MS 9300 Papers of Fred Daly
Summary
Creator: Daly, Fred, 1913-1995
Title: Papers of Fred Daly
Date range: 1938-1995
Reference number: MS 9300
Extent: 142 boxes (20 metres)
Access
Mostly available for reference; some closed
Provenance
The papers were donated by Daly's family in 1995.
Scope and Content
A large part of the collection comprises Fred Daly's original
chronological files and his files on personalities. The papers
include a large number of press cuttings and also press releases, reports,
campaign material, Hansard extracts, correspondence, notes and
diaries.
References to many individuals and events occur throughout the papers,
for example particularly across the series 'Chronological files', 'Elections',
'Subject files', and 'Personalities'.
Biographical Note
Frederick Michael Daly was born at Currabubula, New South Wales in 1913.
The family moved to Sydney in 1923 where he commenced working life as a
messenger. Later employed as a clerk, Daly served in the late 1930s on the
executive of the New South Wales Branch of the Federated Clerks Union.
Fred Daly was MHR for the western Sydney electorates of Martin from 1943
to 1949 and Grayndler from 1949 to his retirement from Parliament in 1975. He
was Federal Labor Party Opposition Whip from 1949 to 1956 and a member of the
Federal Parliamentary Labor Party Executive from 1963 to 1972. In the Whitlam
Labor Government (1972-75), he was Minister for Services and Property, and
Leader of the House.
Daly was a member of the Joint Committee on Social Security (1943-46),
the Rationing Commission (1946-50), the Commonwealth Immigration Advisory
Committee (1970-73), and the Joint Committee on the ACT (1967-72) of which he
was Deputy Chairman (1970-72). He led the Australian delegation to the
International Labour Organisation's Inland Transport and Coal Mines Committees
in 1947 and the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association Conference in 1973.
A popular personality and entertaining speaker, Daly's knowledge of the
federal parliamentary scene and his wealth of political anecdotes saw him in
demand as an author, commentator and public speaker after his retirement from
Parliament. His publications were: From Curtin to Kerr (1977), and a
revised edition, From Curtin to Hawke (1984), The A to Z
of politics (1978), and The politician who laughed (1982).
Having moved to Canberra on his retirement from Parliament, Daly became
Patron of Australia Day in the National Capital and of other community
activities and was an enthusiastic advocate for the city.
Fred Daly was a life member of the ALP and the Federated Clerks
Union and was awarded the Order of Australia in 1978. He died in Sydney in
August 1995.
Sources:
Who's who in Australia (1995)
Series List
1. Chronological files, 1938-1975
2. Correspondence, 1975-1995
3. Elections, 1943-1993
4. Subject files, 1943-1995
5. Personalities
6. Appointments/ diaries, 1953-1994
7. Overseas trips, 1947-1974
8. Grayndler Electorate, 1949-1975
9. Membership of Associations
10. Books
11. Speech material
12. Celebrity Speakers and other engagements, 1978-1995
13. Political Discovery Tour of Canberra, 1990-1995
14. Other ACT issues and activities
15. Australia Day Committee, 1979-1995
16. Miscellaneous
Series 1 Chronological files, 1938-1975
Files maintained by Daly, containing mainly press cuttings, electorate
correspondence, and material relating to preselections and election campaigns.
There are also files containing official memoranda from Dalys period as a
Minister.
Box Year
- 1938-43
- 1943-48
- 1944-47
4 1947-49
5 1949
6 1949-50
7 1950-51
- 1951
- 1952-53
- 1953
- 1954
- 1955
- 1956
- 1957
- 1958
28 1959
29 1960
- 1961
- 1961-62
33-35 1963
36 1963-64
37-38 1964
39 1965-66
40 1966
41 1967
42-43 1968
44-45 1969
46-47 1970
48-49 1971
50-52 1972
53 1973 partly closed until 2004
54-56 1974 partly closed until 2005
57-61 1975 partly closed until 2006
Series 2 Correspondence, 1975-1995
Correspondence and cuttings reflecting the wide range of activities
engaged in by Daly after his retirement from Parliament. Cards and thank you
letters appear throughout the correspondence.
Box Year
62 1975-81
63 1982-83
1986
1987-88
64 1988-90
65 1991-92
66 1992-94
67 1994-95
1976-84 (Thank you cards etc)
68 1985-95 (Thank you cards etc)
69 1974, 1984 (Get well cards etc)
1978 (Christmas cards)
Series 3 Elections, 1943-1993
Mainly press cuttings and campaign material; some correspondence.
Note: incomplete and should be cross-referenced to other series, eg.
Series 1 - Chronological files; Series 4 Subject
files; Series 14 - Other ACT issues and activities.
Box Year
70 1943, 1949, 1951, 1974 (ACT), 1975, 1976 (NSW), 1977
71 1977, 1978 (NSW), 1980
72 1980, 1984, [1987]
73 1989 (ACT), 1990
74 1992 (ACT), 1993
Series 4 Subject files, 1943-1995
Files maintained by Daly, containing mainly press cuttings,
correspondence, notes for talks and speeches, and copies of articles and
reports. There are also files containing official memoranda from Dalys
period as a Minister.
Box 75
Age article, 1979
Alderman - miscellaneous
Anti-Communist Party Bill, 1950
Armidale - University of New England
ABC
ABC interview, 1976
ABC 1976 TV contract
ABC 50th birthday
ACTU function, 16 March 1979
ALP ACT Branch rules, 1990
[ALP Branches]
ALP Centenary, 1991
ALP 100 years, 1991
ALP Conference, Canberra, 1982
ALP Conference, 1984
ALP life membership, 1992
ALP parliamentary contacts
Box 76
ALP policy speeches, [1946, 1954, 1955]
Australia Party
Australian Workers Union, 1966
Balanced Property Trust
Banana Republic, 1980s (3 files)
Box 77
Bank Bill
Bjelke Petersen 1962 case
Bjelke Petersen [essay by Margaret Teresa Daly]
Blind Communication Committee
Bradshaw, A. (Contractors) Pty Ltd
Browne - Fitzpatrick case, 1955
Byrne, Senator
Cairns, Phillip, 1973-75 closed until 2006
Canada. Electoral laws
Canberra Times articles, 1970s
[Catholic Church, political strength of]
Caucus, Federal (2 files)
Caucus H.V. Evatt E.J. Ward, 1959
Box 78
Chifley, J.B.
[Chifley, J.B.], 1950
Chifley, J.B. - newspaper cuttings
Chifley Memorial
Coal strike, 1949 (4 files)
Box 79
Column
Condolences (Hansard) Vince Gair, Pat Galvin, John McEwen
Congratulations - F.M. Daly, [mainly] 1972
Congratulations - speeches - F.M. Daly
Cope, election as Speaker, 1973-74
Cotton, Senator, - costs of car transport, 1975 closed
until 2006
Country Party, December 1972 to May 1974
Country Party name change
Country Party/ DLP merger, 1973-74
Cummins (Jack) and Reid (Alan)
Daly, Fred - ALP 50th Anniversary
Daly, Fred - articles etc, 1991
Box 80
Daly, Fred - comments on Country Party
Daly, Fred - Federated Clerks - life membership 1991
Daly, L.M. - Senate
Defence - special issues Sydney Morning Herald and
Age, 8 November 1980
Democratic Labor Party
DLP, articles on
DLP, December 1972 to May 1974
Don Lane Show, 15 August 1978 (Roast)
Double Dissolutions
Dulwich Hill Labor Club
Eastern and Rail Reporter
Electoral (2 files)
Electoral Act - summary
[Electoral] - blackouts
[Electoral] - Change the rules seminar, 22 February 1980
Electoral information papers for Minister, 1974-75 closed
until 2006
Electoral laws (disclosure etc)
Box 81
Electoral legislation
Electoral legislation - history
[Electoral] - timetable to effect a redistribution in a smaller state
Electoral - Whitlam lectures, 1978
Facilities [entitlements] for Parliamentarians, 1974-75
closed until 2006
Box 81 (cont.)
Facilities [entitlements] for retired Parliamentarians, 1974-75
closed until 2006
Film Australia
Fraser, Malcolm office furnishings and car fittings, 1975
closed until 2006
Gorton - no confidence motion, March 1971
Gorton - split from Liberal Party
Grundeman, Albert
Hockey - history
Honour congratulations
Box 82
Honours-in-confidence, 1986
House [of Representatives] file
House file - adjournment of the House; valedictory speeches from 1971
House file - Caucus/ The Ministry
House file - Leader of the House (quotes, speeches, notes etc)
House file - statistics - gag/ guillotine/ rushed legislation
House of Representatives draft report of Standing Orders
Committee, 1975 closed until 2006
Hughes, Colin - report on 1948 redistribution
Hygienic Containers Pty Ltd
Immigration - Federal Review Committee, 1965
Job applications to Minister closed until 2005
Jobs for the boys
Kerr, Sir John - 'The ethics of public office'
Killen book, 1989
Box 83
The Last Bastion film
[Lease of office accommodation] John Curtin House, John McEwen
House, 1973-75 closed until 2006
Liberal Party - [copies of constitutions of State Divisions]
Liberal Part, 1960-70
Liberal Party disunity, 1973-74
Liberal/ Country Party disunity, 1960-70
Liberal/ Country Party disunity, December 1972 to May 1974
Liberal/ Country Party governments - ministerial changes
Liberal/ Country Party plans for a merger, December 1972 to May 1974
Liberal/ DLP relations, 1973
Box 84
[Liberal Party - McMahon, Fraser, Gorton, 1968-71]
Little, Senator
Macdessi, Louis, 1988
McKell Lecture
McMahon's leadership, opposition to
Box 84 (cont.)
McManus, Senator
Mahony, Bede
Marrickville Grants, RED Scheme
Members of Parliament travel, 1972-75 closed until
2006
Ministerial staff declarations of financial interests, 1975
closed until 2006
Ministers briefing notes, 1975 closed until
2006
Box 85
Municipal Councils
National Anthem
National Civic Council - B.A. Santamaria
National Dingo Association
New England [Federal electorate]
Box 86
Newcastle Sun [Daly's column]
[Newspaper and other cuttings, 1943-70]
Newspaper cuttings (local), 1971-73
Box 87
Newspaper cuttings, 1976-78
Newspaper cuttings, 1981-82
Newspaper cuttings, 1983,85
Newspaper cuttings, 1984-91
Opposition Parties' name changes
Oral history - Parliamentary Library
Oxford University debate, 3 July 1980
Paramount Shirts Co., (1991-92)
Parkinson, Michael, 1982
Parliament - the role of the Opposition
Parliament, 1980
Parliament's Bicentenary Publications Project
Radio 2KY, 1980
Readers' Digest article [on Ben Chifley]
Referee report for ex staff member, 1978 closed until
2009
Reference articles on Australian Parliament
Referendum, 1988
Remuneration Tribunal Review, 1975 closed until
2006
Box 88
Retirement letters
Retirement cuttings [and letters]
Senate, and its role in government [Four Corners 1974]
Senate - obstruction of legislation, general
Box 88 (cont.)
Senate - obstruction of legislation, threats of double dissolution, 1973
Senior Scene, Melbourne, 1993-95
Singleton speech, 1974
Snedden, B.M. - press releases (3 files)
Box 89
[Parliamentary Joint Committee on] Social Security - Committee Reports,
[1940-45]
Social Security, [1945]
Speeches - F.M. Daly, Canberra
Stinkers (letters)
Box 90
Sun column, 1976 (2 files)
Sun articles [background?]
Sun Herald apology, 1988
Townsend, Simon
Unparliamentary behaviour/ suspensions
Unparliamentary expressions
Whitlam, E.G., 1991
Whitlam/ Calwell
Whitlam Government reunion
The Whitlam years - press cuttings, 1976 (3 files)
Wran, Neville - Canberra, June 1980
Series 5 Personalities
Files maintained by Daly, containing mainly press cuttings,
correspondence, notes, and copies of articles and reports. The first part of
the series comprises a formed sequence of files; the second sequence comprises
more recent files not received in alphabetical order. Some individuals are
represented in both parts.
Subseries 5/1 - Earlier files
Box 91
Armstrong, John
Barker, R.A.
Bate, Jeff
Beasley, J.A.
Beazley, Kim (Snr)
Browne, Frank
Bryant, Gordon
Burchett, Wilfrid
Byrne, Condon
Cahill, J.J.
Box 91 (cont.)
Cairns, Jim
Cameron, Clyde
Campbell, Fred
Chambers, Cyril
Chamberlain, F.E. (Joe)
[Chifley, J.B. - see Series 4]
Clark, Joe
Cochrane, D.V.
Colbourne, W.R.
Dalziel, A.J.
Dewley, R.C.
Box 92
Donaldson, W. (two files)
Dougherty, Tom
Dunn, A.E.
Evatt, H.V.
Fraser, Allan
Fisher, S.G.
Gair, Vince
Galvin, Pat
Garden, Jock
Gow, Bob
Harrison, E.J.
Harvey, L.D.
Hawke, Bob
Haylen, Leslie
Heagney, R.
Hughes, Tom
Isaksen, N.
Jensen, Harry
Johnson, Les
Box 93
Kearney, Vic
Kennelly, Pat
Keeffe, Jim
McColm, Malcolm
McGregor, Edward G.
McMahon, William
Mallam, H.C.
Morton, Chas F.
Murphy, Lionel
Newton, Maxwell
O'Halloran, Jim
Oliver, Charlie
Box 93 (cont.)
Parsons, Harry
Patterson, Rex
Pierse, Greg
Pilavidisi, G.
Poole, A.
Reid, Alan
Box 94
Riordan, Joe
Rogers, Norm
Saidy, Fred
Short, Laurie
St John, Edward
Stewart, Frank
Uren, Tom
Wallace, Con
Ward, E.J.
Wentworth, W.C.
Whitlam, E.G.
Whitlam, E.G. - miscellaneous statements
Wyndham, Cyril
Subseries 5/2 - Later files
Box 95
Anthony, H.L.
Aylett, W.
Barwick, Garfield
Beasley, J.A.
Cairns, J. - dismissal from Treasury portfolio
Cairns, J. - dismissal from Ministry, Loan Affair
Calwell, A.A. (2 files)
Calwell, A.A. - attempted assassination
Box 96
Cameron, A.G.
Cameron, Clyde (2 files)
Casey, R.G.
Coles, A.W.
Connor, R.F.X.
Curtin, John
Dedman, J.J.
Downing, Reg
Dunstan, Don
Evatt, H.V.
Box 96 (cont.)
Fadden, A.W.
Fairbairn, D.E.
Forde, F.M.
Fraser, Malcolm
Box 97
Gair, Vince (2 files)
Gorton, J.G. (3 files)
Gorton, J.G. - P.M. election
Grassby, A.J.
Harrison, Eric
Hasluck, Paul
Hawke, R.J. (Personal)
Hayden, W.G.
Hayden, W. (Personal)
Holt, Harold
Hughes, W.M.
Jacobsen, Fred
Jones, Andrew
Keane, R.V.
Kennelly, Pat
Kerr, Sir John
Lang, Jack
Lyons, Enid
McClelland, Doug Young, Mick
McEwen, John
McKenna, N.E.
McMahon, William (2 files)
Box 98
Menzies, R.G.
Murphy, Lionel
Murphy, Lionel
Nixon, P.
Page, E.C.G.
Peacock, Andrew
Petrov, Vladimir
Reid, Alan
Riordan, Joe
Rosevear, J.S.
Scullin, J.H.
Box 99
Snedden, B.M. (2 files)
Spender, Percy
Box 99 (cont.)
Stewart, Frank - death
Tangney, Dorothy
Turnbull, W.G.
Ward, E.J. (2 files)
Whitlam, E.G.
Whitlam, E.G. - dispute 1966
Whitlam, E.G. 1968
Whitlam, E.G. 1975
Withers, Reg
Wran, Neville - resignation, 1986
Series 6 Appointments/ diaries, 1953-1994
Box 100
Pocket diaries, 1953, 1957-59, 1960 (2), 1961-74, (1975 missing),
1976-82
Date pads, 1978-85, (1986 missing), 1987-94
Series 7 Overseas trips, 1947-1974
Itineraries, correspondence, press cuttings, official reports by
delegations, and Dalys own diary notes.
Boxes 101-102
1947 England (including copies of official photographs of post war
rationing)
1956 USA
1960 Private trip with daughter - to England, Ireland, and Europe
1961 Inter-Parliamentary Union Conference, Brussels
1961 Failure to obtain USSR visa
1963 Taiwan
1967 Contacts for trip to England and Europe with wife
1968 Commonwealth Parliamentary Association Conference, Bahamas
1973 North America, England, Ireland, Europe;
Commonwealth Parliamentary Association Conference, London;
Copenhagen, Stockholm, Bangkok
1974 Canada
Series 8 Grayndler Electorate, 1949-1975
Boxes 103-106
Daly represented the western Sydney federal electorate of Grayndler from
1949 to 1975. The series contains ALP electorate branch minute, attendance, and
address books, correspondence, and membership ticket books. There is also
material relating to Grayndler ALP branches in Series 1 Chronological
files.
Series 9 Membership of Associations etc
Box 107
Association of Ex-MPs
The Order of Australia Association
Cook Society
Australian Journalists Association
Australian Society of Authors
Series 10 Books
Drafts, correspondence, reviews and cuttings of Dalys books.
Boxes 108-109
'The ABC of politics', published as A-Z of politics
Boxes 110-111
The politician who laughed
Boxes 112-117
From Curtin to Kerr, and From Curtin to Hawke
(Box 117 also includes miscellaneous book matters)
Series 11 Speech material
Includes files of speech material for parliamentary and special
occasions and miscellaneous jokes and anecdotes.
Boxes 118-119
Series 12 Celebrity Speakers and other engagements,
1978-1995
Correspondence, promotional material, speech notes and cuttings relating
to Dalys speaking engagements, mainly with the Celebrity
Speakers organisation that he joined at its inception in 1978.
Boxes 120-121
Series 13 Political Discovery Tour of Canberra, 1990-1995
Background information, notes, correspondence and brochure for the tour
that Daly developed, taking in both well and little known sites of political
significance or intrigue in Canberra.
Box 122
Series 14 Other ACT issues and activities
Box 123
ALP self government
ACT ALP
Box 124
Canberra Festival
National Attractions Week
Capital Arts Patrons' Organisation Inc.
Casino
Health Commission
Doctors
Sheep Dog Club, 1992
YMCA
Series 15 Australia Day Committee, 1979-1995
Correspondence, reports, minutes, and promotional material relating to
Dalys involvement with the Australia Day Committee and particularly as
Patron of Australia Day in the National Capital (Inc.).
Boxes 125-139
Series 16 Miscellaneous
Boxes 140-141
Press cuttings and other miscellaneous, including Hansard
extracts and Schedules of RAAF Special [VIP] Flights 1976-1977; personal
documents, including photographs.
Box 142
Miscellaneous publications
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