PIC/20723
National Library of Australia
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Created: 2019
Collection Summary
- Creator
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Nelson, Lance, Mr
- Title
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Lance Nelson photographic archive
- Date Range
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1961 - 2010
- Collection Number
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PIC/20723
- Extent
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4.5 metres (11 ms boxes, 3 folio boxes, 17 folders)
- Language of Materials
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English
- Repository
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Special Collections (Pictures)
Introduction
Content Description
The Lance Nelson photographic archive encompasses his entire career working as a documentary, freelance, commercial, corporate and stock photographer, internationally and in Australia. The collection comprises approximately 320 35 mm colour transparencies; 50,000 black and white negatives; 300 black and white prints; documents including personal and commercial correspondence, research notes, transcripts, note books, maps and published work including company annual reports and brochures. Includes proofs from Nelson's work for Annals magazine (Missionaries of the Sacred Heart, 1966-1973) documenting the Northern Territory missions at Port Keats (Wadeye), Bathurst Island, Tiwi and Daly River; Papua New Guinea missions at D'Entrecasteaux Islands from Milne Bay to Rossel Island and Trobriand Island; contact sheets from Boggabri Country Town Family project; contact sheets of trip to Indonesia in 1966 documenting all major islands, families, farming, mining and culture for a publication: 'Mask of Time : an Indonesian discovery'.
Item Descriptions
Series. Black/white photography
LN contact sheets including self assigned experimental work, picture stories for magazines including Walkabout., 1961-1989 (File 1) - Box 1
Incomplete set of proofs
Red control book for each roll of negatives in File #1 plus commercial jobs, 1961-1989 (File 2) - Box 1
Series. Indonesia Mask of Time/ World Book
Contact sheets of trip covering all major islands, families, farming, mining, cultural and Sukarno with Suharto etc., 1/8/1966-31/10/1966 (File 3) - Box 2
Captions on back of contact sheets
Diaries, notes and captions, 1966 (File 4) - Box 2
Book #1 Mask of Time: NLA card # and SBN 7254 0001 3 Book #2 Yussup's Family of Java ISBN 0 589 05003 6 Book #3 Indonesia, a developing nation ISBN 0 589 09184 0, 1970 (File 5) - Box 2
Correspondence re publication of Mask of Time, 1967-1971 (File 5) - Box 2
Reviews also included
Photographic prints, 1966 (File 37) - Box 14
1-123 3 month coverage of all major islands in Indonesia farming, mining, manufacturing, cultural, families and Sukarno with Suharto, 1966 (File 55) - Box 28
1-123 3 month coverage of all major islands in Indonesia farming, mining, manufacturing, cultural, families and Sukarno with Suharto, 1966 (File 56) - Box 29
Series. Annals magazine
MSC (Missionaries of the Sacred Heart) tearsheets magazine, 1966-73 (File 6) - Box 3
MSC contact sheets shot in Sydney, 1966-73 (File 7) - Box 3
Incomplete set of proofs
MSC contact sheets shot in Northern Territory missions + notes (Port Keats Wadeye, Bathhurst Island Tiwi & Daly River, 1967 (File 8) - Box 3
Complete set of proofs. Location identifications on back of contacts
MSC contact sheets PNG missions D Entrecasteaux Islands from Milne Bay to Rossel Island including Trobriand Island etc, 1968 (File 9) - Box 3
Complete set of proofs. Location identifications on back of contacts. Also includes Louisiade Archipeligo islands
Series. Boggabri Country Town Family
Complete set contact sheets with captions on the back, 1969-71 (File 10) - Box 4
Reduced copy of book layout, notes re layout, correspondence re publicatioon, 1971-74 (File 11) - Box 5
Research notes, memorabelia, Boggabri Heralds, 1969-73 (File 12) - Box 5
Interviews with family transcribed from tape; edited text signed by each family member, 1971 (File 13) - Box 5
Camera and Cine annual 77 containing edited version of book see page 51-73, 1977 (File 13) - Box 5
Main text for proposed book, 1971 (File 26) - Box 11
Book not yet published
File of photos for town section of proposed book, 1969-71 (File 27) - Box 11
Photographic prints, 1969-71 (File 40) - Box 14
Negatives for captions see back of proofs, 1969-71 (File 57) - Box 30
Negatives for captions see back of proofs, 1969-71 (File 58) - Box 31
Hills Hoist, Boggabri (Folder 31, 114/33)
Series. Corporate and Industrial jobs
Contact sheets, 1962-89 (File 14) - Box 6
Incomplete set of proofs
Annual reports and brochures designed by Tony Foster (all my photography except as marked), 1968-89 (File 15) - Box 7
Annual reports and brochures designed by other graphic designers, 1965-89 (File 16) - Box 8
Nestle News, 1964-68 (File 17) - Box 8
AMP advertisements, 1968-70 (File 17) - Box 8
NSW Tourist Bureau brochures, 1976 (File 17) - Box 8
Garuda Airlines brochures, 1977 (File 17) - Box 8
Large brochure designed by Tony Foster. Bayview Garden Village, early 1970's (File 15) - Box 14
Large brochure designed by Ross Bryan. Touche Ross, 1975 (File 16) - Box 14
Photographic prints, 1960's and 70's (File 34) - Box 14
Series. Editorial job
Over My Shoulder NLA ISBN 0 7270 0477 8 Poetry book, 1977 (File 17) - Box 8
Journal Primary English Teachers Association of NSW (2 journals), 1974-75 (File 17) - Box 8
Series. USA corporate and Industrial jobs
Annual reports and magazines, 1968-80 (File 18) - Box 9
Tearsheets, 1968-80 (File 19) - Box 9
Series. Magazine picture stories
Tearsheets of my picture stories in EVERYBODY, PIX, AUSTRALIA POST, 1961-65 (File 20) - Box 10
Tearsheets from other publications, 1962-72 (File 21) - Box 10
Tearsheets from WALKABOUT of my picture stories (File 22) - Box 10
Photographic prints, 1960's and 70's (File 36) - Box 14
Series. Technical
Notes re printing and developing, 1970's (File 23) - Box 10
List of equipment for insurance, 2009 (File 23) - Box 10
Series. Financial
Invoice book, 1962-65 (File 24) - Box 10
Financial records, 1971-79 (File 24) - Box 10
Series. Amateur notes and correspondence
Notebook self education, 1950's (File 25) - Box 10
My notes from magazines etc. So I could learn the ways to improve my techniques
Series. Amateur years
Award information re Sun Trophy: Sydney International Exhibition of Photography, 1961 (File 25) - Box 10
Group M including correspondence and URBAN WOMAN exhibition catalogue, 1961-67 (File 25) - Box 10
Group M history and correspondence, 1994-96 (File 25) - Box 10
Done by Phd. Student
Series. National Gallery of Victoria
Correspondence re exhibition "The Perceptive Eye" in 1968, 1967-70 (File 25) - Box 10
Poster of "The Perceptive Eye" included
Series. Press pass
My NSW Police Press pass, 1965 (File 25) - Box 10
Series. Promotion
Sample book 1 (white), 1963 (File 29) - Box 13
Sample book 2 (grey), 1969 (File 30) - Box 13
Sample book 3 (silver), 1983 (File 31) - Box 13
Material and system for promotion, 1970-86 (File 32) - Box 13
Profile article including photos in "Camera World", 1968 (File 32) - Box 13
Profile article including photos in "Camera and Cine", 1976 (File 32) - Box 13
My letterheads and business cards, 1964-89 (File 32) - Box 13
Series. Amateur and experimental
Photographic prints, 1961-63 (File 35) - Box 14
Series. MSC Northern Terr.
Photographic prints, 1967 (File 38) - Box 14
Series. MSC Papua NG
Photographic prints, 1968 (File 39) - Box 14
Series. USB stick
Digitised photos, 1961-2010 (File 41) - Box 14
Series. Colour transparencies
Melbourne Olympic Games, 1956 (File 42) - Box 15
Amateur Club, Brisbane Exhibition, Brisbane scenes, Heron Is., Vic/NSW border, 1950's (File 42) - Box 15
Indonesia, 1966, 1979 (File 42) - Box 15
PNG, 1967 (File 42) - Box 15
MSC Mission Port Keats, NT Wadeye, 1967 (File 42) - Box 15
MSC Mission Bathurst Island, N.T. Tiwi and Weipa, Qld, 1967, 1982 (File 42) - Box 15
MSC Mission s. D'Entrecasteaux group Eastern PNG, 1968 (File 42) - Box 15
Sydney aerial, Sydney Stock Exchange and Perth cityscape, 1985, 1989 (File 42) - Box 15
Promotion samples used to show to prospective clients. Varied subjects, 1970's and 1980's (File 42) - Box 15
Stock photography photos from Australia, USA and Europe, 1990-2010 (File 42) - Box 15
Series. LN negatives
Roll #1 Sydney fruit and veg market, 1961 (File 43) - Box 16
Roll#5-8 Mt. Perry, Qld. Picnic race meeting and cattle farm, 1961 (File 43) - Box 16
Roll9-10 Anzac day Brisbane dawn service, 1961 (File 43) - Box 16
Roll 12-13 Sydney street scenes, Speakers in Domain; self-portrait, 1961 (File 43) - Box 16
Roll 14 Sydney Luna Park, 1961 (File 43) - Box 16
Roll 16-19 Sydney street scenes, 1961 (File 43) - Box 16
Roll 20-23 Sydney street & beach scenes, 1961 (File 43) - Box 16
Roll 24 Orange sheep station, 1961 (File 43) - Box 16
Roll 26 Monte St. Angelo, North Sydney 4th year dance, 1961 (File 43) - Box 16
Roll 27 Rosehill Races, 1961 (File 43) - Box 16
Roll 28 Party, 1961 (File 43) - Box 16
Roll 29-30 Walkabout Harbour Bridge story, 1961 (File 43) - Box 16
Roll 32 Bondi and pony club, 1961 (File 43) - Box 16
Roll 33 Newcastle beach, 1961 (File 43) - Box 16
Roll 34-35 Army Fair at Victoria Barracks, Sydney, 1961 (File 43) - Box 16
Roll 36 Speech night and choir at girls high school, 1961 (File 43) - Box 16
Roll 37 Ballet class Manly, 1961 (File 43) - Box 16
Roll 38 Balmain street scenes, 1961 (File 43) - Box 16
Roll 39 Sydney symphony orchestra, 1961 (File 43) - Box 16
Roll 40 ICT Christmas party, 1961 (File 43) - Box 16
Roll 41 Brisbane including cityscapes, 1961 (File 43) - Box 16
Roll 43 Surfers Paradise including shark alarm, 1961 (File 43) - Box 16
Roll 44 Surfers Paradise, Murwillumbah, Byron Bay, 1961 (File 43) - Box 16
Roll 47 Bondi lifesavers, 1961 (File 43) - Box 16
Roll 48 Manly, 1961 (File 43) - Box 16
Roll 50 Manly Jr. Sailing at Clontarf for Everybody magazine, 1961 (File 43) - Box 16
Roll 51 Sydney The Rocks, 1962 (File 43) - Box 16
Roll 52 Athletics, 1962 (File 43) - Box 16
Roll 53 Clontarf beach scenes, 1962 (File 43) - Box 16
Roll 54 Bowls, baptism, 1962 (File 43) - Box 16
Roll 55 Kings Cross night, 1962 (File 43) - Box 16
Roll 56 Bondi Surf Carnival, 1962 (File 43) - Box 16
Roll 59 Cattle sale McGraths Hill, Windsor for Walkabout, 1962 (File 43) - Box 16
Roll 60 Horse Trainer for Everybodys, 1962 (File 43) - Box 16
Roll 61-62 Rodeo at Frenchs Forest, 1962 (File 43) - Box 16
Roll 64-66 Yearling sales at Inglis, Randwick for Walkabout, 1962 (File 43) - Box 16
Roll 67 Royal Qld. Golf course for Walkabout, 1962 (File 43) - Box 16
Roll 68-69 Dalby, Qld sheep sales, 1962 (File 43) - Box 16
Roll 71 Deaf Daughter for Everybodys, 1962 (File 43) - Box 16
Roll 73-74 Tara, Qld. Australia's first oil strike Moonie Fields, 1962 (File 43) - Box 16
Roll 75 Beaudesert, Q. Country roads and races, 1962 (File 43) - Box 16
Roll 76 Mt. Gravatt High School Qld for Everybodys, 1962 (File 43) - Box 16
Roll 77 Surfers Paradise at night etc., 1962 (File 43) - Box 16
Roll 79 Junior soccer, 1962 (File 43) - Box 16
Roll 80 Ipswich, Q show, 1962 (File 43) - Box 16
Roll 81 Boomerang maker for Everybodys, 1962 (File 43) - Box 16
Roll 82-83 "Pick a Box" quiz show champion, Geo. Black for Everybodys, 1962 (File 43) - Box 16
Roll 85-86 Three career women for Everybody's, 1962 (File 43) - Box 16
Rolls 88-91 Hawkesbury Halverson cruiser boat, historical bldgs for Walkabout, 1962 (File 43) - Box 16
Rolls 92-96 Picture essay Wynyard Station, 1962 (File 43) - Box 16
Roll 97-99 Russ Tyson ABC radio presenter Brisbane, 1962 (File 43) - Box 16
Roll 104 Surf Carnival Dee Why, 1962 (File 44) - Box 17
114-115 Push Ball, Sth Curl Curl SLC, 1963 (File 44) - Box 17
117 Women, Tennis and golfers, 1963 (File 44) - Box 17
118 Women driving cabs, 1963 (File 44) - Box 17
119 Babies, St. Margarets Hospital, 1963 (File 44) - Box 17
120-121 Women Ten pin bowling, 1963 (File 44) - Box 17
122 Women fencing, 1963 (File 44) - Box 17
123-124 Hill End etc., 1963 (File 44) - Box 17
126 Baby hand (AMP) ad, 1963 (File 44) - Box 17
127-128 Wharfies ad for James Green Ad agency; 2KY, 1963 (File 44) - Box 17
129-130 Lottery draw 2KY ad, 1964 (File 44) - Box 17
131 Taronga Zoo, 1964 (File 44) - Box 17
132 Anzac Day march Sydney CBD, 1964 (File 44) - Box 17
133 Bowls, Bondi, Bridge, dogs, 1964 (File 44) - Box 17
135 Sydney Harbour Bridge, 1964 (File 44) - Box 17
140 Rod Laver practice w/Hopman, 1962 (File 44) - Box 17
141-144 Rod Laver Davis Cup final v. Mexico at Milton, Brisbane, 1962 (File 44) - Box 17
145-156 Rita Reichman: Little Miss Mozart, musical child prodigy see tearsheet from Japan, 1964 (File 44) - Box 17
163-168 Surf using Nikons underwater camera, 1964 (File 44) - Box 17
169 Life savers, rescue, board riding, 1964 (File 44) - Box 17
170 Life savers Surf Carnival, 1964 (File 44) - Box 17
171 Australian Surf Championship, 1964 (File 44) - Box 17
172-176 Bruno Banco, Italian migrant family, Bondi Jct. Barber. Migrant ship arrival, 1964 (File 44) - Box 17
177-184 Richard Meale for Walkabout, 1965 (File 45) - Box 18
185-190 Rodeo Bonny Young 2 picture stories, 1965 (File 45) - Box 18
192 Bride with nuns at Monte Saint Angelo College, N Sydney, 1963 (File 45) - Box 18
192-214 Canecutter Childers, Qld. For Walkabout, 1962 (File 45) - Box 18
217-225 Ian's Two Wheeled Playmate, Bundaberg, Qld. Currency Magazine, 1962 (File 45) - Box 18
226-232 Alfie meets Anne; school camp, 1964/65 (File 45) - Box 18
243-252 Watson, the feathered sheepdog (a pet emu), NSW, 1963 (File 45) - Box 18
258-264 Morris West, 1965 (File 45) - Box 18
265-269 Sir Edward Hallstrom for Walkabout, 1965 (File 45) - Box 18
270-281 Lifeline, 1965 (File 45) - Box 18
282 Robert Dickerson painter for Walkabout, mid 1960's (File 46) - Box 19
283 Italian wedding Bondi, 1964 (File 46) - Box 19
301-325 Peter Sculthorpe including Anne Boyd, Ross Edwards, Robert Helpmann, Russell Drysdale, Richard Meale, Sydney Uni music students, 1968 (File 46) - Box 19
330-331 Newcastle: Walkabout, 1968 (File 46) - Box 19
351-354 Charmian Clift and George Johnson for Walkabout, 1968 (File 46) - Box 19
404-411 Mackie family essay, 1968 (File 46) - Box 19
412 Family on beach Maroubra, 1968 (File 46) - Box 19
420 Maltese farming family near Blacktown, 1968 (File 46) - Box 19
421 Townsville, 1967 (File 46) - Box 19
422 Rockhampton, 1967 (File 46) - Box 19
423 Cairns, 1967 (File 46) - Box 19
424 George Davis, Hobart; drawing class, 1968 (File 46) - Box 19
426 Pittwater sailing preparations, 1968 (File 47) - Box 20
427 Mackie dance class see 404-411, 1968 (File 47) - Box 20
432 Anne Boyd, 1968 (File 47) - Box 20
433 Professor Butler, 1968 (File 47) - Box 20
435 Oxford Falls; nature, leaves etc., 1969 (File 47) - Box 20
436-437 Professor J. Sumner Miller, 1970 (File 47) - Box 20
438-440 Thea Astley Walkabout Mag, 1968 (File 47) - Box 20
448-449 The Rocks architectural, 1971 (File 47) - Box 20
501-507 Woollahra Demonstration School, 1975 (File 47) - Box 20
554-566 Woollahra Demonstration School, 1977 (File 47) - Box 20
601-606 Centenary Woollahra Demonstration School, 1978 (File 47) - Box 20
551-553 Carlton South Pub School, 1977 (File 47) - Box 20
508-510; 567-575 Photographs illustrating poems for "Over My Shoulder" published by Rigby, 1977 (File 47) - Box 20
Series. MSC negatives
1-14 Douglas Park Roman Catholic Seminary, Bowral NSW, 1967 (File 48) - Box 21
15-16 Dance, ballroom, 1967 (File 48) - Box 21
17 Kings Cross at night, 1967 (File 48) - Box 21
18 Boys in hospital, drinking at party, 1967 (File 48) - Box 21
19-33 Chevalier Boys School, Southern Highlands NSW, 1967 (File 48) - Box 21
42 Family and shop at night, 1967 (File 48) - Box 21
43 A family, 1967 (File 48) - Box 21
44 A family and street scenes, 1967 (File 48) - Box 21
45 Cars, 1967 (File 48) - Box 21
46 street scenes, 1967 (File 48) - Box 21
47 Family, 1967 (File 48) - Box 21
48 Street scenes, 1967 (File 48) - Box 21
49 street scenes and high school, 1967 (File 48) - Box 21
50 Street scenes, 1967 (File 48) - Box 21
76A-100 Northern Territory, Port Keats (Wadeye), 1967 (File 48) - Box 21
101-118 Northern Territory, Bathurst Island, 1967 (File 48) - Box 21
119-136 Daly River, Northern Territory, 1967 (File 48) - Box 21
137-138 Sydney Harbour Drug Squad at wharves and police car, 1967 (File 49) - Box 22
141-143 Drug Squad searching ship at Sydney wharves, 1967 (File 49) - Box 22
163-170 Redfern convent primary school ; best friends, 1967 (File 49) - Box 22
187-252 PNG Missions D Entrecasteaux Islands from Milne Bay to Rossel Isl. Including Trobriand, 1968 (File 49) - Box 22
254 Altar boy and priest on Maroubra Beach, 1968 (File 49) - Box 22
307 Small office, 1968 (File 49) - Box 22
Series. Boral negatives
1-3 Sydney, 1963 (File 50) - Box 23
Series. Brickworks negatives
1-2 St. Peters, Sydney now City Park, 1963 (File 50) - Box 23
Series. BBB Advertising Agency negatives
6-7 Leyland Computer room MSA ad, 1980 (File 50) - Box 23
Series. Comalco neg
1 Comalco, 1963 (File 50) - Box 23
Series. CG negatives
14-32,39-46,59-60 RPA Hospital Nursing recruitment brochure, 1972 (File 50) - Box 23
104-123 Touche Ross recruitment brochure, 1972 (File 50) - Box 23
124-132 RPA nursing brochure reprint, 1975 (File 50) - Box 23
133-134 RPA nursing brochure, 1976 (File 50) - Box 23
138,140 Touche Ross MLC building exteriors, 1978 (File 50) - Box 23
141 Touche Ross David Jones dept store interiors, 1978 (File 50) - Box 23
Series. Cordukes negatives
1-6 brochure, 1975 (File 51) - Box 24
Series. Cottee's
1-2 Sydney, 1963 (File 51) - Box 24
Series. NSW Decent & Development
1-17 NSW Dept. Decent & Development NSW north coast factories IE Speedo at Taree, WE Smith at Coffs Harbour, Akubra Hat, 1977 (File 51) - Box 24
Series. Garuda Airlines
1-18 Job via Eric White shooting tourist areas in Indonesia for use in promotion in Australia, 1978 (File 51) - Box 24
No proofs or captions: Includes Jakarta, Central Java, Bali, Toradja area in Sulawesi and hotels
Series. George Patterson Ad
85-87,89 OTC Kids in kindergarten, 1968 (File 51) - Box 24
96 golf AMP, 1968 (File 51) - Box 24
99 AMP baby, 1968 (File 51) - Box 24
100 AMP bike rider, 1968 (File 51) - Box 24
107-108 AMP paper boy, 1968 (File 51) - Box 24
131 AMP TV watcher, 1968 (File 51) - Box 24
136-137 AMP Kindergarten heads, 1968 (File 51) - Box 24
Series. Horniak & Canny
1-40 St. Vincents Private Hospital general brochure, 1984 (File 52) - Box 25
41-82 House with No Steps brochure, 1985 (File 52) - Box 25
Series. David Jenssen Design
1 Lend Lease chair Stuart Hornery, 1985 (File 53) - Box 26
20,22-35 Inst. Chartered Accountants annual rept. At library, Lend Lease computer, timber, dairy, home study, 1986 (File 53) - Box 26
38-39,49-53 Primary Ind. Bank of Aus. Annual report NSW various locations, 1988 (File 53) - Box 26
Series. James Green
6-7 2KY ad Philip St. Sydney, Luna Park Sydney, 1964 (File 53) - Box 26
Series. JH
1 Young composers, 1985 (File 53) - Box 26
Series. Lintas Advertising
3-4 Ad supermarket models in parking lot and inside shopping, 1964 (File 53) - Box 26
Series. ROCLA (Advertising)
1-3,5 Job site Rep. Frank Christie, 1968 (File 53) - Box 26
Series. Snape & Gallaher
1 White Ind. Ulan Coal mine, 1984 (File 53) - Box 26
2 AMEV Containers, 1985 (File 53) - Box 26
3-4 AMEV Townhouses Brisbane, 1985 (File 53) - Box 26
5 AMEV Dragline Brisbane, 1985 (File 53) - Box 26
6-7 AMEV Car repairs, 1985 (File 53) - Box 26
8 AMEV Shop front, 1985 (File 53) - Box 26
9-10 AMEV Cut price deli, 1985 (File 53) - Box 26
Series. Vicars
1-2 Woolen Mill, Sydney, 1963 (File 53) - Box 26
Series. Tony Foster negatives
6-15 Ord BT brochure including Chris Corrigan and Rob Ferguson, 1973-74 (File 54) - Box 27
16-18 Cremorne Plaza, 1974 (File 54) - Box 27
19-26 Brochure for own studio, 1975 (File 54) - Box 27
28-47 Commonwealth Bank annual report, 1975 (File 54) - Box 27
48-63 Ord BT brochure, 1976 (File 54) - Box 27
90-92 Ord BT brochure, 1977 (File 54) - Box 27
93-96 Pope Keirnan & Black, 1978 (File 54) - Box 27
97-98 French Freeman brochure, 1978 (File 54) - Box 27
99-102 BT brochure, 1978 (File 54) - Box 27
103-106 Mutual Acceptance, 1978 (File 54) - Box 27
120-131 Conservatorium of Music SYD, 1978 (File 54) - Box 27
182-186 Australian Film Commission, 1981 (File 54) - Box 27
199-200 Australian Film Corp, 1981 (File 54) - Box 27
240-241 Renison Gold Company Mt. Lyell, 1982 (File 54) - Box 27
242-244 ERA at Ranger Uranium, 1982 (File 54) - Box 27
277 ERA at Ranger Uranium aerials, 1984 (File 54) - Box 27