MS 8023
National Library of Australia
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Collection Summary
- Creator
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Athol Townley
- Title
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Papers of Athol Townley
- Date Range
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1935-1992
- Collection Number
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MS 8023
- Extent
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1.8 metres (8 boxes, 1 folio)
- Language of Materials
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English
- Repository
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National Library of Australia
Introduction
Conditions Governing Access
Please refer to the collection's catalogue record for the access conditions (http://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn133300).
Conditions Governing Use
Copying and publishing of unpublished manuscript material is subject to copyright restrictions.For such material, written permission to publish must be obtained from the copyright holder(s).Copying of unpublished material for research purposes is permissible 50 years after the death of the creator of the material.
Preferred Citation
Items from this collection should be cited as '[Title or description of manuscript item], MS 8023, National Library of Australia, Papers of Athol Townley, [box number and series and/or file number]'.
Biographical Note
Federal politician. Townley served with the Australian Navy during the Second World War. He was a Liberal Member of House of Representatives for Denison, Tasmania 1949-1963. Served as Minister of Air and Civil Aviation 1954-1956, Minister for Immigration 1956-1958 and Minister for Defence 1958-1963.
Item Descriptions
Family and personal papers -miscellaneous; including poetry, notes re religion and pharmacy, etc (File 1) - Box 1
Family correspondence including letters to wife, 1930-1950 (File 2) - Box 1
Personal notebooks, 1930-1950 (3) and family photos (File 3) - Box 1
Family and personal photographs (File 4) - Box 1
Papers re World War 2 Naval Service, including drafts of The Sealice, photographs, correspondence, clippings (File 5-6) - Box 1
Papers re entry to Politics, 1949-1950 (File 7) - Box 2
Newspaper cuttings, 1950-1957. Paper re Coronation Ball, 1953 (File 8) - Box 2
Invitations, photographs, programmes, memorabilia re 1954 Royal Visit (File 9) - Box 2
Pilots log books, 1950-1963 (2) (File 10) - Box 2
Photographs re overseas trip, 1955 (File 11) - Box 2
Letters, invitations, cuttings, itineraries and other papers re trip to UK, Holland and USA, 1955 (File 12) - Box 2
Family correspondence during 1955 overseas trip (File 13) - Box 2
Photographs re period as Minister for Air, 1954-1956 (File 14) - Box 3
Photographs and papers re 1956 Colombo Plan Conference (File 15) - Box 3
Photographs and papers re period as Minister for Immigration, 1956-1958 (File 16) - Box 3
Papers re visit to West Indies, 1958 (File 17) - Box 3
Papers re period as Minister for Defence, 1958-1963 (File 18-19) - Box 3
Papers and photographs re visit to Indonesia, 1962 (File 20) - Box 4
Clippings, letters and other papers re death of A. Townley, 1963 (File 21) - Box 4
Miscellaneous undated photographs and visitors book, 1942-1945 (File 22-24) - Box 4
Photograph albums, 1955-1962 (4) (File [unnumbered]) - Box 5
Photograph album re Indonesian trip, 1962 (File [unnumbered]) - Box 6
Photograph album of Cooma Aerodrome, 1956 (File [unnumbered]) - Box 6
Miscellaneous format photographs - some in frames (File [unnumbered]) - Box 6
Hazel Townley: Letters to wife, 1940-1941 (File 25) - Box 7
Hazel Townley: Letters to wife, 1941 (File 26) - Box 7
Hazel Townley: Letters to wife, 1941-1943 (File 27) - Box 7
Hazel Townley: Letters to wife, 1943-1945 (File 28-30) - Box 7
Hazel Townley: Letters to wife, 1945 (File 31) - Box 8
Hazel Townley: Letters and clippings of Mrs Townley, 1955-1967 (File 32) - Box 8
Hazel Townley: Drafts of talks of Mrs Townley, 1950s-1960s (File 33) - Box 8
Hazel Townley: Correspondence between Max Thompson and Mrs Townley, 1977 (File 34) - Box 8
4 large format Black and White photographs (File [unnumbered]) - Box Folio
Typescript and sketches of The Chronicles of El-Ath (File [unnumbered]) - Box Folio
Wartime scrapbook/photograph album (File [unnumbered]) - Box Folio
1953 Cuttings/Photograph scrapbook, Minister for Social Services (File [unnumbered]) - Box Folio