Guide to the Ephemera relating to the 1964 Australian federal election campaign
FC13.1964
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Collection Summary
- Title
- Ephemera relating to the 1964 Australian federal election campaign
- Date Range
- 1964
- Collection Number
- FC13.1964
- Extent
- 1 collection
- Language of Materials
- English
- Repository
- Printed Collections
Introduction
Scope and Contents
This collection covers ephemera produced for the Australian federal election of 1964. It also includes ephemera relating to the Robertson by-election of 5 December 1964. This collection covers mainly printed materials issued by the parties, independents, and lobby groups for both Houses of Parliament. The range of ephemera includes leaflets, flyers, cards, pamphlets, bound volumes and stickers.
Related Materials
For the entire Australian federal election ephemera collection held by the National Library see the following: Ephemera relating to the Australian federal election campaigns.
Item Descriptions
Class 1964. Robertson by-election, 5 December 1964
Class 1964. Federal Election Campaign, 5 December 1964
Series. Senate
Australian Labor Party, 1964 (File)
AUSTRALIAN LABOR PARTY / SENATE ELECTION, c. 1964 (Item 1964/2) - Box 72
Physical Description Note
1 card.
How to vote card encouraging the electors of Queensland to vote for ALP Senate candidates Felix Dittmer, James Keeffe and George Whiteside.
Vote AUSTRALIAN LABOR PARTY / SENATE, c. 1964 (Items 1964/3) - Box 72
Physical Description Note
2 cards.
How to vote card encouraging the electors of Queensland to vote for ALP Senate candidates Felix Dittmer, James Keeffe and George Whiteside. 2 copies.
PROTEST! / "THE AUSTRALIAN LABOR PARTY ASKS THE PEOPLE TO ELECT A WATCHDOG SENATE…", c. 1964 (Item 1964/4) - Box 72
Physical Description Note
1 pamphlet.
Pamphlet produced by the Labor party, containing the full text of Calwell's opening speech for the 1964 Senate elections. Addresses the problems of defence, housing, education and more.
Aust. Sen. Elect. 1964 campaign material from the Australian Labor Party, c. 1961 (Item 1964/5) - Item 72
Physical Description Note
1 bound volume.
Bound volume containing ephemera produced by the Australian Labor Party for the 1964 Federal Election Campaign. Including posters encouraging the public to vote for Labor Senate candidates; poster: "It's your decision - say NO to Conscription for foreign service"; advertisements for speaking events featuring Calwell and Labor Senate candidates; leaflet: "Helpful Hints on Pensions and the Means Test including Pension rates as amended in the budget of August 1964"; printed felt badge: "A.LP. 1. Dittmer 2. Keeffe 3. Whiteside"; pamphlet: "So there's a Senate election coming up. So what?"; pamphlet: "Speech by Hon. A. A. Calwell , M.P. on Defence Review Ministerial Statement"; pamphlet by Cyril S. Wyndham: "The unbridgeable Gulf... between democratic socialism and communism"; program for ALP regional rally to be held in Trades Hall, Bendigo; ALP Senate election preferences for the state of Victoria; correspondence between branches of the ALP and trade unions regarding the 1964 Senate elections; 5 page transcript of address by Calwell to ALP rally at Bendigo Trades Hall; ALP press releases; 3 page transcript of speech by Kennelly at Prahran Town Hall; 9 page transcript of speech by Calwell at ANZAC House, Perth; 13 page transcript of Calwell's opening speech for the Senate elections; list of ALP preferences across all states of Australia; plan for meetings, publicity, the distribution of materials and organisation during the 1964 Senate election campaign; radio telecast scripts, and program for the ALP Senate candidates' tour of country Victoria.
Bound volume compiled by the National Library of Australia.
Democratic Labor Party, 1964 (File)
HOW TO VOTE / DLP / DEMOCRATIC / LABOR PARTY, c. 1964 (Items 1964/6) - Box 72
Physical Description Note
2 cards.
How to vote card encouraging the electors of Victoria to vote for DLP Senate candidates Frank McManus, Jack Little and Robert Joshua. 2 copies.
SENATE ELECTION DECEMBER 5TH / Frank McManus / VOTE / DLP / In active defence of our Democracy, c. 1964 (Items 1964/7) - Box 72
Physical Description Note
3 leaflets and 3 stickers.
Leaflet encouraging the electors of Victoria to vote for DLP Senate candidates Frank McManus, Jack Little and Robert Joshua. Inside are 2 copies of a smaller leaflet: "Introducing the Strong DLP Senate Team", and 3 copies of a sticker: "VOTE [1] FRANK McMANUS DLP".
THE SENATE / HOW TO VOTE / DLP, c. 1964 (Item 1964/8) - Box 72
Physical Description Note
1 card.
How to vote card encouraging the electors of Queensland to vote for DLP Senate candidates Vincent Gair, John Williams and Anne Wenck.
GAIR CAN WIN / GAIR COULD WIN / GAIR SHOULD WIN / GAIR MUST WIN / GAIR MUST GO - To Canberra, c. 1964 (Items 1964/9) - Box 72
Physical Description Note
2 flyers.
Flyer encouraging the electors of Queensland to vote for DLP Senate Vincent Gair, as well as the other DLP candidates John Williams and Anne Wenck. 2 copies.
A.L.P. SENATE / CANDIDATE / KEEP WHEELDON OUT!, c. 1964 (Items 1964/10) - Box 72
Physical Description Note
2 flyers.
Flyer produced by the DLP, discouraging the public from voting for ALP Senate candidate John Wheeldon on the basis of his association with known communists Rivo Gandini and Jack Marks. 2 copies.
Liberal Party, 1964 (File)
Vote / the / LIBERAL / Senate Team / for Australia / and / for Victoria, c. 1964 (Items 1964/12) - Box 72
Physical Description Note
2 leaflets.
Leaflet encouraging the electors of Victoria to vote for Liberal Senate candidates John Gorton, Ivy Wedgwood and George Hannan. Includes a message to the electors of Victoria from Menzies. 2 copies.
How to Vote The MENZIES-McEWEN GOVERNMENT TEAM, c. 1964 (Item 1964/13) - Box 72
Physical Description Note
1 card.
How to vote card encouraging the electors of Victoria to vote for Liberal Senate candidates John Gorton, Ivy Wedgwood and George Hannan.
How to Vote LIBERAL for the SENATE, c. 1964 (Item 1964/14) - Box 73
Physical Description Note
1 card.
How to vote card encouraging the electors of Victoria to vote for Liberal Senate candidates John Gorton, Ivy Wedgwood and George Hannan.
THIS / is / IMPORTANT / to / YOU! / YOUR SAFETY / and / PROSPERITY / are / AT STAKE, c. 1964 (Items 1964/15) - Box 73
Physical Description Note
5 leaflets.
Leaflet encouraging the electors of Tasmania to vote for Liberal Senate candidates Alexander Lillico, John Marriott and Geoffrey Lempriere. Includes a message to the electors of Tasmania from Menzies. 5 copies.
Introducing . . . GEOFF. LEMPRIERE, c. 1964 (Item 1964/16) - Box 73
Physical Description Note
1 flyer.
Flyer encouraging the electors of Tasmania to vote for Liberal Senate candidate Geoffrey Lempriere, as well as the other Liberal candidates Alexander Lillico and John Marriott.
To Vote LIBERAL Vote Exactly As This Card Shows, c. 1964 (Items 1964/17) - Box 73
Physical Description Note
2 cards.
How to vote card encouraging the electors of Tasmania to vote for Liberal Senate candidates Alexander Lillico, John Marriott and Geoffrey Lempriere. 2 copies.
LIBERAL - COUNTRY PARTY TEAM / Vote exactly like this - fill in EVERY Square, c. 1964 (Item 1964/18) - Box 73
Physical Description Note
1 card.
How to vote card encouraging the electors of Queensland to vote for Liberal Senate candidates Ian Wood, Alexander Lawrie and Ronald Witham.
ON POLLING DAY… / SATURDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1964 / VOTE FOR / THE LIBERAL TEAM, c. 1964 (Items 1964/19) - Box 73
Physical Description Note
2 cards.
How to vote card encouraging the electors of Tasmania to vote for Liberal Senate candidate Alexander (Elliott) Lillico, as well as the other Liberal candidates John Marriott and Geoffrey Lempriere. 2 copies.
Aust. Sen. Elect. 1964 Campaign Mat. LIBERAL & CTRY. PARTIES, c. 1964 (Item 1964/20) - Box 73
Physical Description Note
1 bound volume
Bound volume containing ephemera produced by the Liberal and Country Parties for the 1964 Senate election campaign. Includes large format list of Queensland polling places by division and subdivision; poster, HOW TO VOTE, listing recommended Liberal party preferences for the states of New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia and Tasmania; various how to vote cards and flyers for the House of Representatives and the Senate; press release Vital Issues in the Senate Election; pamphlet, Under it's own microscope, The Labor Party Today; flyer for speaking event at the Cheltenham Public Hall featuring Bill McMahon, George Hannan and Don Chipp; 5 page typescript, SPEAKER'S NOTES FOR THE AUSTRALIAN COUNTRY PARTY; leaflet, featuring a message from Robert MenziesVOTE 123 GO For Good Government; timetable of candidates' appearances on ABC Radio between November 24 and December 12, 1964; scripts for ABC Radio and ABC TV talks by John McEwen, and Liberal Party Senate Election Bulletin, 15 pages.
Bound volume compiled by the National Library of Australia.
Minority Parties, 1964 (File)
Aust. Sen. Elect. 1964 Campaign Mat. D.L.B. COMMUNIST PARTY SOC. CRED. LEAGUE, c. 1964 (Item 1964/21) - Item 73
Physical Description Note
1 bound volume.
Bound volume containing ephemera produced by the Democratic Labor Party, Communist Party of Australia and Social Credit League for the 1964 Federal Election Campaign. Democratic Labor Party material includes multiple press statements; agenda for the opening of the D.L.P. Senate campaign; short biographies of Frank McManus and Jack Little; scripts for radio interviews with McManus, Little and Bob Joshua; letter to the electors of Queensland from the Queensland Labor Party declaring their support for the DLP; travel itineraries; 4 page transcript of address on international affairs by Frank McManus at the DLP Election Convention; 10 page transcript of a speech on DLP policy issues delivered by George Cole; how to vote cards and flyers. Communist Party of Australia material includes 11 page transcript of speech given by CPA Senate candidate Pat Clancy at opening rally; anti-conscription leaflet; posters; leaflet: "The Taxpayer Shakedown"; leaflet: "Well Snow, I'll tell you how I'm going to vote!"; leaflet: "Who's putting prices up? Big Business"; how to vote cards and flyers; leaflet: "Do you want cheap petrol?", and leaflet: "The Government has spent £3,105 million on defence since 1949... But Is Australia Safe?" Social Credit League material includes how to vote cards; leaflet: "Senate Elections Social Credit Policy" and leaflet: "The Social Credit League Federal Policy".
Bound volume compiled by the National Library of Australia.