MS 5000
Records of the Liberal Party of Australia


PLEASE NOTE: This is an incomplete list of holdings. Please contact the Manuscripts Section for deails.


Addition 11 May 1990

1987 ELECTION CAMPAIGN

BOX 1269

Newspaper advertisements 5/6/87-5/7/87

BOX 1270

Advertisements, 8-10 July 1987
Transcripts, 8/6/87-

BOX 1271

Newspaper polls: 12/6/87 - 24/6/87

BOX 1272

Newspaper polls: 25/6/87 - 2/7/87

BOX 1273

Newspaper polls: 3/7/87 - 7/7/87

BOX 1274

Newspaper polls: 8/7/87 - 11/7/87

1986 FEDERAL COUNCIL

BOX 1275

Federal Council Sub-Committee originals/meetings/folders
Master Handbook
Proxies
Briefs
Business Delegate's folder

BOX 1276

Press clippings
Delegates
Deadlines

BOX 1277

Minutes 1985 and 186 Councils
General
Amendments to Constitution
Mailings to delegates etc

BOX 1278

Business, general
Resolutions
Workshops
Brochure
Briefs

BOX 1279

Originals of material
Handbook
Annual Report
Staff
Dinner
Washup

1987 NEWSPAPER CLIPPINGS (by subject)

BOX 1280

A - Employment and industrial relations

BOX 1281

Federal Elections - Foreign Affairs

BOX 1282

General Politics - Local Government - Liberal Party (Jan-Feb)

BOX 1283

Liberal Party (March-July)

BOX 1284

Liberal Party (August-December) - National Party

BOX 1285

N - Q

BOX 1286

R - Treasurer, General (Jan-Aug)

BOX 1287

Treasurer, General (Sept-December) - Treasurer, ALP - Y

LABOR QUOTES (BY SUBJECT), 1975-80

BOX 1288

A - D

BOX 1289

D - E

BOX 1290

E - G

BOX 1291

H - I

BOX 1292

L - Q

BOX 1293

P - S

BOX 1294

T - W

BOX 1295

T - U

LABOR QUOTES (by subject), 1980-83

BOX 1296

A - F

BOX 1297

F - M

BOX 1298

P - W

FEDERAL COUNCIL, 1987

(Not held owing to Federal Election)

BOX 1299

Federal Council Sub Committee/General/Meeting folders
Deadlines

BOX 1300

General
Briefs
Constitution changes
Business
Delegates
Resolutions

ALP CONFERENCE, 1979

BOX 1301

List of delegates
Press clippings
Resolutions
Transcript of Proceedings
List of ALP promises, 1976-79

YOUNG LIBERAL MOVEMENT

BOX 1302

1977-81: 1981 Correspondence
YLM History (2 copies)
1979 Convention
1977, 1980, 1981 Correspondence
Correspondence with Commonwealth Ministers, 1981
Correspondence with overseas youth organisations
Convention Material 1981

BOX 1303

Correspondence, convention material, 1981
1980 National convention
Correspondence
National Youth policy

BOX 1304

Liberal Government, 1977-80: Government performance, achievemnents
1990 Election Campaign transcripts: Democrats
Liberal
ALP

BOX 1305

Referendum campaign, 1988:
  • Working papers
  • No case
  • Campaign itinerary
  • Press releases
  • Legal advice
  • Task Force papers

Addition 22 January 1991

BOX 1306

Original minutes, Manufacturing Committee, 1970-82 (1 volume)
Original minutes, Economic Advisory Committee, 1977-82 (1 volume)
Victorian Division Branch Handbook 1977
Victorian Division 1983 Federal Election Committee Room Handbook
Selected historic newspapers:
  • Sun pictorial - 4/9/39
  • Age - 11/6/46
  • Argus - 11/6/46
  • Argus Souvenir - 16/5/53
  • Australasian - 18/4/42
  • Melbourne Herald - 15/10/34
  • Melbourne Herald - 21/10/66
  • Age - 22/10/66
  • Canberra Times - 22/12/67
  • Canberra Times - 23/12/67
  • Washington Post - 12/4/67
  • Age - 18/12/67
  • Canberra Times - 18/12/67
  • S.M.H. (page only) - 2/7/69
Photographic slides depicting Ministers in the Fraser Governments. (Many duplicates)

MISCELLANEOUS FILES, CLIPPINGS AND TRANSCRIPTS, 1976-77

BOX 1307

Whitlam 1976
Leadership 1977
Post 1977 election
Whitlam 1977 campaign
Gietzelt
Young
Shadow MInisters in 1977 campaign
Klugman
Wriedt
1972 Whitlam Policy Speech
Bowen
Combe
Hurford
Willis
Connor
Cameron

BOX 1308

Leadership 1976
Whitlam speeches c.1977
Uren 1977
Whitlam 1976
Hawke 1977

BOX 1309

Labor's National Conference (x2)
Crean
Chipp (x3)
Whitlam 1976 (x2)

BOX 1310

Labor's 1977 Committee of Enquiry - discussion papers
Hartley
Whitlam - selective quotes since 1975 (including those made about Whitlam)
Press clippings Whitlam 1977 (x2)

BOX 1311

Whitlam 1976
Labor 1975
Labor 1976/77
1977 Labor Conference of Inquiry (x2)

PUBLICATIONS COMMITTEE, 1984-89

BOX 1312

General folders I, II, III

BOX 1313

General folders IV, V
Original material I,II

BOX 1314

Original material III
Meeting folders
File on proposed Liberal Diary

FEDERAL RURAL COMMITTEE, 1987-88

BOX 1315

General, 1 ( Jan-Mar); 2 (April); 3 (May); 4 (June-Aug)

BOX 1316

General, 5 (Sept-Oct); 6 (Nov-Dec)
Originals 1989-90
Copy of Successful strategies for Australian Trade (NFF)
Wheat research report 1988/89
Magazine of Commission of Future

BOX 1317

1987 - General, 1 (Jan-Aug); 2 (Aug-Dec)
File on Wine Sub-Committee 1987

POLICIES AND SPEECHES

BOX 1318

Complete set of 1987 policies
Future Directions planning papers (x2)
Assorted speeches, mostly of Shadow Ministers, 1988

BOX 1319

WA Division - set of 1988 policies (2 folders)
SA Division - Adelaide by-election 1989
- Election period strategy paper

BOX 1320

Background papers: Incentivation, Future Directions
Speeches - Sir John Atwill
Strikes - List for 1979-82
Pamphlet - copies of Organisation and Federal Secretatiat

1988 PRESS CUTTINGS BY PORTFOLIO

BOX 1321

A.C.T.
Administrative Services
Community Services/Health/Housing
Consumer Affairs
Defence
Liberals
Media summaries

BOX 1322

Aboriginal Affairs
Arts, Sport, Environment, Tourism and Territories
Attorney-General

BOX 1323

ALP Internal

BOX 1324

Democrats
Employment, Education and Training/Youth
Election (By-)
Election - State
Election - Federal
Finance
Foreign Affairs
General politics
Home Affairs

BOX 1325

ID Card
Industry, Technology and Commerce
Industrial relations
Immigration and Ethnic Affairs
Local government
Miscellaneous

BOX 1326

NSW
National Party
Northern Territory
New Parties
Opinion Polls

BOX 1327

Parliament
Primary Industry and Energy
Prime Minister
Public service
Queensland
Trade Negotiations
Transport and communications
Tasmania
South Australia
Social Security
Science and small business

BOX 1328

Treasury

BOX 1329

Treasury
Veterans' Affairs
Victoria
Western Australia
Women
Youth

MISCELLANEOUS

BOX 1330

Assorted transcripts 1990 Election (mostly Labor Ministers, Shadow ministers)
1989 Federal Council - audio tapes (2 boxes)

FOLIO RUN

"The Frasers" book, being an elaborate format scrapbook of Malcolm Fraser's early years, to circa 1975 and published by Herald-Sun, Melbourne.

Addition 23 April 1993

BOXES 1331-1337

Staff Planning Committee 1976 - 1988

BOXES 1338-1344

Federal Executive 1976 - 1982, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988

BOX 1345

P.D.U. Tokyo June 1982 (Inaugural Meeting)
P.D.U. Sydney December 1981

BOX 1346

P.D.U. Wellington December 1982
P.D.U. Campaigning December 1983

BOX 1347

C.H.O.G.M. 1969, 1978, 1979

BOX 1348

C.H.O.G.M. 1979

BOX 1349

C.H.O.G.M. 1981
Commonwealth publications 1970-73
Commonwealth General 1976-79

BOX 1350

Commonwealth General 1976-79, 1980-81
Commonwealth speech material

BOX 1351

Election 1977
- Reports
- Polling
Campaign manual

BOX 1352

Election 1980
Election Planning Meetings 1980
Election Campaign Headquarters 1980
Election 1980

BOX 1353

Election 1980 (issues)
Election Planning Meeings 1980
1980 Election - A.B.C
1980 Campaign - Contingency statement

BOX 1354

1980 Election - Masius
1980 Election

BOX 1355

By Elections 1982
Vic/Tas Elections 1982
Campaign Committee 1975, 1977-80

BOX 1356

1983 Campaign Headquarters
1983 Campaign Team
1983 Campaign Research
1983 Policy Speech
1983 Campaign Publications
1983 Budget
1983 (Marginal seats)
P.M.'s programme 1983

BOX 1357

1983 Checklist
1983 Campaign - Agency

BOX 1358

1983 Election A.L.P.
1983 Election
Federal Director
Election 1983 Political Cabinet
By Election 1983
Election 1983 Media

BOX 1359

Election 1983 - Misc Reports etc.

BOX 1360

Election 1984 Itineraries
Election Funding
1984 Election Debate
Correspondence (General)
A.L.P.Research Polling
Hotline Responses
Federal Election (General)
Pre Election Executive
Campaign Advertising
1984 NSW Election
1984 Election NT
1984 Election SA
1984 Election Qld
1984 Election Tasmania
1984 Election Victoria
1984 Election WA
State Election NSW

BOX 1361

Next Senate Election
Campaign Leaders Team
1984 Referendum
Staff Campaign Committee
Campaign operations
1984 Campaign Election reports
Election 1984 Motivation Meeting
1984 Campaign Planning
1984 Pre-Selection
Election 1984 Campaign Operations

BOX 1362

Advertising
Campaign Headquarters
Issues
ALP Campaign 1984
By Election 1984
Liberal Party Pre-Selection
Campaign Planning Committee
Radio Tape Service
Radio Free Time
Speakers Notes
National Party Campaign
Speakers Programme

BOX 1363

Joh Crusade
Conservatives Election May 1979
Election May 1979
Tactics Committee 1983-84
Election 90

BOX 1364

PM Media Reports etc.
Leader of the Opposition - internal memos
PMs Department 1982
PM 1983
PM - Likely questions

BOX 1365

Liberal Summi Meetings 1974-78
Federal President - John Valder

BOX 1366

NSW Right wing
Ian Sinclair
Robinson Royal Commission
Harold Holt - spy

BOX 1367

NT Affiliation
Future Directions 83/84

BOX 1368

Correspondence
- Federal Parliament 1982-84
- Shadow Minister 1983-84
- Miscellaneous 1979,1984, 1989
- States 1989
- 4 Corners 1989

BOX 1369

ALP Documents (1975-78)
Leaks

BOX 1370

Speeches 1974, 1975

BOX 1371

Federal Director - Speech notes 1976-82

BOXES 1372

Government Information 1970s

BOX 1373

Government information
PEP 1980-83

BOX 1374

PEP 1980-83
Communications Review Committee

Addition 9 July 1993

1990 CAMPAIGN - DAILY POLL REPORTS

BOXES 1375-1382

Day 1 to Day 33

POLITICAL ISSUES SURVEY RMRC

BOX 1382

June, September 1985

BOX 1383

February, May/June 1987

BOX 1384

February, May, June, September 1987, June 1988

BOX 1385

February/June 1988

BOX 1386

September 1988, February 1989

BOX 1387

February, June 1989

BOX 1388

1983-85

BOX 1389

Brian Sweeney & Assoc
Qualitative Reports 1986,87,88

BOX 1390

Brian Sweeney & Assoc.
Qualitative Reports 1983-85

BOX 1391

McNair Exit Poll 1984

BOX 1392

June 1990

BOX 1393

September 1990

BOX 1394

January, June, September 1986

BOX 1395

September 1989

Addition 23 July 1993

MORGAN GALLUP POLLS

Box 1396     1975-76
Box 1397     1977
Box 1398     1978
Box 1399     1979-1980
Box 1400     1980
Box 1401     1981-82 + Index of Topics 1941-1980
Box 1402     1982
Box 1403     1983
Box 1404     1984
Box 1405     1985
Box 1406     1985
Box 1407     1985-87
Box 1408     1984
Box 1409     1986
Box 1410     1986
Box 1411     1985-87
Box 1412     1987
Box 1413     1987

POLLS (including press cuttings, annotated notes and internal minutes)

Box 1414     1971-78
Box 1415     1978-80
Box 1416     1981-82
Box 1417     1982 - Political issues
                  - Economy
                  - Party images
                  - Budget reactions
                  - States
             1983
Box 1418     1983-86
             1986 - National
Box 1419     1986 - States
                    Issues. surveys and write-ups
                  - Media summaries
             1987 - National
                  - States
                  - Issues
                  - Media
                  - Reports and write-ups
List prepared May 1990. Last revised 18 September 1996.