Records [manuscript]. 1903-1921.

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Records [manuscript]. 1903-1921.

1. Field Marshal Viscount Kitchener: "Memorandum on the defence of Australia, 1910". 2. Papers (copies of memoranda, telegrams, letters, general orders) mainly written by John Forrest, Minister of Defence, Robert Collins, Secretary of Department of Defence, and Major-General Edward Hutton, re allegations by Hutton concerning financial administration of the Department, 11 June 1903-7 November 1903. 3. Major-General Sir Edward Hutton: "Annual report upon the military forces of the Commonwealth of Australia, May 1903". 4. Correspondence relating to report, 1 June 1903-28 July 1903. 5. Letter from Charles Garland to Andrew Fisher, enclosing article in Daily Telegraph on defence of australia, 12 May 1909. 6. Imperial Committee of Defence: "Australia; general scheme of defence, May 1906". 7. Correspondence relating to report, 29 May 1906-17 July 1906. 8. Department of Defence. Uncorrected proofs of "General Scheme of Defence", August 1913. 9. Great Britain. War Office. "Handbook dealing with the military aspect of Imperial defence, June 1921"

5 cm. (2 folders).

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Fisher, Andrew, 1862-1928

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Born in Scotland. Arrived in Australia in 1885, was active in the Amalgamated Miners Union, represented Gympie in State Parliament 1893-1896 and 1899-1901. Held federal seat of Wide Bay 1901-1915 and was 3 times Australia's Prime Minister, 1908-1909, 1910-1913, and 1914-1915. From the description of Papers of Andrew Fisher [manuscript]. 1912. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 225809932 Prime Minister of Australia in 1908-1909, 1910-1913 and 1914-1915. Fisher resigne...

Australia. Australian Army

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Australia. Dept. of Defence.

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Collins, Robert.

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Kitchener, Horatio Herbert Kitchener, Earl, 1850-1916

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British Army officer. From the description of Papers, 1885. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 19865925 British Army officer and secretary of state for war. From the description of Letter of Horatio Herbert Kichener, Earl Kitchener, undated. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71009955 ...

Garland, Charles.

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Forrest, John Forrest, Baron, 1847-1918

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Explorer and statesman; expedition in search of traces of Leichhardt (1869), expedition from Perth to Adelaide (1870), expedition from Champion Bay to overland telegraph (1874); Commissioner of Crown Lands and Surveyor General (1883-1890); first Premier of W.A. (1890-1901); member of Federal Parliament (1901-1918); Acting Prime Minister (1907); first native born Australian to receive a peerage. From the description of Papers [manuscript]. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 22...

Hutton, Edward T. H. Sir, 1848-1923.

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