Central Australia: Diaries and Notebooks (1979-1985)

Component identifier:

Series 1

Content Summary:

This series contains diaries and notebooks kept by Toyne while he was working in a series of different positions in Central Australia from 1979 to 1986. Toyne first went to Central Australia in 1973 as a teacher at Haasts Bluff. From 1979-82 he worked as a lawyer for the Pitjantjatjara Council, completing the negotiations leading to the passing in South Australia of the Pitjantjatjara Land Rights Act 1981, and began negotiations for the Ayers Rock title transfer. From 1982-86 he established a private practice as a solicitor and barrister in Alice Springs. During this period he was involved in such matters as the Royal Commission into British atomic weapons tests on Pitjantjatjara lands at Maralinga, the completion of the negotiations for the Ayers Rock title transfer and the negotiation of a Pitjantjatjara /Amoco joint venture agreement on oil exploration.

Immediate source of acquisition:

This collection was donated by Toyne in four instalments, on 20-21 October 1994, 3 November 1994 and 29 January 1997. It contains a wide variety of materials, including diaries and notebooks, working and reference files, photographs, slides, tape and video recordings.

Names:

Phillip Toyne

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