Sydney William NEWMAN was active in organisations including The Australian People's Movement, the New Economics Association, The Douglas National Credit Movement, The Melbourne Economic Research Council & the International Monetary & Reconstruction Fund.A collection of 23 letters between various Commonwealth Government Departments and Sydney William NEWMAN, Engineer of Dow Street, Port Melbourne. Mr Newman was the Hon. Secretary of The Melbourne Economic Research Council. Written mainly during 1941 & 44 the correspondence deals with post WW2 economic reconstruction. The earlier letters are from the Department of Labour & National Service but later from various members of the Federal Parliament, including Dame Enid LYONS.banking, the melbourne economic research council, international monetary & reconstruction fund, dame enid lyons, sydney william newman, the australian people's movement, new economics association, the douglas national credit movement