Contents

Abbreviations

Introduction

• Malcolm Fraser
• Tamie Fraser
• National Archives of Australia
• University of Melbourne Archives
• Records in two locations
• Structure of this guide
• Record descriptions
• Accessing records
  • National Archives of Australia
  • University of Melbourne Archives
  • Other institutions
• Citing the records

Chapter 1: Malcolm Fraser

• Family and early life
• Entry into politics
• Early parliamentary career
• Ministerial career
• Leader of the Opposition
• Prime Minister
  • The economy and financial system
  • Human rights and Aboriginal affairs
  • Immigration and refugees
  • Foreign policy
  • Environment
• Losing power
• Eminent person
• CARE Australia
• Relations with the Liberal Party
• Present day

Chapter 2: Records about Malcolm Fraser in the National Archives of Australia

• Early career
• Minister for the Army, 1966–68
• Minister for Education and Science, 1968–69
• Minister for Defence, 1969–71
• Minister for Education and Science, 1968–69 and 1971–72
• In Opposition
• The Dismissal, 1975
• Prime Minister, 1975–83
  • Aboriginal affairs
  • Apartheid and sport
  • Cabinet
  • Commonwealth Heads of Government Meetings
  • Environment
  • Foreign affairs
  • Immigration and refugees
  • Zimbabwe/Rhodesia
• After office
• Records in personal papers of Robert Menzies, Harold Hold and John Gorton
• Records of Simon Fraser
• Photographs

Chapter 3: Records about Malcolm Fraser in the University of Melbourne Archives

• Early life
• Early career
• Minister for the Army, Education and Science, and Defence, 1966–71
• Opposition and the Dismissal
• Prime Minister, 1975–83
• After office
  • General
  • Liberal Party
  • South Africa
  • CARE Australia
• Family papers
• Records in other University of Melbourne Archives collections
• Photographs

Chapter 4: Records about Malcolm Fraser in other collections

• Australian Capital Territory
  • ACT Heritage Library
  • Australian National University Archives and Noel Butlin Archives Centre
  • Australian War Memorial
  • Museum of Australian Democracy at Old Parliament House
  • National Film and Sound Archive
  • National Library of Australia
• New South Wales
  • Powerhouse Museum
  • State Library of New South Wales
• Queensland
  • Queensland State Archives
  • State Library of Queensland
• South Australia
  • State Library of South Australia
  • State Records of South Australia
• Victoria
  • State Library of Victoria
  • Public Record Office Victoria
• Western Australia
  • State Library of Western Australia
  • State Records Office of Western Australia
• Records in overseas collections
  • Pacific
  • United Kingdom
  • United States

Chapter 5: Tamie Fraser

• Records about Tamie Fraser in the National Archives of Australia
• Records about Tamie Fraser in the University of Melbourne Archives
• Records about Tamie Fraser in other collections
  • ACT Heritage Library
  • Australian National University Archives

Appendixes

• Appendix 1: Timeline
• Appendix 2: Who's who
• Appendix 3: Ministries of the Fraser government
• Appendix 4: Select biblography
• Appendix 5: Addresses and contact details

Images

• Image 1: Malcolm Fraser, 1978
• Image 2: Malcolm and Tamie Fraser at a political event, c1958
• Image 3: Prime Minister Malcolm Fraser at the Dispatch Boxes during Question Time, Parliament House, Canberra, 1979
• Image 4: Prime Minister Malcolm Fraser on a visit to the Torres Strait Islands, 1976
• Image 5: Malcolm Fraser, 1976
• Image 6: Malcolm, Neville, Una and Lorraine Fraser at Balpool-Nyang station, c. 1943
• Image 7: Malcolm Fraser during his time at Oxford, c. 1951
• Image 8: Federal election publicity for Malcolm Fraser, 1955
• Image 9: Minister for the Army, Malcolm Fraser, takes a close look at a Fifth Battalion Company outpost during his visit to the Australian Task Force in Vietnam, 1966
• Image 10: John Gorton's Ministry on the steps of Parliament House, Canberra, with Malcolm Fraser at rear right, c. 1968
• Image 11: Vietnamese refugees board a plane for Australia, 1979
• Image 12: Malcolm Fraser at the launch of the Liberal Party's election campaign at Dallas Brooks Hall, Melbourne, 1975
• Image 13: Pro and anti-Fraser protesters meet during the federal election campaign, c1980
• Image 14: Galarrwuy Yunupingu with Prime Minister Malcolm Fraser at Jabiru, Northern Territory, 1978
• Image 15: A Vietnamese migrant family and their hosts at a community function, Canberra, 1980. As part of the refugee resettlement program of the late 1970s, many Vietnamese families were hosted by local church or community groups.
• Image 16: Jimmy Carter, President of the United States, with Prime Minister Malcolm Fraser and Andrew Peacock at the White House, Washington, DC, 1980
• Image 17: Malcolm Fraser and Secretary General Shridath ('Sonny') Ramphal at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting, Lusaka, Zambia, 1979
• Image 18: Olusegun Obasanjo, 'Sonny' Ramphal and Malcolm Fraser on tour with the Commonwealth Group of Eminent Persons against Apartheid in South Africa, 1985
• Image 19: Malcolm Fraser, 2010
• Image 20: Minister for the Army, Malcolm Fraser, inspects an outboard speedboat at the Australian Rest and Convalescent Centre, Vung Tau, Vietnam. 1966. With the Minister are Private Vin Coy of South Melbourne, Victoria, and Colonel Jim Lawrence of Newtown, New South Wales
• Image 21: An Iroquois helicopter of 9 Squadron hovers over a Centurion tank patrol during the Vietnam War, 1968. As Minister for Defence, Malcolm Fraser was involved in the acquisition of equipment for the war
• Image 22: Minister for Science and Education Malcolm Fraser and Country Party MP John England visit the radio telescope, Parkes, NSW, 1969
• Image 23: Malcolm Fraser walks down the steps of Parliament House, Canberra, 11 November 1975
• Image 24: Prime Minister Malcolm Fraser and Minister for Aboriginal Affairs Ian Viner at the opening of the Bakandji Housing Co-op, Wilcannia, New South Wales, 1980
• Image 25: The front page of a Cabinet submission to restrict cigarette advertising on television, 1976
• Image 26: The Fourth Fraser Ministry on the steps of Government House, Canberra, 1980
• Image 27: Secretary-General Shridath Ramphal and Chairman Malcolm Fraser at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting, Melbourne, 1981
• Image 28: Kakadu National Park, Northern Territory, 1985. During Malcolm Fraser's prime ministership, Kakadu National Park was proclaimed
• Image 29: The arrival ceremony at Akasaka Palace during the official visit to Japan by Malcolm Fraser, 16 June 1976
• Image 30: Prime Minister Malcolm Fraser at an immigration conference, 1981
• Image 31: Prime Minister Malcolm Fraser and the first Chief Minister of the Northern Territory Paul Everingham sign documents giving self-government to the Northern Territory, 1978
• Image 32: Prime Minister Malcolm Fraser views an electric car designed by the Italian firm Zagato, Motor Show, Sydney, 1978
• Image 33: The Queen and Prince Philip with Malcolm and Tamie Fraser at The Lodge, Canberra, 1977
• Image 34: Malcolm Fraser as a young boy, c1939
• Image 35: Malcolm and Tamie Fraser with Robert Menzies, Portland, Victoria, c1958
• Image 36: Minister for the Army Malcolm Fraser with Australian troops in Vietnam, 2 August 1966
• Image 37: Malcolm Fraser's Third Ministry with Governor-General Sir Zelman Cowen, Government House, Canberra, 20 December 1977
• Image 38: Malcolm Fraser speaking at a Liberal Party campaign meeting, c1980
• Image 39: Commonwealth Group of Eminent Persons, Marlborough House, London, c. 1986
• Image 40: Malcolm Fraser, General Obasanjo and Archbishop Desmond Tutu during the Commonwealth Group of Eminent Persons tour of South Africa, 1985
• Image 41: Malcolm Fraser as a young man at Nareen station, c. 1958
• Image 42: Malcolm and Tamie Fraser on a visit to Nigeria and Zambia, 1979
• Image 43: Minister for the Army Malcolm Fraser during his five-day tour of Australian bases, South Vietnam, 1967. With him is the Chairman of the Free World Military Assistance Organisation, General Lam
• Image 44: Malcolm Fraser addressing the media at the Randwick Racecourse during the 1975 election campaign
• Image 45: Ministers Doug Anthony, Andrew Peacock and Jim Killen at the Liberal Party campaign launch, Moorabbin Town Hall, Melbourne, September 1980
• Image 46: Born-again Keynesians, a cartoon by Geoff Pryor, 1982
• Image 47: Malcolm Fraser speaks at the Chamber of Manufactures Annual Dinner, University of New South Wales, Sydney, September 1977
• Image 48: Sir Simon Fraser and John Neville Fraser holidaying in Ayr, Scotland, 1911
• Image 49: Tamie Fraser, 1964
• Image 50: Malcolm Fraser and Tamie Begg on their wedding day, Willaura, 9 December 1956
• Image 51: Tamie Fraser at The Lodge, Canberra, 1978
• Image 52: Tamie Fraser, 2012
• Image 53: Tamie Fraser on a cruise in Lake Ashino-ko, Hakone, during the Frasers' official visit to Japan, 17 June 1976
• Image 54: Tamie Fraser at the Blohm & Voss AG Shipyard and launch of the bulk carrier Australian Progress, Hamburg, 5 April 1977
• Image: Front cover of printed book
• Image: Back cover of printed book

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