Robert Reginald Downing papers, ca. 1941-1965

MLMSS 2310 (Y 4438-Y 4467)

fonds

ca. 1941-1965

422769

6.5 metres of textual material (30 cartons)

Robert Reginald Downing, 1904--, was educated at Tumut convent school, St. Patrick's College, Goulburn and the University of Sydney where he graduated Bachelor of Laws (1938). Before studying law Downing worked as a labourer and was an organiser and state president of the Australian Textile Workers' Union. In 1943 he was admitted to the NSW Bar and appointed a Queens Council in 1972. He was a member of the NSW Legislative Council (1940-1972). Downing was Attorney General (1956-1965), Minister of Justice (1941-1960), vice-president of the Executive Council (1941-1965) and Leader of the Opposition in the Legislative Council (1965-1972).

1941-1948; Correspondence, A - B (Call No.: Y 4438)
1941-1948; Correspondence, C - F, and some miscellaneous correspondence (Call No.: Y 4439)
1941-1948; Correspondence, F - L (Call No.: Y 4440)
1941-1948; Correspondence, L - P (Call No.: Y 4441)
1941-1948; Correspondence, Q - Z (Call No.: Y 4442)
1948-1959; Correspondence (Call No.: Y 4443)
1950-1960; Correspondence (Call No.: Y 4444)
1948-1957; Correspondence, L - W (Call No.: Y 4445)
1949-1956; Correspondence (Call No.: Y 4446)
1953-1959; Correspondence (Call No.: Y 4447)
196-; Correspondence, A - C (Call No.: Y 4448)
196-; Correspondence, D - L (Call No.: Y 4449)
1960-1963; Correspondence (Call No.: Y 4450)
1960-1963; Correspondence (Call No.: Y 4451)
1960-1963; Correspondence (Call No.: Y 4452)
1963; Correspondence (Call No.: Y 4453)
Date unknown; Correspondence (Call No.: Y 4454)
Date unknown; Correspondence and invitations (Call No.: Y 4455)
1950-1951; 1960-1963; Invitations (Call No.: Y 4456)
ca.1950-1954; Personal correspondence and receipts (Call No.: Y 4457)
1946-1962; Diaries, 1946-1955; Personal correspondence 1945-1962 (Call No.: Y 4458)
1941-196-; Miscellaneous files (Call No.: Y 4459)
ca.1947-1965; Miscellaneous files (Call No.: Y 4460)
Date unknown; Miscellaneous reports, including papers concerning elections (Call No.: Y 4461)
1956-1960; Executive Council Minutes (Call No.: Y 4462)
1960-1962; Executive Council Minutes and some legal briefs (Call No.: Y 4463)
1952-1962; Australian Labor Party Central Executive Minutes, 1952-1959; ALP papers, 1959-1962 (Call No.: Y 4464)
1951-1962; Election material, 1961-1962; papers concerning the Courts, ca.1951-1958 (Call No.: Y 4465)
Date unknown; Legal briefs (Call No.: Y 4466)
1956-1965; Newscuttings and summary of comments from newspapers (Call No.: Y 4467)

This collection was listed in 2004 as part of the Sesquicentenary of Responsible Government in NSW 1856-2006 Project.