The Charles Sturt University Regional Archives acts as the archival repository for a significant collection of records on the behalf of The Page Research Centre Library.
This collection is comprised of archival records from the National Party and its precursor organisations, the Australian Country Party and the National Country Party. These records provide valuable information to researchers and those interested in the development of regional politics in Australia.
The collection contains minute books, subject files, correspondence, diaries, engagement books, official reports, photographs, and press cuttings from National Party offices, branches, and individual party members. Please consult the lists below for full descriptions of records held.
Please note, work on this collection is ongoing. If there is any information here that is incorrect or incomplete, please contact our Reference Archivist.
More information on these records may also be found on the website of The Page Research Centre.
Some records may be RESTRICTED to public access. In some cases, permission must be sought to access these records. Please contact our Reference Archivist for further details.
[Australian Country Party / National Country Party / National Party of Australia]
| Collection Reference | Record Series | Date Range of Records | Size of Collection | Access Restrictions | Collection List |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PG 2717 |
Federal Council, Federal Executive, Federal Management Committee and misc. committees' files, agendas, minutes, correspondence, and reports; Conferences, Workshops and Conventions; Reviews, platforms and policies; campaign files; surveys and polling; Federal Leaders' correspondence; Federal Directors' files; Federal Party members and officers records; Human Resources files; John McEwen House; Speakers' notes; Directories; Women's Federal Council files; Young National Party of Australia records; Party ephemera, publications, histories, press cuttings, photographs and audio-visual records. | 1926 - 2009 |
83 boxes; 1 large box; 10 photograph albums | Some items are RESTRICTED for 30 years. | Accession list is available |
| PG 2787 | Information bulletins; Speakers' notes | 1955 - 1959 | 1 box | OPEN to public access | An accession list is unavailable at this time |
[Australian Country Party / National Country Party / National Party of Australia]
| Collection Reference | Record Series | Date Range of Records | Size of Collection | Access Restrictions | Collection List |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PG 2798 |
Party Room agendas, minutes and correspondence; Whips' notebooks and subject and correspondence files; index to Members' speeches | 1952 - 2008 | 19 boxes | Some items are RESTRICTED to public access for 30 years. | Accession list is available |
| Collection Reference | Record Series | Date Range of Records | Size of Collection | Access Restrictions | Collection List |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PG 2761 | Financial records; subject and correspondence files; Board meeting audio recordings; photographs | 1993 - 2011 | 2 boxes | Some items are RESTRICTED to public access | Accession list is available |
| PG 2770 |
Peter Nowland's 2009-2010 CSURA Research Scholarship / Page RCL Research Project and Don Boadle's National Party's 90th Anniversary papers | 2009 - 2010 | 1 box | OPEN to public access | An accession list is unavailable at this time |
| PG 2905 | Financial records; oversized boards; posters [unprocessed] | n.d. | [0.65m] | CLOSED to public access | An accession list is unavailable at this time |
| Collection Reference | Record Series | Date Range of Records | Size of Collection | Access Restrictions | Collection List |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PG 2760 | Subject and correspondence files; published Sir Earle Page Memorial Orations/Lectures | 1961 - 2003 | 1 box | OPEN to public access | Accession list is available |
(see also, "Politicians and Political Parties" in the Charles Sturt University Regional Archives' Regional Records Collection)
[Australian Country Party / National Country Party / National Party of Australia]
| Collection Reference | Record Series | Date Range of Records | Size of Collection | Access Restrictions | Collection List |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PG 2615 | Conference agendas, resolutions and business papers (Victoria); financial records; New States Royal Commissions; campaign files; subject files; promotional material and ephemera; sound recordings, VHS cassettes, and photographs. | 1925 - 2001 | 7 boxes | OPEN to public access | Accession list is available |
| PG 2904 | Head Office records [unprocessed] | n.d. |
45 boxes; 1 large box; 4 un-boxed items | CLOSED to public access | An accession list is unavailable at this time |
| PG 2936 | Head Office records [unprocessed] | n.d. | [13.60m] | CLOSED to public access | An accession list is unavailable at this time |
| Collection Reference | Record Series | Date Range of Records | Size of Collection | Access Restrictions | Collection List |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PG 2616 | Party Room meeting minutes; rough minutes; correspondence tabled at meetings; Whips' correspondence and subject files; financial records; Whip's account files; bank records; unfiled correspondence; dinner menus; newspaper clippings; realia; and photographs | 1932 - 1999 | 8 boxes; |
Party Room minutes less than 30 years old are RESTRICTED.
All other items are OPEN to public access. | Accession list is available |
[Australian Country Party / National Country Party / National Party of Australia]
| Collection Reference | Record Series | Date Range of Records | Size of Collection | Access Restrictions | Collection List |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PG 2869 | Minute book | 1964 - 1986 | 1 box | OPEN to public access | Accession list is available |
[Australian Country Party]
| Collection Reference | Record Series | Date Range of Records | Size of Collection | Access Restrictions | Collection List |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PG 2618 | Minute books; financial records; miscellaneous records; and realia | 1927 - 1955 | 1 box | OPEN to public access | Accession list is available |
[National Party Senator for NSW, 1984-2000]
| Collection Reference | Record Series | Date Range of Records | Size of Collection | Access Restrictions | Collection List |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PG 2684 | Subject and correspondence files | 1985 - 2003 | 9 large boxes | CLOSED to public access | An accession list is unavailable at this time |
[National Country Party Senator for Northern Territory, 1975-1987]
| Collection Reference | Record Series | Date Range of Records | Size of Collection | Access Restrictions | Collection List |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PG 2619 | Publications | 1975 - 2007 | 1 box | OPEN to public access | Accession list is available |
| Collection Reference | Record Series | Date Range of Records | Size of Collection | Access Restrictions | Collection List |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PG 2853 |
Head Office records
[unprocessed] | n.d. | CLOSED to public access | An accession list is unavailable at this time |
[Victorian Farmers' Union / Victorian Country Party / Primary Producers' Union / Country Progressive Party]
| Collection Reference | Record Series | Date Range of Records | Size of Collection | Access Restrictions | Collection List |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PG 2694 | Central Council minutes including Executive and miscellaneous committee minutes; conference minutes and annotated business papers; constitutions and rules; official reports; platforms and policy; membership lists; campaign records; branch records; financial records; correspondence; newsletters; Women's [Also, unsorted photographs and audio-visual records] | 1923 - 2004 | 53 boxes; [3.5m unsorted shelves of items] | OPEN to public access | Accession list is available |
[United Country Party / Australian National Country Party]
| Collection Reference | Record Series | Date Range of Records | Size of Collection | Access Restrictions | Collection List |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PG 2728 | Minute books | 1959 - 1977 | 1 box | OPEN to public access | Accession list is available |
[Victorian Farmers' Union / Victorian Country Party / United Country Party / Australian National Country Party]
| Collection Reference | Record Series | Date Range of Records | Size of Collection | Access Restrictions | Collection List |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PG 2775 | Minute books; letter books; financial registers; scrap books | 1917 - 1976 | 2 boxes | OPEN to public access | Accession list is available |
[Victorian Farmers' Union / Victorian Country Party / United Country Party]
| Collection Reference | Record Series | Date Range of Records | Size of Collection | Access Restrictions | Collection List |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PG 2723 | Minute book | 1919 - 1945 | 1 box | OPEN to public access | Accession list is available |
[United Country Party / Victorian Country Party / Australian National Country Party / National Party of Australia]
| Collection Reference | Record Series | Date Range of Records | Size of Collection | Access Restrictions | Collection List |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PG 2776 | Minute books; financial registers | 1948 - 1997 | 1 box | OPEN to public access | Accession list is available |
[National Country Party Senator for Victoria, 1980-1981]
| Collection Reference | Record Series | Date Range of Records | Size of Collection | Access Restrictions | Collection List |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PG 2617 | Subject and correspondence files; publications | 1978 - 1981 | 3 boxes | OPEN to public access | Accession list is available |