File 71: Memos Between Sun Editor and Mr R A Henderson Managing Director, 1953-1963

MLMSS 9894/Box 1527

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1953-1963

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1954. Memo regarding non-publication of Leaving and Intermediate Certificate results 7/1/1954
Memo regarding statement by Attorney-General, Sheahan, on possible action being taken against two papers who published comment on cases still listed for hearing before the court. 15/3/1954
Clip on the Cable Edition
Memo on purchase of tabloid types 3/8/1954
Memo on purchase of rights to Shirley Beiger story 11/8/1954
1955. Memo on Sun story of accident at Broadway Building 5/4/1955. (Herald building site) Memo from RAH complaining of the tone of the financial comment in The Sun 10/8/55
Memo to which is attached a copy of Sun correspondent's(Eric McLoughlin) reply to Mr McKeon of the Ironworkers ; Federation -deals with communist bid to recapture control of the Ironworkers' Federation 7/9/1955
Memo enclosing copy of story on the rumoured report of the sale of the Daily Mirror 23/9/1955
Copy of a letter from Professor Mayer seeking information in the preparation of a lecture course on "The Press" 24/11/1955
1956. one memo only in the file
1957. Report on alteration to Pix magazine 4/2/1957
Memo on Sun advertising content 9/4/1957
Memo enclosing layout of a magazine called "Family". (There was no attachment to the memo) 15/4/1957
Memo requesting a F.M. set to monitor police radio calls 16/4/1957
Memo from RAH regarding free publicity given to commercial organisations associated with sporting events 26/4/1957
Memo regarding occasional re-instatement of Oliver Hogue's by-line 6/6/57 ( see also memo 6/5/1958)
Memo enclosing reply to criticism by the Minister for Local Govt. (Mr. J. B. Renshaw) on two articles in the Sun 1/8/1957
Memo enclosing report on the election of the A.J.C. committee 15/8/1957
Memo regarding use as an opening serial in a projected publication "Redheap" by Norman Lindsay 16/9/1957
Memo regarding non-payment of balance owing in staff Christmas dinner 6/11/1957
1958. Memo on proposed na/magazine section for Sun 14/1/1958
A further memo on non-use of by-lines 6/5/1958
Memo on coverage from Tasmania and suggestion of sharing the Melbourne Herald correspondent 22/5/1958
Re-introduction of Dog form 1/7/1958
Copy of letter from Real Estate Institute regarding the publishing of ads from the R.E.I, in the Mirror under a heading indicating their membership of the R.E.I. 14/7/1958
Memo on sales of Sun to car drivers by providing drive-in spots for purchase of papers and also in-roads made by radio stations into afternoon papers and discontinuance of service to them 29/10/1958
1959-1960
1961. Memo from editor about complaint from A.W.P. General Secretary about non-publication of "Yes" letters in the Upper House Referendum 26/4/1961
Memo regarding use of the word "Clueword" following a complaint from Mr C. O. Badham-Jackson that he had a registered trademark "Clu-Word". 20/12/1961.
1962. Memos regarding serious inaccuracies in Finance Section. 26/3/1962 & 18/12/1962
Report on the criticism of a Sun story by The Minister for the Army, Mr Cramer -progress of an army tank from Puckapunyal 12/7/1962.
1963. Memo on report on Canadian Parliamentary crisis as reported in the Sun. 7/2/1963.

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