Playing with princes and presidents: Sir Frank Packer and the 1962 challenge for the America's cup

Australian Journal of Politics and History

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 51-66

  Griffen Foley, Bridget ^a  

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DOI: 10.1111/1467-8497.00085     Document Type: Review

References (96)

1. Max Tennison, "History of the America's Cup", Prime Time, October 1986, pp. 12-13; Jon Simonds, "The business of winning the cup", Australian Business, 24 March 1983, p. 45.
2. Max Tennison, "History of the America's Cup", Prime Time, October 1986, pp. 12-13; Jon Simonds, "The business of winning the cup", Australian Business, 24 March 1983, p. 45.
3. Tennison, "History of the America's Cup", pp. 12-13; W. Baverstock, The America's Cup: Challenge from Down Under (Sydney: K. G. Murray, 1967), pp. 39-42, 44; Peter Campbell, "21 years of challenge: The America's Cup race", This Australia, 2, 4 (Spring 1983), p. 23.
4. Tennison, "History of the America's Cup", pp. 12-13; W. Baverstock, The America's Cup: Challenge from Down Under (Sydney: K. G. Murray, 1967), pp. 39-42, 44; Peter Campbell, "21 years of challenge: The America's Cup race", This Australia, 2, 4 (Spring 1983), p. 23.
5. Tennison, "History of the America's Cup", pp. 12-13; W. Baverstock, The America's Cup: Challenge from Down Under (Sydney: K. G. Murray, 1967), pp. 39-42, 44; Peter Campbell, "21 years of challenge: The America's Cup race", This Australia, 2, 4 (Spring 1983), p. 23.
6. P.R. Stephensen comp., Sydney Sails: The Story of the Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron's First 100 Years (1862-1962) (Sydney: Angus & Robertson, 1962), p. 229; Bulletin, 11 October 1983, p. 99.
7. P.R. Stephensen comp., Sydney Sails: The Story of the Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron's First 100 Years (1862-1962) (Sydney: Angus & Robertson, 1962), p. 229; Bulletin, 11 October 1983, p. 99.
8. Information from RSYS archivist. See also, for example, Sydney Morning Herald, 13 November 1933, p. 15 and 8 January 1934, p. 13.
9. David MacDonald, "Frank Packer sets sail for the race of his life", Reader's Digest, August 1970, p. 50.
10. Frank Packer, "Foreword" to Baverstock, The America's Cup, no pagination. See also David S. Kent, "A History of the Australian-American Association", History honours thesis, University of Sydney, 1980, p. 28; Bridget Griffen-Foley, The House of Packer: The Making of a Media Empire (Sydney: Allen & Unwin, 1999), p. 151; Daily Telegraph, 20 October 1945, p. 3.
11. Frank Packer, "Foreword" to Baverstock, The America's Cup, no pagination. See also David S. Kent, "A History of the Australian-American Association", History honours thesis, University of Sydney, 1980, p. 28; Bridget Griffen-Foley, The House of Packer: The Making of a Media Empire (Sydney: Allen & Unwin, 1999), p. 151; Daily Telegraph, 20 October 1945, p. 3.
12. Frank Packer, "Foreword" to Baverstock, The America's Cup, no pagination. See also David S. Kent, "A History of the Australian-American Association", History honours thesis, University of Sydney, 1980, p. 28; Bridget Griffen-Foley, The House of Packer: The Making of a Media Empire (Sydney: Allen & Unwin, 1999), p. 151; Daily Telegraph, 20 October 1945, p. 3.
13. Frank Packer, "Foreword" to Baverstock, The America's Cup, no pagination. See also David S. Kent, "A History of the Australian-American Association", History honours thesis, University of Sydney, 1980, p. 28; Bridget Griffen-Foley, The House of Packer: The Making of a Media Empire (Sydney: Allen & Unwin, 1999), p. 151; Daily Telegraph, 20 October 1945, p. 3.
14. Stephensen, Sydney Sails, pp. 239 and 244.
15. Griffen-Foley, The House of Packer, pp. 103, 157-9. See also Menzies to Packer, 5 October 1950; Folder 201; Series 1; MS 4936 Menzies Papers; National Library of Australia (NLA).
16. The relationship between Packer and Menzies is dealt with at greater length in Bridget Griffen-Foley, The Young Master: A Biography of Sir Frank Packer (Sydney: HarperCollins, forthcoming 2000).
17. Packer to Menzies, 10 August 1959; Folder 404; Series 2; MS 4936 Menzies Papers; NLA.
18. Packer to Menzies, 10 August 1959; John McEwen to Menzies, 3 September 1959; Denham Henty to Menzies, 7 September 1959; Menzies to Packer, 17 September 1959; Folder 404; Series 2; MS 4936 Menzies Papers; NLA.
19. Stephensen, Sydney Sails, p. 229.
20. Bulletin, 15 September 1962, p. 13.
21. Stephensen, Sydney Sails, p. 231. Packer to RSYS secretary, 2 March 1960; W. Mahlon Dickerson to Lloyd T. Burgess, 7 April 1960; 25/3/14; Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron Archives (RSYSA). Dickerson to Burgess, 28 April 1960; New York Yacht Club Archives (NYYCA).
22. William Slim to R. A. Dickson, 3 May 1960; 25/3/14; RSYSA.
23. Bulletin, 15 September 1962, pp. 14-15.
24. Prince Philip to Australian Yachting Federation, 19 April 1960; Dickson to Slim, n.d. (?27 April 1960); Dickerson to Burgess, 28 April 1960; 25/3/14; RSYSA.
25. Baverstock, The America's Cup, p. 54; Times, 29 April 1960, p. 12, 30 April 1960, p. 7, 3 May 1960, p. 13.
26. Baverstock, The America's Cup, p. 54; Times, 29 April 1960, p. 12, 30 April 1960, p. 7, 3 May 1960, p. 13.
27. Slim to Dickson, 3 May 1960; 25/3/14; RSYSA.
28. Baverstock, The America's Cup, pp. 56-7. See also minutes of meeting and press release, 31 May 1960; 25/3/14; RSYSA.
29. Dickson to Ball, 31 May 1960; 25/3/14; RSYSA.
30. Baverstock, The America's Cup, p. 61. Packer to Menzies, 21 June 1961, p. 2; Folder 513; Series 2; MS 4936 Menzies Papers; NLA.
31. Stephensen, Sydney Sails, pp. 232-3, 240-1, 244. Packer to RSYS secretary, 24 June 1960; 25/3/14; RSYSA. Packer to Menzies, 21 June 1961, p. 1; Folder 513; Series 2; MS 4936 Menzies Papers; NLA.
32. Griffen-Foley, The House of Packer, pp. 250-1, 262-3.
33. Burgess to Packer, 14 July 1960; 25/3/14; RSYSA.
34. Burgess to W.A.W. Stewart, 26 September and 6 October 1960, Packer to RSYS secretary, 29 September 1960; Burgess to Dickerson, 6 October 1960; 25/3/14; RSYSA.
35. Griffen-Foley, The House of Packer, pp. 234-5, 252-4.
36. Ball to Burgess, 17 February 1961; ? to Burgess, 21 February 1961; 25/3/14; RSYSA. See also Packer to Menzies, 21 June 1961, p. 1; Folder 513; Series 2; MS 4936 Menzies Papers; NLA.
37. Packer to Menzies, 21 June 1961; Folder 513; Series 2; MS 4936 Menzies Papers; NLA.
38. A. L. Moore to John Gorton, 2 August 1961; Gorton to Menzies, 15 August 1961; Menzies to Packer, 16 August 1961; Packer to Menzies, 18 August 1961; Folder 513; Series 2; MS 4936 Menzies Papers; NLA.
39. Packer to Menzies, 29 September 1961; Menzies to Packer, 4 October 1961; Folder 513; Series 2; MS 4936 Menzies Papers; NLA.
40. Gavin Souter, Company of Heralds (Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 1981), pp. 379-84; R. S. Whitington, Sir Frank: The Frank Packer Story (Sydney: Cassell Australia, 1971), p. 270; Griffen-Foley, The House of Packer, p. 245.
41. Gavin Souter, Company of Heralds (Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 1981), pp. 379-84; R. S. Whitington, Sir Frank: The Frank Packer Story (Sydney: Cassell Australia, 1971), p. 270; Griffen-Foley, The House of Packer, p. 245.
42. Gavin Souter, Company of Heralds (Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 1981), pp. 379-84; R. S. Whitington, Sir Frank: The Frank Packer Story (Sydney: Cassell Australia, 1971), p. 270; Griffen-Foley, The House of Packer, p. 245.
43. Baverstock, The America's Cup, pp. 66, 68; Stephensen, Sydney Sails, pp. 248-9.
44. Baverstock, The America's Cup, pp. 66, 68; Stephensen, Sydney Sails, pp. 248-9.
45. RSYSA: 25/3/14; Dickson to W. E. Crowder, 7 February 1962; Dickson to L. K. Martin, 12 February 1962; Naming Ceremony, 28 February 1962. See also MacDonald, "Frank Packer sets sail", p. 50; Stephensen, Sydney Sails, p. 250.
46. RSYSA: 25/3/14; Dickson to W. E. Crowder, 7 February 1962; Dickson to L. K. Martin, 12 February 1962; Naming Ceremony, 28 February 1962. See also MacDonald, "Frank Packer sets sail", p. 50; Stephensen, Sydney Sails, p. 250.
47. Morgan to Burgess, 11 April 1962; Morgan to Packer, 18 May 1962; Morgan to Burgess, 21 May 1962; 25/3/14; RSYSA. Packer to Morgan, 16 May 1962; NYYCA. See also Ian Dear, The America's Cup: An Informal History (London: Stanley Paul, 1980), p. 134.
48. Christian Science Monitor, 12 July 1962, p. 9.
49. Department of external affairs savingram no. 413, 12 April 1962; savingram no. 445, 19 April 1962; J. B. Davies to G. Hartley, 17 July 1962; 1525/3/266 Part 1; A1838/386; National Archives of Australia, Australian Capital Territory (NAA/ACT). See also Baverstock, The America's Cup, p. 68.
50. Sunday Telegraph, 15 July 1962, p. 2, 29 July 1962, p. 31; Daily Telegraph, 14 September 1962, p. 46.
51. Sunday Telegraph, 15 July 1962, p. 2, 29 July 1962, p. 31; Daily Telegraph, 14 September 1962, p. 46.
52. New York Times, 15 September 1962, p. 17; Australian Women's Weekly, 26 September 1962, p. 15; Whitington, Sir Frank, p. 246; MacDonald, "Frank Packer sets sail", p. 50; interview with Lady (Florence) Packer, 25 January 1996.
53. New York Times, 15 September 1962, p. 17; Australian Women's Weekly, 26 September 1962, p. 15; Whitington, Sir Frank, p. 246; MacDonald, "Frank Packer sets sail", p. 50; interview with Lady (Florence) Packer, 25 January 1996.
54. New York Times, 15 September 1962, p. 17; Australian Women's Weekly, 26 September 1962, p. 15; Whitington, Sir Frank, p. 246; MacDonald, "Frank Packer sets sail", p. 50; interview with Lady (Florence) Packer, 25 January 1996.
55. New York Times, 15 September 1962, p. 17; Australian Women's Weekly, 26 September 1962, p. 15; Whitington, Sir Frank, p. 246; MacDonald, "Frank Packer sets sail", p. 50; interview with Lady (Florence) Packer, 25 January 1996.
56. Whitington, Sir Frank, p. 246; MacDonald, "Frank Packer sets sail", p. 50; Dear, The America's Cup, p. 137; Stephensen, Sydney Sails, p. 70; Sunday Telegraph, 2 September 1962, p. 21.
57. Whitington, Sir Frank, p. 246; MacDonald, "Frank Packer sets sail", p. 50; Dear, The America's Cup, p. 137; Stephensen, Sydney Sails, p. 70; Sunday Telegraph, 2 September 1962, p. 21.
58. Whitington, Sir Frank, p. 246; MacDonald, "Frank Packer sets sail", p. 50; Dear, The America's Cup, p. 137; Stephensen, Sydney Sails, p. 70; Sunday Telegraph, 2 September 1962, p. 21.
59. Whitington, Sir Frank, p. 246; MacDonald, "Frank Packer sets sail", p. 50; Dear, The America's Cup, p. 137; Stephensen, Sydney Sails, p. 70; Sunday Telegraph, 2 September 1962, p. 21.
60. Whitington, Sir Frank, p. 246; MacDonald, "Frank Packer sets sail", p. 50; Dear, The America's Cup, p. 137; Stephensen, Sydney Sails, p. 70; Sunday Telegraph, 2 September 1962, p. 21.
61. Daily Telegraph, 27 July 1962, p. 5; [No known author], Thirty Years of Service: The American Australian Association, 1948-1978 (New York: no publisher, 1978), p. 52.
62. Daily Telegraph, 27 July 1962, p. 5; [No known author], Thirty Years of Service: The American Australian Association, 1948-1978 (New York: no publisher, 1978), p. 52.
63. Department of external affairs memos, 9 April 1962, 12 April 1962, 16 July 1962; 1525/3/266 Part 1; A1838/386; NAA/ACT.
64. Department of external affairs savingram no. 570, 22 May 1962; G. Hartley to Mr Forsyth, 22 June 1962; 1525/3/266 Part 1; A1838/386; NAA/ACT. See also Commonwealth Parliamentary Debates, House of Representatives, volume 36, 23 August 1962, pp. 745-6; volume 37, 23 October 1962, pp. 1851-2.
65. Department of external affairs savingram no. 570, 22 May 1962; G. Hartley to Mr Forsyth, 22 June 1962; 1525/3/266 Part 1; A1838/386; NAA/ACT. See also Commonwealth Parliamentary Debates, House of Representatives, volume 36, 23 August 1962, pp. 745-6; volume 37, 23 October 1962, pp. 1851-2.
66. Daily Telegraph, 11 September 1962, p. 5; Australian Women's Weekly, 26 September 962, p. 15. America's Cup Race Dinner, 14 September 1962; 1525/3/266 Part 1; A1838/386; NAA/ACT.
67. Daily Telegraph, 11 September 1962, p. 5; Australian Women's Weekly, 26 September 962, p. 15. America's Cup Race Dinner, 14 September 1962; 1525/3/266 Part 1; A1838/386; NAA/ACT.
68. America's Cup Race Dinner, 14 September 1962; 1525/3/266 Part 1; A1838/386; NAA/ACT. See also Australian Women's Weekly, 26 September 1962, p. 15.
69. Whitington, Sir Frank, p. 247; Sunday Telegraph, 16 September 1962, p. 3; Daily Telegraph, 19 September 1962, p. 3.
70. Whitington, Sir Frank, p. 247; Sunday Telegraph, 16 September 1962, p. 3; Daily Telegraph, 19 September 1962, p. 3.
71. Whitington, Sir Frank, p. 247; Sunday Telegraph, 16 September 1962, p. 3; Daily Telegraph, 19 September 1962, p. 3.
72. Daily Telegraph, 15 September 1962, p. 1; Dear, The America's Cup, p. 137.
73. Daily Telegraph, 15 September 1962, p. 1; Dear, The America's Cup, p. 137.
74. Dear, The America's Cup, pp. 138-40; Stephensen, Sydney Sails, pp. 253-5.
75. Dear, The America's Cup, pp. 138-40; Stephensen, Sydney Sails, pp. 253-5.
76. Whitington, Sir Frank, pp. 247-8; Herald (Melbourne), 18 September 1962, p. 28; Daily Telegraph, 19 September 1962, pp. 1, 3.
77. Whitington, Sir Frank, pp. 247-8; Herald (Melbourne), 18 September 1962, p. 28; Daily Telegraph, 19 September 1962, pp. 1, 3.
78. Whitington, Sir Frank, pp. 247-8; Herald (Melbourne), 18 September 1962, p. 28; Daily Telegraph, 19 September 1962, pp. 1, 3.
79. Stephensen, Sydney Sails, pp. 254-6, 258; Dear, The America's Cup, p. 140; Daily Telegraph, 27 September 1962, p. 5.
80. Stephensen, Sydney Sails, pp. 254-6, 258; Dear, The America's Cup, p. 140; Daily Telegraph, 27 September 1962, p. 5.
81. Stephensen, Sydney Sails, pp. 254-6, 258; Dear, The America's Cup, p. 140; Daily Telegraph, 27 September 1962, p. 5.
82. Stephensen, Sydney Sails, p. 255; Daily Telegraph, 14 September 1962, p. 29, 20 September 1962, pp. 1, 5. See also Prime minister's department note for file, 20 September 1962; C3691; A4940/1; NAA/ACT.
83. Stephensen, Sydney Sails, p. 255; Daily Telegraph, 14 September 1962, p. 29, 20 September 1962, pp. 1, 5. See also Prime minister's department note for file, 20 September 1962; C3691; A4940/1; NAA/ACT.
84. MacDonald, "Frank Packer sets sail", p. 51; Stephensen, Sydney Sails, pp. 257-8; Dear, The America's Cup, p. 140.
85. MacDonald, "Frank Packer sets sail", p. 51; Stephensen, Sydney Sails, pp. 257-8; Dear, The America's Cup, p. 140.
86. MacDonald, "Frank Packer sets sail", p. 51; Stephensen, Sydney Sails, pp. 257-8; Dear, The America's Cup, p. 140.
87. Dear, The America's Cup, p. 140; Baverstock, The America's Cup, p. 89; Daily Telegraph, 24 September 1962, p. 5.
88. Dear, The America's Cup, p. 140; Baverstock, The America's Cup, p. 89; Daily Telegraph, 24 September 1962, p. 5.
89. Dear, The America's Cup, p. 140; Baverstock, The America's Cup, p. 89; Daily Telegraph, 24 September 1962, p. 5.
90. Daily Telegraph, 26 September 1962, p. 5, 27 September 1962, p. 5.
91. Cables, 26 September 1962; Pratt to Packer, 9 November 1962; Packer to Pratt, 10 November 1962; 25/3/14; RSYSA. See also Daily Telegraph, 27 September 1962, p. 1.
92. Packer, "Foreword" to Baverstock, The America's Cup, no pagination; Baverstock, The America's Cup, p. 90; Dear, The America's Cup, p. 137.
93. Packer, "Foreword" to Baverstock, The America's Cup, no pagination; Baverstock, The America's Cup, p. 90; Dear, The America's Cup, p. 137.
94. Packer, "Foreword" to Baverstock, The America's Cup, no pagination; Baverstock, The America's Cup, p. 90; Dear, The America's Cup, p. 137.
95. See Griffen-Foley, The Young Master (forthcoming).
96. Campbell, "21 years of challenge", pp. 25-6.