Papers of William McMahon, 1949-1987 [manuscript]
- Bib ID:
- 532896
- Format:
- Manuscript
- Author:
- McMahon, William, 1908-1988
- Access Conditions:
- Part available for research; part not available for research. Not for loan.
- Description:
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- [1949-1987]
- approximately 100.0 m. (612 boxes) + 1 fol. box.
- Summary:
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MS 3926 comprises correspondence, telegrams, minutes, reports, Cabinet papers, speeches, press statements, transcripts of television and radio interviews, photographs, conference proceedings and records relating to William McMahon's time in parliament, including his later years as a backbencher. Includes extensive material on the Liberal Party, federal elections and the electorate of Lowe. Most of the official papers date from 1958-1972. Personal correspondence consists largely of congratulatory notes received following electoral successes, his engagement and marriage and the birth of his children. The collection also includes a large series of newspaper cuttings, press statements and printed items (612 boxes, 1 fol. box).
- Biography/History:
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Solicitor and prime minister. William (Billy) McMahon was Liberal Member of the House of Representatives for Lowe, Sydney, from 1949 until 1982. His portfolios included Minister for the Navy and Minister for Air, 1951-1954, Minister for Labour and National Service, 1958-1966, and, Minister for External (Foreign) Affairs, 1969-1971. In 1966, McMahon succeeded Harold Holt as treasurer and Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party. In March 1971 McMahon was elected Prime Minister, however he lost the December 1972 election to Labor's Gough Whitlam. After the 1974 election, also won by Whitlam, McMahon was dropped from the Shadow Cabinet. On 11 November 1975 Governor-General Sir John Kerr revoked Whitlam's commission and installed Malcolm Fraser as caretaker prime minister. McMahon stayed in parliament as a backbencher in Fraser's government from 1975 to 1982 when he retired from politics. He was appointed KCMG in 1977. McMahon died in Sydney in 1988.
- Notes:
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- Manuscript reference no.: MS 3926.
- Digital master available National Library of Australia;
- Cited In:
- Guide to collections of manuscripts relating to Australia, E374.
- Index/Finding Aid Note:
- Finding aid (85 p.) available in the Special Collections Reading Room.
- Subject:
- Time Coverage:
- 1949-1987
- Occupation:
- Other authors/contributors:
- Liberal Party of Australia
- Terms of Use:
- Copying of William McMahon's copyright material permitted for research purposes.
- Copyright:
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Copyright Undetermined
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- Reason for copyright status:
- A Manuscript Collection may have a range of formats and dates.
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- Material type:
- Literary Dramatic Musical
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