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Papers of Henry Reynolds, 1966-2016

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The MS 9548 collection comprises correspondence, notes, manuscripts and typescripts, subject files, cuttings of articles by or about Reynolds, reprints and printed material. The bulk of the correspondence deals with conferences and seminars, publications, academic appointments, grant applications, examination of postgraduate students, study leave and book launchings. The notes, drafts and research material relate to Reynolds' books Aborigines and settlers, The other side of the frontier, The law and the land, Frontier: Aborigines, settlers and land, Dispossession: black Australians and white invaders, With the white people, Fate of a free people, Aboriginal sovereignty, This whispering in our hearts, as well as chapters in books, articles, conference papers, lectures and book reviews (40 boxes).

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Papers of Ashton Robinson, 1971-1984

Papers of Yusuf Peter Louis Bladen-Pryor, 1938-2000

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MS 7407 includes personal and family correspondence; correspondence relating to Expression magazine, business and property correspondence; diaries, published and unpublished writings including poems, plays, novels, short stories and theses; reviews of Bladen's works; family papers, personal documents, scrapbook; photographs; artwork; literary publications by other authors, memorabilia and other papers.

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Records of the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences, 1965-1990

Papers of Richard Klugman, 1938-1989

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The papers comprise mainly subject files and correspondence files dealing with Klugman's wide range of public interests and especially his concern for Aboriginal rights, migrant welfare, civil rights and health and welfare matters. There are files relating to his positions as Shadow Minister for Health and Veterans' Affairs and Shadow Minister for Science and Administrative Services, as well as files maintained while a member of various parliamentary committees including the Joint Committee on Foreign Affairs and Defence and the Joint Select Committee on Electoral Reform. Other files relate to the Australian National University Committee, and conferences and committees of the ALP.

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Papers of Barry York, 1890-2010

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MS 6947 comprises drafts, correspondence and research notes, some relating to books by York: The Maltese in Australia (1986), Canberra: our Italian heritage (with Salvatore Gambale and Aldo Bongiorno, 1988), Josephine Zammit M.B.E.: a Maltese woman in Australia (1989), Student revolt: La Trobe University 1967 to 1973 (1989), Metropolitan ghettoes and ethnic concentrations (1990), Emmanuel Attard: from Gozo (Malta) to Gallipoli and Australia (1994), Empire and race: the Maltese in Australia 1881-1949 (1990), and, Our multicultural heritage 1788-1945: an annotated guide to the collections of the National Library of Australia (1995). Other papers include those relating to the campaign for the release of Bill O'Meally; the Ned Kelly centenary celebrations, 1980; Bob Hawke; Charles Darwin; general correspondence 1991-1996 as well as correspondence relating to the Centre for Immigration and Multicultural Studies, Research School of Social Sciences, Australian National University, 1986-1996; a copy of York's doctoral thesis on Maltese immigration in Australia; and one Eureka flag and flagpole.

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Rugby Union - 1980s : programs and invitations ephemera material collected by the National Library of Australia, 1980-1989

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Material in the Programs and invitations ephemera collection includes invitations to official events, dinner invitations honouring visiting dignitaries, dance cards, award presentations, openings, commemorative and sporting programs. Some programs and invitations may also include menus.

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Papers of Christobel Mattingley, 1909-2011

Papers of Isobel Bennett, 1944-2000

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The papers document many aspects of Isobel Bennett's career as a marine biologist, including her fieldwork, writings and participation in a number of scientific expeditions. They include correspondence, personal documents, biographical references, field notebooks, typescripts of most of her books, reviews and other cuttings, photographs, reprints, reports and other publications. Particular strengths of the collection are the records of her research on the coasts of eastern Australia, the Great Barrier Reef and Macquarie Island.

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Papers of Jack Griffin

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The collection comprises newspaper clippings, memorabilia, race records, race programs, posters, colour and black and white photographs, and scrapbooks relating to Jack Griffin and his involvement in the Grafton to Inverell Cycle Classic, the 1980 Moscow Olympic Games, the Goulburn to Sydney Cycling Classic, Tour of the West, Bourke to Sydney cycle race, New Zealand Track Tour and Test Series, and the New Zealand Games. A considerable part of the collection concentrates on the written and photographed history of the Grafton to Inverell Cycle Classic. Also included are cycling medals and awards bestowed on Jack Griffin, cycling books and magazines. This collection documents the cycling life of one of Australia's most revered cyclists, and the social activities of a rural Australian cycling community. Please note: Grafton to Inverell Cycling Classic and Grafton to Inverell Cycle Classic are used interchangeably reflecting the race name on publications during different years or handwritten on items within the collection.

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