37 - Technical Tests and Complaints - Pigment Manufacturers of Australia Limited Guide to Records

Series 37 - Technical Tests and Complaints

Date Range	1964 - 1990
Quantity	16 cm, 12 files
Provenance	Development - PMA Ltd
Description	This series includes technical service enquiries and complaints, process information, and reports on stormwater, effluent and heavy metal tests. Also includes the objectives of various Development and Operations staff for 1973, and a fax announcing the cessation of production at the Pigment Manufacturers of Australia Limited plant. The files which make up the series are believed to have belonged to or been retained by staff in the Development department, including Alan R. Barlee, D. R. Harris (known variously as Dick or Richard Harris) and Derek W. Richards.

Inventory Listing

37-1	Filtration
	Creator Development - PMA Ltd Date range 1987 - 1988 Quantity 0.5 cm, 1 file Formats General Correspondence, Loose Notes, Samples or Specimens, Photocopied Documents and Calculations Inventory Identifier PMA0014 Box Number 65 Series 37
37-2	ICI - New Product Appraisals (Current) - Technical File and Process Information
	Front cover includes handwritten note: "A. R. Barlee - PMA Ltd". Creator Development - PMA Ltd Date range 1971 - 1972 Quantity 1.5 cm, 1 file Formats General Correspondence, Diagrams, Memoranda, Loose Notes, Photocopied Documents, Tables of data and Calculations Inventory Identifier PMA0192 Box Number 65 Series 37
37-3	Technical Service Enquiries and Reports Part 1 of 3
	Many of the Technical Service Enquiry documents included in this item have a circulation list attached to the front cover which includes the following Pigment Manufacturers of Australia technical staff: T Jones - L Horvath - G Ashton - J H Owens - A S Thompson - L E Rowley - D W Richards - I J Giles - R Boccalatte - S Balfour-Browne - D K Grant. Creator Development - PMA Ltd Date range 1981 - 1983 Quantity 1.5 cm, 1 file Formats General Correspondence, Reports, Memoranda, Loose Notes, Samples or Specimens, Photocopied Documents and Lists Inventory Identifier PMA0194 Box Number 65 Series 37
37-4	Technical Service Enquiries and Reports Part 2 of 3
	Many of the Technical Service Enquiry documents included in this item have a circulation list attached to the front cover which includes the following Pigment Manufacturers of Australia technical staff: T Jones - L Horvath - G Ashton - J H Owens - A S Thompson - L E Rowley - D W Richards - I J Giles - R Boccalatte - S Balfour-Browne - D K Grant. Creator Development - PMA Ltd Date range 1981 - 1983 Quantity 1.5 cm, 1 file Formats General Correspondence, Reports, Memoranda, Loose Notes, Samples or Specimens, Photocopied Documents and Lists Inventory Identifier PMA1147 Box Number 65 Series 37
37-5	Technical Service Enquiries and Reports Part 3 of 3
	Many of the Technical Service Enquiry documents included in this item have a circulation list attached to the front cover which includes the following Pigment Manufacturers of Australia technical staff: T Jones - L Horvath - G Ashton - J H Owens - A S Thompson - L E Rowley - D W Richards - I J Giles - R Boccalatte - S Balfour-Browne - D K Grant. Creator Development - PMA Ltd Date range 1981 - 1983 Quantity 1.5 cm, 1 file Formats General Correspondence, Reports, Memoranda, Loose Notes, Samples or Specimens, Photocopied Documents and Lists Inventory Identifier PMA1148 Box Number 65 Series 37
37-6	Gamuts Of Pigments For The Hyperdispersant Revolution In Litho Inks, and Other Papers
	Creator Development - PMA Ltd Date range 1984 - 1985 Quantity 1.5 cm, 1 file Formats General Correspondence, Memoranda, Loose Notes, Loose Photographic Prints, Photocopied Documents, Lists, Tables of data and Calculations Inventory Identifier PMA0195 Box Number 65 Series 37
37-7	Technical Service Enquiries and Reports, and Other Papers
	The various papers in this item have been left in a single folder as they all appear to relate to Technical Service Enquiries, and technical and performance testing conducted by Pigment Manufacturers of Australia, and by ICI and BASF in Australia and overseas. Creator Development - PMA Ltd Date range 1982 - 1988 Quantity 2 cm, 1 file Formats General Publications, General Correspondence, Reports, Loose Notes, Samples or Specimens, Photocopied Documents and Lists Inventory Identifier PMA0198 Box Number 65 Series 37
37-8	Stormwater, Effluent, Heavy Metals Tests, and Other Papers
	Many of the papers included in this item are addressed to D. R. Harris, or are copies of papers and correspondence prepared, submitted or sent by D. R. Harris. Creator Development - PMA Ltd Date range 1980 - 1984 Quantity 1.5 cm, 1 file Formats General Correspondence, Graphs, Reports, Memoranda, Loose Notes, Photocopied Documents, Lists and Tables of data Inventory Identifier PMA0196 Box Number 65 Series 37
37-9	ICI Australia Operations Pty Ltd - Yarraville Factory - Laboratory Report - Stormwater Ex P.M.A., and Other Papers	Image >>
	Many of the papers included in this item are addressed to D. R. Harris, or are copies of papers and correspondence prepared, submitted or sent by D. R. Harris. Included are reports and analysis based on testing of stormwater, effluent, and oil and grease from the Pigment Manufacturers of Australia Limited plant. Creator Development - PMA Ltd Date range 1984 - 1985 Quantity 2 cm, 1 file Formats General Correspondence, Reports, Memoranda, Loose Notes, Photocopied Documents, Lists and Tables of data Inventory Identifier PMA0197 Box Number 65 Series 37
37-10	Solivap Green Complaint - August 1974, and Other Papers
	This item includes a large assortment of papers related to Solivap Green, a dyestuff primarily marketed to companies using the solar evaporation of sea water or other salt water to make salt. The dyestuff increases the absorption of radiation, increasing salt yields. The title of the item is taken from the folder housing this material, which includes a site report and other papers following a claim the product was not as strong as claimed and appeared to have coloured some salt green. Creator Development - PMA Ltd Date range 1964 - 1982 Quantity 2 cm, 1 file Formats General Correspondence, Loose Notes, Mounted Photographic Prints, Tables of data, Manuals and Calculations Inventory Identifier PMA0264 Box Number 65 Series 37
37-11	D. W. Richards - Staff Objectives for 1973, and Other Papers
	Also includes 1973 objectives for A. S. Thompson, L. E. Rowley, J. A. Simpson, John H. Owens, and P. Farrar. All are believed to have been members of the development section of Pigment Manufacturers of Australia Limited at this time. Creator Development - PMA Ltd Date range 1973 Quantity 0.2 cm, 1 file Formats Memoranda and Loose Notes Inventory Identifier PMA0199 Box Number 65 Series 37
37-12	Announcement of the Cessation of Production
	A fax of the announcement production at Pigment Manufacturers of Australia Limited would cease effective Friday 14 December 1990. Looks to have been sent to Dick Harris. Creator Development - PMA Ltd Date range October 1990 Quantity 0.1 cm, 1 file Formats Facsimile Transmissions Inventory Identifier PMA0200 Box Number 65 Series 37

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