Papers of Rupert Lockwood, 1851-2012 (bulk 1940-1993) [manuscript]
- Bib ID:
- 2075372
- Format:
- Manuscript
- Author:
- Lockwood, Rupert, 1908-1997
- Online Version:
- National Library of Australia digitised item. MS 10121 copy
- Related Online Resources:
- Finding aid at National Library of Australia
- Access Conditions:
- Available for research. Not for loan.
- Description:
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- [1851-2012]
- 16.2 m. (90 boxes) + 15 archives boxes.
- Summary:
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According to Rupert Lockwood's biographer, Rowan Cahill, some of Lockwood's papers were destroyed in a fire in 1957. Certainly there is little in the collection that documents Lockwood's career as a journalist before that date. The papers in the Lockwood collection consist of correspondence, writings, notes, research material, photographs, sound recordings and printed material relating to Lockwood's life as a journalist, writer, Communist Party member, historical, industrial and political researcher, and editor. A major portion of the collection comprises drafts of his pamphlets, articles and books, particularly of Black armada, War on the waterfront and Ship to shore. Notes and research material, including titled subject files, are also abundant. Records documenting Lockwood's role in the Petrov Affair include copies of official records, including 'Document J', correspondence, articles, news cuttings and printed material. Many of the photographs were collected by Lockwood when editor of Maritime worker and reflect the subject matter of that journal. There is also correspondence and submissions from readers sent to him as editor. Family who are represented in the correspondence include Lockwood's siblings, Douglas, Allan and Lionel Lockwood, ex-wife Betty Searle and his children, in particular Penny Lockwood. Other correspondents include Vic Bird, Tim Bowden, Tas Bull, Rowan Cahill, Veronica English, Irina Golovnya, Ken Gott, Jo Hawke, David McKnight, Ron Maxwell, Bernice Morris, Helen Palmer, Katherine Prentice, Paul Stenhouse, Russel Ward, Judah Waten and Douglas Wilkie (97 boxes).
- Biography/History:
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Australian journalist. Rupert Ernest Lockwood was born in Natimuk, Victoria. His father produced a rural newspaper and Lockwood's first experiences as a journalist were at age fourteen, reporting local news. His official career started in 1930 at the Melbourne Herald but in 1935 he travelled overseas to work as a journalist in Singapore, throughout South East Asia, Japan and China, then via Russia to London. From there he travelled to Europe, experiencing firsthand the rise of fascism in Germany, Italy and Spain. In 1938 he returned to Australia and in 1939 joined the Communist Party of Australia. Thereafter, Lockwood worked mainly in labour journalism, including over thirty years as associate editor of the Waterside Workers Federation journal, Maritime worker, and three years as the Communist Tribune Moscow correspondent 1965-1968. In 1954 Lockwood became embroiled in the Petrov Affair and was extensively cross-examined during the Royal Commission into Espionage in Australia 1954-1955. Lockwood wrote a number of books, including Black armada (1975), Humour is their weapon (1985), War on the waterfront (1987) and Ship to shore.
- Notes:
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- Manuscript reference no.: MS 10121.
- Associated materials: What is in "Document J", 1954 MS 1337.
- Associated materials: Transcripts of interviews with Rupert Lockwood, 1973-1975 MS 9114.
- MS 10121 copy Also available online https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-451558512
- Related Material:
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- Rupert Lockwood interviewed by Hazel de Berg in the Hazel de Berg collection; Located at; National Library of Australia Oral History collection ORAL TRC 1/1245.
- Rupert Lockwood address at the National Press Club on 11 November 1987; Located at; National Library of Australia Oral History collection ORAL TRC 4045.
- Index/Finding Aid Note:
- Descriptive list available in the Special Collections Reading Room.
- Subject:
- Time Coverage:
- 1851-2012
- Occupation:
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- Copying of Rupert Lockwood's copyright material is permitted for research purposes.
- Copyright:
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- Material type:
- Literary Dramatic Musical
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