Papers and correspondence [manuscript]. [1912-1917]

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Papers and correspondence [manuscript]. [1912-1917]

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Papers, documents, correspondence relating to the Commonwealth Library and E. A. Petherick. Letters, reports and memos to the Speaker concerning the publication of Historical Records of Australia. Correspondence concerning staff appointments; papers relating to James Frederick Watson, his contract and payment. Papers on parliamentary procedure. Correspondence concerning grievances of E. A. Petherick, the offer of his collection and purchase of books for the Commonwealth Library.

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McDonald, Charles J., 1931-

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Speaker of the Commonwealth House of Representatives 1910-1913 and 1914-1917. Chairman of the Library Committee. From the description of Papers and correspondence [manuscript]. [1912-1917] (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 225789330 ...

Petherick, Edward Augustus, 1847-1917

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Epithet: English manager of G Robertson Australian bookseller British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000974.0x000199 Petherick was born in England and came to Australia as a child. He returned to London to work in 1870 and spent the next forty years as a bookseller, publisher, bibliographer and book collector. Upon his return to Australia in 1909 he presented his large collection to the Commonwealth Parliament as a "n...

McDonald, Charles, 1860-1925

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Watson, Frederick, 1878-

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Director of the Children's Community Workshop; New York, N.Y. From the description of Frederick Watson interview, 1971. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 220199612 James Frederick Watson (1878-1945), surgeon & radiologist. Editor of Historical records of Australia 1912-1925 & in later life wrote on historical, economic & constitutional subjects. James Watson (1837-1907) emigrated to Australia 1856. In 1869 he was elected to the Legislative A...