Parliamentary Record Series Entry
Classification
| Creating Agency | Library |
| Series | PRS 0269.L, Correspondence - Files extracted from the Main Series of Correspondence by Francis Walsh |
| Date Range | 01/04/1862 - 01/04/1918 |
| Description | These papers, as is apparent from their series title, were extracted from the Main Series (PRS 268.L) prior to 1924 by Francis Walsh, Parliamentary Librarian from 1889 to 1924. Apparently they were extracted because it was deemed that they were more "historical" or valuable than the others, or perhaps they were just never filed when they should have been. They are divided into four bundles, one relating to Library administration, one on reference jobs done, the next a mixture of the first two, and the last are legal documents completely unrelated to the Library. CONTROL/RELATED RECORDS: PRS 268.L |
Item List
| 1 | Files relating to the Library, 1900 - 1917 |
| 2 | Files containing reference jobs done, and miscellaneous documents, 1905 - 1918 |
| 3 | Copies of official manuscripts, with files relating to Library staff and reference jobs, 1910 - 1917 |
| 4 | Manuscript Documents of a Legal Nature relating to the Erection of Fisher's Wharf at Grafton in 1862 |
- Item No. Description
Bundle 1: Files relating to the Library, 1900 - 1917
1. Envelope annotated with original list of contents
2. Copy of Memorandum of Librarian relating to tenders for supply of books in view of the termination of the Library agency by Angus and Robertson, 12 October 1915
3. Printed copy of Memorandum of Librarian on the question of compiling an Index to the Library Catalogue, 28 October 1908 (3 copies)
4. Printed copy of Memorandum of Librarian relating to Insurance of Books in the Parliamentary Library, 9 February 1912 (8 copies)
5. Papers relating to the insurance of books in the Parliamentary Library, 1877 - 1889
6. Copy of Memorandum of Librarian to the Clerk of the Legislative Assembly relating to the Library Committee decision on the question of introducing modern fiction into Library, 4 September 1917
7. Carbon copies of correspondence between President Suttor and Speaker Willis regarding Inquiry by Speaker into Joint Departments, May 1912
8. Copy of Memorandum of Librarian to Library Committee on increased charges made by Angus & Robertson owing to the War, 11 June 1915
9. Librarian's Report to the Committee on proposal to allow smoking in Library, n.d. (c. 1910 - 1919) (6 copies)
10. List of Books which are a continuation of series, but not supplied. Ordered, 1 September 1900
11. Notes on the unusual procedure relating to adjournments adopted by Federal Parliament: power to President and Speaker to fix date of resuming sittings, n.d. (? c. 1918)
NOTE: The following files are mentioned on the original list of contents (see Item 1), but do not appear to have survived:
(a) Proposed use of Sydney Book Club by Members
(b) Librarian's Memorandum to the Committee on Basement accommodation for Library records, 26 September 1917
(c) Copies of Library Rules in the 'Votes and Proceedings'
Bundle 2: Files containing reference jobs done, and miscellaneous documents, 1905 - 1918
1. Envelope annotated with original list of contents
2. Notes relating to the Librarian's occupancy of Richmond House (now known as Richmond Villa), n.d. (There is a photocopy of these notes attached to the original with a note by Russell Cope (Parliamentary Librarian from 1962) dated 1 July 1988 stating that it is believed that the Notes were prepared by Francis Walsh (Parliamentary Librarian 1889 - 1924))
3. Opinion by C. G. Wade (Attorney-General 1904 - 1910) on the 'Suspending Power'
4. Typed notes on the history of the 'Closure in Debate' in the New South Wales Parliament, 26 September 1910
5. Manuscript notes relating to foreign taxation, n.d.
6. Copy of the resignation of J. Riley, First Assistant Librarian, 19 May 1909 (A modern typed copy is attached)
7. Typed extract from the 'Sydney Morning Herald' on the debate in the Council on the news of the death of Richard O'Connor, a former Clerk of the Parliaments, 29 June 1876
8. Typed extract from the 'Sydney Morning Herald' on the State Labor Conference, 3 February 1911
9. Typed extracts from the 'Sydney Morning Herald' on B. R. Wise favouring federation as against unification, 30 January 1897, 25-26 January 1901
10. Information relating to State Coal Mines, n.d. (? c. 1911)
11. List of Royal Commissions, 1856 - 1910
12. Typed notes of the Parliamentary Librarian on 'Regulation of Gas Rates and fixing dividends in Great Britain ', 17 July 1911
13. New Zealand printed Parliamentary Paper , 'General Assembly Library: Report of the Chief Librarian for the Year 1910-11', giving details of recess privileges
14. Copy of a Victorian Police report on the claim of George Watson to be New South Wales Member of Parliament, 31 October 1911
15. Magazine clippings of portraits of Andrew Fisher and C. G. Wade., n.d. (c. 1908)
16. Typed Table of Official Precedence - Commonwealth of Australia, n.d.
17. Typed Table of Official Precedence - State, n.d.
18. Lists of Aboriginal Words with English equivalents (Typed and manuscript)
19. Notes on 'Increment Value Duty', n.d.
20. Typed notes on 'Width of Times Legislation of the Australian States', n.d.
21. Typed extracts from the 'Daily Telegraph' on the Vend Prosecution Case: Secret Agreement (Kethel & Co with W. M. Hughes, Ebbw Main and other Wallsend Collieries during Newcastle Collieries Miners Strike, 9 June 1911
22. Typed notes on 'The Housing of the Working Classes' in Europe, the United States, and Australia, 6 February 1912
23. Typed notes on 'Tied Houses', with a note from a Treasury officer thanking the Librarian for his assistance, 30 August 1912
24. Typed notes on 'Laws and Statistics relating to the Death Penalty', with a note from the Government Statistician thanking the Librarian for his assistance, 17 July 1914
25. Typed extracts from the 'Sydney Morning Herald' on the sinking of the Schooner 'Swift' in 1849, 21-22 May 1849, n.d.
26. Typed notes on 'Paper Money of the American Revolution', 1 September 1916
27. Typed notes on the Constitutions of the Self-Governing Dominions in the British Empire, n.d.
28. Printed copy of the Proposed New Rules of the Australian Jockey Club, 21 August 1912
29. Typed notes on 'Death Duties', n.d.
30. Typed extract from the 'Daily Telegraph' of a speech by W. M. Hughes on Proportional Representation under Federation, 7 April 1898
31. Six Dodgers on the Conscription Referendum, 1917. These items have been heat-laminated.
32. Memorandum of Librarian to President regarding Library matters referred to him by Sir Joseph Carruthers (on the availability of modern fiction), 21 June 1917 (A modern typed copy is attached)
33. Copy of a Report (with covering letter from the Principal Librarian) on plans for a new Public Library, 2 April 1914
34. Typed notes on Procedure regarding Redistribution of Seats in Victoria, 31 July 1919
35. Typed extract from the 'Sydney Gazette' on the first meeting of the Agricultural Society of New South Wales, 12 July 1822, n.d.
36. Typed notes on the history of the Australian Horticultural and Agricultural Society, n.d.
NOTE: The following file is mentioned on the original list of contents (see Item 1), but does not appear to have survived:
(a) Federal Election 1914 - Dodgers and Campaign Squibs
Bundle 3: Copies of official manuscripts, with files relating to Library staff and reference jobs, 1910 - 1917)
1. Envelope annotated with original list of contents
2. Copy of Memorandum of Librarian to President regarding insurance of books - transfer to Treasurer's Insurance Fund, 9 February 1912
3. Particulars of Service and Salary of the Library Staff (carbon copy), 8 July 1912
4. Copy of Memorandum of Librarian relating to back pay increase to the Second Assistant Librarian (J.J. Quinn), 27 March 1912
5. Typed extracts from the Report for the year 1911 on Workers Dwellings, New Zealand (2 copies) (carbon copy), n.d.
6. Copy of Memorandum transmitting Postage Stamps to the Government Printer for perforation, 10 April 1913
7. Typed extract from the 'Sydney Morning Herald' of C. G. Wade's speech as Premier to deputation on Riverina railways, 19 October 1910
8. Letter from the Government Statistician on the amount of taxation per head paid in New South Wales, 2 July 1913
9. Newspaper, Hansard, and Royal Commission Report references to the North Shore Bridge made by C. G. Wade, 1907 - 1913
10. Copy of Memorandum to the Minister for Agriculture (J. L. Trefle) relating to Motions of Dissent from Speaker's Rulings in the Parliaments of the Australian States, 25 November 1912
11. Typed extract from the 'Daily Telegraph' of a speech by T. H. Thrower at Dubbo relating to the election of W. H. Willis as Speaker, 16 October 1911
12. Typed notes on the 'Powers and Privileges of Parliament', Commonwealth, State, and New Zealand (5 copies), n.d.
13. List of Furniture in the Parliamentary Library, 13 August 1912
14. Typed extracts from various newspapers on taxation and the cost of living, August 1907
15. Typed extracts from the British North America Act, 1867 (Powers of Parliament provisions), n.d.
16. Copy of the Opinion of Attorney-General Holman on the Submission of Parliamentary Estimates, 8 December 1910
17. Roneoed pamphlet on 'Mr Wade and the North Shore Bridge', by C. G. Wade, n.d.
18. Roneoed Memorandum of E. B. Harkness (Secretary of the Premier's Department) on the Commonwealth position in respect to lands at Jervis Bay, with notes on the proposed surrender and objections to it, 7 October 1913
19. Typed notes on information on the Federal Territory (expenditure, Railways, Fleet, Note Issue, Gold Reserves), with the manuscript notes and a printed Parliamentary Paper on the proposed surrender of Jervis Bay to the Commonwealth, 30 September 1913
20. Mounted cartoon from 'Punch', 23 July 1913 ("Our Caddies' Tea-Fight")
21. Manuscript notes on the Officers of Parliament, n.d.
22. Printed information from the Bureau of Statistics on the 'Population and Movement in NSW and other countries', 30 September 1913 (2 copies)
23. Typed Table giving information on Licenses on Motors, Billiards and Guns in the United Kingdom, the Australian States and New Zealand, 1909 - 1913
23. Typed notes on the electoral system of South Australia under the Act of 1908 (2 copies), n.d.
NOTE: The following file is mentioned on the original list of contents (see Item 1), but does not appear to have survived:
(a) Aboriginal Names and their English Equivalents (but see Bundle 2, Item 18)
Bundle 4: Manuscript Documents of a Legal Nature relating to the erection of Fisher's Wharf at Grafton in 1862. (Note from the Parliamentary Librarian, 7 February 1966: "Found among the Library Correspondence. Origin unknown and connection with the Library doubtful.")
1. Letter from James L. Michael to Thomas Fisher, advising commencement of proceedings, 14 April 1862
2. Affidavits, Regina v. Fisher, 14 June 1862
3. Note re Munro to Munro Conveyance, James L. Michael, 17 June 1862
4. NSW Supreme Court document. William Levy Lawrence against the Magistrates of Grafton, 24 June 1862
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