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Newspaper clipping from Financial Review of 20/2/70 on the increase in profits for David Syme
Photostat of newspaper clipping on the retirement of Miss Kathleen Syme as a director of David Syme, 1971.
Photostat of newspaper clipping 16/1/71 on shareholders adopting new articles of association.
Copy of the Arthur Smith Memorial Lecture given by Mr Graham Perkin 27.9.74.
Photostat copies of newspaper clippings from The Age about the Arthur Smith Memorial Lecture. September 1974.
Letter from Col Neill and copy of reply from Mr McLachlan October 27, 1975 on the appointment of Mr Carlyon as new editor of The Age, following the death of Mr Perkin. Attached to the letters are brief details of the following people:-Mr L. A. Carlyon; Mr. G.J. Taylor; Mr. C.L. Burns; Mr. J.B. Hills; Mr. A.R. Barnes; Mr. P.C. Taylor; Mr. G.J. Barker; Mr. P.A. McLaughlin; Mr. A.I. Stewart and Mr. S.J. Lovass. Photostat of article from October 1975 issue of Quadrant by Dennis Minogue titled The Age of Perkin.
Copy of memo from Mr Falkingham to Sir Warwick Fairfax enclosing a photostat of an article from the Age of June 23, 1973 in which Mr Macdonald stated it was essential for Australia to have a Press Council.
Copy of memo from Mr Falkingham to Sir Warwick Fairfax enclosing photostat copies of articles by Mr Antony Whitlock about Mr Macdonald - his call for a press council and "how to make a paper succeed", an address given to the Melbourne Press Club. 1973.
Copy of memo from Mr Falkingham to Sir Warwick Fairfax July 30, 1973 enclosing photostat copy of an article from Nation Review about editorial titles at David Syme.
Copy of memo from Mr Falkingham to Sir Warwick Fairfax October 15, 1973 enclosing a copy of an item from Newspaper Newsletter concerning the Melbourne Sunday Press.
Copy of memo from Mr Falkingham to Sir Warwick Fairfax November 16, 1973 enclosing copy of an article from the October issue of the New Journalist about Graham Perkin.
Photostat copies of various articles about Mr Perkin and The Age. They are:-Nation Review 25/5/73 His Age becomes hymn a letter from Age Ferrett.; Nation Review 14/5/1973 "Perkin at the Pinnacle"; Catholic Weekly 18/5/73 "Our Shackled Press" by Graham Perkin; Nation Review 10/5/1974 "Phantom Press Baron Sighted".
Photostat copies of articles published in The Age on the death of Graham Perkin.
Photostat copies of a series of newspaper articles from 1971 to 1977 on Mr Neil Walford a director of David Syme.
Copy of letter from Mr Neil Walford to Mr McLachlan 20.9.1974 enclosing a copy of the Presidential Address of the world-wide Swiss Holderbank Cement Group in June 1974. Mr Walford found the comments about worker participation in management and ownership most interesting.
Copy of memo from Mr Falkingham to Sir Warwick Fairfax 5/12/1974 enclosing photostat copy of an extract from the book "The Political Dice Men" by Peter Blazey and Andrew Campbell. The section refers to The Age policy during elections.
Copies of memos from Mr. F Falkingham to Sir Warwick Fairfax, extracts from Syme Minutes, copy of letter from Mr Ranald Macdonald to Mr E. Thomas, General Manager of ATN and an extract from Mr. Thomas' report December 1974-April 1975 relating to Armstrong Audio/Video services.
Handwritten memo from Mr Falkingham to Mr McLachlan 5/12/1975 regarding the David Syme profit trends.
Small clip of correspondence and copies of newspaper clippings April 1975-February 1976 regarding the Age columnist Colin Bednall.
Letter from Mr P. Taylor, Age company secretary, naming the two books that won The Age book of the Year Award in 1976 — "A Late Picking" by A.D. Hope and "Capitalism, Socialism and The Environment" by Hugh Stretton.
Copy of memo from Mr Falkingham to Directors February 1977 enclosing copy of a memo sent by Mr MacDonald to his editor outlining editorial philosophy and specific improvements to the Age as presented to the editor in 1966 and updating the memo.
Copy of management structure, November 1977, and giving a very brief note of Mr Greg Taylor; Mr Bill Bland; Mr Jim Denison; Mr Leon Hill; Mr Stephen Lovass; Mr John Paton; Mr Sylvain Stolz; Mr Peter Alston; Mr John Kotow; Mr Michael Macgeorge and Mr Philip Taylor.
Small file relating to the AGM of David Syme in 1977. Copy of Form of Proxy. Copy of Acting Chairman's address. Newspaper clippings from the Age reporting the AGM. Copy of memo from the Chairman of Directors, October 1977, setting out Fairfax's thoughts on the Chairmanship of David Syme. Copies of Extracts from Articles - Nos 50,52 & 88. And a list of six projects contracted by David Syme, either before Fairfax representation on the board or agreed to following pressure at board meetings. These were the start of the evening paper; purchase of Allgraphics; H & J Typesetters; Optro; Armstrong Audio Visual and a holiday cottage for use of executives.
Photostat copy of an article in the Canberra Times of 4/11/1977 referring to Mr Macdonald's address to the National Press Club in Canberra on 3/11/77, together with a copy of the address.
Copy of memo from Mr. R.P. Falkingham to Mr J. O. Fairfax 9/12/1977 listing his reasons for recommending that Fairfax do not agree to David Syme investment in Computicket.
Copy of the Annual Report for Standard Newspapers for 1977. Some notes on Standard Newspapers Limited. A report from the business manager of David Syme to Mr Macdonald on Standard Newspapers, listing his reasons for recommending purchase of Standard; copy of Takeover Scheme prepared by Gillods, solicitors of Melbourne, copy of Takeover Offer, agenda for board meeting on 21/12/1977 to discuss Standard Newspapers. Copies of newspaper clippings from the Sydney Morning Herald & Financial Review on the Takeover battle. (The Herald & Weekly Times won the battle for the Standard)
Copy of memo from Mr Falkingham to the Directors enclosing a memo from Mr Macdonald, 9/1/1978, in which Mr Macdonald states Mr Murdoch had made an approach to him to buy Mr Murdoch's Melbourne suburban newspapers. Mr Falkingham also mentions the consequences of the bid by Syme for Standard newspapers.
Memo from Mr Falkingham to Directors 16/2/1978 regarding a submission by Mr Macdonald regarding the purchase of the Aust. book interests of Field Enterprises of USA, and setting out his reasons for advising against such a purchase.
Small clip of correspondence January-May 1978 about the purchase by Syme of Cumberland Newspapers. Also included are some memos on Standard newspapers.
Small clip of correspondence June-July 1978 on the purchase of 50 percent of the L & S Educational Group by David Syme.
Letter from Mr Macdonald to Mr McLachlan, August 1979, enclosing copy of his speech to The Industrial Relations Society the previous month. In the letter Mr Macdonald mentioned that he hoped the contract for the re-recording of Muzak tapes for Victoria would go to AAV.
Copy of letter from Mr J. O. Fairfax to Mr Macdonald, October 1979, referring to objectionable words in the Accent column of The Age on 26/9/79. Copy of Accent article and other memos attached.
Copy of letter from Mr Falkingham to Mr Macdonald October 19 79 referring to lack of uniformity within the group regarding the re-imbursement of out-of-pocket expenses and detailing decisions reached about same.
Copy of letter from Mr Macdonald to J.O. Fairfax, October 1979, thanking for the speech he made at the 125th anniversary lunch. Also attached is a report from the Sydney Morning Herald of the Age's 125th anniversary.
Text of speech by Mr Macdonald at the Walkley Awards on 15/11/1979 and photostat copies of an article on Mr Macdonald from the b&t magazine of 15/11/1979.
Copy of letter from Mr D. Bowman, editor-in-chief SMH, 14/12/1979 to Mr M Davie, editor Age, in which he states that no feature from any of the two companies' joint correspondents would appear in the Sydney Morning Herald before the Age.
Copy of memo from Mr Falkingham to the directors of John Fairfax, 10/3/1980, in which he states that Mrs Gutteridge a sister of the late Mr David Syme, has given notice that she wished to sell all the 46,000 shares she held in David Syme & Co.
Copy of letter from Syme Partners' Representatives, 12/8/1980 in which they ask that John Fairfax and its associated companies and superannuation funds refrain from purchasing further shares outside the partnership in David Syme & Company, and a copy of reply from the Fairfax partners' Representatives.
Photostat copies of a newspaper clipping from The Age of 3/11/1979 "Spy force in the workforce" in which reference is made to Mr Graham Perkin's secretary as briefing an ASIS employee and a copy of the editorial in the Age of 5/11/1979 on this subject.
David Syme & Co. Limited -General to 1973
Handwritten note from Mr Falkingham to Mr McLachlan on Syme figures and Newsday (undated)
Report from Mr Falkingham to Mr McLachlan (27/5/1970) on the outcome of his attendance at a Syme board meeting the previous day. Matters dealt with were:-Newsday; diversification and All Graphics
Copy of the resignation of Miss K. Syme from the David Syme Board 8/2/1971. 
Memo from Ian Stewart, editorial manager, David Syme, to Mr Macdonald 16/1/1970 in which comparisons are made of the editorial space in The Age and Sydney Morning Herald
List of names and addresses of Directors, Secretary and Deputy Secretary of the David Syme Board -Jan 1970.
Christmas card from Lt-Col and Mrs Neil
Alteration to Articles of Association 1970

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