153837
- TitleR. J. (Robert James) Brown papers, 1948-1998
- Creator
- Call numberMLMSS 7415
- Level of descriptionfonds
- Date
1948-1998 - Type of material
- Reference code153837
- Physical Description5.95 meters of textual material (35 boxes)
- ADMINISTRATIVE/ BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY
Robert James (Bob) Brown (1933- ), teacher and parliamentarian, was born at Pelaw Main in the Hunter Valley and educated at Maitland Boys High School, the University of Sydney, Sydney Teachers' College and the University of New England. He was an economics teacher and deputy school principal between 1956 and 1978. He stood as the (unsuccessful) Labor candidate in the federal elections of 1961 (Paterson) and 1963 (Robertson); served on the Cessnock City Council as mayor and alderman from 1968 -1980; and was elected ALP member of the NSW Legislative Assembly in the seat of Cessnock in 1978. He resigned from State Parliament in September 1980 and the following month was elected to Federal Parliament as MHR for Hunter; after the 1984 redistribution he was member for Charlton until retiring from parliament in 1998. After Labor came to power in 1983, Brown was Chairman of the Government's Economic Policy Committee and Minister for Land Transport and Shipping, 1988-1993. - Scope and Content1. 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) - Access Conditions
Restricted : Restriction to be reviewed in 2028, Expiry Date: 2028-01-01 - Access Conditions
This material is held offsite and is usually available after 4pm on the next business day. Please submit your request through Ask a Librarian - General note
This collection was listed in 2004 as part of the Sesquicentenary of Responsible Government in NSW 1856-2006 Project.
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