Papers [manuscript]. 1909-1937.

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Papers [manuscript]. 1909-1937.

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Correspondence, reports, memoranda, and press cuttings and printed material relating to Australia's defence, northern development (of Australia), and Australian politics in the 1930's. The documents are almost entirely concerned with the period 1929-1937.

15 cm. (7 folders).

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Pearce, George Foster, 1870-1952

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Born in 1870 at Mount Barker, S. Aust, he moved to Perth, W.A. in 1892. After becoming active in the union movement, he was elected as a Labor representative to the first Australian Senate as a Senator for W.A. in 1901. He was a Minister for Defence (1908-1909, 1910-1913, 1914-21, 1932-1934) for successive Labor governments until 1917. He presided over the bitter conscription debate of 1916-1917. Having aligned himself with the "yes" faction of Billy Hughes, he was subsequently expelled from the...