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Records of the Anti-Nuclear and Anti-Uranium Collective (Friends of the Earth Australia), 1970-2020

(117 ms boxes) + 2 large folio boxes + 1 medium folio box + 1 non-standard phase box + 4 oversized phase boxes + 1 folio packet + 3 audiovisual carriers + 8 digital carriers
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Cultural Sensitivity Advisory Notice: Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander and other First Nations people are advised that this collection may contain names, recordings and images of deceased people and other content that may be culturally sensitive. Please also be aware that you may see certain words or descriptions within these works which reflect the author's attitude, or that of the period in which the works were created, and may now be considered inaccurate, inappropriate or offensive. Other content that may be distressing and/or culturally sensitive includes material relating to; the Kakadu conservation zone inquiry; The repercussions of British nuclear tests at Maralinga; the Kungka Tjuta-Aboriginal Land Rights Movement; social impact studies in the Western Desert Puntukurnuparna/Rundall River region; and First Nations peoples accounts, case studies and perspectives on native title, nuclear testing and mining. Indigenous Cultural and Intellectual Property (ICIP): This material contains Indigenous Cultural and Intellectual Property (ICIP) of Australian First Nations peoples, including photographs, first-hand accounts, case studies and perspectives of the Mardu, Mirarr, Arabana, Yankunytjatjara, Adnyamathanha and Burduna communities. First Nations language groups represented in the collection include: Adnyamathanha; Kuwarra; Burduna; Arabana; Yolngu Matha and Umoona. Restrictions on access and use of this material may apply. Contact the National Library of Australia for further information. Content Summary: This collection comprises material relating to the policy, activities and structure of the Anti-Nuclear and Anti-Uranium Collective (Friends of the Earth, Australia). It includes minute books, correspondence, submissions to government bodies, pamphlets, periodicals/newsletters and other unique manuscript material, as well as audio-visual material (photographs, film, and sound) and an extensive collection of posters and rally banners. Significant subjects and campaigns covered in this archive include: Roxby Downs Blockade, Maralinga, Jabiluka, as well as continual efforts to fight against the establishment of nuclear power stations within Australia, and against a national/international waste dump. Australia's First Nations Australians (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders) voices have played an integral part in this movement and are strongly represented throughout this collection.
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Peter Goadby collection of photographs relating to fishing, c. 1938 - 2000s

(47 PIC albums, 59 Cold Store binders, 9 folders) (16,826 colour slides, 4885 black and white photographs, 3229 35mm negatives, 1349 colour photographs)
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The collection comprises colour photographs, black and white photographs, 35mm slides, 35mm photographic film strips, scrap books, albums, and copies of magazines. It addresses recreational and game fishing, the development of the Australian commercial and recreational fishing industries, 1960s-1970s Australian salt water fishing, and the development of fishing tackle, lures and rigs. The collection also documents fishing tournaments, fishing clubs and fish species.
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Papers of Margaret Blakers, 1972-2013

(33 ms boxes, 1 folio map, 2 rolls)
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Indigenous Cultural Intellectual Property (ICIP) Notice: This collection contains Indigenous Cultural and Intellectual Property (ICIP) of Australian First Nations peoples, specifically art work from the Spinfex people and artwork and language from the Guwamu people. Restrictions on access and use of this material may apply. Details are provided in the finding aid.
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Photographs, 1994 Folder MS COLD STORE 125

 
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Photographs, 2000 Folder MS COLD STORE 125

 

Papers of Peter Solness, 1985-1999

(1 folio box + 8 photographs)
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This collection comprises letters, photographs and signed agreements sent to Peter Solness regarding his "Tree Stories" project. The bulk of the letters are from tree enthusiasts from all around Australia writing about their favourite trees. The letters were the result of multiple talk-back radio sessions Solness did at the time on the ABC evening show, which had a national broadcast. It was a way of sourcing material in the production of the book. Solness asked listeners to send details for possible inclusion in the book. The signed agreements are from those listeners and other contributors whose writings were included in the book.
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Papers of John Halden Wootten

(47 ms boxes + 1 medium folio box + 1 folder + 1 digital carrier)
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This collection comprises working and personal papers of the late John Halden (Hal) Wootten AC, QC, 1922-2021. Wootten's papers cover his high profile career where he was involved in a wide range of matters of national significance including his years as a barrister, foundation dean of the University of New South Wales Law School, a judge of the Equity Division of the Supreme Court of New South Wales, Chair of the Press Council, President of the Australian Conservation Foundation, a Commissioner into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody, and a Deputy President of the Native Title Tribunal. His papers include notebooks from field-work on Manus Island in 1947, information about the influential LawAsia Foundation from the 1950s, and a folder containing details of the original meetings that established the Aboriginal Legal Service in Sydney in 1970. He acted for both employers and employees in important industrial disputes in the 1960s, out of Chambers he shared with both John Kerr and Gough Whitlam in Sydney. Included in this material on the case of James Savage, aka Russell Moore, a Yorta Yorta and Wemba Wemba man who was incarcerated in the United States of America. Wootten was given leave from the Royal Commission to provide evidence for the trial in California.
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