Miscellaneous printed matter as follows:

''It's Coming Yet…': An Aboriginal Treaty within Australia Between Australians' by Stewart Harris for the Aboriginal Treaty Committee (An Information Brief for School Teachers). Chapter outline and summary of publication. 1979;

Letter from Michael Bird, Vice-Chancellor and Principal of the University of New South Wales to Dr. H. C. Coombs, Centre for Resource and Environmental Studies, 1984. Subject is transfer of money from Aboriginal Treaty Committee to the Aboriginal Law Research Unit;

Two pamphlets of the Aboriginal Affairs Department, Australian Federal Government, regarding Aboriginal self-management and Aboriginal customary law. 1983;

Two extracts from Reports of the Board for the Protection of the Aborigines, Victoria. 1923, 1925.

A4 and A3 sized sheets.

Papers collected by Diane Elizabeth Barwick related to the Aboriginal Treaty Committee, on which she served. Many letters and agenda items are signed by H. C. ('Nugget') Coombs, on behalf of the Aboriginal Treaty Committee. Includes letters to sponsors, letters promoting the work of the Aboriginal Treaty Committee, a letter seeking relevant information about Indigenous rights in other countries, etc. Also includes agenda items, minutes and reports of meetings of the Aboriginal Treaty Committee.

Correspondents:
Joe Swartz; Lynn McLeod; H. C. Coombs; Ian Keen to Dr. H. C. Coombs; Bette Moore; Mollie Dyer; Fay (probably Fay Gale); Alick and Merle Jackomos; Aileen Buckley.

Mostly A4 sheets. Taken from a manila folder of like material, entitled in full 'Treaty Committee - S. Harris phoned 18/9'.

Papers collected by Diane Elizabeth Barwick related to the Aboriginal Treaty Committee, on which she served. Includes news clippings, fliers and promotional material. Many letters and agenda items are copies of Committee papers signed by H. C. ('Nugget') Coombs, on behalf of the Aboriginal Treaty Committee. Includes letters to members and friends of the Aboriginal Treaty Committee, letters promoting the work of the Aboriginal Treaty Committee, etc. Also includes agenda items, minutes and reports of meetings of the Aboriginal Treaty Committee.

Correspondents:
David Partlett; Shirley Cass; H. C. Coombs to A. C. M. Jackaman; David Jenkin to Coombs; Malcolm Fraser to Coombs; V. H. Parkinson to Coombs; S. Corry to Coombs; Paul Everingham to Coombs; B. K. Miller to Coombs; Neil Batt to Coombs; R. J. Hamer to Coombs; R. M. Squire to Coombs; Stewart John West to Coombs.

Mostly A4 sheets. Taken from a manila folder of like material, entitled in full 'Treaty Committee - S. Harris phoned 18/9'.

Papers collected by Diane Elizabeth Barwick related to the Aboriginal Treaty Committee, on which she served. Many letters and agenda items are copies of Committee papers signed by H. C. ('Nugget') Coombs, on behalf of the Aboriginal Treaty Committee. Also includes news clippings, a press statement, and fliers for the Aboriginal History journal.

Correspondents:
Mary and Stewart Harris; W. R. Withers; H. C. Coombs to Ronald Berndt; J. W. Warburton to Coombs; Hugh Littlewood; Colin J. Bourke to Coombs; Tama Poata.

Mostly A4 sheets. Taken from a manila folder of like material, entitled in full 'Treaty Committee - S. Harris phoned 18/9'.

Papers collected by Diane Elizabeth Barwick related to the Aboriginal Treaty Committee, on which she served. Many letters and agenda items are copies of Committee papers signed by H. C. ('Nugget') Coombs, on behalf of the Aboriginal Treaty Committee. Also includes news clippings, sheet of accounts, and fliers for the Aboriginal History journal.

Includes letter from Diane Elizabeth Barwick to W. E. H. Stanner encouraging him to remain a member of the Aboriginal Treaty Committee, and a letter from H. C. Coombs inviting Diane Barwick to join the Committee, and a transcript of interview with Stewart Harris and Kevin Gilbert about an Aboriginal Treaty.

Correspondents:
W. E. H. Stanner; H. C. Coombs; Joseph Swartz to H. C. Coombs; Stephen Corry.

Mostly A4 sheets. Taken from a manila folder of like material, entitled in full 'Treaty Committee - S. Harris phoned 18/9'.

Contains typescript copy of Stewart Harris's work on an Aboriginal Treaty in Australia.

A4 sheets. Taken from a manila folder of related material, entitled in full 'Treaty Committee - S. Harris phoned 18/9'.

Paper entitled 'The Impact of Uranium Mining on the Social Environment of Aborigines in the Alligator Rivers Region' by H. C. Coombs. Draft version, to be presented at the CRES (Centre for Resource and Environmental Studies) Workshop, 17-18 April 1980.

A4 sheets. Taken from a manila folder of related material, entitled in full 'Treaty Committee - S. Harris phoned 18/9'.

Contains a CRES (Centre for Resource and Environmental Studies) Working Paper entitled 'The Proposal for a Treaty Between the Commonwealth and Aboriginal Australians' by H. C. Coombs. Dated 24 October 1979. Printed under Australian National University imprint.

Assorted papers collected by Diane Elizabeth Barwick related to the Aboriginal Treaty Committee, on which she served. Includes notes by H. C. Coombs about an Aboriginal Treaty written for a meeting of the Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies, and a copy of 'The Aboriginal Treaty Committee Newsletter 2'.

Correspondents:
Hugh Littlewood; J. A. Macy for H. C. Coombs.

Mostly A4 sheets. Taken from a manila folder of like material, entitled in full 'Treaty Committee - S. Harris phoned 18/9'.

October 1983 edition of quarterly periodical of the Aboriginal Treaty Committee. Includes articles by and photographs of Diane Elizabeth Barwick, Nugget Coombs, Marcia Langton, Pat Dodson, and others. Broadsheet of A1 size.

'Little Aussie Battler' Award for Herbert ('Nugget') Cole Coombs. Light-hearted proclamation from the Aboriginal Treaty Committee. Calligraphy by Richard Barwick.

Contains assorted papers mostly regarding the subject of a proposed treaty to recognise native title in Australia.

Includes:

News clippings from major Australian daily newspapers. Subjects include the proposed Aboriginal Treaty and the Aboriginal Treaty Committee;

'Making a Treaty: The North American Experience' by Diane Elizabeth Barwick for the Aboriginal Treaty Committee;

Fliers calling for members of the public to sponsor and support the Treaty.

Promotional material from the Aboriginal Treaty Committee. Includes a seven page newsletter and two advertisements.

Assorted papers of the Aboriginal Treaty Committee and other publications and documents that resulted from the initiative of the late 1970s to the early 1980s to establish a treaty between Aboriginal Australians and the Australian federal government.

This inventory item includes:

Aboriginal Treaty News. The quarterly publication of the Aboriginal Treaty Committee. Multiple copies. Nos 1, 2, 3 and 4;

Anthropology News, June 1981, Vol 18, No 5;

Identity, January 1981, Vol 4, No 2.

Originally housed in a labelled manila folder.

Assorted papers of the Aboriginal Treaty Committee and other publications and documents that resulted from the initiative of the late 1970s to the early 1980s to establish a treaty between Aboriginal Australians and the Australian federal government.

This inventory item includes:

Assorted letters to and from the Aboriginal Treaty Committee;

'Our Land', The Newsletter of the National Campaign for Land Rights and Self-Management in Queensland, Issue No 1, December 1981;

Seminar programmes from at least two seminars on the subject of a land rights treaty. Includes programme for a seminar entitled 'Human Rights for Aboriginal People in the '80s', arranged by the International Commission of Jurists (Australian Section) and the Faculty of Law and the Aboriginal Law Research Unit at the University of New South Wales, held 31 October to 1 November 1981. Also Diane Elizabeth Barwick's notes from seminars attended;

Correspondence and notes written by Diane Barwick and other members of the Aboriginal Treaty Committee, about the organisation of a series of discussions to explore issues involved in a Treaty between Aboriginal Australians and the Australian Commonwealth Government. Date: c.1981;

'Support a Treaty with Aboriginal Australians'. Brochure of the Aboriginal Treaty Committee, with addresses shown in Canberra and Brisbane;

Assorted conference papers;

Other similar records.

Originally housed in a labelled manila folder.

Assorted papers of the Aboriginal Treaty Committee and other publications and documents that resulted from the initiative of the late 1970s to the early 1980s to establish a treaty between Aboriginal Australians and the Australian federal government.

This inventory item includes:

Correspondence from Diane Elizabeth Barwick to H. C. Coombs, and other correspondents;

'Critique of the Private Member's Bill (Senator Susan Ryan) - Queensland Aboriginals and Torres Strait Islanders (Self-Management and Land Rights) Bill 1981'. Photocopied draft. Date: 7 September 1981;

Identity, October 1980, Vol 4, No 1;

National Aboriginal Conference Newsletter, June 1981, Vol 1, No 3;

Other similar records.

Originally housed in a labelled manila folder.

Assorted papers of the Aboriginal Treaty Committee and other publications and documents that resulted from the initiative of the late 1970s to the early 1980s to establish a treaty between Aboriginal Australians and the Australian federal government.

This inventory item includes:

Advertisements, donation forms and other publications issued by the Aboriginal Treaty Committee;

Correspondence between members of the Aboriginal Treaty Committee, and with members of other interest groups, politicians, etc;

'Central Australian Land Rights News', An Occasional Publication of the Central Land Council, July 1981, No 13;

Diane Elizabeth Barwick's handwritten notes about legal issues and political organisation among Canadian Indians, and related subjects. Three A4 pages;

Other similar records.

Originally housed in a labelled manila folder.

Assorted papers of the Aboriginal Treaty Committee and other publications and documents that resulted from the initiative of the late 1970s to the early 1980s to establish a treaty between Aboriginal Australians and the Australian federal government.

This inventory item includes:

Current Affairs Bulletin, April 1981, Vol 57, No 11;

'Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs - Constitution Bulletin'. Poster. A1 sheet;

'Making a Treaty in Australia', Transcript of a statement by Diane Elizabeth Barwick, University of Adelaide Radio Series, 17 November 1981. Also correspondence and Diane Barwick's notes in relation to this radio program;

'An Aboriginal Treaty'. Appears to be a paper written by Diane Barwick and presented at the Australasian Political Studies Association, August 1981. Twelve page typescript;

Other similar records.

Originally housed in a labelled manila folder.

Assorted papers of the Aboriginal Treaty Committee and other publications and documents that resulted from the initiative of the late 1970s to the early 1980s to establish a treaty between Aboriginal Australians and the Australian federal government.

This inventory item includes:

'Support for a Treaty'. Appears to be a paper written by Diane Elizabeth Barwick and presented in Perth on 16 October 1980. Ten page typescript;

Letter from Jo Valentine, Community Aid Abroad (Mt Lawley), Quaker Race Relations Committee, to Diane Elizabeth Barwick, regarding an address to be given by Diane Barwick in Perth. Date of letter is 6 October 1980;

News clippings from Australian daily newspapers;

Other similar records.

Originally housed in a labelled manila folder.

Assorted photocopied papers of the Aboriginal Treaty Committee.

Includes:
Correspondence;

News clippings;

Minutes of Aboriginal Treaty Committee meetings;

A financial statement;

A scholarly article;

And similar papers.

Dates: c.1980-c.1981

Originally housed in an inter-office envelope addressed to Diane Barwick.

A4 booklet. Two copies.

Assorted papers of the Aboriginal Treaty Committee, many of them photocopies.

From a manila envelope which includes:
Correspondence;

News clippings and newspapers;

Brochures and other publications of the Aboriginal Treaty Committee. Includes draft copies of same;

Papers, statements, letters and other forms of public address;

And similar papers.

This inventory item opens with a group of papers beginning with a page of Diane Elizabeth Barwick's handwritten notes entitled '21/11/80 mtg [meeting]'.

Originally housed in an inter-office envelope addressed to Diane Barwick.

Assorted papers of the Aboriginal Treaty Committee, many of them photocopies.

From a manila envelope which includes:
Correspondence;

News clippings and newspapers;

Brochures and other publications of the Aboriginal Treaty Committee. Includes draft copies of same;

Papers, statements, letters and other forms of public address;

And similar papers.

This inventory item opens with a draft copy of 'What is wrong with the Aboriginal Treaty?' by A. B. Pittock. Also a letter from H. C. Coombs to Barrie Pittock, which appears to have been forwarded to Diane Elizabeth Barwick. Letter is dated 16 October 1980.

Originally housed in an inter-office envelope addressed to Diane Barwick.

Assorted papers of the Aboriginal Treaty Committee, many of them photocopies.

From a manila envelope which includes:
Correspondence;

News clippings and newspapers;

Brochures and other publications of the Aboriginal Treaty Committee. Includes draft copies of same;

Papers, statements, letters and other forms of public address;

And similar papers.

This inventory item opens with a letter from Diane Elizabeth Barwick to Dr H. C. Coombs dated 6 October 1981.

Originally housed in an inter-office envelope addressed to Diane Barwick.

Mostly contains minutes and agenda from Aboriginal Treaty Committee meetings held in 1981 and 1982.

Also contains related papers including correspondence, legal opinions, and other collated information circulated among committee members.

Originally housed in a labelled manila envelope.

Contains five printed items which look to have been gathered by Diane Elizabeth Barwick in her capacity as a member of the Aboriginal Treaty Committee.

Includes:

'Aboriginal Health Project - Information Bulletin' No 1, April 1982;

'The Makarrata - Some Ways Forward', National Aboriginal Conference Position Paper delivered to The World Council of Indigenous Peoples, Canberra, 1981. A4 booklet;

'A Makarrata - The Legal Opinions'. A4 booklet.

A paper to be given at the biennial meeting of the Canadian Ethnic Studies Association, October 11-13, 1979, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

Originally housed in a red spring-back binder along with the contents of inventory item BARI02818.

Conference paper which appears to have been presented at the Constitutional Law Conference at Ottawa, Canada, in 1980.

Originally housed in a red spring-back binder along with the contents of inventory item BARI02817.

A conference paper presented at the meeting of the Australian and New Zealand Association for the Advancement of Science in 1980.

This paper was subsequently issued in offset form by the Aboriginal Treaty Committee, Canberra, and then reprinted in Aboriginal History 12(1), 1988:7-26.

A4 typescript.

Four printed journals or articles, and two bibliographic references written on index cards. These papers look to have been gathered by Diane Elizabeth Barwick in her capacity as a member of the Aboriginal Treaty Committee.

Includes:
'NARU News', Quarterly Newsletter of the North Australia Research Unit, Australian National University, Canberra. May 1983, No 10.

Document issued by the Office of Native Claims, Indian and Northern Affairs, Canada.

This inventory item also contains a cover letter accompanying the Claim Summary, sent by Liz Harman to Dr H. C. Coombs. Date: 7 April 1982.

Photocopied article from Royal Australian Historical Society, 1940, Vol XXVI, Part I.

Front page of this extract features a note by Diane Barwick which reads 'copy file ACT - Oct [October] 1981'. 'ACT' is probably written in error for ATC, Aboriginal Treaty Committee.

Paper given at the conference held by the Students Union of the James Cook University of Northern Queensland and the Northern Queensland Aboriginal Treaty Committee, at the James Cook University, Townsville, 28-30 August 1981.

Address given at a meeting of the Medico-Legal Society of Victoria, 15 August 1981.

This inventory item also contains a letter from Robyn Sharwood to H. C. Coombs forwarding a copy of the address, and H. C. Coomb's reply.

Notes in a folder for the International Law and Aborigines Conference to be held on 21-22 November 1983 at Australian National University, Canberra.

Includes correspondence, publicity material for the conference, scholarly and legal papers about international law and Indigenous populations, and other documents.

Housed in a manila folder. Note on front cover written by Diane Elizabeth Barwick reads 'Treaty Committee members only'.

Assorted papers that appear to have been gathered at or for the International Law and Aborigines Conference held on 21-22 November 1983 at Australian National University, Canberra.

This item includes:
'A Makarrata: The Legal Options'. Published in Legal Service Bulletin, Vol 6, No 5, October 1981. A4 typescript. Two copies;

Synopsis of a book about the Aboriginal Treaty Committee written by Judith Wright, intended for publication. Also cover note sent with synopsis from Judith to Diane Elizabeth Barwick (undated);

'Land Rights - The Position in Western Australia'. Also other similar brochures about land rights in each Australian state;

Other similar papers.

Originally housed in a folder of like material labelled 'Aborigines and International Law'. See folder and remaining material from this folder in inventory item BARI02982.

Assorted papers that appear to have been gathered at or for the International Law and Aborigines Conference held on 21-22 November 1983 at Australian National University, Canberra.

This item includes:
'Aboriginal Customary Law - Marriage, Children and the Distribution of Property'. Discussion Paper No 18 of the Law Reform Commission. August 1982;

'Participants List'. Three page typescript list featuring names and institutional affiliations and addresses;

'International Law and Sovereign Rights of Indigenous Peoples' by Dr Rosalie Schaffer. A4 typescript sheets;

Other similar papers.

Housed in a folder labelled 'Aborigines and International Law'. See remaining material from this folder in inventory item BARI02981.

Papers gathered by Diane Elizabeth Barwick in relation to the work of the Aboriginal Treaty Committee. Dates: 1980-1983.

Includes:

'Aboriginal Newsletter' No 126(A), June/July 1983;

Annotated extracts from published sources such as Australian Quarterly;

'Notes on reasons for joining Aboriginal Treaty Committee [Aboriginal Treaty Committee] and views about its accomplishments' by Diane Elizabeth Barwick. Transcript for Aboriginal Treaty News, September 1983. Drafts;

Promotional fliers for a benefit performance of Circus Oz in support of the land rights claims of the Welatye-Therre people and the Warumungu people. A4 typescript. Photocopy;

Memorandum to Aboriginal Treaty Committee members from H. C. Coombs, Chairman, regarding upcoming seminar by Charles Rowley at Australian Political Science Association conference;

Other similar records.

Originally housed in a labelled manila folder.

Papers gathered by Diane Elizabeth Barwick in relation to the work of the Aboriginal Treaty Committee. Dates: 1979-81.

Includes:

Annotated extract from the Australian Law Journal and other published sources. Photocopies;

'Making a Treaty: The North American Experience' by Diane Barwick for the Aboriginal Treaty Committee. Annotated typescript;

'Draft Agreement in Principle Between the Aboriginal People of Australia and the Commonwealth to Conclude a Treaty of Peace and Friendship'. Possibly written by H. C. Coombs. Dated 13 February 1979;

Agenda and other papers for a meeting of the Aboriginal Treaty Committee held 22 May 1978;

Aboriginal Treaty News No 1;

Other similar records.

Originally housed in a labelled manila folder.

Papers gathered by Diane Elizabeth Barwick in relation to the work of the Aboriginal Treaty Committee. Dates: 1976-79.

Includes:

Convocation News, No 3, Friday 28 May 1976;

'"It's Coming Yet…", an Aboriginal Treaty, within Australia Between Australians' by Stewart Harris, for the Aboriginal Treaty Committee. Manuscript. A4 typescript;

Other similar records.

Originally housed in a labelled manila folder.

Papers collected by Diane Elizabeth Barwick in relation to the Aboriginal Treaty Committee. Date: c.1982.

Includes:
Newspaper clippings;

Promotional material. Subjects include the Aboriginal activism at the time of the Commonwealth Games in Brisbane in 1982;

Correspondence. Correspondents include members of the Aboriginal Treaty Committee (including Diane Elizabeth Barwick); scholars; government officials and representatives of other interest groups, in Australia and Canada;

Notices about relevant events in the community. Subjects include the International Law and Aborigines' Conference held at Australian National University, 21-22 November 1983;

Notes of meetings of the Aboriginal Treaty Committee;

Other similar material.

This inventory item mainly consists of a set of assorted papers originally housed in a manila envelope entitled 'A.T.C. - Feb [February] - July 1983'.

Originally housed in a labelled manila folder.

Papers collected by Diane Elizabeth Barwick in relation to the Aboriginal Treaty Committee. Date: c.1982.

Includes:
Newspaper clippings;

Press releases. Includes a press release issued by the Australian Senate;

Promotional material. Includes a circular distributed by the Aboriginal Treaty Committee, and an accompanying information pamphlet about land rights in Queensland;

Correspondence. Correspondents include members of the Aboriginal Treaty Committee (excluding Diane Elizabeth Barwick), and others such as journalists. Photocopies;

Kulinma-Kodowokai. Newsletter published by the Aboriginal Development Commission. First Issue. August/September 1982;

Agenda and related papers for meetings of the Aboriginal Treaty Committee;

Other similar material.

This inventory item opens with a news clipping entitled 'Extra privileges for Aborigines opposed', Canberra Times , 13 September 1983.

Originally housed in a labelled manila folder.

Papers collected by Diane Elizabeth Barwick in relation to the Aboriginal Treaty Committee. Date: c.1982.

Includes:
Newsletter and newspaper clippings. This inventory item opens with Aboriginal Treaty News, No 5, May-August 1982;

Promotional and educational material. Includes 'A Makarrata - The Legal Options'. Reprinted from Legal Service Bulletin, Vol 6, No 5, October 1981;

Correspondence. Correspondents include members of the Aboriginal Treaty Committee (including Diane Elizabeth Barwick), and representatives of other interest groups such as Therese Davis of Games Video Production, New South Wales. Includes photocopies;

Notes and related papers from meetings of the Aboriginal Treaty Committee;

Other similar material.

Originally housed in a labelled manila folder.

Papers collected by Diane Elizabeth Barwick in relation to the Aboriginal Treaty Committee. Date: c.1982.

Includes:
Correspondence between members of the Aboriginal Treaty Committee and representatives of various interest groups in the community. Includes photocopies. This inventory item opens with two letters exchanged between H. C. Coombs and Barbara Lepain of the Council of Social Service of New South Wales;

Publicity and educational material. Includes a draft Aboriginal Treaty Committee letter to major Aboriginal Treaty Committee supporters, calling for donations;

Other similar material.

Originally housed in a labelled manila folder.

One page report by Diane Elizabeth Barwick.

A4 typescript.

Contains:
Information brochure about land rights in Tasmania. Prepared for the Aboriginal Treaty Committee. A5 brochure.

Sticker that reads 'Pay the Rent! You are on Aboriginal Land' and features the Aboriginal flag.

Prepared for the Aboriginal Treaty Committee. A5 brochure.