Guide to the Papers of Tom Uren

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MS 5816

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Collection Summary

Creator
Tom Uren
Title
Papers of Tom Uren
Date Range
1970-1978
Collection Number
MS 5816
Extent
19 metres (109 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Repository
National Library of Australia

Introduction

Conditions Governing Access

Please refer to the collection's catalogue record for the access conditions (http://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn2093896).

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Copying and publishing of unpublished manuscript material is subject to copyright restrictions.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 Copying of unpublished material for research purposes is permissible 50 years after the death of the creator of the material.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 Tom Uren, National Library of Australia, MS 5816, [box number and series and/or file number]'.

Provenance

This collection covers the period 1970 78 and was transferred to the Library in a number of consignments between 1977 and 1979. Some of the consignments came directly from Tom Uren while the remainder came via Uren's Press Secretary, Clem Lloyd, who used the papers to write an administrative history of the Department of Urban and Regional Development.

Further papers of Tom Uren are held at MS 6055. The papers of Clem Lloyd are held at MS 8013.

Biographical Note

Tom Uren was born in Balmain, Sydney in 1921 and was educated at Manly High School. His career as a professional boxer was interrupted by wartime service. He was a prisoner of the Japanese from 1942 to 1945, during which time he worked on the Burma-Siam Railway.

From 1958 to 1990 he was the ALP member for the House of Representatives seat of Reid, located in western Sydney. From 1973-75 he was the Minister for Urban and Regional Development, and from 1976 to 1977 he was Deputy Leader of the Opposition. In 1983 he became Minister for Territories and Local Government, and from 1984 to 1987 he was Minister for Local Government and Administrative Services.

Throughout his Parliamentary career Tom Uren was an active member of the left wing of the ALP, maintaining opposition to the Vietnam War, conscription and nuclear testing. His chief political interests are urban affairs, the environment, veterans' affairs and security and intelligence.

Item Descriptions

Series 1. ALP/Parliamentary, 1971-75

Includes: Electoral material; circulars; committee reports; minutes; press conference/television transcripts; correspondence; speeches; policy statements; VIP flights; car claims; and Parliamentary allowances.

1971-73 (File [unnumbered]) - Box 1

1974-75 (File [unnumbered]) - Box 2

Parliamentary questions and tabled documents (File [unnumbered]) - Box 3

Series 2. Speeches, 1970-77

1970-73 (File [unnumbered]) - Box 4

1974 (File [unnumbered]) - Box 5

1973-75 (File [unnumbered]) - Box 6

1976 (File [unnumbered]) - Box 7-8

1977 (File [unnumbered]) - Box 9-10

Series 3. Press releases, 1972-77

1972-75 (File [unnumbered]) - Box 11

1974 (File [unnumbered]) - Box 12

1974-75 (File [unnumbered]) - Box 13

1975 (File [unnumbered]) - Box 14

1976 (File [unnumbered]) - Box 15

1977 (File [unnumbered]) - Box 16

Series 4. Numbered subject files, 1972-75

Includes: minutes, correspondence, reports and policy documents

Administration and personnel (File [unnumbered]) - Box 17

S.G. Litchfield minutes (File [unnumbered]) - Box 17

Di Talty minutes (File [unnumbered]) - Box 17

Harry Stein (File [unnumbered]) - Box 17

Urban policy meetings (File [unnumbered]) - Box 17

Caucus committees (File [unnumbered]) - Box 17

ALP Campaign Committee (File [unnumbered]) - Box 17

ALP State Branches (File [unnumbered]) - Box 17

ACTU land (File [unnumbered]) - Box 18

Elections, 1974 (File [unnumbered]) - Box 18

Opposition (File [unnumbered]) - Box 18

Australian Capital Territory (File [unnumbered]) - Box 18

Area improvement programmes (File [unnumbered]) - Box 19

Ministerial meetings (File [unnumbered]) - Box 19

Botany Bay Project (File [unnumbered]) - Box 19

Cities Commission (File [unnumbered]) - Box 19

Animal Health Laboratory (File [unnumbered]) - Box 19

Projects and programmes (File [unnumbered]) - Box 19

Estimates, 1973/4 (File [unnumbered]) - Box 19

DURD Information Service (File [unnumbered]) - Box 20

Environment - Black Mountain (File [unnumbered]) - Box 20

Environment - Builders Labourers Federation (File [unnumbered]) - Box 20

Dandenongs (File [unnumbered]) - Box 20

Environment - General (File [unnumbered]) - Box 20

Googong Dam (File [unnumbered]) - Box 20

Molonglo Parkway (File [unnumbered]) - Box 20

Lake Pedder (File [unnumbered]) - Box 20

Port Phillip Bay (File [unnumbered]) - Box 20

Housing (9 files) (File [unnumbered]) - Box 21

Cable television (File [unnumbered]) - Box 21

Paul Ritter (File [unnumbered]) - Box 21

Club of Rome (File [unnumbered]) - Box 21

Australian Council of Social Services (File [unnumbered]) - Box 21

Total Environment Centre (File [unnumbered]) - Box 21

Institute of Australian Geographers (File [unnumbered]) - Box 21

Hunter Valley Research Foundation (File [unnumbered]) - Box 21

Civic Design Society (File [unnumbered]) - Box 21

Schools (File [unnumbered]) - Box 21

Council of Planning Librarians (File [unnumbered]) - Box 21

Information Centres (File [unnumbered]) - Box 21

Urban Research Unit (File [unnumbered]) - Box 22

State Land Commissions (5 files) (File [unnumbered]) - Box 22

Land Commissions - South Australia and Tasmania (File [unnumbered]) - Box 23

Land prices (File [unnumbered]) - Box 23

Land tenure (File [unnumbered]) - Box 23

Legislation (File [unnumbered]) - Box 24

Bicycle way (File [unnumbered]) - Box 24

Local government (4 files) (File [unnumbered]) - Box 24

NCDC (6 files) (File [unnumbered]) - Box 24

Hunter Valley (File [unnumbered]) - Box 24

NSW resident action (File [unnumbered]) - Box 24

The Rocks (File [unnumbered]) - Box 24

South Sydney (File [unnumbered]) - Box 24

NSW - Open space (File [unnumbered]) - Box 25

NSW - Newtown; Victoria Street; Waterloo; Wollongong (File [unnumbered]) - Box 25

Government offices (7 files) (File [unnumbered]) - Box 25

Organisations - Australian Council for the Arts (File [unnumbered]) - Box 26

National Commission on Social Welfare (File [unnumbered]) - Box 26

Poverty enquiry (File [unnumbered]) - Box 26

Public Works Committee (File [unnumbered]) - Box 26

Parliament House (File [unnumbered]) - Box 26

Post Office - PMG (File [unnumbered]) - Box 26

Queensland - Brisbane floods (File [unnumbered]) - Box 26

Bundaberg (File [unnumbered]) - Box 26

Coordinator General (+ 5 other files) (File [unnumbered]) - Box 26

Ross River Dam (File [unnumbered]) - Box 27

South Australia (2 files) (File [unnumbered]) - Box 27

Tasmania (2 files) (File [unnumbered]) - Box 27

Transport (7 files) (File [unnumbered]) - Box 27

Victoria (14 files) (File [unnumbered]) - Box 28

Urban water projects (File [unnumbered]) - Box 28

Western Australia (7 files) (File [unnumbered]) - Box 29

Western Sectors policy (File [unnumbered]) - Box 29

Western Region Commission (File [unnumbered]) - Box 29

Western Sector - Melbourne (File [unnumbered]) - Box 30

Western Sector - Sydney (2 files) (File [unnumbered]) - Box 30

Mount Druitt (File [unnumbered]) - Box 30

Iron Triangle (File [unnumbered]) - Box 30

Noarlungu (File [unnumbered]) - Box 30

N.E.A.T (File [unnumbered]) - Box 30

Kurnell (File [unnumbered]) - Box 30

Land prices - Sydney (File [unnumbered]) - Box 30

Iwasaki - Yeppoon (File [unnumbered]) - Box 30

Caucus briefing notes (File [unnumbered]) - Box 30

La Trobe Valley (File [unnumbered]) - Box 30

Cities Commission (File [unnumbered]) - Box 30

Coastlines (File [unnumbered]) - Box 30

Financial corporations (File [unnumbered]) - Box 30

Housing and construction (File [unnumbered]) - Box 30

Blue Mountains (File [unnumbered]) - Box 30

Nimbin (File [unnumbered]) - Box 30

National Capital Development Commission (File [unnumbered]) - Box 30

Forest Place (File [unnumbered]) - Box 31

Warringah (File [unnumbered]) - Box 31

Sewerage (7 files) (File [unnumbered]) - Box 31

Refineries (File [unnumbered]) - Box 31

Northern Territory (File [unnumbered]) - Box 31

Population (File [unnumbered]) - Box 31

Mainline Corporation (File [unnumbered]) - Box 31

Habitat (File [unnumbered]) - Box 31

Commonwealth/State relation (File [unnumbered]) - Box 31

Series 5. Articles, reports and papers re. Planning, the Environment and Development

Papers collected 1972-75 (unsorted) (File [unnumbered]) - Box 32-40

Papers collected, 1976-77 (File [unnumbered]) - Box 41

Series 6. Regional reports and studies

General (File [unnumbered]) - Box 42

Northern Territory (File [unnumbered]) - Box 42

Tasmania (File [unnumbered]) - Box 42

Western Australia (File [unnumbered]) - Box 42

Queensland (File [unnumbered]) - Box 43

South Australia (including Monarto) (File [unnumbered]) - Box 44

Victorian country (File [unnumbered]) - Box 44

Greater Melbourne (File [unnumbered]) - Box 45

Country New South Wales (File [unnumbered]) - Box 46

Greater Sydney (File [unnumbered]) - Box 47-48

Canberra/A.C.T (File [unnumbered]) - Box 49

Australian Capital Territory (File [unnumbered]) - Box 50

Albury/Wodonga (File [unnumbered]) - Box 50

Various large format regional studies (File [unnumbered]) - Box 51

Dossiers of regional information, 1974-75 (File [unnumbered]) - Box 52

Regional reports and studies, 1976-77 (File [unnumbered]) - Box 53

Series 7. DURD minutes, briefing notes, cabinet documents, etc., 1973-75

Miscellaneous unsorted papers (including papers re Ministerial trips and visits) (File [unnumbered]) - Box 54-72

Regional Ministerial Council Meetings (File [unnumbered]) - Box 73

National Estate (File [unnumbered]) - Box 74-77

Australian Capital Territory/National Capital Development Commission (File [unnumbered]) - Box 78-79

Albury/Wodonga (File [unnumbered]) - Box 80

Cities Commission (File [unnumbered]) - Box 80

DURD structure and administration (File [unnumbered]) - Box 81

Job applications, 1975 (File [unnumbered]) - Box 81

Royal visit, 1973 (File [unnumbered]) - Box 81

Report of Working Party on Regional Activities (File [unnumbered]) - Box 81

Australian Heritage Commission minutes (File [unnumbered]) - Box 81

Library Board of NSW (File [unnumbered]) - Box 81

South Australian urban budget, 1974/5 (File [unnumbered]) - Box 81

Western Australian Urban Land Council, 1975 (File [unnumbered]) - Box 81

Housing (File [unnumbered]) - Box 82

Building and construction (File [unnumbered]) - Box 82

Defence Service Homes (File [unnumbered]) - Box 82

Transport (File [unnumbered]) - Box 82

Australian Land Commission (File [unnumbered]) - Box 82

Land values (File [unnumbered]) - Box 82

Roads and transport (File [unnumbered]) - Box 83

Legislation committee, 10/4/73 and 13/5/75 (File [unnumbered]) - Box 83

Urban Caucus Committee (File [unnumbered]) - Box 83

Series 8. Correspondence, 1972-75

A-Bishop (File [unnumbered]) - Box 84

Barnett-Byrne (File [unnumbered]) - Box 85

Cadman-Connor (File [unnumbered]) - Box 86

Cope-Dawkins (File [unnumbered]) - Box 87

Devitt-E (File [unnumbered]) - Box 88

F-Hayden (File [unnumbered]) - Box 89

Hazelhurst-Johnson (File [unnumbered]) - Box 90

Jones-Landa (File [unnumbered]) - Box 91

Landsdowne-Missen (File [unnumbered]) - Box 92

Mailer-Stephen (File [unnumbered]) - Box 93

Stewart-Young (File [unnumbered]) - Box 94

Whitlam (File [unnumbered]) - Box 95

Whitlam (File [unnumbered]) - Box 96

Grafton City Council (File [unnumbered]) - Box 96

Petitions, 1974 (File [unnumbered]) - Box 96

Invitations, 1973-74 (File [unnumbered]) - Box 96

Letters to newspapers (File [unnumbered]) - Box 96

Referred representations - Wheeldon/Stewart (File [unnumbered]) - Box 96

Telegrams (File [unnumbered]) - Box 96

Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet (File [unnumbered]) - Box 96

Private and confidential, 1974-75 (File [unnumbered]) - Box 96

Letters re abortion, 1973 (File [unnumbered]) - Box 97

Miscellaneous unsorted (File [unnumbered]) - Box 97

Miscellaneous unsorted (File [unnumbered]) - Box 98

Correspondence schedules (File [unnumbered]) - Box 99

Series 9. Papers re. Defence, Vietnam and Foreign Affairs

Miscellaneous, 1970-75 (File [unnumbered]) - Box 100

Series 10. Photographs

Mostly of Uren with other politicians (File [unnumbered]) - Box 100

Series 11. Deputy Leader of the Opposition, 1976-78

Papers re ALP and policy formation (File [unnumbered]) - Box 101

A.L.P. Elections, 1976-78 (File [unnumbered]) - Box 102

1977 election (File [unnumbered]) - Box 103

Foreign affairs (File [unnumbered]) - Box 104

Defence, intelligence and security (File [unnumbered]) - Box 105

Environment/Uranium (File [unnumbered]) - Box 105

Primary industries/rural policy (File [unnumbered]) - Box 106

Urban and regional development (File [unnumbered]) - Box 105

Trade unions/Industrial relations (File [unnumbered]) - Box 107

Welfare and unemployment (File [unnumbered]) - Box 107

Aborigines/Arukun (File [unnumbered]) - Box 107

Immigration (File [unnumbered]) - Box 107

Education (File [unnumbered]) - Box 107

Civil liberties (File [unnumbered]) - Box 107

Trade and industry (File [unnumbered]) - Box 108

Women (File [unnumbered]) - Box 108

Arts (File [unnumbered]) - Box 108

Public Service (File [unnumbered]) - Box 108

Federalism (File [unnumbered]) - Box 108

Canberra (File [unnumbered]) - Box 108

Melbourne (File [unnumbered]) - Box 108

Tasmania (File [unnumbered]) - Box 108

Darwin (File [unnumbered]) - Box 109

Sydney (File [unnumbered]) - Box 109

1976 Northern trip (File [unnumbered]) - Box 109

Questions without notice (File [unnumbered]) - Box 109

Miscellaneous unsorted (File [unnumbered]) - Box 109


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