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Papers of the Page Family, c.1900-c.1970

0.45 metres (3 ms boxes)
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Comprises correspondence, photographs, letters, cuttings and other papers created by and relating to Earle Page and his family, including his wife, Ethel Page and his daughter, Mary Page.

Campaign and polling places for the referendum on an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice, Bundaberg, Queensland, 13-14 October 2023 / by Sabrina Lauriston, 2023

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Cultural Sensitivity Advisory Notice: Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander and other First Nations people are advised that this collection may contain the names and images of deceased people and other content that may be culturally sensitive.

Papers of Evelyn Ruth Scott, 1977-2003

(1 medium folio-box + 1 custom phase box + 3 folders)
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This collection features medals and certificates awarded to Dr Evelyn Ruth Scott, together with congratulatory letters and cards. Medals and awards include include a Silver Jubilee Medal from Queen Elizabeth II in 1977, the Centenary Medal in 2001, the Order of Australia in 2003 and a Queensland Greats Medal in 2003. These were awarded for Dr Scott's efforts and achievements in improving access to legal, housing, employment and medical services for Indigenous communities.

Papers of Joe Forace

2.46 metres (9 ms boxes + 1 small folio box + 2 archives boxes + 1 medium folio box)
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MS 9987 comprises papers relating to Forace as former High Commissioner for Malta in Australia. Includes: personal files; files on individuals and relations with China and Korea; 3 scrap books 1972-75; speeches, photographs and printed items on Australian-Maltese relations; correspondence relating to Forace's diplomatic appointments as Malta's Ambassador to China and various Arab countries including Algeria, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Iraq; photographs and documentation of official visits; briefing notes; immigration documents; and notes relating to Forace's funeral and eulogy.
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Papers of F. M. Pharo, circa 1900-1922

(2 folders + 1 packet + 1 ms box + 1 custom box)
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MS 6669 comprises a small collection of letters and photographs relating to Miss Pharo's services to Lady Munro-Ferguson: Letters from Lady Munro Ferguson, Captain the Hon Bede Clifford later Earl of Chudleigh and others to Miss Pharo for the period 1900 to 1921. Most of these acknowledgements for Miss Pharo's services and farewell notes on Miss Pharo's departure from Government House. There is also a small group of subject files of copies of "out letters" from the Governor General's office. These consist of official letters to various organizations: The Society for Welfare of Mothers and Babies; The Friendly Union of Soldiers' Wives; The Imperial War Relief Fund and the soldiers' Welfare Committee. The photographs in this collection are of Lady Munro Ferguson, Captain Clifford and Miss Pharo.
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Consignment received 2022 1 ms box (2 folders + 1 medal in custom box)

 

Papers of Robert Hyslop, 1905-2003

3.78 metres (21 ms boxes + 1 Carton + 1 archives box)
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The papers consist of reference papers relating to naval history and public administration, particularly in the Commonwealth Public Service, and papers relating to his published books. A list of classifications used, a summary title of each item, and index cards in two sequences of subjects, and people and ships, ensure easy access to the papers. Research correspondence and correspondence with publishers, and copies of Hyslop's six published books, are also included. Papers that relate specifically to the researching of four of Hyslop's books (Boxes 21-22) include research correspondence and correspondence with publishers. Correspondents include the Chief Archivist, Keith Penny, Warren Perry, Robert S. Parker, John Ware and Geoff Burrows. Box 23 comprises correspondence between Hyslop and Warren Perry, documents relating to South East Asia Treaty Organization (SEATO), the Royal Commission on Human Relationships (Hyslop was official secretary to the commission, working with commissioners Anne Deveson, Elizabeth Evatt, and Felix Arnott), correspondence and programmes relating to the Eastern Regional Organization for Public Administration (EROPA). Papers relating to the Department of the Navy and a Naval Board minute book from 1905 to 1939 are included.

Papers of Geoff Easdown, 1942-2003

0.45 metres (3 MS Boxes)
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The collection comprises research materials relating to journalist and author Geoff Easdown and includes: audio cassettes and transcripts of interviews with Sir John Gorton; a manuscript of Dr. Phillip Opas' experiences in the RAAF in World War II and South Vietnam; a manuscript of an autobiography of Dr. Opas' years at the Bar and his experiences in commercial life; cases recounted including Opas' defence of Ronald Ryan and his actions behind the scenes in his attempts to save Ryan from the gallows; research materials for a feature film script on Edward 'Eddie' Leonski, an American soldier hanged in Melbourne for his involvement in the WW II "Brownout" murders including dispatches between General MacArthur and the Australian military, photographs and a full transcript of the US court martial held in Melbourne.

Correspondence to Andrew Endrey from Hu Feng, Mei Zhi and Zhang Xiaofeng, 1979-2022

0.03 metres (1 folder)
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The collection comprises eleven letters sent to Andrew Endrey from Hu Feng, Mei Zhi and their daughter Zhang Xiaofeng, accompanied by explanatory notes prepared by Andrew Endrey. In 1978, after a year of immersion language studies in Taiwan, Andrew started researching Hu Feng's published works at the University of Melbourne. Andrew wrote his first letter to Hu Feng in 1979 and received a response from his initial letter from Hu in November 1979. Within this collection, topics discussed include Hu Feng's literary works, theories and his health; Japanese writers Eguchi Kan (also known as Eguchi Kiyoshi) and Kaji Wataru; Lu Xun and his works. Andrew Endrey is an Associate Lecturer within Humanities at the University of Western Australia and also a professional translator.
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Papers of Roy Wheeler, 1950-1971

(1 ms box)
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This collection comprises documents from Roy Wheeler's parliamentary career including letters, correspondence, photographs and ephemeral materials relating to parliamentary events and visits in both Australia and abroad (Malaysia, China, Papua New Guinea and the Pacific). Also included is a travel briefing file presented to Wheeler by the Australasian Petroleum Company during his time on the Foreign Affairs Committee.
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Papers of Richard Harding, 1976-1979

(1 ms box)
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This collection comprises four handwritten notebooks. Volumes 1-3 comprise a journal documenting Richard Harding's time as Commissioner of the ABC from 24 October 1975 to 1978, and cover the Governor-General's dismissal of the Whitlam Government on 11 November 1975. Volume 4, which cross-references the first three notebooks, comprises Harding's working notes for his book Outside Interference: The Politics of Australian Broadcasting (1979).
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