Guide to the Correspondence of Sir Alfred Charles Harmsworth Northcliffe, 1st Viscount (as filmed by the AJCP), 1915-1922
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Summary
- Collection number:
- M1641
- Creator:
- Harmsworth, Alfred Charles William, Sir, 1st Viscount Northcliffe and Murdoch, Keith Arthur, Sir
- Extent:
- 1 items
- Language:
- English
- Preferred citation:
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Acknowledgement of use of this material should refer to the location of the original material and to the Australian Joint Copying Project.
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:
- Correspondence 1915-22 with Keith Murdoch. It refers to Murdoch's letter to the Australian Prime Minister on conditions at Gallipoli 1915; articles by Northcliffe for Australian and New Zealand newspapers; visits of Australian and New Zealand politicians and generals to England; Murdoch's bid to gain control of Sydney Evening News, management of Melbourne Herald; H.S. Gullett and W.M. Hughes.
- Biographical / Historical:
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Sir Alfred Charles William Harmsworth (1865-1922), 1st Baron Northcliffe (created 1905), 1st Viscount Northcliffe (created 1917). Journalist and newspaper publisher. Proprietor of Evening News 1894, Daily Mail 1896, Observer 1905 and Times 1908; Chairman of British War Mission to United States 1917.
Sir Keith Arthur Murdoch (1885-1952). Journalist and newspaper publisher. Reporter on Melbourne Age. War correspondent and London manager of the United Cable Service, 1915-1920. Editor and subsequently Managing Editor and Managing Director of Melbourne Herald, 1921-1949. Chairman of directors of Herald and Weekly Times Ltd. 1942-1952. Director-General of Information, 1940.
Access and use
- Conditions Governing Access:
- Available for Access.
- Conditions Governing Use:
- Readers wishing to publish or reproduce documents should seek permission, in the first instance, from the British Library. For more information visit: How I use the images I order?-The British Library [https://www.bl.uk/help/how-can-i-use-the-images-i-order].
- Preferred citation:
-
Acknowledgement of use of this material should refer to the location of the original material and to the Australian Joint Copying Project.
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:
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Parkes PlaceCanberra ACT 2600, Australia
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