AF00101281 Premiers correspondence 1947-1948. NRS-12060 [9/3452] 47/3607 - Flipbook - Page 127
PREMIER'S DEPARTMENT, SYDNEY. inaexeb uncia Sutileot
WEDDING PRhSENT FOR PRINCESS
ELIZABETH.
On Saturday morning, 23.8.47,
stated on the telephone that
son
Mr. Fergu
that consideration be given
able
it is desir
wedding present being sent
of
to some form
to Princess Elizabeth.
Yr. Ferguson suggested that the
matter should be discussed by you with
Mr. Roper.
23.3.47.
discussed this matter wit'- Mr. Roper to-day and
suggested to him that consideration might perhaps be giver to
the euestion of arranging to obtain some suitable articles of
jewellery made from New South Wales Black Opal. I further
suggested that perhaps Mr. A.de P. Penfold, Curator of the
Technological. Museum and Mr. Hal Missingham, Director of the t
National Art Gallery might be consulted and their views sough
in this regard.
I
Mr. 'Roper thought that the question of presenting an
appropriate tinting of an Australian subject by an Australin
.artist migh, be considered.
As a result of the above discussion, Mr. Roper telephoned
, and,
Mr. Wallace O. WUrth, Chairm a n of the Public Service Boardof the
r
Membe
,
Hicks
A.W.
Yr.
for
ged
with his concurrence, arran
d and
Public Service Board, to take the matter up with Messrs. Penfol
ht
thoug
he
ers
offic
or
er
offic
other
-rham, and with such
Mf.ssin,„
stion
appropriate with the view of (say) three or four concrete suige
b
then
could
which
cost,
of
s
cular
parti
with
being produced together
r in
submitted to the Premier who might desire to discuss the matte
Cabinet.
25.8.47.
At Mr. Roper's suggestion I arranged to see Mr. A.W. Hicks
to-day, and ascertained that he had gone into the matter with
matter wit
Messrs. Penfold. and Missingham and had also disc-essed the he
that
and
,
tment
Depar
try
Fores
the TimbeD Inspectors of the
next
expected to be able to submit definite recommendations early
week.
5.9.47.
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