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This collection chiefly documents the activities of the Conservation Society of New South Wales and, to a lesser extent, those of its predecessor, Men of the Land Society. Contents include minutes of meetings, correspondence, subject files, membership and financial records and printed material.

BOX 1
Minutes of Executive Committee meetings, 6 Oct. 1954 – 25 June 1965, with related papers, and minutes of the inaugural meeting of Subscribers to Constitution of Men of the Land, 14 Sept. 1954

Minutes of Executive Committee meetings, 8 Sept. 1964 – 27 Oct. 1969, with related papers

Minutes of Executive Committee meetings, 20 Jan. 1970 – 20 Mar. 1973

‘Annual Meetings and Subscription Notices (Sundry)’, 1957-1973

‘Spare copies’, 1970-1972, being mainly of agenda of meetings and notices

‘Spare copies / Minutes / Agenda / Notices 1973’

BOX 2
‘Executive Committee Agenda and Notices of meetings’, 11 July 1972 – 23 May 1977

‘Annual Meeting 1977’

‘Annual Meeting 1979, 1980, 1981’

‘”Monthly“ Meetings’, 1971-1973

‘Financial Position’, 1980-1981

‘1971 Annual Meetings 28-3-72 & 73 & 74, ’75 ’76 ‘77’, 1971-1978, being agenda, notices, attendance sheets and correspondence

‘”Environment Exhibition” 1973’, held at Sydney Lower Town Hall, 10-15 Sept. 1973

‘Minister for Planning & Environment’, 1975, including a copy of the Society’s submission: ‘Proposals for a New Environmental Planning System for New South Wales’

‘Field Day 1978 – Correspondence with Bill Tongue [University of Sydney Farms, Camden]’, 1975-1978

‘Field Days etc.’, 1973-1979

‘Membership Survey’, 1981

‘Sub Committee Reports’, 1971-1973

‘Plant Motif’,n.d.

‘Drought Research Fund’, 1966-1981

‘Activities file’, 1968-1973

 BOX 3
Papers, 1973-1982, being mainly files re rainforest policy and wood-chipping in NSW’

BOX 4
‘For filing’, 1969-1974, mainly re registration for symposia, 1972-1973; correspondence, 1972-1974; and Lake Pedder Action Committee, 1973

‘For File Ag. Hse’, 1970-1974, being mainly correspondence re Agriculture House

‘E. M. Coffey. Company Member Function’, 1971, re function with guest, Eric M. Coffey (Permanent Director, State Pollution Control Commission), 27 Aug. 1971

‘National Veld Trust [South Africa]’, 1955-1956, 1971

‘Georges River Cruise – 5.7.80’

‘World Conservation Strategy’, 1980-1982, and re appointments to State Pollution Control Commission, 1982

‘Reforestation’, 1980, re Northern Rivers Reforestation Seminar, Gunundi Conference Centre, Ballina, 12-14 Sept. 1980

‘Reading’, 1979-1981, including articles, printed material and paper: ‘”Green Australia”: Outline of an Interconnected Soil, Forest and Water Program to Rejuvenate the Whole Australian Continent and to Support Anticipated Growth’, 15 Apr. 1981, by Hon. Jack G. Beale (Chairman, Water Research Foundation of Australia, Sydney)

‘TLE [The Living Earth]’ – General / Costs’, 1979-1981

‘Next L.E.G. / Dec. ‘81’, 1979-1981

Articles and newscuttings, 1978-1981

‘TLE’, 1980-1981, including papers re plant variety rights

BOX 5
‘”The Living Earth” / Potential articles’, 1978-1981

Folder including minutes of Environmental and Economic Council and Environmental Bureau meetings, 1977-1978; and papers re Society’s 23rd Annual General Meeting, 13 June 1978

‘Environmental and Economic Council of New South Wales’, 1978

Folder titled ‘Susan’, 1980-1982

‘Dr A. D. Latornell /’Conservation or Preservation’ / Lecture – 15th October 1979’

‘Filing’, 1979-1982, including correspondence and printed material

‘Correspondence’, 1979, 1981, being correspondence with enclosed copies of Environment Impact Statements for sewage treatment and disposal facilities at Bondi, Malabar and North Head Water Pollution Control Plants, 1979

‘Correspondence – Outward’, 1981

‘Awareness – Deniliquin Seminar Sunday, July 19th, 1981’

‘Newsletter Notes’, 1979-1981

‘Myall Lakes : Angourie’, 1970-1972

BOX 6
‘Conservation in the Environment’, Sydney, 30 July 1969

Liquid Waste – Disposal and Treatment Symposium, British Ex-Services Club, Sydney, 11 Nov. 1972, with sample programme of Crisis – Pollution 1970 Symposium, University of Sydney, 1 Aug. 1970

Noise and Noise Abatement Symposium, Sydney, 25 Sept. 1973 and Liquid Waste Treatment Symposium, 11 Nov. 1972

Land Use Planning Symposium, Women’s College, University of Sydney, 19 Oct. 1974

Future Environment Symposium, University of NSW, 11 Oct. 1975 and 11 Oct. 1980

BOX 7
‘Heritage Council of N.S.W.’, 1980-1981

‘Education’, 1957-1978, including conservation education in NSW schools

‘Grassland Soc. Of Victoria’, 1980

‘Clutha’, 1971-1972

‘Rural Youth’, 1980, being minutes of Rural Youth Council meeting, Sydney, 1 Sept. 1970

‘Lake Pedder’, 1972-1974

‘Environmental Studies’, 1970-1978, including papers re Association for Environmental Studies (NSW) and Environmental Studies Centre, Macquarie University

‘Kangaroos’, 1971-1973, n.d.

‘Kanangra – Boyd (Colong Committee)’, 1969-1972

BOX 8
‘Newspaper clippings and media releases’, 1970-1981

Untitled folder, 1983-1984, including copies of minutes of selected Executive Committee meetings, 1983

The Processes and Problems of Seeking Conservation, Centre for Continuing Education, Australian National University, 26-28 June 1970

National Conservation Study Conference, Canberra, 16-18 Nov. 1973, being papers presented and report by B. R. Kijurina

4th International Congress on Human Relations: ‘Man’s Responsibility to His Environment’, Dallas Brooks Hall, Melbourne, 28 Aug.-1 Sept. 1972, being papers of B. R. Kijurina

‘Border Ranges’, 1975-1980

BOX 9
‘Conservation Societies’, 1980-1983, including lists of contacts and addresses

‘Agenda, Financial Position, Meetings’, 1982

‘Art Exhibitions’, 1982-1983, including The Australian Year of the Tree Art Exhibition, Commonwealth Savings Bank of Australia (CSBA), Sydney, 5-16 Apr. 1982, and Art Exhibition: Drought to Green Australia, CSBA, Sydney, 28 Mar.-8 Apr. 1983

‘Grants’, 1979-1982, re Grants to Voluntary Conservation Organisations

‘Charitable Collection Act / Registration’, 1954-1980

‘Department of Mines : mines legislation … Mining’, 1971-1973

‘Commonwealth Government’, 1970-1974

‘State Planning Authority’, 1971-1973

‘Dept of Conservation – N.S.W.’, 1956, 1969-1973, being mainly annual reports

‘National Parks & Wildlife Service and Foundation’, 1971-1980

‘Soil Conservation Society of America’, 1968-1971

‘Great Britain’, 1972-1973

BOX 10

‘Victoria – Grasslands Society’, 1968-1974

‘Symposium on “Crisis – Pollution 1970”’, held at University of Sydney, 1 Aug. 1970

‘Conservation Press Releases’, 1971-1972

‘Pollution Committee Minutes’, 1970-1973

‘C.S.I.R.O.’, 1957-1974

‘Agric. House Etc’, 1960-1972, mainly correspondence with Agricultural Societies’ Council of NSW

‘Australian Conservation Foundation’, 1970-1974

‘Parliamentary Extracts’, 1972

‘United Nations, International Co Operation & Conferences’, 1972

BOX 11
‘Formation of the Men of the Land Society’, 1945-1954

‘Rural Youth Council – Society representation on’, 1957-1980

‘Keeping the Earth Fit For Men’, 1969-1972, re series of reprints

‘State Pollution Control Commission’, 1970-1974

‘Campaigns / etc Dept. of Environment Control’, 1971-1974

‘T & CPA [Town and Country Planning Association] – Victoria’, 1970-1978

‘General Information’, including material on siting of second Sydney airport, 1977-1978; air and water pollution; water and sewage treatment; and Piece Seminar, Sydney, 12 Nov. 1971

BOX 12
‘Rotary Clubs’, 1955-1956

‘Wingecarribee Shire (Moss Vale) field day. Branch society’, ?????

‘Symposium – “Land Use Planning”’, held at Women’s College, University of Sydney, 19 Oct. 1974

‘Water for the Future (Armidale)’, 1980-1982, re water research project at University of New England

‘Tree Nursery Project’, 1982

‘Rainforest Policy’, 1981

‘Terania Creek’, 1979-1980

‘Land Conservation Study Group’, 1977-1978

‘Eucalypt – “Die Back”’, 1979

‘Sundry Circulars’, 1973-1981, re Society activities and meetings

‘Press Statements’, 1977-1979

‘Field Day’, 1973-1978

Philip Edmonds’ file re Review and Planning Committee, 1971-1974

‘Conservation Centre’, 1973-1978

‘Roy Moores / Bourke & District’, 1959-1960

‘R. H. Wood-Davies / Bundanoon / District’, 1960-1961

‘Grafton Membership’, 1954-1955

‘Hunter Valley Drive’, 1953-1955

‘Frank Hicks / Muswellbrook’, 1960

‘Sth Australia / Victoria’, 1959-1963

‘District Representatives’, 1967-1972

‘H. J. Bates Drought Research Trust Fund – 1979’, 1966, 1979

‘The Drought Research Trust Fund of the Conservation Society of New South Wales’, 1980

BOX 13
‘Plant Variety Rights’, 1979-1981

‘Border Ranges’, 1978

‘Press Releases’, 1967-1981

‘Newsletter’, 1978-1981, being mainly issues of newsletters of the Rural Youth Organisation of New South Wales and the Agricultural Bureau of New South Wales

‘Executive Correspondence’, 1972, mainly re tree planting along Parramatta River, 1972; testing of McWade Emission Control Unit, 1972; and application for increased financial assistance from the NSW Government, 1972

‘Membership’, 1977

‘Committee Notices’, 1979

‘Committee Names, Addresses & Phone’, 1967, 1977-1980

‘Government Grants – State’, 1968-1981

‘Govt. Grants’, 1972-1982

‘Letter Drop / Distribution’, 1980

‘Project Inquiries’, 1973-1983

‘Donors File 1980-81’, being copy of form letter

‘Resignations & Complaints’, 1979

‘Press Cuttings’, 1978-1980

Miscellaneous correspondence and copies of minutes of Executive Committee meeting, 16 Dec. 1980

BOX 14
‘Commonwealth Grant’, 1979-1981

‘Newsletter’, 1974-1980

‘Landscape Conservation’, 1980

‘CONSOC Background & Survey [of Members]’, 1980

‘Background to Conservation Society, List of Committee, Constitution Etc’, 1972-1973, with auditor’s reports, 1979

‘Exec. Sec. Applications Etc. 1980’, 1978, 1980

‘New Members – 1980 – 1981’, 1977-1981, including membership enquiries and subscription

‘Membership 1980-1981-1982’, 1980-1982

‘Corporate Membership’, 1980-1981

‘Whales’, 1980

‘Minutes – Committee’, 1975-1981, including agenda, notices and minutes of selected meetings

‘Fodder Trees’, 1968

‘Newsletter’, 1980-1982

‘Pollution’, 1967-1977

‘N.S.W. Government Departments’, 1980

‘Comm. Government Grants’, 1972-1978, and re NSW Government financial assistance

Miscellaneous folder of Philip Edmonds’ papers, 1979-1981

BOX 15 

Alphabetical sequence of correspondence files, A-Z, 1965-1982

BOX 16
Unfiled material, mainly arranged alphabetically, with sundry records:

‘Agricultural Colleges’, 1971-1972
‘Annual Reports of Affiliated Organisations’, 1970-1973
‘Company Members’, 1973
‘Conservation Council of Victoria’, 1969-1973
‘Councillors’, 1972
‘Constitution’, 1954, 1970
‘Decentralisation’, 1971-1973
‘District Representatives’, 1964-1970
‘Honorary Membership’, 1967-1969
‘B. R. Kijurinal’, being copy of program of 4th International Congress on Human Relations, Melbourne, 28 Aug.-1 Sept. 1972
‘Life Members’, 1973
‘Membership Leaflet’, 1962-1972
‘National Conservation Study Conference [Australian Conservation Foundation]’, 1969-1973
‘Nature Conservation Society of South Australia Inc.’, 1972
‘Natural Resources Conservation League of Victoria’, 1965-1974
‘Pests – Animals Eradication & Control’, 1972
‘Reciprocal Exchange of Publications’, 1966-1970
‘Scout Association’, 1965-1973
‘Small Bushland Reserves’, 1970

‘Sundry’, including NSW affiliated societies, 1972-1973; ‘Inspect – P.Y.E.’; ‘Ecology Action’; ‘S.R.S., 1971; Society for Environmental Action, University of NSW; Australian Frontier; and Environment Alert Broadsheet, No. 1, 24 June 1972

‘Sundry Publications / Articles’, 1962-1971, including ‘What Can I Do ?: Guidelines for Citizen Action Environmental Problems’, issued by Society for Social Responsibility in Science (ACT)

‘Archives Attention’, including material re Men of the Land Symposium: ‘Tree and Forest Conservation’, Sydney, 31 July 1961, and field day at Campbelltown, jointly sponsored with Grasslands Society of NSW

Miscellaneous papers, 1969-1984, including correspondence and printed material, with some items bearing Society’s alpha-numeric classification

Miscellaneous papers, 1977-1983, including correspondence and printed material

BOX 17
Financial records, 1953-1983

MLOH 575/1
Proceedings of Noise and Noise Abatement Symposium, Sydney, 25 Sept. 1973 (running sheet enclosed)

Conservation Society of New South Wales further records, 1945-1984

George Gittoes' visual diaries closely reference his lived experience, a montage of recorded memories, observations, and philosophy. They also record Gittoes' extensive travel itinerary in volumes he has created on planes, in bus shelters, refugee camps, battlefields, hotels, great cities of the world, and some of the most remote places on earth. The diaries have become a key element of his multimedia installations, and are integrally linked to his wider oeuvre. By 2014, Gittoes had compiled over 40 diaries in this series, with two lost and more in process. The diaries are usually project based or thematic, each being developed into a unique artefact. Some diaries overlap chronologically, or were started, abandoned and restarted at a later date. 
The diaries contain handwritten entries relating to Gittoes, his family, friends and associates; planning and analysis of art work; film storyboards; stories and illustrations; working notes; correspondence and printed emails; photographs; published clippings related to war, violence, terrorism, popular culture and politics in the United States of America and Australia; printed ephemera and articles related to Gittoes life, exhibitions, and film screenings; business cards and contact information for family and colleagues; travel documents and reminder notes. 
The diaries contain extensive original art work, being mainly black ink drawings, with collages that combine tipped in clippings and text. Some drawings are coloured with paint and some volumes include fabric block prints and stickers. The diaries are created in large artist sketchbooks, each volume containing between 100 and 200 pages of plain white art paper. Acid free glue, coloured ink and pen, gouache and watercolour, acrylic and oil paint, graphite, coloured pencil and found objects have been used in the diaries. The diaries are travel worn and each has a unique painted, printed, or decorated cover. Most volumes are dated by Gittoes on either the cover spine or an affixed label. 

ITEM 01
George Gittoes art diary, ca. 1987-ca. 2011

ITEM 02
George Gittoes art diary, ca. October 2002-ca. January 2003

ITEM 03
George Gittoes art diary, ca. February 2003-September 2003

ITEM 04
George Gittoes art diary, ca. April 2003-ca. August 2003

ITEM 05
George Gittoes art diary, ca. September 2002-ca. January 2004

ITEM 06
George Gittoes art diary, ca. 1992-ca. January 2005

ITEM 07
George Gittoes art diary, ca. July 2004-ca. August 2004

ITEM 08
George Gittoes art diary, ca. October 2004-ca. April 2005

ITEM 09
George Gittoes art diary, ca. October 2009-June 2010

ITEM 10
George Gittoes art diary, ca. July 2005-ca. December 2005

ITEM 11
George Gittoes art diary, ca. September 2005-ca. December 2005

ITEM 12
George Gittoes art diary, ca. December 2005-ca. June 2006

ITEM 13
George Gittoes art diary, ca. June 2006-ca. October 2006

ITEM 14
George Gittoes art diary, ca. September 2006-ca. March 2007

ITEM 15
George Gittoes art diary, June 1 2007-August 1 2007

ITEM 16
George Gittoes art diary, ca. August 2007-ca. October 2007

ITEM 17
George Gittoes art diary, ca. January 2008-ca. May 2008

ITEM 18
George Gittoes art diary, ca. November 2007-February 2008

ITEM 19
George Gittoes art diary, ca. May 2008-ca. February 2010

ITEM 20
George Gittoes art diary, ca. February 2007-ca. February 2009

ITEM 21
George Gittoes art diary, ca. April 2008-ca. January 2010

ITEM 22
George Gittoes art diary, ca. October 2008-ca. February 2009

ITEM 23
George Gittoes art diary, ca. November 2008-ca. May 2009

ITEM 24
George Gittoes art diary, ca. April 2009-ca. December 2009

ITEM 25
George Gittoes art diary, ca. July 2010-ca. December 2010

ITEM 26
George Gittoes art diary, ca. July 2010-ca. December 2010

ITEM 27
George Gittoes art diary, ca. 2010-ca. September 2011

ITEM 28
George Gittoes art diary, ca. September 2011-ca. January 2013

ITEM 29
George Gittoes art diary, ca. April 2011-ca. May 2011

ITEM 30
George Gittoes art diary, ca. October 2011-ca. November 2012

ITEM 31
George Gittoes art diary, ca. December 2011-ca. May 2012

ITEM 32
George Gittoes art diary, ca. July 2012-ca. November 2012

ITEM 33
George Gittoes art diary, ca. 2011-ca. 2012

ITEM 34
George Gittoes art diary, ca. July 2012-ca. December 2012

ITEM 35
George Gittoes art diary, ca. February 2014-ca. July 2014

ITEM 36
George Gittoes art diary, ca. May 2013-ca. November 2013

ITEM 37
George Gittoes art diary, ca. January 2013-ca. April 2013

ITEM 38
George Gittoes art diary, ca. March 2010-ca. November 2011

ITEM 39
George Gittoes art diary, ca. April 2010-ca. July 2010

ITEM 40
George Gittoes art diary, ca. December 2010-ca. September 2011

ITEM 41
George Gittoes art diary, ca. January 2011-ca. July 2011

ITEM 42
George Gittoes art diary, ca. May 2014-ca. December 2014

ITEM 43
George Gittoes art diary, ca. August 2014-ca. April 2015

ITEM 44
George Gittoes Kibeho art diary, ca. 1995-ca. 2015

George Gittoes art diaries, 1987-2015

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