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This collection comprises a selection of Gordon Barton's personal and business papers, supplemented by Sam Everingham's correspondence and research material for his biography. Their names have been abbreviated to GB and SE in the following listing. 

BOX 1
‘1 Barton Childhood’, 1939-1947, including GB school report Term III, 1943, letter from Gordon and Kitty Barton; research material

‘2 Letters University / School 1946-52 From GB’, 1946-1950, including letters sent by GB to father 

‘3a Barton University Period’, 1949-2006, including letter received by GB from Professor H.W. Arndt; curriculum vitae; newscuttings; issue of The New Liberal, 1950; research material

‘3b Job Applications 1952/53’, 1952-1953, including letters received by GB from, among others, Barristers’ Admission Board, the Australian National University, Canberra University College, the University of Sydney, and the Commonwealth Public Service Board ; GB references and curriculum vitae

‘4 Letters to GB from Father mostly 1953-1957 / Mother’, 1953-1957, being letters received by GB from parents

‘5 Letters from GB to Father/Mother → 1953-’, 1953-1957, including letters sent by GB to parents 

‘6 Barton - IPEC/Trucking 1953-79’, 1950-2006, including GB correspondence with parents; documents relating to Ivory & Barton (Transport) Pty Ltd and Ivory & Barton (Investment) Pty Ltd; research material and emails received by SE from Jim Staples

BOX 2
 ‘7 Letters from Vonnie 1955-58’, 1955-195[8], being letters received by GB from Yvonne Barton (nee Hand)

‘8 1955-1960 Barton’s Friends’, 1953-1972 including letters received by GB from, among others, Marion Manton and Ken Minogue

‘9 IPEC Air’, 1964-1979, including newscuttings; GB commemoration of 1st anniversary of IPEC; GB notes relating to air freight service; issues of Tiger Rag – IPEC staff magazine,1966; GB correspondence with Prime Minister Robert Menzies; GB notes of interview with Minister for Civil Aviation, R.W.C. Swartz, 3 Mar. 1966; letters received by GB from IPEC

’10 Barton – Vietnam’, 1966-1969, including letters received by GB relating to the Liberal Reform Group; telegram and letter received by GB from Prime Minister, Harold Holt; newscuttings; material relating to Liberal Reform Group and the Vietnam War

‘11 Liberal Reform Victoria’, 1966-1967, including letters received by GB from Liberal Reform Group, Victorian Branch

‘12 Gordon Barton – Politics’, 1966-2005, including GB speech relating to Liberal Reform, 22 Nov. 1966; issue Liberal Reform newsletter, May 1967; letters received by GB from, among others, Ken Thomas; newscuttings; material relating to Liberal Reform, the Australian Reform Movement and the Australia Party; letter received by GB from Senator R.J.D. Turnbull, 17 Sept. 1969; research material

‘13 Barton – Newspapers’, 1967- 199?, including letters received by GB from Mark Tier; newscuttings relating to the Sunday Observer; first issue of The Living Daylights, 16 Oct. 1973; extract from Michael Cannon’s unpublished autobiography, 199?; research material

‘14 Francis James’, 1966-1999, including newscuttings relating to Francis James’ Chinese imprisonment; letter received by GB from Wilfred Burchett, 25 Oct. 1970; letters received by Mary Ellen Ayrton from Francis James; letters sent by GB to Frances Knight

‘15 B. I. Group’, 1967-1972, including GB notes relating to “The B.I.G. Men”; letters received by GB from C.R. Chapman and from C.W. Russell; research material

BOX 3
‘16. Bartons Women’, 195-? – 2007, including funeral oration by GB for Yvonne Barton, 1969?; handwritten memoir of Gordon Barton by Rosemary O’Grady 2007; copy of letter from Rosemary O’Grady to SE, 2007; letters to GB from Liz Weeding and ‘Alison’; letters of professional reference relating to Liz Weeding, 1978

‘17. Abortion Clinics’, 1969 -200-?, including minutes of meetings and reports of the Preterm Foundation 1976;  newscuttings, memoir of GB by Brian Edwards (200-?), research material

‘18. Federal Hotels’, 1968-1983, including Annual reports 1968, 1969, 1970; financial statements 1983; ‘Feasibility Study, Alice Springs Hotel/Casino Complex’ 1979, company correspondence, newscuttings, research material

 ‘19. Political Policy & Periodicals’, 1970 – 1974?, including papers relating to the Australia Party: Ballot paper (1970); Taxation reform policy (197-); issue of ‘Reform’ periodical , 10th Aug. 1970; Annual convention program 1974; Press officer’s annual report 1974; N.S.W. Convenor’s report 1974, copies of newscuttings, research material

’20. Angus & Robertson’, 1970-1981, including letters received by GB from Paul Hamlyn, 1972, and Richard Walsh, 1981; newscuttings, research material

’21. Kitty + George Barton – Other Material’, 1946-1975, including passport of Mary Ellen Ayrton, 1973; postcards sent by GB to his mother, 196?-1972; letters of professional reference relating to George Page Barton, 1946; War gratuity entitlement of Andrew Basil Barton (brother), 1947; death certificates of George Page Barton, 1968; Yvonne Claire Barton, 1969; Antoinette Marie Hubertha Barton (mother), 1975

’22. Antimony Nickel’, 1971-72, including copies of Australian Mutual Growth Fund/Tjuringa Securities correspondence (1971), copies of press clippings, research

’23. Bligh St’, 1973-80, including research material and press clippings relating to 25 Bligh St, Sydney, (IPEC office space)

’24. Speeches/Papers by GB’, 1967 – 2000 including typescript copies of speeches given by GB: University of Adelaide regarding Vietnam War, 1967; Royal Institute of Public Administration Annual Conference, Adelaide relating to  role of government 1978; papers by GB titled: ‘Money problems in Australia’, 19--?, ‘The Saga of the UN’s Alphabetical Soup : Submission to the Join Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade UN Sub-committee…’, 2000, ‘The results of individual and corporate decisions’ in ‘Architecture in Australia’ (periodical), Aug. 1971, copy of facsimile to GB from Parliament House, Canberra, relating to United Nations Sub-committee, 1999?

’25. Peter Janson’, 1975-199-, including press clippings; letter received by GB from Peter Janson and Jackie Baroda, 1975

’26. Tjuringa’, 1964-1979, including ‘Tjurina – Ipec Group Policy’, 1974-1975, letters received by GB, 1974-1976, from his accountant amongst others; copies of GB correspondence with Treasurer Frank Crean, 1974; copies of letters from GB to Prime Minister Gough Whitlam, 1974; copies of company and stock exchange papers, 1973-1983, newscuttings, research material.

’27. Barton interviews’, 1973-2005, including newscuttings, research material.

’28. Tiger Line’, 1977-1979, including GB correspondence with Prime Minister Malcolm Fraser, Victorian, New South Wales and Tasmanian Premiers, state and federal ministers; publicity schedule for GB by Mary Ellen Ayrton, 1978; GB press release, 1978; GB research material; newscuttings

BOX 4
’29. Barton – Creative crazies’, typescript memoir of John Cummings aka ‘Cynthia’, research material

’30. Ipec Europe 1979-1983’, 1978-2006, including IPEC company correspondence; GB correspondence with Ian Sayer and John Konstas, among others; ‘House Rules’ for ‘House Of Barton’ in Ophmert, Netherlands (198-?); typescript memoir of Jon Sedgwick, 2006, and Derek Watt, 200-?; newscuttings

’31. IPEC Annual Reports’, including newscuttings; company correspondence; minutes of meetings, 1980;  IPEC annual reports, 1983, 1984; TAL Holdings Limited Annual Report 1988

’32. Henry Morgan Agreement + Norman Lawrence’, 1983-1994, including copies of legal agreements and financial reports relating to sale of Skypak to TNT, letters sent to Mary Ellen Ayrton from GB, 1991; GB correspondence with Norman Lawrence, 1993-1994

’33. Barton TNT reports – To Abeles from Abeles, IECC’, 1984-1990, including GB correspondence with Peter Abeles, 1984-1991, and Fred Millar, 1985-1991, among others; report on TNT/Skypak by GB, 1985, newscuttings

’34. Red Telephone Company’ ca. 1988, including letter sent by GB, research material

’35. Worldpaper’ – ca. 1991, including GB correspondence with Crocker Snow, research material

’36. Europe 1979 – Personal/Family’, 1991-2000, letters sent by GB to Cindie Barton aka Rabbit (daughter)

’37. 1990’s Transport Dreams – TNT Potential Purchase’, 1991-1994, GB correspondence with John Konstas, 1994, among others; other correspondence relating to TNT

’38 Italy 1992, General Corres w. Friends’ 1992-2000, including GB correspondence with Francis James, 1992, Jonathan Aitken, 1994, among others; letter sent by GB to The Economist, 1994; letters received by GB from Mary Ellen Ayrton 1992-1996, John Hirshman, 1994, James Wolfensohn, 1999 among others; newscuttings, GB memoir relating to Peter Janson

‘39 Corres GB – Mary Ellen’, 1994-2000, see BOX 5.

’40 Price Fixing’, ca. 1994, including newscuttings, research material 

‘41 IMX Correspondence’, 1994-2000, being letters sent by GB to Mr Mireskandari, 4th Mar. 1994, among others

‘42 Gordon Barton – Autobiographical’, 199-?,  being typescript memoirs by GB

‘43 Anne Coombs Correspondence 1994’, 1994-1995, being GB correspondence with Anne Coombs; letter sent by GB to Janet Coombes, 15th Mar. 1994

BOX 5 (RESTRICTED)
‘39 Corres GB – Mary Ellen’, 1994-2000, including GB correspondence with Mary Ellen Ayrton, letters received by GB from Marion Manton, listing of furniture and values in $Aud, newscuttings relating to Mary Ellen Ayrton

Sam Everingham papers, compiled 2006-2008, relating to, and with the papers of, Gordon Barton, 1939-2007

File 10: Photographs, clippings and ephemera, chiefly relating to the activities of the Junior Red Cross, and Red Cross community programmes and disaster relief, 1914-2007.

The albums contain photographs and sketches pasted on their leaves, with captions in Strutt's handwriting pasted below many of the items. Inside the front cover of DL PXX 3 are three oval windows with tooled leather borders, in which are inset miniatures painted from the photographs and portrait sketch at ff.2a-c. A monogram of the subject is embossed near each miniature.

The albums contain Strutt's sketches and watercolours of the expedition and related photographs collected or commissioned by him. These include the only surviving photographs of the expedition departing, showing Burke making his farewell speech in Royal Park (DL PXX 3 f.8b & f.9), and of the expedition en route (DL PXX 3 f.6b);  also photographic portraits of Burke, Wills, and King, and of Howitt, the leader of the rescue party. Strutt's sketches include portraits of Burke, Brahe, Howitt, and the expedition's camel drivers;  studies of clothing, equipment, and camels;  and details of Burke's burial based on the rescue party's description. Many of these studies were used in later works such as the watercolour `The start of the Burke and Wills exploring expedition from Royal Park, Melbourne, August 20, 1860' (1861;  ML 373), and the oils `Portrait of Robert O'Hara Burke' (1862) and `The burial of Burke' (1911). The albums also contain photographs of reenactments of Burke's burial. A three-page manuscript account by Strutt of his encounter with Burke, Wills and Becker in the exploring party in Melbourne and of his painting activities is at DL PXX 3 ff.23a-c.
Detailed contents lists are available.

Series 1 (DL PXX3):

[Miniature inside front cover: Robert O'Hara Burke]
[Miniature inside front cover: William John Wills]
[Miniature inside front cover: William Strutt, self-portrait]
f.1      A collection of drawings ... 1st Series [title page]
f.2a    Mr. Wills the Explorer who perished at Cooper's Creek - Australia
f.2b    William Strutt. Artist, drawn by his Father, Wm Thos. Strutt. Writtle, Essex, 1846
f.2c    Robert Ohara Burke the Australian Explorer
f.3a    King the sole survivor of the Burke & Wills Expedition [photograph] 
f.3b    King the sole survivor of the Burke & Wills Expedition [photographer's proof] 
f.3c    R.O.H. Burke from nature his only good likeness
f.3d    Howitt's nose fine - a little more bridge - Mr. Howitt's profile
f.3e    Robert O'Hara Burke Australia's 1st hero
f.3f     Mr. Welch had on a black hat just similar to the above with veil
f.3g    Mr. Howitt [a study]
f.3h    [Photograph]
f.4      Robert O'Hara Burke the Explorer - painted for the Melbourne Club by William Strutt - photographed from the picture
f.5a    Mr. Howitt, the leader of the party ... search, & relief. Sent to Cooper's Creek [photograph]
f.5b    Mr. Howitt, the leader of the party ... search, & relief. Sent to Cooper's Creek [photograph]
f.6a    Start of the Burke and Wills Exploring Expedition from Royal Park, Melbourne, August 20, 1860 [photograph of drawing]
f.6b    [The exploring party encamped] [photograph]
f.7a    [Study for Start of the Burke and Wills Exploring Expedition]
f.7a    [Study for Start of the Burke and Wills Exploring Expedition]
f.8a    "Now, Mr. Mayor, we are ready to start." Start of the Exploring Expedition from Royal Park, Melbourne [photograph of drawing]
f.8b    [Encampment of the Exploring Party] [photograph]
f.9      [Encampment of the Exploring Party] [photograph, enlargement of f.8b]
f.10a  Brahe of Burke's party
f.10b  East Indian camel driver, Burke & Wills Expedition, Melbourne
f.11a  [Study, probably of King, for Death of Burke]
f.11b  Burke saying Farewell to Dr Eades the Mayor & the Royal Society - from nature - Augt 20th 1860
f.11c  [Preliminary study for Start of the Burke & Wills Exploring Expedition from Royal Park, Melbourne]
f.12a  "The following morning I found him speechless or nearly so: & about eight o'clock he expired" 
f.12b  For Burke's burial [pencil notes around rough sketch]
f.12c  Burke's death: he died at 8 o'clock in the morning, sun fast rising
f.13a  Mr. Howitt, from nature
f.13b  [Notes for Burial of Burke]
f.13c  The figures were in the shade ... [study and notes for Burial of Burke]
f.13d  W. Brahe [study and notes]
f.13e  Mr. Howitt said this is like the scene [study and notes for Burial of Burke]
f.13f   A fire had been lighted near the grave [study for Burial of Burke]
f.13g  The only accurate likeness of Burke the Explorer
f.14a  Dr. Wheeler, Aitken, Mr. Welch (surveyor), Mr Howitt (leader), Mr Brahe. Burial of Burke [sketch and notes]
f.14b  Welch says they held the flag very tight. Welch approved of this sketch. [Sketch and notes for Burial of Burke]
f.15a  Burial of Burke
f.15b  [King with Cooper's Creek blacks who are covering Burke's remains]
f.16a  [Burial of Burke] [photograph of painting]
f.16b  [King with Cooper's Creek blacks who are covering Burke's remains] [photograph of painting]
f.17    It was a very large flag ... [sketch and notes for Burial of Burke]
f.18    [Burial of Burke] [photograph of painting]
f.19a  [Union Jack] [study and notes]
f.19b  [Study for Burial of Burke]
f.19c  Victory. Burke & Wills [study and notes for monument]
f.20    [Poses for Burial of Burke] [photograph]
f.21a  Indian Camel drivers at the Camp. Exporing Expedition - Royal Park Melbourne. The standing figure is King ... [stereoscopic photograph]
f.21b  [View of camel camp in Royal Park, Melbourne] [stereoscopic photograph]
f.21c  [View of camel camp in Royal Park, Melbourne] [stereoscopic photograph]
f.21d  [View of camel camp in Royal Park, Melbourne] [stereoscopic photograph]
f.22    [Poses for Burial of Burke] [photograph]
f.23a  [Account by William Strutt of his encounter with the exploring party, page 1]
f.23b  [Account by William Strutt of his encounter with the exploring party, page 2]
f.23c  [Account by William Strutt of his encounter with the exploring party, page 3]

Series 2 (DL PXX4):

f.1      A collection of drawings ... 2nd Series [title page]
f.2a    Brahe
f.2b    [Studies and notes regarding topographical details for Burial of Burke]
f.2c    [Studies and notes regarding topographical details for Burial of Burke]
f.2d    Roberrt O'Hara Burke, the Australian Explorer. An admirable likeness
f.3a    Australian Exploring Expedition just starting from Royal Park Melbourne
f.3b    Australian Exploring Expedition just starting from Royal Park Melbourne
f.3c    Coopers Creek general appearance, where Wills died - sketched by Welch [annotated]
f.3d    Australian Exploring Expedition just starting from Royal Park Melbourne
f.4a    Innamincka, on Cooper's Creek, Central Australia. [1887 clipping]
f.4b    Innamincka, on Cooper's Creek, Central Australia [1887 clipping]
f.4c    Nardos [sic] seed, from Cooper's Creek, brought by Brahe [photograph]
f.5      Grave of Burke the Explorer. Coopers Creek. Central Australia
f.6      All the above particulars, Mr. Welch, one of the burial party, supplied me with ... [studies and notes for Burial of Burke]
f.7a    Burke's grave, Cooper's Creek [newspaper engraving]
f.7b    Place where Burke was found [newspaper engraving]
f.7c    At Coopers Creek - Australia [notes and studies of plants]
f.7d    At Coopers Creek - Australia [notes and studies of plants]
f.7e    At Coopers Creek - Australia [notes and studies of plants]
f.8a    [Tree] [ink and watercolour pasted into coloured border]
f.8b    Coopers Creek, where Burke was buried
f.9a    East Indian driver and camel
f.9b    The start from Royal Park, Melbourne. Augt 20th 1860
f.10a   [Studies of saddles, harness, loaded horses and mounted riders]
f.10b   [Studies of saddles, harness, loaded horses and mounted riders]
f.10c   [Studies of saddles, harness, loaded horses and mounted riders]
f.10d   [Studies of saddles, harness, loaded horses and mounted riders]
f.10e   [Studies of saddles, harness, loaded horses and mounted riders]
f.10f   [Studies of saddles, harness, loaded horses and mounted riders]
f.10g   [Studies of saddles, harness, loaded horses and mounted riders]
f.10h   [Studies of saddles, harness, loaded horses and mounted riders]
f.10i   [Studies of saddles, harness, loaded horses and mounted riders]
f.10j   [Studies of saddles, harness, loaded horses and mounted riders]
f.10k   [Studies of saddles, harness, loaded horses and mounted riders]
f.10l   [Studies of saddles, harness, loaded horses and mounted riders]
f.10m   [Studies of saddles, harness, loaded horses and mounted riders]
f.10n   [Studies of saddles, harness, loaded horses and mounted riders]
f.11a   [Studies of saddles, harness, camels and riders]
f.11b   [Studies of saddles, harness, camels and riders]
f.11c   [Studies of saddles, harness, camels and riders]
f.11d   [Studies of saddles, harness, camels and riders]
f.11e   [Studies of saddles, harness, camels and riders]
f.11f   [Studies of saddles, harness, camels and riders]
f.11g   [Studies of saddles, harness, camels and riders]
f.11h   [Studies of saddles, harness, camels and riders]
f.11i   [Studies of saddles, harness, camels and riders]
f.11j   [Studies of saddles, harness, camels and riders]
f.11k   [Studies of saddles, harness, camels and riders]
f.11l   [Studies of saddles, harness, camels and riders]
f.11m   [Studies of saddles, harness, camels and riders]
f.11n   [Studies of saddles, harness, camels and riders]
f.12a   [Study for drawings of the Burke and Wills expedition]
f.12b   [Study for drawings of the Burke and Wills expedition]
f.12c   [Study for drawings of the Burke and Wills expedition]
f.12d   [Study for drawings of the Burke and Wills expedition]
f.12e   [Study for drawings of the Burke and Wills expedition]
f.12f   [Study for drawings of the Burke and Wills expedition]
f.12g   [Study for drawings of the Burke and Wills expedition]
f.12h   [Study for drawings of the Burke and Wills expedition]
f.12i   [Study for drawings of the Burke and Wills expedition]
f.12j   [Study for drawings of the Burke and Wills expedition]
f.12k   [Study for drawings of the Burke and Wills expedition]
f.12l   [Study for drawings of the Burke and Wills expedition]
f.12m   [Study for drawings of the Burke and Wills expedition]
f.12n   [Study for drawings of the Burke and Wills expedition]
f.13    My Note Book of The Exploring Expedition of Burke & Wills. 1860. Royal Park, Melbourne [sketchbook cover]
f.14a   [Study of camel saddle]
f.14b   [Study of camel saddle]
f.14c   [Study of camel saddle]
f.14d   [Study of camel saddle]
f.15a   Burke & Wills Expedition. East Indian camel driver and ex-soldier
f.15b   Camel driver of Burke & Wills Exploring Expedition. Esau Can ...
f.16a   Indian Camel hobbled. Burke's Exploring Expedition
f.16b   Camels for the Exploring Expedition
f.16c   The Camels for Exploring Expedition, just landed at Melbourne
f.17a   [Study of camel]
f.17b   [Study of hooves]
f.17c   [Study of camel]
f.17d   [Study of camel]
f.18a   Camels of the Victorian Exploring Expedition in Royal Park [photograph]
f.18b   [East Indian camel driver with camel] [photograph of f.15a]
f.18c   East Indian Camel - Burke & Wills Expedition
f.19a   [Study of camel]
f.19b   Camels actions
f.19c   [Study of sheep]
f.19d   Indian Camel
f.19e   Indian Camel and driver
f.20a   [Study of camel saddle]
f.20b   Loaded Camel - Exploring Expedition
f.20c   Coarse cloth, for Camels - E. Indian saddle
f.20d   Mr Landell's Camel - East Indian [annotated]
f.21a   East Ind. Camel
f.21b   [Study of camel]
f.21c   East Indian Camels - Melbourne
f.21d   [Study of camel]
f.22a   [Study of camel]
f.22b   [Study of camel]
f.22c   [Study of camel]
f.22d   [Study of camel]
f.22e   [Study of camel]
f.22f   [Study of camel]
f.22g   [Study of camels]
f.23a   [Study of camel saddle]
f.23b   [Study of camel saddle]
f.23c   [Study of camel saddle]
f.23d   [Study of camel saddle]
f.23e   [Study of camel saddle]
f.24a   Exploration Camel   
f.24b   [Study of camel and driver]
f.24c   [Study of camel and driver]
f.24d   [Study of camel and driver]
f.24e   East Indian Dromedaries
f.24f   [Study of camels]


William Strutt - a collection of drawings in watercolour, ink and pencil [...] illustrating the Burke and Wills exploring expedition crossing the continent of Australia from Cooper's Creek to Carpentaria Aug 1860-June 1861. 1st Series [Front cover]

Inset inside front cover with 3 miniatures of R.O'H.Burke, J.W.Wills and W.Strutt

1. Title page: A Collection of Drawings in Water / Colour, Ink and Pencil By / William Strutt, R.B.C. F.Z.S. / Illustrating the Burke and Wills Exploring Expedition / Crossing the Continent of Australia from Cooper's/ Creek to Carpentaria / Aug. 1860 - June 1861 / 1st Series

William Strutt - a collection of drawings in watercolour, ink and pencil [...] illustrating the Burke and Wills exploring expedition crossing the continent of Australia from Cooper's Creek to Carpentaria Aug 1860-June 1861. 1st Series [and] 2nd Series, 1846-61

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Sam Everingham papers, compiled 2006-2008, relating to, and with the papers of, Gordon Barton, 1939-2007

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