Papers of Edward Granville Theodore, 1906-circa 1989 [manuscript].

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Papers of Edward Granville Theodore, 1906-circa 1989 [manuscript]

Creator
Theodore, E. G. (Edward Granville), 1884-1950
Call Number
MS 7222
Created/Published
[1906-ca. 1989]
Extent
16.05 m. (88 boxes) + 20 fol. boxes + 1 elephant folio.
Items
1
Scope and Content
MS 7222 consists of the following items: 1. Newspaper cuttings: 19 bound volumes plus loose items containing references to Theodore. 2. Correspondence: letters and telegrams to Theodore from friends and supporters, mainly on his non-return to Parliament in 1931 and the "Mungana affair". 3. Romanian material comprising letters, cuttings and documents relating to Theodore's Romanian ancestors and roots. 4. Political pamphlets: Election leaflets pertaining to Queensland and Commonwealth elections, 1916-1931, 1945. 5. Miscellaneous documents that include Australian Workers' Union tickets and volumes relating to the Allied Works Council (2 boxes, 19 fol. boxes, 1 elephant folio). The Acc02.209 instalment comprises papers of Edward G. Theodore and his son N.B. Theodore that document the numerous business activities of the Theodores from the 1930s to the 1980s. Included are papers relating to Theodore's career in Queensland and federal politics, and extensive correspondence between E.G. Theodore and Sir Frank Packer (86 boxes, 1 fol. box).
Background
Politician and company director. Edward Granville Theodore was born in Adelaide in 1884. He attended school to the age of 12 and then worked in various occupations around Australia. In Queensland, he became involved with the organisation of workers in the Chillagoe-Irvinebank district, and, in 1907, helped to form the Amalgamated Workers Association of North Queensland. In 1913, the AWA was amalgamated with the Australian Workers' Union and Theodore became State president. He proceeded to enter political life and in 1909 won for Labor the seat of Woothakata (later Chillagoe) in the Queensland Legislative Assembly. In 1919 he became premier of Queensland. Theodore gave up the premiership in 1925 and entered federal Parliament as the ALP member for the Sydney seat of Dalley, 1927-1931. Between 1929 and 1931 he was deputy leader of the Australian Labor Party. Theodore became deputy prime minister and was treasurer in the Labor governments of 1929-1930 and 1931. Following his defeat in the 1931 federal election, Theodore concentrated on his business interests which included directorships of mining ventures in Australia and Fiji and the chairmanship of Consolidated Press Ltd. Theodore died in Sydney in 1950.
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http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-234717384

APA citation

Theodore, E. G & Allied Works Council (Australia) & Australian Workers' Union & Australian Labor Party & Australian Labor Party. Queensland Branch. (1906). Papers of Edward Granville Theodore, Retrieved April 25, 2024, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-234717384

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Theodore, E. G, Allied Works Council (Australia), Australian Workers' Union, Australian Labor Party and Australian Labor Party. Queensland Branch. Papers of Edward Granville Theodore, : , 1906. Web. 25 April 2024 <http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-234717384>

Harvard/Australian citation

Theodore, E. G & Allied Works Council (Australia) & Australian Workers' Union & Australian Labor Party & Australian Labor Party. Queensland Branch. 1906, Papers of Edward Granville Theodore, , viewed 25 April 2024 http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-234717384

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