| Description | Correspondence, copy correspondence, typescript transcripts and extracts of correspondence between Joseph Chamberlain [as Sec of State for the Colonies, 1895-1903], Lord Hopetoun [John Adrian Louis Hope, 7th Earl of Hopetoun, 1st Marquess of Linlithglow: Governor-General of Commonwealth of Australia, 1900-1902], Sir John Forrest [Premier, Western Australia], Sir Edmund Barton [Prime Minister and Minister for External Affairs, 1901-1903, Australian Federation], and Sir George Houston Reid [Australian statesman] relating to matters including Australian unity; Colonial Conference [Commonwealth naval defence]; award of official honours; and Forrest's tour of Canada; with wrappers and printed material [Australian Government publication, and press cuttings from 'The Montreal Daily'] |