Papers of Tim Fischer
THL 005
Collection Title
Papers of Tim FischerCollection Identifier
THL 005Inclusive date(s)
1950 to 2002Extent and Medium
Creator(s)
Category
Subject: Person(s)
Subject: Organisation(s)
Collection Description
Newspaper clippings kept by Tim Fischer
Administrative / Biographical history
Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Fischer
Tim Fischer was an Australian politician and diplomat. Fischer served with the Australian Army in the Vietnam War. On his return he bought a farming property at Boree Creek. He served in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1971 to 1984. He was elected to the House of Representatives at the 1984 election, representing the Division of Farrer until his retirement in 2001. He replaced Charles Blunt as leader of the National Party in 1990, and in the Howard Government served as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Trade. After leaving politics, Fischer served as chairman of Tourism Australian from 2004 to 2007, and was later Ambassador to the Holy See from 2009 to 2012.
Acquisition Details
Scope and Content
This collection comprises of press clippings kept by The Honourable Tim Fischer AC
Access Restrictions
Other
Access: The permission of The Howard Library Director is required to access this collection.
This collection contains a variety of copyright material. Copyright is held by the creator of each item. Specific conditions for this collection are listed below. If no conditions are stipulated then the standard terms of the Copyright Act apply for published and unpublished items. Digitised material from manuscript collections is provided to clients by UNSW Canberra in good faith for private study and research only, and may not be published or re-purposed without the express and written permission of the individual legal holder of that copyright. Refer also to the UNSW copyright, disclaimer and takedown policy.
Copying: Copying of material for private study and research is approved.
Existence and Location of Orginals
Disclaimer
This collection contains a variety of copyright material. Copyright is held by the creator of each item. Specific conditions for this collection are listed above. If no conditions are stipulated then the standard terms of the Copyright Act apply for published and unpublished items. Digitised material from manuscript collections is provided to clients by UNSW Canberra in good faith for private study and research only, and may not be published or re-purposed without the express and written permission of the individual legal holder of that copyright. Refer also to the UNSW copyright, disclaimer and takedown policy.