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| A & R | Angus and Robertson |
| ABC | Australian Broadcasting Commission |
| ACC | Australian Crime Commission |
| ACT | Australian Capital Territory |
| ACTU | Australian Council of Trade Unions |
| ADB | Australian Dictionary of Biography |
| Adel | Adelaide |
| AFR | Australian Financial Review |
| AGPS | Australian Government Publishing Service |
| AIC | Australian Institute of Criminology |
| AIF | Australian Imperial Force |
| ALJ | Australian Law Journal |
| ALJR | Australian Law Journal Reports |
| ALP (A-C) | Australian Labor Party (Anti-Communist) |
| ALP | Australian Labor Party |
| ANTI-SOCIALIST | Anti-Socialist Party |
| ANTS | A New Tax System |
| ANU | Australian National University |
| ANU Press | Australian National University Press |
| ANZAAS | Australian and New Zealand Association for the Advancement of Science |
| ANZUS | Australia, New Zealand and the United States of America (security treaty between) |
| AO | Officer of the Order of Australia |
| AOT | Archives Office of Tasmania |
| ASC | Australian Securities Commission |
| ASIC | Australian Securities and Investments Commission |
| ASIO | Australian Security Intelligence Organisation |
| ASPG | Australian Study of Parliament Group |
| Aug | August |
| AWM | Australian War Memorial |
| AWU | Australian Workers′ Union |
| BA | Bachelor of Arts |
| BHP | Broken Hill Proprietary Company Limited |
| Brisb | Brisbane |
| BS | Bachelor of Surgery |
| BSc | Bachelor of Science |
| CB | Companion of the Order of the Bath |
| CBE | Commander of the Order of the British Empire |
| CJ | Chief Justice |
| CLR | Commonwealth Law Reports |
| CMG | Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George |
| Co | Company |
| CP | Australian Country Party |
| CP | Country Party |
| CPD | Commonwealth Parliamentary Debates |
| CPL | Commonwealth Parliamentary Library |
| CPP | Commonwealth Parliamentary Papers |
| CSIRO | Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation |
| CSU | Charles Sturt University |
| CT | Canberra Times |
| CUP | Cambridge University Press |
| CVO | Commander of the Royal Victorian Order |
| DBE | Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire |
| Dec | December |
| DipEd | Diploma of Education |
| Dr | Doctor |
| DLP | Democratic Labor Party |
| DSM | Distinguished Service Medal |
| DSO | Distinguished Service Order |
| DT | Daily Telegraph |
| Ed. | Edition |
| Ed(s) | Editor(s) |
| Feb | February |
| FLP | Federal Labor Party |
| FLR | Federal Law Reports |
| FM | Frequency Modulation |
| FT | Free Trade |
| GCMG | Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George |
| HC of A | High Court of Australia |
| HMAS | Her Majesty’s Australian Ship |
| HMS | Her Majesty’s Ship |
| Hob | Hobart |
| H of R | House of Representatives |
| H of R, V&P | House of Representatives, Votes and Proceedings |
| Hons | Honours |
| HQ | Headquarters |
| Inc | Incorporated |
| Ind | Independent |
| IPU | Inter-Parliamentary Union |
| (J) | Joint House Sitting |
| Jan | January |
| KB | Knight Bachelor |
| KBE | Knight Commander of the British Empire |
| KCBE | Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire |
| KCMG | Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George |
| KCVO | Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order |
| Launc | Launceston |
| Lib | Liberal Party of Australia |
| LISWA | Library and Information Service, WA |
| LLB | Bachelor of Laws |
| Ltd | Limited |
| MA | Master of Arts |
| MB | Bachelor of Medicine |
| MBE | Member of the Order of the British Empire |
| Melb | Melbourne |
| MHA | Member of the House of Assembly |
| MHR | Member of the House of Representatives |
| MLA | Member of the Legislative Assembly |
| MLC | Member of the Legislative Council |
| MP(s) | Member(s) of Parliament |
| MUP | Melbourne University Press |
| NAA | National Archives of Australia |
| NASA | National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
| Nat | Nationalist Party |
| NATIONAL LABOUR | National Labour Party |
| NBAC | Noel Butlin Archives Centre |
| NCP | National Country Party |
| NDP | Nuclear Disarmament Party |
| NLA | National Library of Australia |
| No | Number |
| Nov | November |
| NPA | National Party of Australia |
| NSW | New South Wales |
| NSWLA | New South Wales Legislative Assembly |
| NSWLR | New South Wales Law Reports |
| NSWPD | New South Wales Parliamentary Debates |
| NSWPP | New South Wales Parliamentary Papers |
| NSWUP | New South Wales University Press |
| NT | Northern Territory |
| OBE | Officer of the Order of the British Empire |
| Oct | October |
| OUP | Oxford University Press |
| p(p) | pages |
| Pam. | Pamphlet collection, National Library of Australia |
| PhD | Doctor of Philosophy |
| PM | Prime Minister |
| POHP | Parliament’s Oral History Project |
| POW | Prisoner of war |
| PROT | Protectionist Party |
| PROV | Public Record Office, Victoria |
| PROWA | Public Records Office of Western Australia |
| Pty | Propriety |
| q.v., qq.v. | which see |
| QC | Queen’s Counsel |
| QLA, V&P | Queensland Legislative Assembly, Votes and Proceedings |
| Qld | Queensland |
| QLP | Queensland Labor Party |
| QPD | Queensland Parliamentary Debates |
| QPP | Queensland Parliamentary Papers |
| QSA | Queensland State Archives |
| (R) | CPD for H of R from September 1953 |
| RAAF | Royal Australian Air Force |
| RAF | Royal Air Force |
| RAN | Royal Australian Navy |
| RBA | Reserve Bank of Australia |
| Reps | House of Representatives |
| RSL | Returned Services League of Australia |
| SA | South Australia |
| SAPD | South Australian Parliamentary Debates |
| SAPP | South Australian Parliamentary Papers |
| SAPP | South Australian Parliamentary Papers |
| SBS | Special Broadcasting Corporation |
| SC | Senior Counsel |
| SEATO | South-East Asia Treaty Organization |
| Sept | September |
| SLNSW | State Library of New South Wales |
| SLQ | State Library of Queensland |
| SLSA | State Library of South Australia |
| SLV | State Library of Victoria |
| SLWA | State Library of Western Australia |
| SMH | Sydney Morning Herald |
| SRNSW | State Records Authority of New South Wales |
| SRSA | State Records of South Australia |
| SRWA | State Records Office of Western Australia |
| SS | Steamship |
| SUP | Sydney University Press |
| TARIFF REFORM | Tariff Reform Party |
| Tas SR | Tasmanian State Reports |
| Tas | Tasmania |
| THA | Tasmanian House of Assembly |
| THRAPP | Tasmanian Historical Research Association, Papers and Proceedings |
| TLC | Tasmanian Legislative Council |
| TPD | Tasmanian Parliamentary Debates |
| TPP | Tasmanian Parliamentary Papers |
| TV | Television |
| UCP | United Country Party |
| UHF | Ultra-high frequency |
| UMA | University of Melbourne Archives |
| UNICEF | United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund |
| UNSW | University of New South Wales |
| UQ | University of Queensland |
| UQP | University of Queensland Press |
| UTAS | University of Tasmania |
| UWA | University of Western Australian |
| UWA Press | University of Western Australian Press |
| V & P | Votes and Proceedings |
| VC | Victoria Cross |
| VD | Victoria Decoration |
| VFU | Victorian Farmers’ Union |
| VHF | Very high frequency |
| Vic | Victoria |
| Vol | Volume |
| VPD | Victorian Parliamentary Debates |
| VLA | Victorian Legislative Assembly |
| VPD | Victorian Parliamentary Debates |
| VPP | Victorian Parliamentary Papers |
| WA | Western Australia |
| WA | West Australian |
| WAPD | Western Australian Parliamentary Debates |
| WAPP | Western Australian Parliamentary Papers |
| YMCA | Young Men’s Christian Association |
YWCAYoung Women’s Christian Association
