Collection 3: Paul Barry further papers, mainly concerning his books Rich Kids (2002) and Spun Out (2006)

MLMSS 9266

sub-fonds

1990-2008

Textual Records, Graphic Materials, Moving Images, Clippings, Photographs

877536

0.66 metres of textual material (4 boxes)

British-born journalist Paul Barry was a reporter for BBC-TV before moving to Australia in 1987, where he took up a position as senior reporter on the ABC-TV program ‘Four Corners’. He later worked on the Seven Network news programs ‘The Times’ and ‘Witness’, was presenter on the ABC’s ‘Media Watch’, wrote for the Sydney Morning Herald and worked on Channel 9’s ’60 Minutes’ before returning to ‘Media Watch’ in 2013. Two Walkley Awards, in 1993 and 2001, acknowledged his expertise in business and news reporting. His investigative journalism provided the basis for his books ‘The Rise and Fall of Alan Bond’ (1990), ‘The Rise and Rise of Kerry Packer’ (1993), ‘Going for Broke’ (2000), ‘Rich Kids’ (2002), ‘Spun Out: the Shane Warne Story’ (2006), ‘Who Wants to be a Billionaire?: the James Packer Story’ (2009) and ‘Breaking News: Sex, Lies and the Murdoch Succession’ (2013).

Reference:
Library correspondence file and catalogue

The collection includes research notes, interviews, legal opinions on the book manuscripts, copies of documents from public and private sources, and book drafts.

BOX 1
Notebooks (3): ‘Byrnes’ 11-12/2000; ‘Byrnes’ 7/2002; ‘One.Tel Lachlan Murdoch, Byrnes cars / Cromwells’, containing research notes, 2007-2008

Folder: ‘Elliott’, including transcripts of newspaper articles; interviews with Ken Jarrett, Henry Bosch, John Elliott, Stephen Conroy, John Broome, Terry McCrann re John Elliott; correspondence; photocopied newscuttings; National Crime Authority (NCA) report on Operation Albert; Joint Committee on NCA hearing; Victorian Court of Appeal judgment re 1996 trial, 1997-1999

‘Rich Kids’, edited manuscript and covering letter, 2001-2006

‘Paul Barry Project’ [later ‘Rich Kids’], copy of edited first proofs, 2002


BOX 2
Notebooks (7): ‘Warne 1’ to ‘Warne 7’, containing research notes, 2005-2006

Folder: ‘Shane Warne Photos’, including copies of photographs being considered for publication, captions, correspondence regarding acquisition of photographs, newscuttings, 2000-2006


BOX 3
Lever arch file: ‘Early Days: Betting 98 / Shoulder 1998 / India 1998 / Finger 1996 / 300 Test Wicket / Ashes 1994 / Ashes 1993 / Simone, Lisa Ramsden etc 1993-5 / Sledging 94 / South Africa 1994, 93 / Sri Lanka 1992 / West Indies 1992 / India 1991 / Mentone [Grammar School] / Sandy [Sandringham Primary School]’, mainly photocopies and printouts of newscuttings and articles, and correspondence, 2005-2006

Lever arch file: ‘Chronology 1969-2005 / Ashes 2005 / Fame / Sex / Drugs / Miscellaneous / Profiles, Stats’, mainly photocopies and printouts of newscuttings and articles, and transcripts of television programs, 2005-2006

Folder: ‘Legal / Changes’, including correspondence and legal opinion re ‘Spun Out’, 2006


BOX 4
‘Spun Out’ book draft, including Outline, Prologue 1 and Chapters 1-27, no date

Sydney Morning Herald Good Weekend 29 July 2006, containing excerpts from ‘Spun Out’

‘New Idea’ (7), Woman’s Day (1) and ‘Cricketer’ (2) magazine issues containing articles about Shane Warne, 1990-2007

Books ‘The Complete Shane Warne’ by Ken Piesse, 2000, and ‘Warne: Sultan of Spin’ by Ken Piesse, 1995

DVDs (5) in envelope labelled ‘Simone Warne CDs’: Dancing with the Stars Series 4 Episode 1 Discs 1 and 2: Dancing with the Stars Series 4 Episode 2 28/02/06 Discs 1 and 2; The Great Celebrity Spelling Bee Special

DVDs (2), labelled ‘All Warne files’ and ‘Warne final chapters and files 07/06’

VIDEOTAPES
Videotapes (7), labelled: Paul Barry; ‘The Panel’ guest Shane Warne, ‘The Panel’ comment ‘Can’t bowl can’t throw’; 60 Minutes; Shane and Angela from 2003; ‘Various networks 5/3/98 – Heinz sending supplies to Shane Warne in India’; ‘A Current Affair 12/8/03, A Current Affair 14/8/03’; ‘Shane Warne’, Australian Cricket Board, Channel 9, 2000.

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