Photographs from the papers of Sir William McKell, ca. 1895-20 April 1970
Photographs from the papers of Sir William McKell, ca. 1895-20 April 1970
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Date
ca. 1895-20 April 1970
Call Numbers
PXD 1136
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Physical Description
Contents
1 album (187 photographic prints) - 27.5 x 41.5 cm.
150 photographic prints - 19 x 24.5 cm. or smaller
6 ephemera items - 9 x 14 cm. - postcards
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Copying Conditions
Copyright restrictions may apply : Photographs in this collection created before 1955 are all out of copyright. Photographs created after 1955 are in copyright
Please acknowledge: : Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales and courtesy of the copyright holder
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Scope and Contents
Contents
Album 1
187 photographs of Sir William McKell's time as Governor General between, 20 January 1949 and 20 April 1953 including:
Photographs of Sir William's tour of New Guinea in 1949; meetings with various foreign ambassadors and ministers; photographs of meetings with Ben Chifley and Sir Robert Menzies; Opening of Federal Parliament in 1950...
Alternative Titles
Full title
Photographs from the papers of Sir William McKell, ca. 1895-20 April 1970
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Creator
Notes
General note
Pic.Acc. Upgrade Project - Information transferred from Pic.Acc.3081 as part of the eRecords Project 2011-2012
Signature / Inscriptions
All photographs in the album have written descriptions and some of the other photographs are described and dated on their reverse side
Contextual Information
Source
Presented by Sir William McKell, 31 May 1970
Pic.Acc.3081
Administrative / Biographical history
Sir William McKell (1891-1985), boilermaker, parliamentarian, Premier and Governor General, was born at Pambula NSW, son of Robert and Martha McKell. The family moved to Sydney in 1898 and McKell was educated at Bourke Street Public School, Surry Hills. McKell left school at the age of thirteen and was apprenticed as a boilermaker. McKell formed an...
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
PXD 1136
Record Identifier
9qoQgmK1
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/9qoQgmK1
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Reference code
915261
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