Ken Booth - speech notes and media releases, 1977-1988

MLMSS 7430

fonds

1977-1988

Textual Records, Clippings

411864

4 boxes - 0.72 Meters
Textual Records - (typescript)
Textual Records - (typescript, photocopy)
Textual Records - (typescript, with manuscript annotations)
Clippings

Kenneth George Booth (1926- ), teacher and parliamentarian, was born at Kurri Kurri. His father George Booth was MLA for Newcastle 1925 to 1927 and for Kurri Kurri 1927 to 1960. Ken Booth was educated at Maitland Boys' High School and Armidale and Sydney Teachers' Colleges. He was employed as a physical education teacher, a lecturer at Sydney Teachers' College and an administrator in various organisations from 1947 to 1960. In 1960 he was pre-selected by the Australian Labor Party for the seat of Kurri Kurri following the death of the sitting member, his father George Booth. He was elected to the NSW Legislative Assembly in October 1960. He held the seat until 1968. In 1968, after an electoral re-distribution, he was elected to the seat of Wallsend which he held until his death in 1988. Booth held the ministerial portfolios of Sport Recreation and Tourism (1976-1980) and Treasurer (1981-1988).

1. SPEECH NOTES for official openings, dinners, conferences, Parliamentary sittings and other functions. Contents list in each box.
1977-1984; (Call No.: MLMSS 7430/1)
1985-1987; (Call No.: MLMSS 7430/2)
2. MEDIA RELEASES. Contents list in each box. Electorate press releases are listed but not included.
1981-1986; (Call No.: MLMSS 7430/3)
1987-1988; (Call No.: MLMSS 7430/4)

Chronological order within series

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