Guide to the Papers of Sir Francis Newdegate (as filmed by the AJCP), 16 June 1916-22 March 1926

Summary

Collection number:

M1539-M1542

Creator:

Newdgate, Francis, Sir

Extent:

1060 items

Language:

English

Preferred citation:

Acknowledgement of use of this material should refer to the location of the original material and to the Australian Joint Copying Project.

Citation items from this collection should include references to the location of the original material and to the AJCP nla.obj number, which serves as the online identifier for the digital copy.

Example: M Series: Journal of Capt. James Cook, 18 February 1770, British Library Add. MS 27885 (AJCP ref: http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-1234)

Availability:

Available

Access conditions:

Available for reference.

Background

Content Summary:

Extensive collection of personal correspondence documenting his life and official activities in both Tasmania and Western Australia, and subjects including: honours; industrial development in Tasmania; Australian political leaders; the 1917 conscription referendum; Federal-State relations; possible abolition of State Governors; and the visit of the Prince of Wales to Australia in 1920. Correspondents include Sir Ronald Munro-Ferguson, Lord Forster, Lord Stamfordham, L.S. Amery, Sir William Irvine, Sir Arthur Stanley, Lord Stradbroke, Sir Walter Davidson, Sir Henry Galway, Sir Elliott Lewis and Sir James Mitchell.

There are also photographs and a diary of official engagements 1917-1922.

Biographical / Historical:

Sir Francis Alexander Newdigate Newdegate (1862-1936). The son of Lt. Col. F.W. Newdegate of Arbury, Warwickshire he assumed the surname Newdegate in 1903 in accordance with the will of C.N. Newdegate. Educated at Eton and the Royal Military College, Sandhurst, he became a lieutenant in the Coldstream Guards. He travelled to India and the colonies in 1885-1887. He married Elizabeth Bagot, daughter of the 3rd Baron Bagot. Newdegate was the Conservative M.P. for Nuneaton in 1892-1906 and for Tamworth in 1909-1917. He was an alderman of the County of Warwick, High Steward of Sutton Coldfield and a governor of Rugby School. He was knighted in 1917. Sir Francis Newdegate was sworn in as Governor of Tasmania on 6 July 1917, suceeding Sir William Ellison Macartney. In April 1920 he again succeeded Sir William Ellison Macartney as Governor of Western Australia, shortly before the visit to the State of the Prince of Wales. He visited England for several months in 1922 but returned to Western Australia and remained Governor until June 1924. He received the G.C.M.G. in 1925.

Related

Existence and Location of Copies:

The original AJCP microfilm of the records filmed from this collection is available at the National Library of Australia [https://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn730867] as well as other institutions holding AJCP microfilm.

Existence and Location of Originals:

Warwickshire County Record Office. Priory Park, Cape Road, Warwick CV34 4JS, England.For further information, see Warwickshire's Past Unlocked catalogue (http://archivesunlocked.warwickshire.gov.uk/CalmView/default.aspx)

Conditions Governing Access:

Available for Access.

Conditions Governing Use:

Many of the records digitised as part of the AJCP are still in copyright. Readers wishing to publish or reproduce documents should seek permission, in the first instance, from the owner of the original material.

Preferred citation:

Acknowledgement of use of this material should refer to the location of the original material and to the Australian Joint Copying Project.

Citation items from this collection should include references to the location of the original material and to the AJCP nla.obj number, which serves as the online identifier for the digital copy.

Example: M Series: Journal of Capt. James Cook, 18 February 1770, British Library Add. MS 27885 (AJCP ref: http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-1234)

Location of this collection:

National Library of Australia

Parkes Place

Canberra ACT 2600, Australia

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