Correspondence, 1878-1926
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- 12 items
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- Apart from a few early letters, the correspondence dates from 1890 to 1926. It refers to Coghlan's contributions to the Bulletin, his appointment as New South Wales Statistician, statistical queries, the distribution of statistical publications, staff appointments, Coghlan's appointment to the Public Service Board (1896), the Federal Conventions, Federal revenue, the Imperial Service Order (1903), free trade and protection, Coghlan's appointment as Agent-General in London (1905), Australian literature, the appointment of the first Commonwealth statistician (1906), British immigration to Australia, New South Wales finances, Coghlan's contributions to journals and reference books, the transfer of State debts to the Commonwealth, the 1907 Imperial Conference, Coghlan's knighthood (1914), the 1916 conscription referendum, Coghlan's publications and his business interests. The correspondents include J.F. Archibald, Sir Henry Parkes, Emily Heron, Henry Hayter, George Dibbs, Sir Thomas McIlwraith, Henry Cargill, Lord Jersey, Sidney Webb, Michael Mulhall, Sir John Forrest, Rose Scott, Richard O'Connor, John See, Alfred Deakin, Lord Beauchamp, Sir Harry Rawson, John Le Gay Brereton, B.R. Wise, Sir Joseph Carruthers, Winston Churchill, William Macleod, Andrew Fisher, Sir Charles Dilke, F.W. Ward, T.W. Heney, Charles Wade, Robert Johnston and Sir George Reid.
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Parkes PlaceCanberra ACT 2600, Australia
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