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Alfred Deakin

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Alfred Deakin: records

This page lists significant records for Alfred Deakin held by the National Archives and other institutions.

National Archives' records

Our collection includes records from Alfred Deakin's role in the Federation of Australia, and his time as prime minister and member of parliament.

This is a selection of records from our collection.

  • Records of the Australasian Federal Convention of 1897-98, 1888-98 (series R216)
  • Transfer of the Northern Territory to the Commonwealth, 1901-11 (A452, 1954/621)
  • Summary of work done in the Attorney-General’s Department during Alfred Deakin’s term as Attorney-General, 1902-03 (A432, 1929/2611)
  • Letter book (with index for personal letters sent) of the Prime Minister’s Office, 1902-06 (series A28)
  • Postcard of Alfred Deakin with a background of Australian and British flags, 1903 (A1719, 3592C)
  • High Court Procedure Act, 1903-04 (A1, 1904/1772)
  • Correspondence of the Governor-General - the fall of the Deakin government and formation of the Watson government, 1904 (A6662, 237)
  • Federal capital site - correspondence between Alfred Deakin and the NSW Premier, 1905 (A18, 5)
  • Correspondence of and historical note on the fifth Commonwealth ministry (Alfred Deakin), 1905-08 (A5447, 9 part 2)
  • Speech by Alfred Deakin on defence policy, 1907 (A5954, 1347/11)
  • Canberra as the federal capital site, 1908 (A2, 1908/3855)
  • Correspondence of the Governor-General - Alfred Deakin’s resignation and Andrew Fisher’s assumption of the office of Prime Minister, 1908-09 (A6662, 1292)
  • Industrial-related correspondence of the Prime Minister’s Office, 1909 (series A60)
  • Deakin’s Cabinet notebooks (microfilm), 1910 (series A6562)
  • Royal Commission on food supplies, trade and industry during the war - item 1, 1914-15 (A3832, RC13 item 1)
  • Royal Commission on food supplies, trade and industry during the war - item 2, 1914-15 (A3832, RC13 item 2)
  • Royal Commission on food supplies, trade and industry during the war - item 3, 1914-15 (A3832, RC13 item 3)
  • Royal Commission on food supplies, trade and industry during the war - item 4, 1914-15 (A3832, RC13 item 4)
  • Royal Commission on food supplies, trade and industry during the war - item 5 , 1914-15 (A3832, RC13 item 5)

Research guide

For details of the records on Alfred Deakin held by the National Archives and other institutions, you can use Our first six: guide to archives of Australia's prime ministers.

The National Archives is a proud partner of the First Eight Project.

In this section: Alfred Deakin

  • Fast facts
  • Timeline
  • Before office
  • Elections
  • During office
  • After office
  • Partner
  • Key people
  • Records

Records at other institutions

These institutions also hold records on Alfred Deakin.

Australian organisations

Australian Capital Territory

  • Australian War Memorial, Canberra
  • National Film and Sound Archive, Canberra
  • National Library of Australia, Canberra

New South Wales

  • Powerhouse Museum, Sydney
  • State Library of New South Wales, Sydney

Queensland

  • Fryer Library, University of Queensland, Brisbane
  • John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland, Brisbane

South Australia

  • Royal Geographical Society of South Australia, Adelaide

Victoria

  • Alfred Deakin Prime Ministerial Library, Geelong
  • Royal Historical Society of Victoria, Melbourne
  • State Library of Victoria, Melbourne
  • University of Melbourne Archives, Melbourne

Western Australia

  • JS Battye Library of West Australian History, Perth

International organisations

United Kingdom

  • British Library, London
  • Churchill Archives Centre, Cambridge
  • Parliamentary Archives, London
  • National Records of Scotland, Edinburgh

Canada

  • Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa

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