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Letter [manuscript] : to Jim Robson 1951
Bib ID 1760583
Format ManuscriptManuscript
Author
Chifley, J. B. (Joseph Benedict), 1885-1951
 
Access Conditions Available for reference. Not for loan. 
Description 1951 
1 leaf. 
Summary

Letter written by Chifley to Jim Robson on the day of Chifley's death.

Biography/History

Ben Chifley began work in the N.S.W. Railways. He was active in the union movement and the A.L.P., and won the seat of Macquarie in the 1928 Federal elections. During the last years of the Scullin government Chifley was Minister for Defence. In 1941 he became Treasurer in the Curtin government, and was Prime Minister from 1945 to 1949.

Notes

Manuscript reference no. : NLA MS 3716.

Subjects Chifley, J. B. (Joseph Benedict), 1885-1951 -- Correspondence.  |  Robson, Jim -- Correspondence.  |  Prime ministers -- Australia -- Correspondence.
Time Coverage 1951 
Other authors/contributors Robson, Jim

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