Papers of George Foster Pearce, 1909-1937 [manuscript]. 1909-1937.

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Papers of George Foster Pearce, 1909-1937 [manuscript]. 1909-1937.

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Miscellaneous official and semi-official correspondence, press cuttings, reports, minutes, papers, miscellaneous printed matter including passports and photographs. These papers relate generally to his public life from 1909 to 1935; they include additional notes by P.R. Heydon in 1963, one-time private secretary to Pearce.

56 cm. (4 boxes)

Libraries Australia

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Libraries Australia

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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...

Heydon, P. R. (Peter Richard), 1913-1971

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Sir Peter Heydon worked briefly as Private Secretary to Sir George Pearce and between 1936 and 1960 held a number of senior administrative and diplomatic positions with the Dept. of External Affairs. He was Secretary of the Dept. of Immigration from 1961 to 1971. From the description of Papers of Sir Peter Heydon, 1901-1977 [manuscript]. 1901-1977. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 225823406 ...