Papers of Athol Townley [manuscript]. 1935-1992.

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Papers of Athol Townley [manuscript]. 1935-1992.

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Family and personal correspondence, newscuttings, invitations, scrapbooks, photographs, photograph albums, memorabilia. The papers relate to Townley's service in the Royal Australian Navy in World War II and his career in federal politics. There are also papers of Hazel Townley, including many wartime letters from her husband. Correspondents include Sir Robert Menzies, C.M. Villiers and Lord Carrington.

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Townley, Athol, 1907-1963.

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Politician. Liberal Member of House of Representatives, 1949-1963. Portfolios included Minister for Immigration (1956-1958) and Minister for Defence (1958-1963). From the description of Papers of Athol Townley [manuscript]. 1935-1992. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 225844627 ...

Townley, Hazel

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Villiers, C. M.

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Menzies, Robert, 1894-1978

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Prime Minister of Australia, 1939-1941 and 1949-1966. Leader of the Federal Opposition, 1943-1949. Member of the House of Representatives for Kooyong, Victoria, 1934-1966. Founder of the Liberal Party of Australia. From the description of Papers of Sir Robert Menzies, 1905-1978. 1905-1978. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 219969931 Federal politician and former Liberal Prime Minister. See "Who's who in Australia" 1977, p. 770. From the description of Le...

Carrington, Peter Alexander Rupert Carington, Baron, 1919-

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