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Rescue the rainforests : stop logging Windsor.

Folded brochure (illustrated, black and white, with maps and charts). It contains primarily information about the Mount Windsor Rainforest Wilderness, the shortcomings of the policies which deal with it, the flora and fauna contained therein, and the issues surrounding an end to timber extraction from the site. The final panel contains suggestions for actions which may be taken by members of the public.

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Write for the forests - write now.

1 page, folded into quarters. On the exterior, one side has "Write for the forest", with a coloured photograph of a forest creek, while the other has "Write now" in red lettering across a black and white photograph of partially cleared land. The interior holds information as to why the Australian Conservation Foundation are asking for members of the public to write to the Minister for Primary Industry, the Minister for the Environment, and the Prime Minister, and what they would like the letters to say.

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Jobs for use not for waste : to save our environment!

Information sheet, folded in half to make 4 pages, about a seminar presented by the Australian Conservation Foundation on the topic of "socially useful full employment and a habitable environment". The details of date and time are Tomm Mann Theatre, 136 Chalmers Street, Sydney, September 11, 10:30 am - 5 pm. Guest speakers include Richard Guessman, John Ducker, Jim Raulston, and Ralph Taylor. It is printed in black ink on pale yellow paper, with some yellow headings, and a photograph on the front of a person in a diving mask.

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Cape Tribulation road, so terribly destructive to the coastal wilderness.

Postcard, with a photograph (black and white) of a cleared track and a single person standing on it. The reverse credits the photographer, Leo Meier, and includes a partial address for Parliament House, Canberra, with space to insert names. There is some text addressed to the reader, requesting the use of the World Heritage Properties Conservation Act and the Marine Park Act to obtain World Heritage Listing for the Daintree Rainforest. Below, there are dotted lines for names and address details to be added, as well as a signature.

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The rainforests : ACF viewpoint.

This is a research paper dealing with rainforests around the world, their ecosystems and special features, and their impact on environmental health. It contains several pictures of rainforest trees and various fauna, maps, and tables.

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You care about the environment - what can you do? Join the Australian Conservation Foundation.

Brochure made by 1 page into thirds. It advertises membership of the Australian Conservation Foundation (ACF), and details the purposes of the ACF, the benefits of membership, and provides a membership application to fill in in the last third of the brochure. The far right third is separated by a vertical dotted line to indicate that it may be detached. The front two panels feature a photograph of waves washing across a beach, and the text "Photography by Jutta Hosel", as well as the prominent text "You care about the environment, what can you do? Join the Australian Conservation Foundation, we can do it together..."

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Trees or timber? A tale of two meetings.

Information flier giving an account of two meetings recently held in Yokohama, Japan, in March 1987. One was the "International Rainforest Conference", populated by representatives from non-government organisations, meeting to discuss the impact of the destruction of tropical rainforests. The second was the International Tropical Timber Council's first meeting at its new headquarters, which was populated by representatives both from governments and non-government organisations from the countries which were signatories to the International Tropical Timber Agreement. The author, Nodi Mather, represented the Rainforest Information Centre, Australian Conservation Foundation, Nature Conservation Council of New South Wales, Earth Repair Foundation and Greenpeace. Printed in black ink on cream paper, with hand drawings in the corners of the first page.

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World heritage dam free : an ACF information sheet about the Tully-Millstream hydro-electric scheme.

Information essay about Australian tropical rainforests and the proposed scheme to dam the Tully River for hydro-electricity. It includes maps, charts, cartoons and photographs and argues vehemently for the stopping of the scheme and the preservation of the river system as is. It includes suggestions for actions which can be taken by members of the public to that end.

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