Guide to the Papers of Reverend Fred McKay

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MS 8127; MS Acc01.068

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Collection Summary

Creator: Reverend Fred McKay
Title: Papers of Reverend Fred McKay.
Date Range: c.1919-2000
Collection Number: MS 8127; MS Acc01.068
Extent: 1.5 metres (1 folio)
Language of Materials: English
Repository: Special Collections (Manuscripts)

Introduction

Scope and Contents

MS 8127 comprises funeral memorabilia relating to Reverend Fred McKay including two videocassettes of the funeral and memorial services, and an invitation to the dedication of the Fred and Meg Peace Garden, 6 August 2000 (1 packet).The Acc01.068 instalment comprises correspondence, diaries, notebooks and files relating to people and organisations that McKay was involved with, including John Flynn, the R.A.A.F., Presbyterian Church and the Australian Inland Mission. There is some material relating to McKay's service as moderator-general. The collection also includes Uniting Church cuttings, drafts, photographs, tapes, videocassettes and objects (74 boxes, 2 fol. boxes, 3 poster rolls, 3 briefcases, 5 other boxes).

Conditions Governing Access

Please refer to the collection's catalogue record for the access conditions (http://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn650484).

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Copying and publishing of unpublished manuscript material is subject to copyright restrictions.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 Copying of unpublished material for research purposes is permissible 50 years after the death of the creator of the material.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

"Three Briefcases"

Boxes 81, 82 and 83 were originally described as 'three briefacses'. However, boxes 82 and 83 were actually film cases and were rehoused in Oral History Tape Store 2 when the films were processed as Obsolete Carriers. Seperate records were created for Box 81 and Boxes 82 and 83 but older description records will continue to describe 'three briefcases'.

Item Descriptions

Class MS 8127. Original Consignment

Funeral memorabilia relating to Reverend Fred McKay including two videocassettes of the funeral and memorial services, and an invitation to the dedication of the Fred and Meg Peace Garden, 6 August 2000.

Comprises 1 packet.

Fred McKay Funeral Service 80 mins [VHS video], 4 April 2000 (Item NLA.MS-SAV000414) - Shelf-Tall OH1-18-027

1 item

Fred McKay Memorial Service, St Philip's College. 70 mins. Includes Peace Garden Ceremony - 5 mins [VHS video], 12 April 2000 (Item NLA.MS-SAV000415) - Shelf-Tall OH1-18-027

1 item

Papers and Certificates (Item 1) - Box 1 (MS Acc01.068)

0.03 metres

Class MS Acc01_068. Consignment Added 2001

Correspondence, diaries, notebooks and files relating to people and organisations that McKay was involved with, including John Flynn, the R.A.A.F., Presbyterian Church and the Australian Inland Mission. There is some material relating to McKay's service as moderator-general. The collection also includes Uniting Church cuttings, drafts, photographs, tapes, videocassettes and objects.

Comprises 74 boxes, 2 folio boxes, 3 poster rolls, 3 briefcases, 5 other boxes.

Correspondence and awards (File 1) - Box 1-5

Studies Thornburgh College; Licence; Call to Toowong; AMP Policy (File 2) - Box 6

Gray Birch; Max Griffiths; Lois Hurse; Hudson Fysh etc (File 3) - Box 7

RAFF General (File 4) - Box 8-11

John Flynn (File 5) - Box 12-16

A.I.M. - U.C. Frontier Services (John Flynn?) (File 6) - Box 18-23

RFDS - Review/Plans (File 7) - Box 24-26, 28-29

NSW Moderator; Property Commission; Negotiation Files (File 8) - Box 27, 31-35, 50

St Stephens (File 9) - Box 36-37

Church union (File 10) - Box 38-40

Menzies (File 11) - Box 41

Traeger Book (File 14) - Box 43

Funerals; JF Place VH50A replica (File 15) - Box 42, 44-46

NLA material and files (File 16) - Box 47

United Church NA; Doug McKenzie (File 17) - Box 48-49

Original pedal wireless papers; Mervyn Evnson correspondence and articles; Traeger personal letters (File 18) - Box 51-53

Sermons (File 19) - Box 54-57?

Fathers Thornburgh College Prizes (File 20) - Box 57-58?

Slide and photographs (File 21) - Box 59-66

Bibles and books (File 22) - Box 67-70

Other documents including scripts, videos, tapes and files of individuals (File 23) - Box 71-72, 84,86

1 video from Box 72 (File)

Expand Your Horizons, Two new programs from Frontier Services, Spirit of the Outback, 1997 (Item NLA.MS-SAV006776) - Shelf-Tall OH1-18-034

1 item, Consumer formats - VHS, S-VHS etc

Commercial recording. More information on casing.

28 videos from Box 84 (Item)

Tape 1, 3 A New Day Dawning, 3 With Wings Like Eagles, 5 New Frontiers, 6 The Centre (Item NLA.MS-SAV006778) - Shelf-Tall OH1-18-034

1 item, Auriel Video, Consumer formats - VHS, S-VHS etc

Tape 2: 1 With the Tongue & With Love, 2 A.I.M. Newsreel, 3 At work in the Inland, 4 Charlie Chalmers, 5 Explosion, 6 High Frequency, 7-14.8 Ep. An Inland Affair (Item NLA.MS-SAV006779) - Shelf-Tall OH1-18-034

1 item, Auriel Video, Consumer formats - VHS, S-VHS etc

Explosion (Item NLA.MS-SAV006780) - Shelf-Tall OH1-18-034

1 item, Kodak E-180, Consumer formats - VHS, S-VHS etc

Flynn The Great Encourager (Item NLA.MS-SAV006781) - Shelf-Tall OH1-18-034

1 item, Kodak E-180, Consumer formats - VHS, S-VHS etc

Canoes in the Kimberlys [sic] (Item NLA.MS-SAV006782) - Shelf-Tall OH1-18-034

1 item, Kodak E-180, Consumer formats - VHS, S-VHS etc

Frontier Services, A New Day Dawning (Item NLA.MS-SAV006783) - Shelf-Tall OH1-18-034

1 item, Kodak E-180, Consumer formats - VHS, S-VHS etc

Australia Land of Tomorrow (Item NLA.MS-SAV006784) - Shelf-Tall OH1-18-034

1 item, ABC 3M E64, Consumer formats - VHS, S-VHS etc

UC Frontier Services in Kimberley "I can see you", Giddy & Max Griffiths (Item NLA.MS-SAV006785) - Shelf-Tall OH1-18-034

1 item, Kodak E60, Consumer formats - VHS, S-VHS etc

A Little Closer to Home (Item NLA.MS-SAV006786) - Shelf-Tall OH1-18-034

1 item, Kodak E30, Consumer formats - VHS, S-VHS etc

"The Mantle of Safety" (Item NLA.MS-SAV006787) - Shelf-Tall OH1-18-034

1 item, Video 8, Consumer formats - VHS, S-VHS etc

Replacement Boulder for Flynn's Grave, 14/08/1997 (Item NLA.MS-SAV006788) - Shelf-Tall OH1-18-034

1 item, AKAI E180, Consumer formats - VHS, S-VHS etc

Cloncurry 1st June 1997, John Flynn Place, Unveiling Ceremony of 'Victory', Exhibition of Watercolours by Kenneth Jack, 1/06/1997 (Item NLA.MS-SAV006789) - Shelf-Tall OH1-18-034

1 item, TDK E-60, Consumer formats - VHS, S-VHS etc

More info on VHS

Inland Story (Item NLA.MS-SAV006790) - Shelf-Tall OH1-18-034

1 item, Auriel Video E45, Consumer formats - VHS, S-VHS etc

John Flynn Place (Item NLA.MS-SAV006791) - Shelf-Tall OH1-18-034

1 item, Consumer formats - VHS, S-VHS etc

John Heyer's The Back of Beyond (Item NLA.MS-SAV006792) - Shelf-Tall OH1-18-034

1 item, Film Australia E90, Consumer formats - VHS, S-VHS etc

More info on case

Channel 9 documentary on Flynn and the Flying Doctor Service, ABC 7:30 Report (May '88 & Oct '88) (Item NLA.MS-SAV006793) - Shelf-Tall OH1-18-034

1 item, E180, Consumer formats - VHS, S-VHS etc

More info on case

7.30 Report, Flying Doctor, Dr Vickers (Item NLA.MS-SAV006794) - Shelf-Tall OH1-18-034

1 item, Masuda E-120, Consumer formats - VHS, S-VHS etc

Video copy of Allan Vicker's 16mm movie films of RFDS to 1954 (silent), + very small segment of 16mm file used by ABC Nov 1 1967 when Allan Vickers died (some silent and some SAV), 1954, 1967 (Item NLA.MS-SAV006795) - Shelf-Tall OH1-18-034

1 item, AUSMAG E60, Consumer formats - VHS, S-VHS etc

"In the Steps of Flynn of the Inland", Rev Fred McKay addressing the Presbyterian Men's League at Castle Hill on 2nd August 1993, 2/08/1993 (Item NLA.MS-SAV006796) - Shelf-Tall OH1-18-034

1 item, BASF E180, Consumer formats - VHS, S-VHS etc

Forest Parish, Frontier Services Safari, Fred McKay (Item NLA.MS-SAV006797) - Shelf-Tall OH1-18-034

1 item, Kodak E180, Consumer formats - VHS, S-VHS etc

Fred McKay, 90 years, 15/04/1997 (Item NLA.MS-SAV006798) - Shelf-Tall OH1-18-035

1 item, E180, Consumer formats - VHS, S-VHS etc

Fred McKay's 90th Birthday Celebrations, St Philip's College, more info on VHS

Royals, Opening John Flynn Centre, Cloncurry (Item NLA.MS-SAV006799) - Shelf-Tall OH1-18-035

1 item, Scotch, Consumer formats - VHS, S-VHS etc

Interviews with Very Rec Fred McKay, 27/08/1992 (Item NLA.MS-SAV006800) - Shelf-Tall OH1-18-035

1 item, Color, Consumer formats - VHS, S-VHS etc

Opening of Old Nursing Home Innamicka, 22/07/1994 (Item NLA.MS-SAV006801) - Shelf-Tall OH1-18-035

1 item, TDK SE-180, Consumer formats - VHS, S-VHS etc

Fred McKay visit, 30/08/1996 (Item NLA.MS-SAV006802) - Shelf-Tall OH1-18-035

1 item, Scotch E-180, Consumer formats - VHS, S-VHS etc

Opening Fred McKay Day Care Centre, 7/04/1987 (Item NLA.MS-SAV006803) - Shelf-Tall OH1-18-035

1 item, Fuji E180, Consumer formats - VHS, S-VHS etc

Interviewed by Tony Crawley (ABC), Video Penny Henchman (not edited), 21/06/1987 (Item NLA.MS-SAV006804) - Shelf-Tall OH1-18-035

1 item, Video 8, E-30, Consumer formats - VHS, S-VHS etc

Range Rover Club N.S.W. presents The Very Reverend Doctor Fred McKay + Meg (Item NLA.MS-SAV006805) - Shelf-Tall OH1-18-035

1 item, TDK E180, Consumer formats - VHS, S-VHS etc

10 audio and audiovisual carriers from Box 86 (File)

Kitty Coulson (Item NLA.MS-SAV006847) - Cassette-Box 365

1 item, Maxell 90, Compact cassette tape

Side 1 needs editing

Mona Gillon or Henry (Item NLA.MS-SAV006848) - Cassette-Box 365

1 item, Compact cassette tape

Side 1 not edited, Radio Australia Transcription Service

Myrna Filsell 1 and 2 (Item NLA.MS-SAV006849) - Cassette-Box 365

1 item, Compact cassette tape

St Stephens, 1. Gifts and Ministries of the Holy Spirit, 2 Praises, 20/02/1990 (Item NLA.MS-SAV006850) - Shelf-Short OH2-1-025

1 item, 5 inch, Magnetic tape reel (any size)

More information on box

[Untitled] (Item NLA.MS-SAV006851) - Shelf-Short OH2-1-025

1 item, 5 inch, Magnetic tape reel (any size)

[Untitled] (Item NLA.MS-SAV006852) - Shelf-Short OH2-1-025

1 item, 5 inch, Magnetic tape reel (any size)

UNCA, Service of Induction, Mister McKay. (Item NLA.MS-SAV006853) - Shelf-Short OH2-1-025

1 item, 5 inch National, Magnetic tape reel (any size)

[Untitled] (Item NLA.MS-SAV006854) - Shelf-Short OH2-1-025

1 item, 7inch Magictape, Magnetic tape reel (any size)

[Untitled] (Item NLA.MS-SAV006855) - Shelf-Short OH2-1-025

1 item, 3 inch, Magnetic tape reel (any size)

OTH. Wilkinson Hut (Item NLA.MS-SAV006856) - Cassette-Box Film B

1 item, short strip of loose film, 35mm (acetate) film

3 Negatives 1250 (?)

Box labelled 'Too hard or out of place', including 1 film reel (File) - Box 73

Today's News Today B/W 8 mins copy 2 (Item NLA.MS-SAV006777) - Shelf-Tall OH2-9-009

1 item, 10.5 inch reel, tuscan, 16mm film

Box of stamps and Fred's notebooks re sorting (File) - Box 74

Three poster tubes containing charts and posters (File) - Box 75-77

Glass Slides and Negatives (File) - Folio-Box 78

Certificates (File) - Box 79

AIM; Flag; Plates; Flynn's gavel (File) - Folio-Box 80

One Briefcase - noris V25 autofocus slide projector (File 81) - Box 81

Separated Materials

Boxes 81, 82 and 83 were originally grouped together in this Finding Aid as 'three briefcases'. Boxes 82 and 83 were cases that contained films and have been removed from the rest of the collection as part of the Obsolete Carriers project and are now housed in the Oral History Cold Storage facility (OHTS2).

Two cases containing films (File 82 and 83) - Shelf-Tall OH2-20-048

Separated Materials

'Australia's Land of Tomorrow' colour film (Item NLA.MS-SAV010978) - Shelf-Tall OH2-20-048

1 item, Unbranded 15", 16mm film

50mins

Inland Story' colour film, Uniting Church National Mission (Item NLA.MS-SAV010979) - Shelf-Tall OH2-20-048

1 item, Unbranded 15", 16mm film

Was an exhibit pursuant to the Affidavit of James Frederick McKay sworn August 1989

41 audio and audiovisual carriers from Box 85 (File) - Box 85

Rossell (Item NLA.MS-SAV006806) - Shelf-Short OH2-1-024

1 item, Eastman Kodak 7 inch, 16mm film

Addressed to Dr A. R. Vickers, 20 Welwyn Crescent Coorparoo, Brisbane. 59 (Item NLA.MS-SAV006807) - Cassette-Box Film B

1 item, Kodak 7 cm, 16mm film

Addressed to Dr A. R. Vickers, 20 Welwyn Crescent Coorparoo, Brisbane. 58 (Item NLA.MS-SAV006808) - Cassette-Box Film B

1 item, Kodak 7 cm, 16mm film

More information on box

Addressed to Rev F. McKay, Aust. Inland Mission PO Box 100 GPO Syndney NSW. (Item NLA.MS-SAV006809) - Cassette-Box Film B

1 item, Kodak 7 cm, 16mm film

Addressed to Rev F. McKay, Aust. Inland Mission PO Box 100 GPO Sydney NSW. (Item NLA.MS-SAV006810) - Cassette-Box Film B

1 item, Kodak 7 cm, 16mm film

Addressed to Rev F. McKay, Aust. Inland Mission PO Box 100 GPO Sydney NSW. (Item NLA.MS-SAV006811) - Cassette-Box Film B

1 item, Kodak 7 cm, 16mm film

From Dr J.M. Rossell. Cloncurry No 2, 1934 (Item NLA.MS-SAV006812) - Cassette-Box Film B

1 item, Kodak 7 cm, 16mm film

To c/o A.I.M. Room Presbyterian Church Offices, York and Jamieson Streets Sydney

From Dr J.M. Rossell Orange No 3 (Item NLA.MS-SAV006813) - Cassette-Box Film B

1 item, Kodak 7 cm, 16mm film

To Kodak Limited, AbbottsFord Melbourne VIC.

Cloncurry No 3 (Item NLA.MS-SAV006814) - Cassette-Box Film B

1 item, Kodak 7 cm, 16mm film

To Rev. Fred McKay c/o Rev John McMahon(?) Australian Inland Mission, Carnarvon West Australia (Item NLA.MS-SAV006815) - Shelf-Short OH2-1-024

1 item, 3 inch, Magnetic tape reel (any size)

Not for Camera use. More information on box

[Untitled] (Item NLA.MS-SAV006816) - Shelf-Short OH2-1-024

1 item, 3 inch, Magnetic tape reel (any size)

From Rev. D. Hurse, Kununurra, 1966 (Item NLA.MS-SAV006817) - Shelf-Short OH2-1-024

1 item, 3 inch, Magnetic tape reel (any size)

First draft of not good commentary 16/10/1966

[Untitled] (Item NLA.MS-SAV006818) - Shelf-Short OH2-1-024

1 item, 5 inch, Magnetic tape reel (any size)

[Untitled] (Item NLA.MS-SAV006819) - Shelf-Short OH2-1-024

1 item, 5 inch RCA, Magnetic tape reel (any size)

[Untitled] (Item NLA.MS-SAV006820) - Shelf-Short OH2-1-024

1 item, 5 inch RCA, Magnetic tape reel (any size)

A World of their Own, The Australian Inland Mission, 1966(?) (Item NLA.MS-SAV006821) - Shelf-Short OH2-1-024

1 item, 5 inch RCA, Magnetic tape reel (any size)

Time -16:10

Inlander Plays 1 of 3 (Item NLA.MS-SAV006822) - Shelf-Short OH2-1-024

1 item, 5 inch Scotch, Magnetic tape reel (any size)

More Information on box

recording of addresses by Revs BR Wyllie (?), NC Heath and R Campbell on Joint Commission Report (Item NLA.MS-SAV006823) - Shelf-Short OH2-1-024

1 item, 5 inch RCA, Magnetic tape reel (any size)

10 min each. More information in box

Supt from Alice Springs (Item NLA.MS-SAV006824) - Shelf-Short OH2-1-024

1 item, 5 inch National, Magnetic tape reel (any size)

Episode 6 and 7 (Item NLA.MS-SAV006825) - Shelf-Short OH2-1-024

1 item, 5 inch Scotch, Magnetic tape reel (any size)

More information on box

Episode 8 and 16 (Item NLA.MS-SAV006826) - Shelf-Short OH2-1-024

1 item, 5 inch Scotch, Magnetic tape reel (any size)

More information on box

Rev. Angus Eadie, 18/07/1956 (Item NLA.MS-SAV006827) - Shelf-Short OH2-1-025

1 item, 5 inch BASF, Magnetic tape reel (any size)

Family

AD from Fred McKay, 14 Pier Street, Perth, 2/07/1966 (Item NLA.MS-SAV006828) - Shelf-Short OH2-1-025

1 item, 5 inch RCA, Magnetic tape reel (any size)

More information on box

Address to Rotary Club of Sydney "Some Aspects of Inland Development", 9/07/1968 (Item NLA.MS-SAV006829) - Shelf-Short OH2-1-025

1 item, 5 inch, Magnetic tape reel (any size)

[Untitled] (Item NLA.MS-SAV006830) - Shelf-Short OH2-1-025

1 item, Attachments only, Magnetic tape reel (any size)

Attachments Only

"Tomorrow's Dawn" G. Macgugan (Item NLA.MS-SAV006831) - Shelf-Short OH2-1-025

1 item, 7 inch, Magnetic tape reel (any size)

Opening Ceremony Flynn Memorial Church, 1 of 2 reels, 28/05/1956 (Item NLA.MS-SAV006832) - Shelf-Short OH2-1-025

1 item, 7 inch, Magnetic tape reel (any size)

Duration 29 min

Opening Ceremony Flynn Memorial Church, Copy of Tape 1, 28/05/1956 (Item NLA.MS-SAV006833) - Shelf-Short OH2-1-025

1 item, 7 inch, Magnetic tape reel (any size)

Six second Break

Opening Ceremony Flynn Memorial Church, Copy of Tape 2, 28/05/1956 (Item NLA.MS-SAV006834) - Shelf-Short OH2-1-025

1 item, 7 inch, Magnetic tape reel (any size)

Opening Ceremony Flynn Memorial Church, Copy 2 of Tape 1, 28/05/1956 (Item NLA.MS-SAV006835) - Shelf-Short OH2-1-025

1 item, 7 inch, Magnetic tape reel (any size)