Baird, John Lawrence, 1874 - 1941 (1st Viscount Stonehaven, Governor-General of Australia)
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1874 - 1941
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
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Australia, 1925-06 - 1926-12
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/AMEL 2/4/2
Scope and Contents
Correspondence, mainly with 1st Lord Stonehaven, Governor General [earlier John Baird] and also with Stanley Bruce, Prime Minister, on subjects including: the visit of the Duke and Duchess of York [later King George VI and Queen Elizabeth] to Australia; the Imperial Conference, particularly resolutions on the position and functions of Governors General and State Governors; communications between the British and Dominion Governments; the hostile attitude of the Australian Labour Party; the...
Dates:
1925-06 - 1926-12
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
The papers are open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.
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Australia, 1927-01 - 1929-10
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/AMEL 2/4/3
Scope and Contents
Correspondence, mainly with 1st Lord Stonehaven, Governor General [earlier John Baird] and also with Stanley Bruce, Prime Minister, on subjects including: Australian Elections; the British General Election in 1929 and LSA's blame of Winston Churchill [Chancellor of the Exchequer] for the Conservative Party's defeat; the work of [William] Bankes Amery [Representative of the British Government in Australia under the Empire Settlement Act]; the state of the Australian Parliament; the British...
Dates:
1927-01 - 1929-10
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
The papers are open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.