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Aileen Dent (1890-1979)
Portrait of the Hon. King O'Malley, founder Comth
[i.e. Commonwealth] Bank [c.1938]
oil on canvas; 92.5 x 71.6 cm
Pictorial Collection
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The collections of the National Library of Australia, perhaps surprisingly, include many items relating to American-born citizens. Chief among these are the papers of King O'Malley (1858-1953), a member of the first Commonwealth Parliament who was closely concerned with the founding of the Commonwealth Bank and the establishment and design of Canberra. Tradition has it that O'Malley was a Canadian but he was, most probably, born in Kansas in 1858.

 

May 2002 Volume XII Number 8

SONGS OF JOY: BEETHOVEN CONNECTIONS AT THE NATIONAL LIBRARY

Edward Duyker takes a look at the life of Beethoven as reflected in the material held in the Music Collection

AMERICANS IN THE LIBRARY

Barry York provides a historical perspective of American immigration to Australia through his exploration of the Collection

DON CAMERON: FROM SOCIALIST TO SEER

Stephen Holt gives an insight into one of the Australian Labor Party’s original true believers through his examination of papers held in the Manuscript Collection

NORTHERN FOCUS

Diana Giese visits the Northern Territory Archives Service in Darwin

JOHN F. KENNEDY: GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN

Jennifer Clark explores the Collection and finds a diversity of material reflecting the power of the Kennedy image

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