Photographs, bi-centenary medals and medallions relating to Sir Asher Joel, 1951-1970

PXE 1142
R 1109

fonds

1951-1970

Graphic Materials, Moving Images, Photographs, Clippings, Medals

908751

2 moving images - motion pictures
1 album (96 photographs, clippings, letters and ephemera) - 32 x 44.5 cm
2 medallions - 6 cm diam.
1 medallion - 5.5 cm diam.
5 medals - copper - 3 cm diam.

Sir Asher Alexander Joel KBE, AO (4 May 1912 – 12 November 1998) was an Australian public figure and a member of the New South Wales Legislative Council for 20 years. Although he was Jewish, he received a papal knighthood in 1995.

In the 1930s he worked in journalism and public relations.

During the Second World War, he enlisted in the Australian Army in 1942, then transferred to the Royal Australian Navy, joining the staff of General Douglas MacArthur between 1944 and 1945. He was discharged with the rank of Lieutenant on 17 August 1945.

In 1946 he founded Asher Joel Pty Ltd, a public relations firm.

In 1958, Joel was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Council as an Independent, and joined the then Country Party (now the National Party) the following year. In 1971-1972, he served as party treasurer, and in 1971, he served on the central executive. He retired from New South Wales Legislative Council in 1978.

In 1975, he established the Sir Asher Joel Foundation to assist Macquarie University students to participate on archaeological digs with Tel Aviv University.

During the course of his career, he helped to organise a number of large-scale events, acting in an honorary capacity:

*The visit of Princess Alexandra of Kent in 1956
*The visit of U.S. President Lyndon B Johnson in 1966
*The visit of Pope Paul VI in 1970

He was also heavily involved with the establishment of the Sydney Opera House.

Reference:
Wikipedia. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asher_Joel (Accessed 24/5/12)

Sir Asher Joel was also chairman of the Captain Cook Bi-Centenary Celebrations Citizens Committee, 1970

Reference:
Library correspondence

PXE 1142
1 album of newspaper clippings, 96 photographs [gelatin silver] relating to the Cavalcade of Jubilee, Commonwealth Jubilee Celebrations, Sydney, N.S.W., Australia Day, 29 January 1951, an 'Order of Cavalcade' printed program and letters

R 1109
5 Captain Cook Bi-Centenary Celebration 1770-1970 medals with ribbon
Obverse: Features profile of Captain Cook and inscribed around edge '200th Anniversary 1770-1970'
Reverse: Features include The Endeavour, the Sydney Opera House and city buildings and medal is inscribed around edge 'Captain Cook Bi-Centenary Celebrations N.S.W. Australia'

2 Captain James Cook R.N. Bi-Centenary medallions, 1770-1970
Obverse: Features Captain James Cook and is inscribed 'Capt. James Cook R.N. 1770 Aust. Bi-Centennary 1970'
Reverse: Features The Endeavour and is inscribed around edge 'New South Wales 1770 Batavia The Cape 1771 England 1768 Madeira Rio The Horn 1769 Tahiti New Zealand 1769'

1 Captain James Cook Bi-Centenary Celebration medallion
Obverse: Features Australian explorers and is inscribed 'Samuel Wallis 1767 - L.De Bougainville 1768 - James Cook 1769 - TAHITI '
Reverse: Inscribed 'Dolphin - Boudeuse - Endeavour'. Stamped 'Georges Guiraud'

This pictorial material is part of the Sir Asher Joel - papers, 1953-1970, at MLMSS 3284

Access via appointment - R 1109 only

Copyright status:: In copyright - Life of creator plus 70 years
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