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1. CORRESPONDENCE: letters received and copies of letters sent, filed in 7 series;  correspondents include: Jim Comerford, Fred Daly, Frank Hardy, Bob Hawke, Bill Hayden, Brian Hodge, Paul Keating, Vic Maloney, Roger Milliss, Robert Tickner, Tom Uren, Gough Whitlam, Neville Wran
1a. Correspondence [removed from lever arch binder], 1960-1963, 1971-1998 (Call No.: MLMSS 7415/1)
1b. Correspondence files: Personal
    1978-1989 (Call No.: MLMSS 7415/2)
    1990-1996 (Call No.: MLMSS 7415/3)
    1997-1998 (Call No.: MLMSS 7415/4)
1c. Correspondence file: Retirement from Parliament, 1988 (Call No.: MLMSS 7415/4)
1d. Correspondence file: Autographed books, 1993-1997: concerning requests for authors to sign copies of their books (Call No.: MLMSS 7415/4)
1e. Correspondence files by correspondent: Frank Hardy, Bill Hayden, Brian Hodge, Vic Maloney, Gough Whitlam [correspondence with these people also in 1a. and 1b.] (Call No.: MLMSS 7415/4)
1f. Media Correspondence, 1980-1998, mainly letters from Bob Brown to the editors of the Newcastle Herald, the Sydney Morning Herald, and local newspapers published within his electorate (Call No.: MLMSS 7415/4)
1g. Correspondence files: Donations, 1984-1997: concerning donations made to charities, causes, clubs and other organizations (Call No.: MLMSS 7415/11)

2. PAPERS, 1979-1998: includes speeches, submissions, newspaper articles and book reviews, addresses to conferences and seminars, issues papers circulated to Caucus colleagues;  subjects include economics, superannuation, taxation reform, transport (Call No.: MLMSS 7415/5)

3. MEDIA RELEASES
3a. Press statements and media releases issued during career in Federal parliament, 1980-1998 (Call No.: MLMSS 7415/6)
3b. Media releases issued as Minister for Land Transport and Shipping: 
    1988 (Nos 1-71);  1989 (Nos 1-254);  1990 (Nos 1-79) (Call No.: MLMSS 7415/7)
    1990 (Nos 80-287);  1991 (1-270) (Call No.: MLMSS 7415/8)
    1991 (Nos 271-375);  1992 (Nos 1-305);  1993 (Nos 1-93) (Call No.: MLMSS 7415/9)

4. PRESS CUTTINGS:
4a. Press cuttings and related papers, 1948-1998, mainly concerning teaching and parliamentary career [removed from lever arch binder] (Call No.: MLMSS 7415/10)
4b. Press cutting files, 1990-1998, photocopies of newspaper articles mainly from the Newcastle Herald and local press within the Charlton electorate (Call No.: MLMSS 7415/11)

5. AUSTRALIAN LABOR PARTY:
5a. Federal Election Campaigns: papers including correspondence, advertising material, how to vote leaflets, booth tally sheets, news releases, press cuttings
    1980;  1983;  1984;  1987 (Call No.: MLMSS 7415/12)
    1990;  1993;  1996 (Call No.: MLMSS 7415/13)
5b. Federal Electorate Council (FEC) records:
    Hunter FEC: Minutes of meetings, Sept. 1980 - Aug. 1984;  correspondence, 1981-1984 (Call No.: MLMSS 7415/14)
    Charlton FEC: Minutes of meetings, Oct. 1984 - Oct. 1995 (Call No.: MLMSS 7415/14)
    Charlton FEC: Correspondence, 1985-1988 (Call No.: MLMSS 7415/15)
    Charlton FEC: Correspondence, 1989-1995 (Call No.: MLMSS 7415/16)
5c. ALP Branch Correspondence, 1967, 1980-1995: mainly correspondence between Bob Brown (on behalf of ALP branches within his electorate) and Federal Ministers, together with related papers, including minutes of meetings:
    Branches: Abermain, Boolaroo/Speers Point, Cardiff, Edgeworth/Argenton, Kurri Kurri, Morisset, Rankin Park/Elermore Vale, Teralba/Booragul, Toronto (Call No.: MLMSS 7415/17)
    Wallsend, Wangi Wangi, Warners Bay, West Wallsend, Weston (Call No.: MLMSS 7415/18)

6. SUBJECT FILES:
6a. Issues, 1982-1998:
    Attorney-General: Chamberlain Case (Plea for Justice Committee, 1982-1991 (Call No.: MLMSS 7415/19)
    Communications: Mount Hutton Mobile Phone Tower;  Foreign Affairs: French Nuclear Testing in the Pacific, Gulf War;  Health: Euthanasia, Wallsend Hospital Museum, Westlakes (Toronto) Private Hospital (Call No.: MLMSS 7415/20)
    Local Government: Newcastle Earthquake;  Transport: Cabbage Tree Road, Morisset/Fassifern Station Lifts, National Highway, National Highway - Kurri Kurri Route Proposal, Wangi Point Road;  Veterans Affairs: Australia Remembers 1945-1995 Commemorative Committee (Charlton) (Call No.: MLMSS 7415/21)
6b. Organizations, 1980-1998:
    Aboriginal: Koompahtoo Local Aboriginal Land Council;  Aged Care: C.A. Brown Anglican Village, Hawkins Masonic Village, Kressville Hostel, Newcastle-Lake Macquarie Ex-Services Memorial Centre;  Business: Cooranbong Chamber of Commerce, Newcastle Chamber of Commerce (Call No.: MLMSS 7415/22)
    Business: Toronto Chamber of Commerce;  Community: Gympie and District Historical Society, Morisset and District Neighbourhood Centre, Radio 2HD Board of Directors;  Education: Avondale College, Macquarie College;  Employment  and Training: Wallsend Enterprise Centre/ Wallsend Skillshare, Westlakes Community Training Services (Call No.: MLMSS 7415/23)
    Environment: Northern Parks and Playgrounds Movement;  Health: Attention Deficit Disorder Group, Hunter Life Education Centre;  Industrial Relations: Newcastle Trades Hall Council, Amalgamated Metal Workers Union (Newcastle Branch), Federated Clerks Union, Union of Australian Women (Newcastle Branch),  Public Sector Union (Call No.: MLMSS 7415/24)
    Industrial Relations: United Mineworkers Federation, Maritime Union of Australia, NSW Teachers Federation, Transport Workers Union;  Industry: BHP, A.Goninan & Co. Ltd, Anderson Rea Pty Ltd, Cowan Manufacturing Pty Ltd, Hunter Development Board (Call No.: MLMSS 7415/25)
    Kurri Kurri and District: Hunter Prelude Early Intervention Centre, Kurri Kurri Apex Club, Kurri Kurri Childcare Centre, Kurri Kurri Community Centre, Diabetes Australia (Kurri Kurri Branch), Kurri Kurri High School, Kurri Kurri District Hospital, Kurri Kurri Lions Club, Kurri Kurri Public School (Call No.: MLMSS 7415/26)
    Kurri Kurri Retirement Village, Kurri Kurri RSL Sub-Branch, Kurri Kurri District Rugby League Club, Kurri Kurri Tidy Town Committee, Retired Mineworkers Association (Kurri Kurri and Weston Branches), Rotary Club of Kurri Kurri, Tyrrell's Wines, Weston Workers Bears Soccer Club (Call No.: MLMSS 7415/27)
    Local Government: Hunter Regional Association of Councils, Cessnock City Council, Lake Macquarie City Council, 1985-1989 (Call No.: MLMSS 7415/28)
    Local Government: Lake Macquarie City Council (1990-1996), Newcastle City Council;  Political: Communist Party of Australia;  Religious: Anglican Church, Baha'i Faith, Baptist Church, Catholic Church, Seventh-Day Adventists, Uniting Church in Australia (Call No.: MLMSS 7415/29)
    Resources-Coal: Association of Coal Related Councils, ACTU/Caucus Working Group on Coal, Joint Coal Board, Australian Coal Association;  Senior Citizens: Australian Pensioners and Superannuants Federation, Boolaroo/Speers Point Combined Pensioners and Senior Citizens, Cardiff Pensioners and Senior Citizens, Combined Pensioners and Senior Citizens Associations, Association of Independent Retirees, Morisset Senior Citizens, National Seniors Association (Lake Macquarie-Newcastle Branch), Northern Mineworkers Memorial Music Shell, Retired Mineworkers Association (Combined)  (Call No.: MLMSS 7415/30)
    Senior Citizens: Retired Mineworkers Association (Westlakes Branch), Retired Mineworkers Superannuation Fund, Toronto Senior Citizens and Pensioners Club Inc., Wallsend Senior Citizens, West Wallsend Senior Citizens,  Westlakes Miners Retirement Village;  Sport: Eraring Canoe Course, Rathmines Memorial Bowling Club, West Wallsend Rifle Club (Call No.: MLMSS 7415/31)
    Tourism: Richmond Main Colliery Complex and Richmond Vale Preservation Co-operative Society;  Transport: National Highway [F3] - Lenaghans Drive Concerned Citizens Group and Seahampton Residents Group (Call No.: MLMSS 7415/32)
Transport: Motorcycle Riders Association of Australia;  NRMA (Call No.: MLMSS 7415/33)
Veterans: Ex-POWs Association (Newcastle Branch);  Newcastle District Council of RSL Sub-Branches;  RSL Sub-Branches - Abermain, Boolaroo/Speers Point, Morisset/Dora Creek, Toronto, Wallsend, Wangi;  Vietnam Veterans of Australia;  Welfare: Better Hearing Australia (Newcastle Branch) (Call No.: MLMSS 7415/34)
Welfare: Cooranbong Community Services Centre;  Hunter Brain Injury Group;  Hunter District Pool for the Disabled;  Meals on Wheels;  Morisset Multi-Purpose Centre;  Northlake Carers;  Salvation Army;  Samaritans Foundation,  Southlakes Carers;  Tanderra Refuge;  Toronto Assistance Centre;  Toronto Multi-Purpose Centre;  West Lake Macquarie Community Activities Association (Call No.: MLMSS 7415/35)

R. J. (Robert James) Brown  papers, 1948-1998

Inside front cover. [Envelope containing] Correspondence [3 letters], related to the expedition by Mrs. Chas. E. Stanley, London of 3 vols. sketches by Commander Owen Stanley, R.N. Dec. 1900. ...
i. The National Art Gallery of N.S.W. Ex Libris [bookplate]
1. H.M. Ships Alligator and Britomart off Plymouth breakwater
2. H.M.S. Britomart, sunset in the Channel Feby 1838
3a. Shipping a heavy sea in the Bay of Biscay March 1838
3b. First fair wind and last view of the shores of Europe March 8. 1838
4. Setting the rigging up at sea. March 9 1838
5a. Hidalgo Point Teneriffe March 15 1837
5b. Sunset running down the Trades
6. Interior of the Cathedral at Teneriffe where the flags taken during Nelsons attack are displayed 
7. Sketch from the Commandant of Marines garden Teneriffe where the Magnetic Observations are made.
8. Crossing the Line
9a. Rio Janeiro
9b. Wreck of a Brazilian Man of war Schooner off the Fort of Santa Cruz Rio Janeiro. She was taken aback by a sudden squall off the point, her bowsprit carried away her crew became confused she got stern way and tailed upon the rocks where she soon filled. Several lives were lost and the boats of an American Frigate sent to her assistance hauled her off into deep water where she went down before they could save any thing out of her.
10. Simon's Bay  Cape of Good Hope May 26 1838
11a. Farmer Peck's Simon's Bay June 2 1838
11b. Turnpike near farmer Pecks
12. Cape Town and Table Mountain June 1 1838
13a. Market place Cape Town June 1838
13b. George Street Cape Town
14. [Flying fish] found in the lee Quarter Boat June 8th.  Lat. 36 17' S   Long. 31 20' E. [Signed lower right] Owen Stanley
15. This fish struck the Look-out man on the Forecastle in the face June 17. 1838. 2/3 Natural size. [Signed lower right] Owen Stanley
16. Quarter Boat washed away off St. Paul's June 13 1838
17a. Sydney North Head with a squall brewing
17b. Sketch in North Harbour Sydney  Aug 15. 1838
18a. Sydney. Middle and Entrance of North Harbour August 15, 1838
18b. Specimen of a Country Church near Dunheved Capt. Kings Farm.
19. Captn. King's farm Dunheved
20. H.M.S. Britomart in a heavy Squall off Port Mc.Quarrie
21a. [Fish] Caught off Port Macquarie Sep. 29/38 in 20 fms. [Signed lower right] Owen Stanley
21b. Skull of same fish 1/2 nat size. [Signed lower right] Owen Stanley
22. Torres Straits
23. Water Spout near Breaksea Spit.
24a. Prows at Dobbo 
24b. Trading boat Dobbo
25. Ship Orontes running on shore to avoid sinking after striking on a reef that now bears her name off the Entrance of Port Essington, from description
26. Orontes December 21, 1838
27. Situation of Orontes when abandoned by her Master & Crew.  Decr.28/38
28. Garden Victoria Jan 12/39. [Titled on mount below image:] Government Garden Port Essington
29. Grass trees Victoria.  [Titled on mount below image:] Grass trees Port Essington [In pencil:] Pandanus sp.
30. Middle Head Victoria
31. Rock fish Port Essington
32. Rock fish Port Essington [In pencil] Lophus sp.
33. [Blank]
34. Middle Head shoal
35. Banda from the Westward
36. Prows off Port Essington February 13 1840
37. Landing place Oliliet
38. The Town of Olliliet in Timor Laut
39. Birds eye sketch of a Trading Proa Arrou Islands
40. [unfinished sketch of huts]
41. Dobbo Arou Islands. [On mount under sketch:] Drying Trepang or Sea Slug for the Chinese market
42. Prow Ki Doula
43. Interview with the Natives of Vordate
44. Middle Head Victor
45. [Port Essington from the Battery.]
46. Government House from the Battery on the Queen's Birthday.  Shall the troops advance?
47. Regatta Victoria
48. Theatre Royal Victoria [i.e. Port Essington]
49. Lieut Priest's house Port Essington. [In pencil:] 1839
50. Ruins of the Church Victoria
51. Victoria November 27. 1839
52. Govt. House Victoria after the Hurricane Novr. 25 1839 
53. Barrack Square Port Essington after the Hurricane showing the rotatory nature of the Storm by the different directions in which the trees and houses were blown down.  [On top edge of drawing:] Barrack Square Victoria.
54. Ruins of Church and Peloru's peoples tents Victoria Jany./40
55. Situation of H.M.S. Pelorus the morning after the Hurricane, 8 of her crew  were drowned some when she upset and some in trying to reach the land, most of them were landed in the Britomart's Whale boat
56. H.M.S  Pelorus at low water
57. H.M.S. Pelorus at half tide
58. H.M.S. Pelorus from the mud outside her Decr/39. 
59. H.M.S. Pelorus half tide
60. H.M.S. Pelorus tents and stores
61. Sketch of the situation of H.M.S. Pelorus when partly righted showing the purchases. Half tide.
62. H.M.S. Pelorus the last time we hove upon her Feby/40
63a. [Port Essington] 
63b. Storehouse Port Essington
64a. Burying Place Port Essington
64b. Landing place Port Essington

Volume 1: Voyage of H.M.S. Britomart from 1837 to 1843 / drawn by Owen Stanley

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