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Image Not Available for Draft letter addressed to RT HON RG Menzies concerning the Shipping Act of 1949
Draft letter addressed to RT HON RG Menzies concerning the Shipping Act of 1949
Image Not Available for Draft letter addressed to RT HON RG Menzies concerning the Shipping Act of 1949

Draft letter addressed to RT HON RG Menzies concerning the Shipping Act of 1949

Subject or historical figure (1894-1978)
Date1949
Object numberANMS0902[136]
NameLetter
MediumPaper, ink
DimensionsOverall: 336 x 210 x 1 mm
ClassificationsEphemera
Credit LineANMM Collection McIlwraith McEacharn Limited
DescriptionDraft letter addressed to Rt Hon RG Menzies concerning the Shipping Act of 1949. The letter begins '..The proposal that the Commonwealth Government should be asked to repeal this act requires careful consideration in the light of all the facts. The Commonwealth ships are operated without statutory authority...'.