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Papers of Christine Fraser

(2 ms boxes + 1 medium folio box + 1 map-folio)
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The collection comprises papers relating to the Franklin River Blockade, a protest against a decision by the Tasmanian Government to dam the Franklin River to generate hydro-electricity. The protest was coordinated by the Tasmanian Wilderness Society (TWS). The papers are a personal record of the campaign and include trainer materials on facilitation and consensus decision making detailing the internal politics of the campaign, reports, handbooks and information leaflets, meeting notes and agendas, ephemera, pictures, and personal correspondence between family, and campaigners throughout the blockade.
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Papers of Christine Fraser (2 ms boxes + 1 medium folio box + 1 map-folio)

 

Papers of Donald and Betty Wood, 1995-2012

(1 ms box)
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Donald Wood and Betty Wood produced the diaries working as volunteers at Carnarvon Station Reserve in Queensland (Bush Heritage) and Scotia Sanctuary in NSW on the South Australian border (Australian Wildlife Conservancy).
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Papers of Graeme Kelleher, 1973-1994

0.60 metres (4 ms boxes)
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Professional papers of Graeme Kelleher relating to the management of the Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia
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Papers of Graeme Kelleher, 1973-1994 0.60 metres (4 ms boxes)

 

Papers of Graham Richardson, 1986-2001

(10 ms boxes + 341 audiovisual carriers)
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This collection comprises records of Graham Richardson OA, covering political events from 1986 to 1994 relating to his portfolios and party activities. Records include transcripts and 341 audio recordings of Richardson's interviews some during his role as a media commentator through 1995 to 2001. There are copies of speeches and press conferences; press releases and his personal set of press cuttings reflecting his opinion of articles of importance from newspapers across Australia.
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Papers of Graham Richardson, 1986-2001 (10 ms boxes + 341 audiovisual carriers)

 

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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Papers of John Halden Wootten (47 ms boxes + 1 medium folio box + 1 folder + 1 digital carrier)

 

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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Papers of Margaret Blakers, 1972-2013 (33 ms boxes, 1 folio map, 2 rolls)

 

Papers of Mary E. White, 1984-2007

38 Cold Store binders [9097 slides]
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This collection comprises slides taken by Jim Frazier during fieldwork with Mary E White. The images, which document fossils, landscapes, minerals and other geological features, were used for many of her publications including "The Greening of Gondwana" (1986), "Time in Our Hands: Semi-Precious Gemstones: Keys to the Geological Past" (1991), "Nature of Hidden Worlds: Reading the rock" (1999) and others. It provides a valuable documentary record of Australia's unique geology and landscape and is a testament to changing relationship of Australia's to the environment. Many of the slides have annotated housing with outlines, species names, measurements, and other information. There is also a small number of photographic prints and negatives included in the collection.
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Papers of Mary E. White, 1984-2007 38 Cold Store binders [9097 slides]

 

Papers of Neville Gare, 1885-2018

(30 boxes + 4 packets in 1 large folio box (shared) + 4 map folios + 1 album + 1 phase box)
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MS 9492 comprises notes on planning process; draft plans of management and proposed amendments; correspondence; newspaper clippings, some copied, master plans for the preservation and development of the Kosciuszko National Park; Perisher Valley development plan and correspondence and planning issue statements on specific topics related to the Plan of management review Kosciusko National Park, issued by the New South Wales National Parks and Wildlife Service.The Acc05.168 instalment comprises bound reports, articles, issues of the Kosciuszko Huts Association newsletter, news cuttings, plans, and correspondence concerning the establishment and management of Kosciuszko National Park.The MS Acc21.055 instalment comprises Neville Gare's personal collection of maps, papers and photographic materials including photographs, negatives and slide transparencies. Subject areas cover park management; history of land use; science of alpine ecosystems in Australia; role of Snowy Mountains Hydro Electric Authority; personalities closely involved in Kosciuszko State and National Park management such as Sir William McKell, Sir Garfield Barwick, Sir William Hudson, ES Clayton, Baldur Byles, Milo Dunphy, Alec Costin. This instalment also includes a separate collection of Baldur Byles, which was bequeathed to Neville Gare on Byles's death, as Gare was writing his biography. Byles' collection includes detailed reports, maps, articles and photographs.
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Papers of Neville Gare, 1885-2018 (30 boxes + 4 packets in 1 large folio box (shared) + 4 map folios + 1 album + 1 phase box)

 

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 Peter Solness, 1985-1999 (1 folio box + 8 photographs)

 

Papers of Sam Lake, 1970-2014

(91 ms boxes + 2 ms cartons)
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MS Acc04.285 comprises general files of the 1970s, as well as files on the Lake Pedder Action Committee and the Australian Conservation Foundation, and documents Lake's activities during his time at the University of Tasmania (2 cartons).
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Papers of Sam Lake, 1970-2014 (91 ms boxes + 2 ms cartons)