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MON1347: Research material for a book on the history of the Cain - Kirner government 1982-92

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Series identifierMON1347Series titleResearch material for a book on the history of the Cain - Kirner government 1982-92Series descriptionRecords compiled by Associate Professor Philip Chubb for his research into the history of Cain-Kirner governments 1982-92, funded by The John Cain Foundation.

Includes hard copy files containing correspondence and interview questions for various Cain-Kirner government ministers, as well as a publishing agreement with Scribe.

Also includes copies of material (in hard copy and digital) sourced from the State Library of Victoria (John Cain and Joan Kirner) [i.e. Cain's diaries and newspaper clippings], a copy of Evan Walker's reminiscences [item 10] provided to Chubb by Judith Walker (wife of Evan Walker), and Rob Jolly. The Rob Jolly material includes a number of newsclippings and publications collected by Jolly and given to Chubb [items 51-176].

Digital records include Chubb's book and chapter outlines as well as interview transcriptions.

See item 181 for a full list of physical items in the accession, including all the newspaper clipping titles and item 183 for the background to the collection.Date range1979 - 2018Series typePersonal PapersLinear metreage2.7Extent (boxes)15Format, size, conditionA4 files and documents; publications; newspaper clippings, USBs; CDs; electronic documentsKeywordsFaculties & DepartmentsNon-MonashPublications

Item

Background to accession of collection - archivist's notes

Dropbox records - original file listing and folder structure

Lists of items relating to Cain-Kirner book catalogued by research assistants and annotated by archives staff during processing

List of Physical Items in accession - includes newspaper clipping titles

Dropbox records - records downloaded from Phil Chubb's computer and stored in Dropbox

Miscellaneous - Dandenong Electorate Issues and News clippings, 1988 and 1989 election ALP candidate information and newsletter, ACTU research section, Legal Aid

Dandenong Electorate Issues - Food Prices Survey, Unemployment, Dandenong & District hospital, Railway - includes press releases

Holt Federal Electorate Assembly - Australian Labor Party - correspondence, newsletters and press statements

Local Newspapers - Dandenong, Pakenham, Berwick

CDs containing digitised images selected from the State Library of Victoria's holdings of 'Correspondence and diaries of Joan Kirner' and 'Papers of Richard McGarvie' with tax invoices

2 x USBs contained in envelope labelled ‘Phil Chubb Cain-Kirner book 1st Research USBs CainKirner1 & CainKirner2 - contain newspaper articles, political cartoons and other items

Newspaper clippings - WorkCare

Newspaper clippings - Victoria

Newspaper clippings - VEDC

Newspaper clippings - Tricontinental

Newspaper clippings - Transport

Newspaper clippings - Third Party Insurance Scheme

Newspaper clippings - State Bank of Victoria

Newspaper clippings - SECV

Newspaper clippings - Pyramid

Newspaper clippings - Probate legislation

Newspaper clippings - Rob Jolly post cabinet

Newspaper clippings - Portland Aluminium Smelter