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Date(s)
- ca. 1960-ca. 2008 (Creation)
Level of description
Collection
Extent and medium
4 boxes.
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Born in Glen Innes NSW, became a mining engineer. Ordained as a priest in 1960 and while serving in various parishes in NSW contributed to labour rights, anti-Vietnam, anti-apartheid, and social justice campaigns. Served as assistant secretary of the Catholic Commission for Justice and Peace from 1975 to 1978. Resigned from the priesthood in 1983. Later he and partner Lilla Watson worked for Aboriginal social justice and reconciliation in Brisbane.
Repository
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
From Lilla Watson.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Twenty-five subject files relating to social justice campaigns. Each file may contain correspondence, clippings, copies of articles, and ephemera.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Original order maintained, file numbers assigned by processing archivist. Select publications catalogued separately.
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Unrestricted access.
Conditions governing reproduction
Copyright applies.
Language of material
- English
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Created, AM, 25-Jul-2023.