MS 8096 Papers of Sir Frederick Wheeler (1914-1994)
Summary
Creator:
Wheeler, Sir Frederick, 1914-1994
Title: Papers of Sir Frederick Wheeler
Date range: 1924-1994
Extent: 9.58 metres (42 boxes)
Reference number: MS 8096
Administrative Information
Access
Part available for research, part permission required for research and part not available for research. Not for loan.
Available for research:
Series 1-2;
Series 3 (except for Item 41);
Series 4;
Series 5 (except for two documents in Series 5, Folder 14);
Series 6;
Series 7 (except for one document in Series 7, Folder 26);
Series 8;
Series 10;
Series 11.
Permission required for research:
Series 9.
Not available for research (under the Archives Act):
Series 3, Item 41 (until 1 January 2010);
Series 5, two documents from Folder 14 (until 1 January 2010);
Series 7, one document from Folder 26 (until 1 January 2013).
Provenance
The papers were acquired by the Library in two instalments. The first
was received from Sir Frederick Wheeler in 1971 and the second from his son
Philip Wheeler in 1995.
The bulk of the papers in this collection comprise files which relate to
Wheelers time as Chairman of the Public Service Board (1960-71) and as
Secretary of the Commonwealth Treasury (1971-79).
There are a large number of files of green copies of
Wheelers outward correspondence, memoranda and circulars, created when he
was Chairman of the Public Service Board. They have been arranged by Wheeler
into several categories, and this arrangement has been retained.
There are also biographical and subject files maintained by Wheeler and
containing material mostly accumulated after his retirement in 1979,
appointment diaries (1961-94) and papers relating to Wheelers association
with the Winston Churchill Memorial Trust and the Commonwealth Club in
Canberra.
There are very few personal papers in this collection. There are also no
papers relating to Wheelers early career and very few relating to his
time with the International Labour Organisation in Geneva. Correspondence in
Series 1 comprises mostly short letters, either expressing support for Wheeler
during a time of crisis in 1975 or congratulating him on his retirement in
1979. Correspondents include Sir Arthur Tange, Lady Violet Braddon, Sir John
Bunting, H.C. Coombs, Sir Ernest Coates, Sir James Darling, Sir John Egerton,
Bill Hayden, Bob Law-Smith, James McNeill, Sir Robert Menzies, Sir John Nott,
Sir John Overall, Sir James Plimsoll, Ross Shelmerdine, Jim Short, Keith
Sinclair, David Smith, Sir Geoffrey Yeend and Gough Whitlam. Series 2 also
contains letters from Sir Douglas Copland, J.B. Chifley, Sir William Dunk and
Norman Watt.
The files in this collection have been grouped into series by the
Library. However, Wheelers file titles have been retained and folder
descriptions in each series commence with this title.
The family has retained two files consisting of memorabilia and news of
ILO alumni, which are largely of family interest.
1914 Born 9 January, the son of A.H. Wheeler
1920-23 Trinity Grammar School, Melbourne
1924-29 Scotch College, Melbourne
1930-39 Officer of the State Savings Bank of Victoria
1939 Married Peggy Hilda Bell
1939 Bachelor of Commerce, University of Melbourne
1939 Seconded to the Commonwealth Prices Branch as Economic Assistant to
the Prices Commissioner
1939 Research Officer, Department of the Treasury
1941-47 Secretary, Financial and Economic Committee
1944 Member of Australian Delegation to the International Monetary
Conference, Bretton Woods, USA and the British Commonwealth Conference,
London
1946 Assistant Secretary, Department of the Treasury
1947-49 Secretary, Investment and Employment Committee
1948 Delegation member, led by Prime Minister J.B. Chifley, Economic and
Financial Discussions, London
1948 Delegation member, led by Minister for External Affairs H.V. Evatt,
to Prime Ministers Conference, London
1948-51 Treasury observer, Commonwealth Bank Advisory Council
1949 First Assistant Secretary, Department of the Treasury
1949 Delegation member, led by Prime Minister Chifley, to the Prime
Ministers Conference, London
1949 Delegation member, led by Minister for Post-war Reconstruction John
Dedman, to the British Commonwealth Conference of Finance Ministers, London
1949 Delegation leader, General Economic and Trade Talks, New
Zealand
1950 Delegation member, led by Minister for External Affairs Percy
Spender, to British Commonwealth Conference, Colombo
1950 Delegation member, led by Prime Minister R.G. Menzies, to United
Kingdom and United States of America
1950 Delegation leader, negotiations for first contract with the
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
1952 Acting Secretary to the Treasury
1952 Appointed an Officer of the Civil Division of the Most Excellent
Order of the British Empire
1953-60 Treasurer-comptroller of the International Labour Office (ILO),
Geneva
1960-71 Chairman, Commonwealth Public Service Board
1962 Promoted an Ordinary Commander of the Civil Division of the Most
Excellent Order of the British Empire, in recognition of outstanding public
service
1967 Created a Knight Bachelor for distinguished public service
1966-69 President, Commonwealth Club, Canberra
1969-72 Member, International Civil Service Advisory Board
1970 Australian Government representative on the Joint Committee on the
Public Service set up by the ILO Governing Body
1971-79 Secretary to the Treasury
1975 Death of Peggy Wheeler
1975 Retired from the Commonwealth Public Service
1979 Appointed a Companion in the General Division of the Order of
Australia for public service
1979 Presented the Robert Garran Memorial Oration
1979-84 Director, Amatil Ltd
1979-86 Director, Alliance Holdings Ltd
1981-82 Member, Commonwealth Government Defence Review Committee
1984 Appointed a Fellow of the Royal Australian Institute of Public
Administration, in recognition of an outstanding contribution made to the
achievement of the Institutes objectives
1991-94 National President, Winston Churchill Memorial Trust
Sir Frederick Wheeler died in Canberra on 5 August, 1994. He was
survived by three children.
1 Correspondence, 1959-94
2 Documents, 1924-94
3 Diaries and address books, 1961-94
4 Commonwealth Public Service Board, 1961-71
5 Commonwealth Treasury, 1951-88
6 Speeches, 1962-91
7 Biographical files, 1949-94
8 Subject files, 1950-93
9 Commonwealth Club, 1977-94
10 Winston Churchill Memorial Trust, 1987-94
11 Miscellaneous, 1945-91
Series 1 Correspondence, 1959-94
This series contains non-official correspondence on topics which include
job offers, Scotch College, retirement functions held for Wheeler (1979),
personal references he wrote and disposition of his papers.
The folders entitled Unsolicited testimonials contain two
main groups of papers. The first comprises letters expressing support for
Wheeler when he came under attack from the Whitlam Government, which reportedly
wanted to remove him from the Treasury in 1975. Correspondents include Lady
Braddon, Sir John Bunting, Sir James Darling, James McNeill, Sir Robert
Menzies, Sir John Nott, Sir John Overall, Ross Shelmerdine, Jim Short, Keith
Sinclair and David Smith. The second group contains letters from well wishers
on his retirement. Correspondents include Sir Arthur Tange, H.C. Coombs, Sir
Ernest Coates, Sir John Egerton, Bill Hayden, Bob Law-Smith, Sir James
Plimsoll, Sir Geoffrey Yeend and Gough Whitlam.
Folder
1 Jobs miscellaneous (1959-60, 1978-83): notes and correspondence,
mostly relating to approaches from various organisations seeking Wheelers
involvement with them in some capacity
2-3 Unsolicited testimonials (1971-88)
4 Untitled file: guest lists and correspondence relating to functions
held when Wheeler retired as Secretary to the Treasury, 1979
5 Disposition of official papers (1979-1993): lists of official papers
and correspondence with officers from the Department of the Treasury and the
National Library of Australia regarding their disposal
6 Old Scotch (1981-93): correspondence and official memorabilia relating
to the Old Scotch Collegians Association, of which Wheeler was a
member
7 References given (1984-92): correspondence related to personal
references provided by Wheeler
8 Miscellaneous (1989-94): comprises mostly requests for interviews and
invitations to attend functions
Series 2 Documents, 1924-94
The papers in this series relate to Wheelers personal history and
professional interests. Included are school reports from Scotch College
(1924-29), a book of his university lecture notes and two letters Wheeler wrote
to his parents (1952). Correspondents include Sir Douglas Copland, J.B.
Chifley, Sir William Dunk (Wheelers predecessor as Chair of the Public
Service Board) and G.P.N. (Norman) Watt.
Folder
1-2 Personal history (1924-79): includes letters from D.B. Copland
(1939) and J.B. Chifley (1947), school reports (1924-29), a book of university
lecture notes, official passport (1974-79), extracts from papers Wheeler wrote
in 1942 and 1943 and certificates for his degree and official awards he
received
3-4 The move to the ILO and back to the PSB (1952-60): handwritten notes
relating to Wheelers appointment as Treasurer to the International Labour
Organisation (ILO), personal correspondence including letters to his parents
(1952) and Norman Watt (1956) and correspondence relating to Wheelers
appointment as Chairman of the Public Service Board (PSB), including
correspondence with Sir William Dunk about the position (1957-60)
5 Order of Australia (1979) and Order of the British Empire (1962):
memorabilia relating to the two awards
6 AAFICS (1991-94): newsletters of the Australian Association of Former
International Civil Servants
7-8 RIPA (1983-94): newsletters and annual reports of the Royal
Australian Institute of Public Administration
9 Mat Group (1983-94): programs of speakers and attendance lists for
meetings of the General Management Group
Series 3 Diaries and address books, 1961-94
The appointment diaries in this series cover the period 1961-1994.
Diaries for the period 1961-78 relate to Wheelers time as Chairman of the
Public Service Board and Secretary of the Department of the Treasury. Diaries
from 1979-94 cover the period from Wheelers retirement to his death.
Included with the diaries are two teledexes and one address book, containing
details of business contacts.
Note: Item 41 is not available for research until 1 January 2010.
Item
1 Diary, 1961
2 Diary, 1962
3 Diary, 1963
4 Diary, 1964
5-7 Diaries, 1965
8-9 Diaries, 1966
10 Diary, 1967
11 Diary, 1968
12 Diary, 1969
13 Diary, 1970
14-16 Diaries, 1971
17-18 Diaries, 1972
19-20 Diaries, 1973
21-24 Diaries, 1974
25-29 Diaries, 1975
30-33 Diaries, 1976
34-37 Diaries, 1977
38-40 Diaries, 1978
41 Diary, 1979
(This item is not available for research until 1 January 2010)
42 Diary, 1980
43 Diary, 1981
44 Diary, 1982
45 Diary, 1983
46 Diary, 1984
47 Diary, 1985
48 Diary, 1986
49 Diary, 1987
50 Diary, 1988
51 Diary, 1989
52 Diary, 1990
53 Diary, 1991
54 Diary, 1992
55 Diary, 1993
56-57 Diaries, 1994
58-59 Teledexes
60 Address book
Series 4 Commonwealth Public Service Board, 1961-71
In 1961, Wheeler returned from Europe to take up the position of
Chairman of the Commonwealth Public Service Board (PSB). He left the Board in
1971 to become Secretary to the Commonwealth Treasury.
The bulk of this series comprises extensive files of green
copies of outward correspondence, memoranda and circulars. They have been
organised by Wheeler into various categories, and these have been retained by
the Library.
There are two additional files, which also relate to this period, and
they are listed first in the series.
Additional files
Folder
1 Handwritten notes of conversations, mostly with EJB
[Bunting?], from 30 January to 11 March 1968. Also notes (19 March 1968) about
the PMG Motor Driver Dispute
2 List of PSB Second Division staff, 1971
Prime Minister
Folder
3: 12 February 1961-18 December 1962
4: 18 January 1973-30 June 1964
5: 21 July 1964-18 December 1965
6: 6 January 1966-27 April 1967
7: 1 May 1967-9 January 1968
8: 10 January 1968-20 March 1968
9: 19 March 1968-30 April 1968
10: 1 May 1968-30 October 1968
11: 6 November 1968-28 July 1969
12: 29 July 1969-27 April 1970
13: 1 May 1970-31 December 1970
14: 1 January 1970-28 October 1970
Prime Ministers Department
Folder
15: Sir John Bunting, 27 February 1962-29 April 1964
16: Sir John Bunting, 30 April 1964-17 December 1965
17: Sir John Bunting, 13 January 1966-30 June 1967
18: Sir John Bunting, 23 June 1967-28 October 1971
19: C.L. Hewitt, 3 July 1967-1 August 1968
20: C.L. Hewitt, 2 August 1968-28 July 1969
21: C.L. Hewitt, 4 August 1969-29 August 1969
22: C.L. Hewitt, 1 September 1969-24 December 1970
23: Sir Lennox Hewitt, 6 January 1971-5 March 1971 (see also folder
64)
Heads of other Departments
Folder
24: Sir John Crawford, 10 November 1961-29 March 1962
25: Sir Donald Anderson (Department of Civil Aviation), 26 January 1962-
8 October 1971
26: Sir Henry Bland (Department of Labour and National Service), 26
January 1962-19 December 1966 (see also folder 60)
27: A.S. Reiher (Director-General, Department of Works), 25 January
1962-3 September 1971
28: T.A. Housley (Director-General, Posts and Telegraphs) 5 February
1962-10 December 1968
29: A.S. Cooley (Department of Supply), 8 February 1962-22 October
1971
30: D.H. McKay (Department of Trade and Industry), 19 February 1962-20
October 1971
31: Sir Arthur Tange (Department of Defence), 22 February 1962-19 October
1971
32: L.F. Bott (Department of National Development), 1 March 1962-27
October 1971
33: A.T. Carmody (Department of Customs and Excise), 5 March 1962-21
September 1971
34: L.B. Hamilton (Department of Social services ), 14 March 1962-17 June
1971
35: D.O. Hay (Department of External Territories), 16 March 1962-12
October 1971
36: Sir Keith Waller (Department of Foreign Affairs), 19 March 1962-28
October 1971
37: Sir Frederick Chilton (Repatriation Commission), 26 March 1962-9
September 1971
38: Sir Kenneth Bailey (Attorney-Generals Department), 30 March
1962-31 January 1964
39: S. Landau (Department of the Navy), 11 April 1962-17 June 1971
40: G. Warwick Smith (Department of the Interior), 30 March 1962-22
October 1971
41: Letters to Permanent Heads, 28 May 1963-25 September 1964
42: Letters to Permanent Heads, 28 September 1964-12 May 1966
43: E.T. Cain (Commissioner for Taxation), 23 April 1965-24 September
1971
44: B. White (Department of the Army), 29 June 1972-20 October 1971
45: F.J. Green (Department of the Air), 29 June 1964-17 June 1971
46: Sir Roland Wilson (Treasury), 26 September 1963-29 June 1974 (see
also folder 53)
47: Sir Roland Wilson (Treasury), 2 July 1964-16 December 1965
48: C.W. Harders (Attorney-Generals Department), 19 February
1964-11 October 1971
49: J.F. Nimmo (Department of Housing), 21 April 1964-26 July 1971
50: Sir Peter Heydon (Department of Immigration), 24 May 1963-21
September 1971
51: W. Ives (Department of Primary Industry), 21 November 1962-1 October
1971
52: M.M. Summers (Department of Shipping and Transport), 23 July 1962-13
October 1971
53: Sir Roland Wilson (Treasury), 3 April 1962-24 September 1963 (see
also folders 46-47)
54: Sir William Refshauge (Department of Health), 10 May 1962-18 October
1971
55: Sir Richard Randall (Treasury), 4 January 1966-22 December 1966
56: Sir Richard Randall (Treasury), 5 January 1967-31 July 1968
57: Sir Richard Randall (Treasury), 29 August 1969-28 October 1971
58: J.L. Knott (Deputy Australian High Commissioner), 23 May 1966-7
November 1968 (see also folder 61)
59: Sir Hugh Ennor (Department of Education and Science), 27 September
1966-12 October 1971
60: Sir Henry Bland (Labour and National Services), 3 January 1967-6
December 1967 (see also folder 26)
61: J.L. Knott (Posts and Telegraphs), 20 January 1969-26 October 1971
(see also folder 58)
62: P.H. Cook (Labour and National Service), 3 January 1968-23 October
1971
63: J.Q. Ewens (Office of the Parliamentary Counsel), 11 September
1970-15 September 1971
64: Sir Lennox Hewitt (Environment, Aborigines and the Arts), 18 March
1971-2 September 1971 (see also folder 23)
65: Treasury, 1 August 1968-22 August 1969
General external greens
Folder
66: 18 January 1963-2 August 1963
67: 5 August 1963-5 May 1964
68: 5 May 1964-24 December 1964
69: 4 January 1965-16 August 1965
70: 17 August 1965-10 June 1966
71: 14 June 1966-28 February 1967
72: 1 March 1967-31 August 1967
73: 1 September 1967-22 December 1967
74: 1 January 1968-26 June 1968
75: 28 June 1968-30 May 1969
76: 19 May 1969-27 February 1970
77: 2 March 1970-3 December 1970
78: 15 December 1970-28 September 1971
79: 29 September 1971-28 October 1971
Named correspondence files
Folder
80: President, ACTU, 17 March 1965-12 January 1971
81: Colonel Stubbs (Commonwealth Club), 18 February 1965-26 October
1971
82: Sir John Overall (National Capital Development Commission), 26
January 1962-1 October 1971
83: Sir William Hudson (Commissioner, Snowy Mountains Authority), 12
February 1962-23 August 1971
84: G. Polites (Australian Council of Employers Federation), 25
August 1969-26 August 1971
85: V.J.W. Skermer (Auditor-Generals Office), 8 May 1963-19 August
1971
86: M.C. Timbs (Australian Atomic Energy Commission), 27 September
1962-13 April 1970
87: T.W. Swan (Australian National University), 5 February 1962-12
November 1963
88: Sir John Crawford (Australian National University), 16 April 1962-21
May 1971
89: Sir Frederick White (CSIRO), 5 March 1962-18 February 1971
90: Chairmans Circulars (Public Service Board), 8 December 1970-14
December 1970
Parliamentary correspondence
Folder
91: Members of Parliament, 22 February 1962-11 February 1966
92: Senators, 23 January 1962-5 December 1966
93: Parliamentary correspondence, 3 January 1967-21 December 1967
94: Leader of the Opposition, 9 March 1961-5 December 1966
95: Leader of the Opposition and Senators, 6 February 1967-20 October
1967
96: Parliamentary correspondence, 29 December 1967-30 December 1969
97: Members of Parliament, 9 January 1970-25 October 1971
Public Service Board
(See also folder 89)
Folder
98: Chairmans circulars and letters, 31 May 1966-26 May 1967
99: Chairmans circulars and letters, 5 June 1967-21 March
1968
100: Chairmans circulars and letters, 15 May 1968-16 December
1968
101: Chairmans circulars and letters, 16 December 1968-11 June
1969
102: Chairmans circulars and letters, 7 July 1969-23 September
1969
103: Chairmans circulars and letters, 26 September 1969-13 April
1970
104: Chairmans circulars and letters, 18 April 1970-29 June
1970
105: Chairmans circulars and letters, 15 July 1970-16 October
1970
106: Chairmans circulars and letters, 21 October 1970-7 December
1970
107: Chairmans circulars and letters, 15 February 1970-29 January
1971
108: Chairmans circulars and letters, 30 January 1971-22 October
1971
Internal memoranda
Folder
109: General internal memoranda, 5 September 1963-30 April 1964
110: Assistant Commissioner (Arbitration), 2 April 1962-21 January
1963
111: T.T. Colquhoun, 9 April 1962-4 October 1968
112: Mr Whatman, 1 February 1963-26 October 1971
113: R.G. Harvey, 27 February 1963-30 August 1965
114: K.E. Grainger, 27 December 1962-24 August 1965 (see also folder
136)
115: R.J. Young, 16 January 1963-24 December 1963 (see also folders 132
and 141)
116: Secretary, Public Service Board, 23 January 1963-24 December 1963
(see also folder 131)
117: A.B. McFarlane, 5 June 1968-3 September 1969 (see also folder
139)
118: Assistant Commissioner, General Branch, 23 January 1963-8 July
1971
119: Assistant Commissioner, Recruitment and Training, 21 January
1963-27 February 1970
120: F.C. Nordek, 5 February 1963-5 December 1963 (see also folder
134)
121: J.E. Collings, 27 December 1962-21 October 1968 (see also folder
133)
122: F.C. Grey, 4 February 1963-28 September 1971
123: E.E. Crichton, 4 February 1963-13 October 1971
124: W.T. Gleeson, 25 February 1963-19 May 1971
125: E.S. Lightly, 22 February 1968-16 February 1971
126: G.H. Doyle, 4 February 1963-18 November 1963
127: Mr Temme, 4 February 1963-1 April 1963
128: Librarian, 20 February 1963-14 July 1967
129: Mr Lawrie, 23 January 1963-12 February 1968
130: A.H. Kaye, 24 January 1962-6 July 1962
131: Secretary, 10 January 1964-13 October 1971 (see also folder
116)
132: R.J. Young, 4 February 1964-19 December 1969 (see also folders 115
and 141)
133: J.E. Collings, 29 October 1968-28 October 1971 (see also folder
121)
134: F.C. Nordeck, 6 February 1964-31 October 1971 (see also folder
120)
135: Assistant Commissioner, Project Services Branch, 20 March 1964-26
August 1971
136-37: K.E. Grainger, 27 August 1965-26 March 1968 (see also folder
114)
138: Arbitration Division, 5 February 1964-4 January 1965
139: A.B. McFarlane, 18 December 1969-19 October 1971 (see also folder
117)
140: B.R. Hamilton, 15 March 1965-8 September 1971
141: R.J. Young, 9 February 1970-5 April 1971 (see also folders 115 and
132)
142: J.C. Conway, 19 September 1969-10 September 1971
143: Assistant Commissioner, Legislation Services and General
Investigations Branch, 31 January 1969-13 October 1971
144: B.G. McCallum, 8 February 1965-4 April 1968
General internal correspondence
Folder
145: 5 December 1962-3 September 1963
146: 1 May 1964-14 October 1964
147: 5 January 1965-17 December 1965
148: 6 January 1966-6 November 1966
149: 10 November 1966-9 February 1968
150: 9 February 1968-10 February 1969
151: Minute papers, 23 December 1968-20 February 1964
152: General internal, 10 February 1969-27 October 1971
Inwards correspondence
These files comprise daily summaries of inward mail.
Folder
153: 14 December 1962-28 October 1964
154: 2 November 1964-14 August 1967
155: Notes for files, 13 January 1965-16 December 1966
156: Notes for files, 18 January 1967-2 December 1968
157: Inwards correspondence, 20 August 1967-20 June 1969
158: Notes for files, 2 December 1968-27 February 1970
159: Notes for files, 2 March 1970-27 October 1971
160: Inwards, 3 July 1969-31 December 1969
161: Inwards, 1 January 1970-30 June 1970
162: Inwards, 1 July 1970-30 December 1970
163: Unfiled copies of notes for files and correspondence, 29 October
1971
Series 5 Commonwealth Treasury, 1951-88
In 1971, Wheeler was appointed to the position of Secretary to the
Treasury. He had some difficult challenges to deal with while in the position,
including the controversial Khemlani Loans Affair (1974-75) and reported plans
of the Whitlam Government to replace him in 1975. Wheelers reputation as
a formidable bureaucrat proved well founded and he was able to weather these
controversies, continuing as Secretary until his retirement in 1979.
This series comprises files of papers relating to Wheelers time as
Secretary. They contain Wheelers personal notes (many brief and/or
cryptic), press cuttings and copies of departmental minutes and reports.
See also Series 1 for related material.
Note: These folders are available for research with the exception of two documents within Folder 14, which are not available for research until 1 January 2010.
Folder
1 The original GFEP (with comparisons): lists of government officers and
their salary progression over the period from 1951-1971
2 The move to the Treasury (1971): official correspondence relating to
Wheelers appointment as Secretary and congratulatory notes from Billy
Sneddon and Clyde Cameron
3 Treasury episodes, 1975: copies of departmental minutes, notes and
correspondence relating to Economic Planning
4-6 Treasury episodes, 1st and 2nd halves of 1975: departmental minutes,
press cuttings and a large collection of notes of phone calls, conversations,
meetings, sequences of events and observations kept by Wheeler. Many of these
papers relate to the reported plans of the Whitlam Government to remove Wheeler
as Secretary in 1975.
7 Treasury episodes, 1976-84: departmental letters and minutes, notes by
Wheeler (1976-78) and newspaper cuttings (1979-84)
8 Treasury to Coombs Commission: report on the Coombs Commission Seminar
by John Stone (1975), a copy of the Treasury submission to the Commission
(1974) and a draft of a Treasury paper entitled Formation and
coordination of economic policy: possible models for Australia (1975)
9-12 Untitled file, 1973-75: departmental correspondence, notes and
cuttings, mostly relating to the Khemlani Loans Affair
13 Khemlani chronology (Prowse): report on the Khemlani loan proposals,
1975
14-15 Untitled file, 1977-79: departmental correspondence and notes
relating to the court case of Sankey-v-Whitlam
(two documents from Folder 14 are not available for research until 1 January 2010)
16 Treasury staff: staff listings (1975-78), cutting (1988)
17 Data on Permanent Heads: listings of departmental Permanent Heads
prepared during the period 1977-86, one of which covers the period 1946-76
18 Data on Second Division officers: list of Second Division officers in
Government Departments, 1978
19-20 Press cuttings, 1973-77: a collection of cuttings relating to the
Treasury
Series 6 Speeches, 1962-91
This small group of papers consists of speeches, notes for speeches and
related correspondence. Included are a bound copy of selected addresses and
loose copies of speeches made during his period as Chairman of the Public
Service Board for the period 1962-70, a speech presented as Secretary to the
Treasury in 1972, notes for speeches made at functions for his retirement from
the Treasury in 1978 and notes for occasional speeches made after his
retirement.
There are also papers relating to Wheelers presentation for the
Robert Garran Memorial Oration in 1979, entitled The professional career
public service: some reflections of a practitioner. They include
correspondence, notes and copies of the published text of his speech, which
appeared in the Australian Journal of Public Administration.
Folder
1-2 Addresses and speeches by FW: bound copy of selected addresses,
1964-70 and loose copies of speeches, 1962-72
3 Occasional speeches: farewell speeches made by Wheeler on his
retirement and speeches made after retirement, 1978-91
4-5 Garran Oration: correspondence, notes and copies of the published
text of Wheelers presentation, 1979-80
Series 7 Biographical files, 1949-94
The biographical files in this series were compiled by Wheeler, and
contain material relating to prominent people, mostly senior public servants.
The bulk of the material was accumulated after his retirement in 1979. At the
end of the series is a file of material relating to Wheeler himself, mostly
cuttings, which he referred to as his Ego file.
Note: These folders are available for research with the exception of one document within Folder 26, which is not available for research until 1 January 2013.
Folder
1 H.W. Arndt, 1985-94 R.D. Beale and Graham Glenn, 1985-86
2 M.A. (Tim) Beasely, 1989-92 , Sir Henry Bland, 1984-92
3 Buttsworth Group [Anne Buttsworth], 1985-94
4 Mike Codd, 1987-91
5 Tony Cole, 1979-94, Alan Carmody, 1978
6 Ian Castles, 1978-87
7 Alan Cooley, 1975-89, Kenneth Davidson and Gay Davidson, 1992-93, Ted
Evans, 1993
8 Bernie Fraser, 1987-93, Sir Clarrie Harders, 1988
9 Sir Paul Hasluck, 1979-93
10 Sir Lennox Hewitt, 1979-81, Chris Higgins, 1984-90
11 Michael Keating, 1988-94
12 Sir Anthony Mason, 1989-94, Sir Leslie Melville, 1990-94
13-19 John Nethercote, 1989-94
20 R.S. [Bob] Parker, 1981-88, Don Sanders, 1992-93
21 Sir Keith Shann, 1978-79
22 Sir Keith Shann, 1978, 1988-89, Edward Shann, 1986-93
23 R.N. Spann, 1975
24 R.N. Spann, 1977-81
25-26 John Stone, 1973-78, 1982
(one document from Folder 26 is not available for research until 1 January 2013)
27-28 John Stone, 1978-93. Includes a tape of an interview of Stone by
Doug Aiton of ABC Radio 3LO, August 1993.
29 Trevor Swan, 1974-76
30 Trevor Swan, 1971-89
31 Sir Arthur Tange, 1979-89
32 Sir Harold White, 1979-93
33-34 Bob Whitelaw, 1975-86
35 Greg Whitwell, 1984-87
36 Peter Wilenski, 1981-92, Sir Roland Wilson, 1986-92
37 Sir Geoffrey Yeend, 1978-93
38-40 Sir Frederick Wheeler, 1949-94
Series 8 Subject files, 1950-93
Wheeler maintained a small number of subject files, which contain papers
and cuttings. The files are listed in this series, alphabetically, by
title.
Folder
1 CPS reform: John Block, 1987, CPS reform: John Dawkins, 1983-84
2 Data etc on CPS, 1984-91, Data on Permanent Heads and Departments,
1993
3 Journalists think-tank etc, 1989-93
4 On Treasury, 1989-91
5 Reference data, 1989-93, The service UK & USA, 1950-80
Series 9 Commonwealth Club, 1977-94
Wheeler had a long association with the Commonwealth Club in Canberra.
In 1966-69 he was President and from 1984 to 1993 was on the Election
Committee, which was in charge of assessing applications for membership.
This series contains papers relating to Wheelers involvement with
the Club, dating from 1977. They include correspondence, newspaper cuttings,
agenda papers for Annual General Meetings (1977-94) and lists of candidates for
membership (1984-92).
Note: Permission is required in order to view the contents of this series.
Folder
1 Correspondence and cuttings, 1981-93
2 Agenda papers for Annual General Meetings, 1977-94
3-4 Papers relating to the Election Committee, 1984-92
Series 10 Winston Churchill Memorial Trust, 1987-94
Wheelers association with the Winston Churchill Memorial Trust
dated from 1965, when he was appointed as a Director. In 1991 he was elected
National President and had been re-elected to this position shortly before his
death in 1994.
Papers relating to Wheelers association with the Trust are
contained in the series. They include reports of Annual General Meetings and
lists of applicants for fellowships.
Folder
1 Papers relating to 1992 and 1994 Annual General Meetings
2 Reports of Annual General Meetings, 1987-92
3 Lists of applicants for fellowships, 1992-93
Series 11 Miscellaneous, 1945-91
This series comprises miscellaneous material accumulated by Wheeler.
Folder/Item
1 Official mailing list, n.d.
2-3 Papers relating to a Post-war Reconstruction Seminar, held at the
Australian National University in 1981. Included is correspondence, a copy of
Full employment in Australia: the genesis of a white paper by Selwyn
Cornish and a 1945 copy of a government paper entitled Full employment in
Australia.
4 A copy of Chaos, Keynes or Controls? Drafting the Australian
white paper on full employment, 1945, a BA Honours thesis by Craig
Wilcox, 1989
5 Four cassette tapes: Before the Senate, 1975, The Geneva 78s,
Interview with Sir Frederick Wheeler and Geoff Hyles, 1991 and The Ennor tape,
n.d.
| Box |
Series |
Folder/Item |
| 1 |
1 |
1-8 |
| 2 |
1 |
9 |
| 2 |
2 |
1-6 |
| 3 |
2 |
7-9 |
| 3 |
3 |
1-4 |
| 4 |
3 |
5-18 |
| 5 |
3 |
19-24 |
| 6 |
3 |
25-29 |
| 7 |
3 |
30-37 |
| 8 |
3 |
38-57 |
| 9 |
3 |
58-60 |
| 9 |
4 |
1-2 |
| 10 |
4 |
3-8 |
| 11 |
4 |
9-13 |
| 12 |
4 |
14-19 |
| 13 |
4 |
20-28 |
| 14 |
4 |
29-40 |
| 15 |
4 |
41-48 |
| 16 |
4 |
49-58 |
| 17 |
4 |
59-66 |
| 18 |
4 |
67-73 |
| 19 |
4 |
74-77 |
| 20 |
4 |
78-90 |
| 21 |
4 |
91-97 |
| 22 |
4 |
98-103 |
| 23 |
4 |
104-107 |
| 24 |
4 |
108-114 |
| 25 |
4 |
115-130 |
| 26 |
4 |
131-144 |
| 27 |
4 |
145-151 |
| 28 |
4 |
152-158 |
| 29 |
4 |
159-163 |
| 30 |
5 |
1-7 |
| 31 |
5 |
8-13 |
| 32 |
5 |
14-19 |
| 33 |
5 |
20 |
| 33 |
6 |
1-5 |
| 34 |
7 |
1-7 |
| 35 |
7 |
8-13 |
| 36 |
7 |
14-20 |
| 37 |
7 |
21-26 |
| 38 |
7 |
27-33 |
| 39 |
7 |
34-39 |
| 40 |
7 |
40 |
| 40 |
8 |
1-5 |
| 41 |
9 |
1-4 |
| 41 |
10 |
1-3 |
| 42 |
11 |
1-5 |
February 2001
Last updated August 2009
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