Summary heading
Function and purpose
Series M3612 contains press articles and cartoons from
various Australian and overseas newspapers and publications accumulated by Sir
Joseph Cook. Often the sources of the clippings
are unidentified, although some originate from The Sydney Morning Herald,
The Times, The Daily Telegraph, The Worker, The
Sporting and Dramatic News, The Bulletin, The British Australian
and New Zealander, and the Sunday Mail. Sometimes the clippings are undated, although it has been
possible in most instances to estimate dates.
The series is primarily arranged chronologically by year, with items
containing clippings from either one year or a span of years.
The political cartoons contained in the series depict
prominent Australian politicians from the first two decades of the twentieth
century such as Joseph Cook, Andrew Fisher, Sir John Forrest, George Houstoun
Reid, William Lyne, Alfred Deakin, William Morris Hughes and King O’Malley, and
generally comment on political events of the day. Of significance, are cartoons concerning the protagonists in the
‘fusion’ between the Protectionists and Free Traders, which occurred in 1909
(item 3).
A number of newspaper articles in the series concern Joseph
Cook himself, his political activities, his overseas trips, his Australian
representative roles and his role as Australian High Commissioner to Britain,
while others concern significant political and international events such as the
visit to Australia by Lord Kitchener in 1910, the funeral of King Edward and
World War One.
Also included in the series are articles regarding other members of the Cook
family, particularly Sir Joseph’s wife, Dame Mary Cook. Several of these focus on Dame Mary’s Red
Cross activities.
Related legislation
Using the series
Language of material
Physical characteristics
System of arrangement and control
Single number control symbols [1]-[20] have been imposed on
the items in this series by National Archives.
Relationships with other records
Finding aids
Access conditions
Series history
In 1993 the Cook family donated Sir Joseph Cook papers,
including series M3612, to the National Archives of Australia. The collection was initially located at the
New South Wales Office of National Archives but was transferred to the National
Office of National Archives in Canberra in 2001.
Provenance
Series M3612 is part of the personal collection of former
Prime Minister Sir Joseph Cook. The
Cook family donated the collection to the National Archives in 1993.
Immediate source of acquisition
Custodial history
Quantity in agency custody
Disposal history
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Additional information
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