Guide to the Papers of Barry James Maddern
MS 9004
National Library of Australia View Catalogue Record
Collection Summary
- Creator
- Barry James Maddern
- Title
- Papers of Barry James Maddern
- Date Range
- 1958-1994
- Collection Number
- MS 9004
- Extent
- 0.56 metres (4 boxes)
- Language of Materials
- English
- Repository
- NLA
Introduction
Scope and Content
The collection comprises speeches and addresses given by Barry Maddern from 1970-80, personal cuttings files from 1967-94, and his personal collection of industrial relations cartoons from 1970-81. There is also a folder of letters of congratulations (and replies) on the various appointments in his work in industrial relations and a small collection of photographs and documents which record milestones in his life and career. A small collection of reports and papers from a visit to Papua New Guinea in 1963 under the auspices of Rotary and copies of magazines edited by Maddern document the beginnings of his career.
Conditions Governing Access
Please refer to the collection's catalogue record for the access conditions (http://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn1183591).
Conditions Governing Use
Copying and publishing of unpublished manuscript material is subject to copyright restrictions. For such material, written permission to publish must be obtained from the copyright holder(s). Copying of unpublished material for research purposes is permissible 50 years after the death of the creator of the material.
Preferred Citation
Items from this collection should be cited as '[Title or description of manuscript item], Papers of Barry James Maddern, National Library of Australia, MS 9004, [series and/or file number]'.
Provenance
The papers were donated to the Library by Maddern's widow, Janice Maddern in 1995.
Biographical Note
Justice Barry Maddern was born in Geelong in 1937. His career began as an industrial advocate in the oil refining industry. He studied law at the University of Melbourne, and in 1966 he was admitted to the Victorian Bar.
From 1967 to 1980 Maddern was an industrial advocate, first as a barrister and later as an independent advocate for the National Employees Policy Committee and various employer organisations. He was Deputy-President of the Australian Conciliation and Arbitration Commission from 1980 to 1985, and President from 1985 to 1989. In 1989 he was appointed president of the Australian Industrial Relations Commission, a position he held until his death. In 1992 Maddern was awarded The Order of Australia, Companion in the General Division (AC).
Barry Maddern died in Melbourne in January 1994.