collection, please refer to the collection's catalogue record for further information (http://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn333142).
- 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- Copying and publishing of unpublished manuscript material is subject to copyright restrictions.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 Copying of unpublished material for research purposes is permissible 50 years after the death of the creator of the material.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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