National Archives' records

Our collection includes records from Alfred Deakin's role in the Federation of Australia, and his time as prime minister and member of parliament.

This is a selection of records from our collection.

• Records of the Australasian Federal Convention of 1897-98, 1888-98 (series R216)
• Transfer of the Northern Territory to the Commonwealth, 1901-11 (A452, 1954/621)
• Summary of work done in the Attorney-General’s Department during Alfred Deakin’s term as Attorney-General, 1902-03 (A432, 1929/2611)
• Letter book (with index for personal letters sent) of the Prime Minister’s Office, 1902-06 (series A28)
• Postcard of Alfred Deakin with a background of Australian and British flags, 1903 (A1719, 3592C)
• High Court Procedure Act, 1903-04 (A1, 1904/1772)
• Correspondence of the Governor-General - the fall of the Deakin government and formation of the Watson government, 1904 (A6662, 237)
• Federal capital site - correspondence between Alfred Deakin and the NSW Premier, 1905 (A18, 5)
• Correspondence of and historical note on the fifth Commonwealth ministry (Alfred Deakin), 1905-08 (A5447, 9 part 2)
• Speech by Alfred Deakin on defence policy, 1907 (A5954, 1347/11)
• Canberra as the federal capital site, 1908 (A2, 1908/3855)
• Correspondence of the Governor-General - Alfred Deakin’s resignation and Andrew Fisher’s assumption of the office of Prime Minister, 1908-09 (A6662, 1292)
• Industrial-related correspondence of the Prime Minister’s Office, 1909 (series A60)
• Deakin’s Cabinet notebooks (microfilm), 1910 (series A6562)
• Royal Commission on food supplies, trade and industry during the war - item 1, 1914-15 (A3832, RC13 item 1)
• Royal Commission on food supplies, trade and industry during the war - item 2, 1914-15 (A3832, RC13 item 2)
• Royal Commission on food supplies, trade and industry during the war - item 3, 1914-15 (A3832, RC13 item 3)
• Royal Commission on food supplies, trade and industry during the war - item 4, 1914-15 (A3832, RC13 item 4)
• Royal Commission on food supplies, trade and industry during the war - item 5 , 1914-15 (A3832, RC13 item 5)

Research guide

For details of the records on Alfred Deakin held by the National Archives and other institutions, you can use Our first six: guide to archives of Australia's prime ministers.

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