Sir William McKell papers, 1897-1981

MLMSS 2027

fonds

1897-1981

422764

Microfilm : Correspondence, 1929-1952), CY 3981 (MLMSS 2027/3: Correspondence, 1953), CY 3982 (MLMSS 2027/4: Correspondence, 1954-1980), CY 3983 (MLMSS 2027/10: Correspondence with King George VI & Queen Elizabeth, 1947-1970).

10 boxes and 46 volumes, including outsize material

Sir William McKell (1891-1985), boilermaker, parliamentarian, Premier and Governor General, was born at Pambula NSW, son of Robert and Martha McKell. The family moved to Sydney in 1898 and McKell was educated at Bourke Street Public School, Surry Hills. McKell left school at the age of thirteen and was apprenticed as a boilermaker. McKell formed an apprentices' union and was later Assistant Secretary to the Boilermakers' Union. McKell studied law at night and was admitted as a barrister-at-law in 1925 and appointed King's Counsellor in 1945. He was elected the Labor Party member of the NSW Legislative Assembly for Redfern (1917-1920), Botany (1920-1927) and Redfern (1927-1947). His ministerial positions included Justice (1920-1922, 1925-1927, 1931-1932), Local Government (1930-1931) and Assistant Treasurer (1925-1927). McKell was Premier and Treasurer from May 1941 to February 1947. From 1947 to 1953 Sir William McKell was Governor-General of Australia. Between 1956 and 1957 McKell was a member of the Malayan Constitutional Commission.

Available online - acms.sl.nsw.gov.au/_transcript/2007/D00007/mckell_1.pdf

Information upgraded from Manuscripts Leaf Catalogue No. 1 (8-678C) as part of the eRecords Project, 2010-2011

This collection was listed in 2004 as part of the Sesquicentenary of Responsible Government in NSW 1856-2006 Project.
MLMSS 2027 incorporates two additional collections previously listed as MLMSS 2027 ADD-ON 686 and MLMSS 2027 ADD-ON 1130