Guide to the papers of
Brigadier Maurice 'Bunny' Austin DSO, OBE
Collection Number: PR86/062
Bronwyn Self
July 1990
Contents
List of series
page
3-5
Biographical note
6-7
Series and item listing
8-54
Summary note
This collection, which consists of 56 boxes, reflects Austin's lifelong interest in 19th
Century Australian military history. Included are Austin’s files of newsclippings,
files of research notes and associated indexes, photocopies and printouts gathered
during various research projects. These projects included work as the Army
Historian, from which came the Army in Australia project, work as consultant to the
Heritage Commission and as editor of the Journal of the Royal United Services
Institute of Australia. Also included are the indexes to the New South Wales Corps
which were a work-in-progress at the time of his death.
The papers described in this guide were donated to the Memorial in 1986.
Memorial administrative file relating to the acquisition of these papers
AWM93, 419/4/24 "Historical records donated Brigadier M Austin DSO OBE, ACT"
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List of series in the Austin papers
A: Indexes
page
Series 1, Indexes to members of the New
South Wales Corps
9-11
Series 2, Index to Garrison Orders
12
Series 3, Index to ships
12-13
Series 4, Index to shipping arrivals and departures
13
Series 5, Index to regiments
13
Series 6, General research index
13
Series 7, Index to government publications
13
Series 8, General chronological indexes
14
Series 9, Register/index to despatches from
Historical records of New South Wales
14
Series 10, Register/index to despatches from
Historical Records of Australia Series 1
14
Series 11, Index to Sydney Morning Herald
/Sydney Herald
14-15
Series 12, Miscellaneous chronological index
15-16
Series 13, Miscellaneous indexes relating to
biographical and regimental matters
16-17
Series 14, Miscellaneous indexes
17-18
Series 15, Biographical index
18
Series 16, Bibliographic cards
18
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B: Research files and other papers
Series 17, Research material relating to the
New South Wales Corps and the British Army
in Australia and colonial forces includes
preparation for Australian Dictionary of
Biography articles
19-22
Series 18, Drafts and material for publication
of The Army in Australia 1840-1850
22-23
Series 19, General research files (Australian
history, New South Wales Corps and military
subjects)
24-25
Series 20, Requests for information and material
accumulated, including period as Army Historian
includes research material on military law,
theses, manuscripts and articles submitted for
comment and advice
25-34
Series 21, Research material for lectures and
articles (including the cancelled second volume
of The Army in Australia 1840-1850)
34-35
C: Photocopies and news clippings
Series 22, Printouts from Australian Joint
Copying Project (AJCP) microfilms
36
Series 23, Photocopies from Historical Records
of Australia
36-37
Series 24, Photocopies from Colburn's United
Services Magazine
37-39
Series 25, Photocopies of government publications
39-40
Series 26, Printouts from the microfilm of the
Sydney Morning Herald and other newspapers
40-41
Series 27, Clippings from The Bulletin
41
Series 28, Copies of selected book reviews
41
Series 29, Photocopies of monographs and
journal articles and newsclippings
41-48
4
D: Work as a consultant etc
Series 30, Papers re Australian War Memorial sub
committee on atlas of Australia at war
49
Series 31, Papers accumulated during work as a
consultant for the Heritage Commission
49-51
Series 32, Papers concerning work as editor of Journal
of the Royal United Services Institute of
Australia
51-52
Series 33, Personal papers concerning work as editor
of Journal of the Royal United Services
Institute of Australia
52
E: Personal
Series 34, Personal diaries
53
Series 35, Photographs, correspondence and
reports connected with Austin's Army career
53-54
Series 36, Correspondence and newsletters from
the Order of the British Empire Association
Australian Capital Territory Branch
54
Series 37, Miscellaneous journals and monographs
54
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Biographical note
Brigadier Maurice (Bunny) AUSTIN DSO, OBE
Born:
Married:
Died:
in Geelong on 15 December 1916
Enid Lyons in 1946
in Canberra on 13 October 1985
Military Service
Austin enrolled at the Royal Military College (RMC), Duntroon on 1 March 1935,
graduating on 13 December 1938
He subsequently served in the Australian Army from 14 December 1938 until
discharge on retirement on 3 February 1971. He joined the Retired List and was
appointed Army Historian on 5 July 1971.
Austin saw service in the Darwin Mobile Force and in 1940 was appointed adjutant of
2/27 Infantry Battalion serving in Syria. Returning to Australia in 1942 he joined the
29 Infantry Brigade as brigade major serving in Papua and New Guinea. In 1945 he
was posted to RMC as an instructor. He commanded 2nd Battalion The Royal
Australian Regiment (RAR) and later 1st Battalion RAR in Korea. From 1954 to
1958 he was Director of Infantry and Commandant of the Jungle Training Centre,
Cunungra. Several staff appointments in the personnel branch of Army Headquarters
followed. He also paid several visits to Vietnam.
Research and consultancy work
As Director of Infantry he personally re wrote the manuals of infantry minor tactics.
From 1971 as a civilian he worked for a number of years as the Army Historian and
studied the development of the Australian Army from 1788 to the present. He became
the recognised authority in Australia on early military matters, particularly prior to
Federation.
Austin's research produced articles for the Australian Army Journal (on the activities
of the New South Wales Corps). This developed into an interest in the British
Regiments which garrisoned the colonies until 1870 and led to the publication of his
book The Army in Australia 1840-1850 by the Department of Defence. He also
produced articles on soldiering in early Australia (extracts from contemporary
newspapers) and on the use of Army records (especially the complex AJCP) which
appeared regularly in Sabretache.
Austin was also a consultant for the Australian Dictionary of Biography for more than
20 years, in 1972 becoming a foundation member of the Armed Services Working
Party for the Australian Dictionary of Biography. He served as editor for the Journal
of the Royal United Services Institute of Australia 1980 to 1982 and undertook a
variety of consultancies including research work for the Heritage Commission on
military sites plus the Australian War Memorial's committee on the the atlas of
Australia at war.
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Honours and awards
Mention in Despatches for recognition of service in the SWPA with 29
Infantry Brigade
Companion to Distinguished Service Order for service with the 1st Battalion
Royal Australian Regiment in Korea (during the defence of Hill 355 in August
1952)
Order of the British Empire Queen's Birthday honours 1962 for work during
command of 1st Logistic Support Group and in Personnel Branch
Biographical sources
"Brigadier Maurice Austin, DSO, OBE 1916-1985" in Sabretache the journal
and proceedings of the Military Historical Society of Australia Vol XXVL
Oct/Dec 1985 page 45
"Brigadier (Rtd) Maurice (Bunny) Austin, DSO, OBE, psc A Tribute" by
Major-General (Rtd) CMI Pearson, AO, DSO, OBE, MC
Information extracted from Austin's record of service supplied by Soldier
Career Management Agency
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Series and item listing
How to request (or cite) an item from this guide
To request items listed in this guide which are held at the Memorial you should
complete a pink request form and cite the required item number, for example
For the indexes
PR86/062, Series 1 (a) etc
The series numbers are important for the index cards because there are no individually
numbered items within each series.
Other records
PR86/062, item [1] or
PR86/062, item [147] etc
For these records the series numbers have been used to assist in grouping like records
but are not essential for citation or retrieval.
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A: Indexes
The date range cited in series of index cards is the content date range and not the date
of creation by Austin (by 1970 to 1984)
Series 1, Indexes to New South Wales Corps members
Description These indexes were created during Austin's research of his life long
interest, the New South Wales Corps, which involved note taking and creation of
indexes from a wealth of sources.
Austin's abbreviations used in these indexes
B
C
CH
D
E
EL
F
G
GAB
GH
H
HR
IPO
KP
L
LSQ
M
MR
N
NI
P
PD
PMS
PPMS
S
SH1
SH2
SQ
VDL
X
X(PC)
X(PM)
duty batteries or band
ex convict
Castle Hill
duty
enlisted no levy money paid
enlisted levy money paid
furlough
guard
Gabramatta
George's Head
Hawkesbury
Hunter River
in place of / a substitute (no levy money paid)
Kissing Point
leave
leave [at] sick quarters
marine
muster roll
Newcastle
Norfolk Island
Parramatta
Port Darymple
previous military service
possible previous military service
sick
South Head
Supply Hulk
sick quarters
Tasmania
unknown no levy money paid
unknown possible convict
unknown possible marine
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XOU
XOUL
ex another unit no levy money paid (this includes those who
discharged from another unit one day and enlisted in the New South
Wales Corps the following day)
ex another unit levy money paid
PR86/062, Series one (a) Index to members of the New South Wales Corps
who served between 1789 and 1800 (1807)
These white 8 x 10 inch cards are arranged alphabetically by surname and
appear to relate to those who were on board ships en route to Australia in the
period 1788 to 1792. These men would thus have enlisted into the Corps in
the UK and attested there before embarkation or after arrival in the colony.
The other entires on the cards record service history, dates of service, personal
occurrences (promotion, death, discharge), officer and company details. This
information was gleaned from Australian Joint Copying Project reels
(especially those for muster rolls) Historical Records of New South Wales and
Historical Records of Australia, Cobley's Sydney Cove and the Sydney
Morning Herald. Some cards include fairly lengthy biographical notes and
some have a variety of spellings for surnames. Where applicable the cards
also record recruitment from the Savoy prison.
Date range 1789 to 1807
PR86/062, Series one (b) Index to members of the New South Wales Corps
who served between 1791 and 1807
These white 8 x 10 inch cards are arranged alphabetically by surname and
appear to relate to those who were on board ships en route to Australia in the
period 1791 to 1807. These men would thus have enlisted into the Corps in
the UK and attested there before embarkation or after arrival in the colony.
The other entries on the cards record service history, dates of service, personal
occurrences (promotion, death, discharge), officer and company details. This
information was gleaned from Australian Joint Copying Project reels
(especially those for muster rolls). Some cards include fairly lengthy
biographical notes and some have a variety of spellings for surnames. Where
applicable the cards also record recruitment from the Savoy prison and
whether guard on a convict ship.
Date range 1791 to 1807
PR86/062, Series one (c) Index to reinforcements for the New South Wales
Corps who arrived in the colony 1808
These orange or green 8 x 10 inch cards are arranged alphabetically by
surname. The cards follow the individuals' careers of individuals, who arrived
in the colony on HMT Recovery or HMT Sinclair, from attestation or
embarkation until the Corps' disbandment in 1810. They record postings
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(officer's name and thus company) dates of service, transfer, death or if
returned to the United Kingdom with the 102nd Regiment. The index also
includes some members who were already members of the Corps and in the
colony in 1808 (eg Thomas Self who can also be found in series 1 (a).
Date range 1808-1810
PR86/062, Series one (d) Index to officers in the New South Wales Corps
These white 8 x 10 inch cards are arranged alphabetically by surname and
dates of service, place of duty (eg Van Dieman's Land, Parramatta and Norfolk
Island) and date of return to the UK or periods of leave. The information has
been extracted from Australian Joint Copying Project reels, Historical Records
of Australia and Historical Records of New South Wales.
Date range 1799 to 1809
PR86/062, Series one (e) Index to the "outs" [those leaving the New South
Wales Corps]
These 8 x 10 inch cards provide service particulars and indexes to those who
left the Corps (through death, desertion, claimed by another unit or those who
failed to appear on the muster rolls). Cards are arranged alphabetically within
chronological sub categories.
Date range 1789-1792
PR86/062, Series one (f) Index to civil officers attached to the New South
Wales Corps
These white 8 x 10 inch cards are arranged alphabetically by surname.
Particulars of dates and appointments and notes of correspondence are
recorded for those civil officers who were attached to the corps (eg
commissaries, surveyors, boat builders and surgeons) The Historical Records
of New South Wales were used to extract this information.
Date range 1731 to 1800
PR86/062, Series one (g) Miscellaneous cards and working notes
This "index" appears to be interrupted "work in progress" cards, with leads to
follow up and particulars of individuals for whom Austin still sought
information. Mention is made of the gap in the muster rolls for 1797 and the
use made of substitute pay lists. Also included are the keys to abbreviations
used, dates of shipping arrivals, names of superintendents and agents and the
structure of the civil establishment.
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Date range 1792 to 1793
PR86/062, Series one (h) Index recording the diposition of those still serving
in the Corps at the time of disbandment (1810)
The information on these 8 x 10 inch white or green cards was gleaned by
Austin from Australian Joint Copying Project records. He used description
and succession books for the New South Wales Corps, service returns, Muster
Generals' index of casualties and casualty returns 102nd Foot (1810-1817).
Personal details extracted include date of birth, age, place of origin (parish,
town and county) complexion, eyes, hair, visage, trade, dates of service and
shipping movements.
Dispersal could include discharge, transfer to the 102nd Foot or a veterans'
battalion. There are also a number of sub groups for those still serving in the
period 1807-1810
o claimed by civil power before embarkation
o deserted before embarkation
o left sick in New South Wales supposed to be subsisted by the 73rd
Regiment
o discharged on 24 April 1810 but not shown as such on payroll assume
discharged 24 March 1810
o off roll before 1808
o disappeared without trace
o discharged by general court martial prior to embarkation
o discharged having found a substitute
o executed before embarkation
o discharged prior to embarkation
o died before embarkation
The cards are arranged alphabetically by surname within these groups. Also
included are abbreviations, working notes and sources.
Date range 1807 to 1817
Series 2, Index to Garrison Orders
Description 8 x 10 inch white cards which record the order number, date and a
summary of the order.
Date range 1841 to 1855
Series 3, Index to ships
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Description Card index compiled by Austin using Charles Bateson's The Convict
Ship. Entries record the ship's name, date departed and landed, number of officers
and other ranks carried. Cards are arranged in alphabetical order by name of ship.
Series 4, Index to shipping arrivals and departures
Description These cards record transcriptions taken from JS Cumpston's Shipping
arrivals and departures 1788 to 1825 and provide dates of voyage and ports of call.
The cards are arranged in alphabetical order by ship's name.
Date range 1788 to 1800
Also included are notes from Historical Records of Australia on the policy of ship
building.
Series 5, Index to regiments
Description 8 x 10 inch white cards which show Australian Joint Copying Project
references plus location, date and place of incident or movement affecting each
regiment. There are also two cards giving dates of service of the regiments.
Date range 1783 - 1823
Series 6, General research index
Description 8 x 10 inch white cards show reference to oft used sources, abbreviations
for holding institutions, also cards listing relevant theses and authors and an index to
Australian Joint Copying Project microfilm reels.
Series 7, Index to government publications
Description Card index to Queensland Colonial Government Gazettes, Votes and
Proceedings, Queensland Parliamentary Debates. Subjects covered include raising of
units, fortifications, defence acts, supply of the garrison and the visit of imperial
troops.
Date range 1859 to 1901
13
Series 8, General chronological index
Description 8 x 10 inch white cards consisting of indexed entries taken from a variety
of sources. Each card relates to events on a particular date. Records indexed include
the Sydney Morning Herald, despatches, House of Commons papers, archival sources
held by the Archives Office of New South Wales and records microfilmed by the
Australian Joint Copying Project. Subjects indexed include staffing, general
administration, policy, land acquisition, military and military police matters, the
Eureka Stockade and the effects of the gold rush. Cards are arranged chronologically
by date of event/citation.
Date range 1852 to 1862
Series 9, Register/index to despatches Historical Records of New South Wales
Description 8 x 10 inch white cards consist mostly of handwritten extracts taken by
Austin from the Historical Records of New South Wales series (some cards have
photocopies of the entry). Each card records the date, sender and addressee and the
text of the despatch (to the United Kingdom) and gives the volume and page number.
The selected despatches relate to regimental/garrison matters and affairs of the colony
etc staffing, establishments, Governor's powers, rations etc. Note some cards include
extracts from Historical Records of Australia Series 1 and Australian Joint Copying
Project sources. Cards are arranged chronologically by date of the despatch.
Date range 1785 - 1810
Series 10, Register/index to despatches from Historical Records of Australia Series 1
Description 8 x 10 inch white cards consist mostly of handwritten extracts taken by
Austin from Historical Records of Australia Series 1. Subjects covered include policy
and administration of the colonies, acts, exploration, inquiries regarding individuals,
mutinies, returns, disbanding of companies, the defence of Sydney and Melbourne,
matters relating to the garrison and regiments. Each entry includes the volume and
page number, date of the despatch and the sender and addressee. Also interpersed
chronologically are miscellaneous extracts from the Sydney Gazette and the
Australian Joint Copying Project microfilms. Cards are arranged chronologically by
date of despatch.
Date range (1815) 1823 - 1849
Series 11, Sydney Morning Herald / Sydney Herald index
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Description 8 x 10 inch white cards consisting of handwritten index to entries in the
Sydney Morning Herald and Sydney Herald extracted by Austin for his research.
Areas covered include military personnel, regimental movements and postings of
officers, shipping arrivals and departures including numbers of officers and other
ranks and deserters, appointment of magistrates, promotions and executions, robberies
and military funerals, reports of bad behaviour in a particular regiment and rumours of
war. Each entry records the newspaper, the date, the page and column plus the extract
of the report. Cards are arranged chronologically by date of the newspaper.
Date range 1839 - 1850
There are also miscellaneous entries from a number of other newspapers (Launceston
Examiner, Hobart Mercury, Town and Country, Sydney Mail and Albury Express)
covering the period 1857 to 1919
Series 12, Miscellaneous chronological indexes
Description This is an artificial series of indexes which are all arranged
chronologically, the sub series are
PR86/062, Series 12 (a) summary card giving date page column and entry
appears to be index to Sydney Morning Herald.
Date range 1845 - 1846
PR86/062, Series 12 (b) chronological index/summary of events for each year
and roughly divided by state, some cards give references to a variety of
newspapers
Date range 1865 - 1910
PR86/062, Series 12 (c) Index to despatches and newspaper references and
Australian Joint Copying Project sources, sender, addressee and often the
subject heading
Date range 1850
PR86/062, Series 12 (d) Index to despatches includes sources from the
Australian Joint Copying Project and the Sydney Morning Herald
Date range 1841 - 1844
PR86/062, Series 12 (e) Index to despatches some Sydney Morning Herald,
some Historical Records of Australia some with subject headings in
chronological order
Date range 1819 - 1825, 1840
PR86/062, Series 12 (f) THAJ [Tasmanian House of Assembly Journal] gives
paper no, date and abstract
Date range 1856 - 1960
PR86/062, Series 12 (g) Despatches or correspondence received
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Date range 1862 - 1865
PR86/062, Series 12 (h) General index some despatches some subject
headings
Date range 1854-1859 with cards to 1871 and 1918
PR86/062, Series 12 (i) Index relating to Victoria entries from The Argus,
Sydney Morning Herald, Australian Joint Copying Project Colonial Office and
War Office records which relate to Victorian defences, Ballarat and Bendigo
Date range 1853 - 1858
PR86/062, Series 12 (j) Chronological index of despatches largely concerns
rations, imports, land grants and returns
Date range 1800
Series 13, Miscellaneous indexes relating to biographical and regimental matters
Description This is an artificial series of indexes which relate largely to biographical
and regimental matters. The sub series are
PR86/062, Series 13 (a) Index cards relating to Thomas Sadlier Cleaveland
73rd Regiment. Show sources used which vary, publications, Archives Office
of New South Wales records etc for Austin's Australian Dictionary of
Biography articles
PR86/062, Series 13 (b) Notes from a variety of sources on matters such as
the Bigge Report, Minchin and military appointments
PR86/062, Series 13 (c) Causes of death of officers from Australian Joint
Copying Project reels one card
only
Date range 1840 - 1850
PR86/062, Series 13 (d) Notes on regiments mostly taken from Burges Short
PR86/062, Series 13 (e) Chronological notes on The Royal Artillery
Date range 1846 - 1870
PR86/062, Series 13 (f) 8 x 10 inch cards showing sources and information
gleaned on William Minchin [for Australian Dictionary of Biography article]
PR86/062, Series 13 (g) 8 x 10 inch cards showing sources and information
gleaned on Neil MacKellar [for Australian Dictionary of Biography article]
PR86/062, Series 13 (h) 8 x 10 inch cards showing sources and information
gleaned on John Townson [for Australian Dictionary of Biography article]
PR86/062, Series 13 (i) 8 x 10 inch cards recording extract from article re the
use of the mortar, extracts from Victorian Executive Council minutes 1851-54,
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index (by chapters) some chronological cards, cards arranged alphabetically
by place and photocopies of Geoffrey Serle's "The Victorian Government's
campaign for Federation"
PR86/062, Series 13 (j) 3 x 5 inch and 4 x 6 inch cards recording notes taken
from Lieutenant Ralph Clarke's journal (Mitchell Library L219/220) and
Clarke's letter book also extracts from Historic Records of New South Wales
and Historical Records of Australia
PR86/062, Series 13 (k) 8 x 10 inch cards recording troop locations and
movements
Date range 1839-1845
PR86/062, Series 13 (l) 8 x 10 inch cards showing land grants and troop
numbers and Australian Joint Copying Project references and references to
general courts martial
Series 14, Miscellaneous indexes
Description This artificial series consists of the following sub indexes
PR86/062, Series 14 (a) Index to journals gives volume and part number and
page for the reference to that subject arranged alphabetically by name of
journal and some subjects
PR86/062, Series 14 (b) Alphabetical index with a variety of subjects and
numerical references
PR86/062, Series 14 (c) Alphabetical index to folders of papers accumulated
in the Army Historian's Office (see series 20, items [66A]-[66B]
PR86/062, Series 14 (d) Index to journals and monographs used and a partial
index by subjects
PR86/062, Series 14 (e) Alphabetical subject index giving journal article
references
PR86/062, Series 14 (f) Alphabetical subject index with multiple number
references (Roman numeral and
two decimal numbers) this could be
Historical Records of Australia or Historic Records of New South Wales
PR86/062, Series 14 (g) Alphabetical subject indexgiving [House of
Commons Papers] references
PR86/062, Series 14 (h) Alphabetical subject cards giving date and event
(very abbreviated). This could be an index to the Sydney Morning Herald
Date range 1839 - 1850
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PR86/062, Series 14 (i) Alphabetical subject cards giving date and event
(very abbreviated). This could be an index to the Sydney Morning Herald
Date range 1852 - 1854
PR86/062, Series 14 (j) Bibliographic index with notes taken from journals
and monographs
PR86/062, Series 14 (k) 8 x 10 inch cards which record information and
references relating to the
New South Wales Corps, the Victorian Police
and the history of Sydney and Paddington [New South Wales]
PR86/062, Series 14 (l) 3 x 5 inch bibliographic cards
Series 15, Biographical index
Description A variety of sources were used (including Australian Dictionary of
Biography) to compile information on the selected individuals. Each entry of 1-4
lines gives dates and commissions and appointments held. Cards are arranged
alphabetically by surname range (A-Y).
Date range by 1960's to 1980's
Series 16, Bibliographic cards
Description These cards which are arranged alphabetically by author relate to the
British and Colonial forces and Australian Colonial history (especially the convict
period). Entries include NLA and Department of Defence Library call numbers for
most used sources, book catalogues and newsclippings of book reviews and
miscellaneous notes.
Date range by 1960's to 1980's
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B. Research files and other papers
Series 17, Research material relating to the New South Wales Corps and the British
Army in Australia and colonial forces, includes preparation for Australian Dictionary
of Biography articles
Description This is an artificial series or grouping of files which relate to this broad
research area. Austin's research methodology meant these subject areas were
intertwined.
Date range by 1960's to 1980's
PR86/062, item [1] Typed nominal roll of marines 1789, typed muster roll
1793, handwritten lists New South Wales Corps 1789, other miscellaneous
lists, notes and statistical summaries
PR86/062, item [2a] Folder containing charts and tables showing New South
Wales Corps officers, by rank and magistrates 1800-1803, shipping arrivals
Sep 1800-1801 (ship's name, from which port, master, quantity of spirits and
wine carried, amounts sold and bonded and other cargo plus New South Wales
bills and date of sailing, table of postings of officers showing death, arrest,
leave and shipping detail 1800 - 1810.
PR86/062, item [2b] OVERSIZE ITEM Also photocopies Australian Joint
Copying Project records of New South Wales Regiment of Foot General State
of Public Accounts for 1799-1806 (ref WO [War Office] 12/9902 Reel 414)
PR86/062, item [3] Statistical analysis by officer's rank of muster rolls 17961809, includes names of those discharged and other personal occurrences of
exits and entries
PR86/062, item [4] OVERSIZE ITEM Folder containing charts and tables
of analysis of muster rolls includes analysis by soldier's previous occupation,
then chronological arrangement giving full name (1789-1810) then
alphabetical lists giving each soldier's date and place of birth, dates of service,
ship arrived, previous military service etc
PR86/062, item [5] Graph showing officers and dates of service and the
corresponding governor (1789-1796) and copy of chart showing skeleton
service history of New South Wales Corps officers
PR86/062, item [6] Notes re the New South Wales Corps land matters and
bills and accounts includes reference to Corps officers and ships 1799-1810
PR86/062, item [7] Chart showing ships arriving Sydney and then to Norfolk
Island 1788-1796
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PR86/062, item [8] Various nominal rolls [New South Wales Corps] some by
company, by allocation to officers, include date of service
PR86/062, item [9] Typed statistics, summaries New South Wales Corps,
based on information extracted from muster rolls, other miscellaneous notes,
roll of marines transferred to New South Wales Corps
PR86/062, item [10] Annotated handwritten lists of New South Wales Corps
1789 to 1796
PR86/062, item [11] Notes and nominal rolls re New South Wales Corps
includes deaths and discharges
PR86/062, item [12] Notes/charts re members of the New South Wales Corps
which record name [company commander] date (1808-1810) abbreviated
locations and detachments
PR86/062, item [13] Alphabetical list chart of members of the New South
Wales Corps records Australian Joint Copying Project references, some ranks
and disposition, death, discharge etc
PR86/062, item [14] Rough notes re officers and members of the New South
Wales Corps includes comparison by date, lists of those who died and chart
showing officers and corresponding paymaster and where serving 1799 to
May 1810 and how left Australia if still serving in 1810
PR86/062, item [15] Nominal roll recording name, some ranks, sub units,
date of death 1810 and 1810
PR86/062, item [16] Notes and brief biographical comments for officers in
the New South Wales Corps and New South Wales Governors
PR86/062, item [17] Notes re William Minchin
PR86/062, item [18] Photocopy of transcription of journal of Charles
Ferdinand Hamilton-Smith Lieutenant 28th Regiment covering transfer period
in England 1833 to 1834 at Wigan and Catham Barracks, voyage to Australia
1835 on board His Majesty's Convict Ship Westmoreland. Transcribed from
document at Mitchell Library (reference ML Mss 941)
PR86/062, item [19] Miscellaneous notes and papers 19th Century includes
copy of time line recording dates and British Regiments associated with the
Pacific Area (and Australian Joint Copying Project references), cards with
statistical breakdown of imprisonment, other ranks sick, list of officers of the
48th Foot in New South Wales 1818, description of sources from the
Australian Joint Copying Project, list of residences of known or apparent
military officers, cards from chronological general index and rough notes,
Royal Artillery Battery Flowchart Australia/New Zealand 1845 - 1870 and
bibliography relating to military and martial law.
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PR86/062, item [20] Envelope marked Lists of Foreign Decorations from
Chris Cuneen Australian Dictionary of Biography 1979 contains two lists of
names with ranks, service number, service and the award.
PR86/062, item [21] Two ring binder marked RUSI (Royal United Services
Institute) 1841 containing photocopies of the following articles
JL Pimlott "The Raising of Four Regiments for India 1787-8" Army
Historical Research Journal n.d
B Gandevia and J Cobley "Mortality at Sydney Cove 1788-1792"
Australian and New Zealand Journal of Medicine Vol 4 No 2 April
1974
"History of the British Army Account of the Third (or the East Kent)
Regiment of Foot called the Buffs" The Royal Military Chronicle
"History of the British Army Twenty First Regiment of Foot, or Royal
North British Fusileers (sic)" The Royal Military Chronicle
"Services of Disbanded Regiments" [Colburn's Magazine] April 1851
"Second Progress Report from the Select Committee on Grievances
(Petitions of Edwin Tyler and William Henry)" together with the
Proceedings of the Committee and Minutes of Evidence Votes and
Proceedings Legislative Assembly 3 July 1860
PR86/062, item [21] continued Report on William Sims Bell Votes and
Proceedings Legislative Assembly 1862
PR86/062, item [22] Notes taken from muster rolls and description books and
printouts from the Australian Joint Copying Project WO [War Office] 25/642,
WO 25/643, WO 25/1070, WO 25/1342 and WO 25/2170 and CO [Colonial
Office] 201/42 relating to the New South Wales Corps and 102nd Regiment
also volunteers and out pensioners
PR86/062, item [23] File marked despatches In & Out Victoria includes
research notes and references to shipping arrivals and departures 1854, register
of despatches, composition of regiments by rank.
PR86/062, item [24] Articles relating to the New South Wales Corps and the
British Army in Australia
Bert E Weston "A Chip Off the Old Block" Despatch Vol XIV No 10
April 1979 [George Johnston and son Robert]
GL Laycock "The Role of the New South Wales Corps an examination
of its roles in early colonial history" Thesis for Bachelor of Letters
Department of History University of New England October 1964
retyped for case binding January 1982
R Maurice Hill "A Short History of the New South Wales Corps 17891818" Army Historical Research Journal Vol 13 1934
PR86/062, item [25a] & [25b] Two folders of notes and typescript relating to
barracks in Tasmania, Victoria and New South Wales and matters relating to
engineers and marines and strength states and loyal associations. Notes and
carbon typescript of Watkin Tench "A complete account"
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PR86/062, item [26] Typescript of "Records of the early days of Canungra
and reminiscences by Edwin Franklin"
PR86/062, item [27] Photocopy of [Thomas Shine (ed)] The History of the
Soudan Expedition : an historical record of the events relating to the levy
despatch and return of the New South Wales Contingent raised for service in
Egypt March June 1885 (Sydney Maclardy 1885). Clipping from The Herald
25 July 1956 re "Australia up in Arms! We rallied to avenge Gordon"
PR86/062, item [28] Copy of articles by David Chinn on "The Colonial
Military Forces of Australia their development role and training" and AD
Gibson "The White Ensign"
PR86/062, item [29] Various clippings and feature articles leaflet etc relating
to Australian convict and colonial history.
PR86/062, item [30] Typed article and working notes on colonial navies.
Photocopy of John E Price "A History of the Defence of Port Phillip Bay"
Sabretache March 1973
PR86/062, item [31] Copies of documents which include information relating
to the colonial/state governors and Australian Governors General and the
United Kingdom governments and ministries 1788-1952
PR86/062, item [32] Typewritten notes re the Armies of Queen Anne from
Eric Robson The Armed Forces and the Art of War, and from TS Ashton An
Economic History of England in the 18th Century
Series 18, Drafts and material for The Army in Australia 1840-1850
Description This series consists of typescripts and drafts of material for the
publication of The Army in Australia 1840-1850. Also includes correspondence
relating to Austin's work as Army Historian and the Army Office decision to not to
continue the project beyond 1850
PR86/062, item [33]
Handwritten draft index to The Army in Australia 1840-1850
Material for publication of The Army in Australia 1840-1850
PR86/062, item [34] Artwork and proofs, plates, mock-ups, transparencies,
typescript for Appendix Three
PR86/062, item [35a] & [35b] Original typescript with manuscript
amendments
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PR86/062, item [36a] & [36b] Typescript version A and B amended by
Austin in 1978, many of the changes did not appear in the publication
PR86/062, item [37] Folder which includes typescript and working draft of
locations and strengths New South Wales 1 January 1839 to 1851 originally
marked Appendix 9. Information recorded includes location and date,
regiment, numbers of officers and other ranks and staff. This was published in
The Army in Australia 1840-1850 as Appendix 7
PR86/062, item [38] Four ring binder originally containing notes and tables
incorporated in appendices to The Army in Australia 1840-1850 also printouts
from the Australian Joint Copying Project
PR86/062, item [39] Papers relating to Austin's brief as Army Historian and
advice he sought from academic historians for work on the Army in Australia
1840 - 1850. Also correspondence 1978 to 1980 re Army Office suspension
of the project at 1850
PR86/062, item [40] Notes, messages, correspondence and requests for
information during Austin's period as Army Historian and the preparation of
The Army in Australia 1840-1850 (1963, 1971-1979). Includes
correspondence relating to the appointment and his research strategy
PR86/062, item [41] Originally housed in two and four ring binders amended
typescript and handwritten drafts of unpublished material relating to the Army
in Australia and Australian history generally. Topics cover more than the
range of The Army in Australia 1840 1850 (eg The Gold Escorts, The Police
and Pensioners, military buildings and barracks and coastal defences).
Includes Department of Defence typing cover sheets c.1976 - 1977. (NB there
are related files in items [101A] - [101G]). There are the following parts
PR86/062, item [41a] Chapter One Prologue and Chapter Three Australia
1851 to 1852
PR86/062, item [41b] Footnotes Chapter Two and Three to Mad Married
Methodists
PR86/062, item [41c] Some early barracks in Australia, Chapter 12 United
Kingdom 1853 - 1854 and Chapter 5 Coastal Defences
PR86/062, item [41d] Chapter 5 Coastal Defences, Chapter 13 Land
Defences, Chapter 17 Local Forces and Chapter 8 [Gold Rushes]
PR86/062, item [41e] Commuted Pensioners
PR86/062, item [41f] Chapter 9 The Gold Escorts, Chapter 8 The Police,
Chapter 6 The Pensioners and Chapter 4 The Midas Touch plus unnumbered
chapters on gunpowder tenements and plot to 1850, Victoria Barracks,
Paddington and the Police and Pensioners.
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Series 19, General research files
Description Old general files originally housed in two and four ring binders with
Dymo tape markers indicating the contents. There appear to be two original
numbering systems one for newsclippings, the other for extracts and typescripts of
journal articles. Most files included a typed list of contents.
Date range by 1960's to 1980's
PR86/062, item [42] Copy of typed list of contents for each of the numbered
files
PR86/062, item [43] Barracks and Buildings newsclippings
(Previously No 2)
PR86/062, item [44] Convicts newsclippings (Previously No 3)
PR86/062, item [45a] & [45b] Corps histories military sites and defence
internal affairs (Previously No 4/18)
PR86/062, item [46a] & [46b] Famous people [explorers] (Previously folder
No 5)
PR86/062, item [47] Early Medicine (Previously folder 7)
PR86/062, item [48] Australian shipwrecks (Previously folder No 8)
PR86/062, item [49a] & [49b] Sport general military history newsclippings
and typescripts and photocopies of journal articles. Contains information on
British regimental museums, regimental badges, military justice, articles on
British Army history, Australian and imperial defence cooperation, recruiting
procedure reforms, native police corps, naval customs, William Bligh, history
of the principal small arms, the history of the Zamzana gun and articles on
American Civil War and New South Wales (Previously folder No 11)
PR86/062, item [50] Australian Coastal Defences
(Previously folder No 13)
PR86/062, item [51] Australia's First Bank (Previously folder No 15)
PR86/062, item [52] Miscellaneous mostly articles on military associations ie
naming of areas and roads and heraldic associations (Previously folder No 16)
PR86/062, item [53] Use of Troops in riots and rebellion (Previously folder
No 17)
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PR86/062, item [54] Engineers ie water supply and roads (Previously folder
No 122)
PR86/062, item [55] General history and military awards includes early
issues of Sabretache (1963 and 1972)
PR86/062, item [56a] & [56b] General typescripts and typed copies of
journal articles re the general history of the Australian Army and military.
Includes copy of "A Short History of the Military Forces in New South Wales"
(1953) and "The Australian Army" (1971) (Previously folder No 2/10)
PR86/062, item [57a] & [57b] Study and course guides for courses in
Australian history (Australian National University) and research material for
the Australian Dictionary of Biography. Articles on William Minchin, TS
Cleaveland, William Fotheringham, William Deacon, William Cahill, Neil
MacKellar and John Townson. Also includes Australian Dictionary of
Biography preliminary military lists (Previously No 14)
PR86/062, item [58] Victoria Cross winners (Previously Book 4)
PR86/062, item [59a] & [59b] Clippings of book reviews with typed list of
contents
PR86/062, item [6O] Typed newspaper index arranged alphabetically by
keyword and gives a corresponding multiple number reference [month/year/?]
PR86/062, item [61] File of bibliographies collected from libraries, archives
and military institutions plus copies of articles which comment on available
sources for studying military history (1957 - 1972)
Series 20, Requests for information and material accumulated during research
Description This series consists of requests for assistance and information and
material accumulated throughout Austin's research which includes the period as Army
Historian. Includes research material on military law, theses, manuscripts and articles
submitted for comment and advice, also invitations to lecture and write articles.
Date range by 1960's to 1980's
PR86/062, item [62] Miscellaneous requests for information 1984
PR86/062, item [63] Correspondence largely requests for Austin to lecture or
accept appointments 1966-1975. Includes correspondence with Duncan
MacCallum and other academics at the School of History University of
Sydney 1966-1967 and typed lecture notes "The New South Wales Corps a
revaluation" (in two parts) there are two versions of each paper
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PR86/062, item [64] Copies of essays and articles by Duncan MacCallum on
defence of Australia during the colonial period
PR86/062, item [65] Correspondence 1982 - 1983 largely requests for
information from friends and regular informants also request from Department
of Defence for quotation for revision of "The Army the First Two Hundred
Years". Also newsletters from the Order of the British Empire Association
Australian Capital Territory Branch, routine letter to Mrs Austin from the
Department of Veterans' Affairs and newsletter from the MSC Association
[Sacred Heart]
PR86/062, item [66] Numbered folders of papers accumulated in Army
Historian's Office:
PR86/062, item [66a] Folder 1. History of the organization of the CMF in
Central Command since 1939-1945 war, Battle of Kapyong, the Army in
Western Australia, statistics 1939-1945 war supplied by Australian War
Memorial, Australian war memorials, diggers hats, treatment of wounded
soldiers, attitudes to convict women, Edward Almack's Regimental Badges
worn in the British Army one hundred years ago (1900), Military Board
Instruction on guidons, banners, colours and honourable insignia (1972),
commissioning, prisoner of war statistics, last veteran of the Maori wars, table
of the present British regiments giving title and previous number, how they
chose the unknown warrior, news clipping on CEW Bean (Canberra Times
1979) typed extracts from the Sydney Morning Herald, clipping from The
Army 1979 relating to Breaker Morant and to the first battle on Australian soil
PR86/062, item [66b] Folder 2 [Military traditions and customs] includes an
Aide Memoire on know the rank and know the uniform (1975), admissions
guide on Concord Repatriation Hospital (1969), terms and customs associated
with rank, origins of the bugle call, plus corps notes and tri-service
information on customs.
PR86/062, item [66c] Folder 3 Notes and photographs and map of Garden
Island [Sydney]
PR86/062, item [66d] Folder 7 Faded photocopies from Historical Studies of
Australia and New Zealand, copies destroyed listing retained
"Missing Land Grants in New South Wales 1792 1800" Historical
Studies of Australia and New Zealand Vol 5
No 51 May 1953
"The Background to the Early Australian Governors Historical Studies
of Australia and New Zealand Vol 6
No 53 May 1955
"Convicts transported to Eastern Australia" Historical Studies of
Australia and New Zealand Vol 7 No 55 1957
"Australia's place in the moving to the East 1788-1810" Historical
Studies of Australia and New Zealand Vol 8
No 57 1959
"Violent protest in Australian history" Historical Studies of Australia
and New Zealand Vol 16 No 62
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PR86/062, item [66e] Folder 8 Military bands and music
Photocopy (faded) of Peter Richardson "Military Music in the Colony
of New South Wales 1788-1850" in Canon Vol 17 No 3, Journal of
The Australian Army Band Corps No 6 July 1976 and Vol 1 No 4 June
1974, photocopy (source unknown) definition of Military Band, origin
of National Anthem.
PR86/062, item [66f] Folder 9 British Army pay and allowances
PR86/062, item [66g] Folder No 10 [British Army]
Photocopies of JT Paget "Soldiers of Many Wars" The British Army
Review No 23 (concerns Chelsea Pensioners)
AS White "Garrison, Reserve and Veteran Battalions and Companies"
Journal of Army Historical Research Vol 38 1960 (this gives dates of
formation, postings and commanding officers)
PR86/062, item [66h] Folder No 11 [Historiography]
Photocopy of Brian Bond "Some Attractions and Pitfalls of Military
History" Military Review February 1965
The Bulletin 8/2/1964 includes Two views of Manning Clark's
Australia Bede Nairn "A personal Triumph" and MH Ellis "Re
writing History". This was returned to the Walkerville Public
Library
Photocopy of Robin Higham A Guide to the Sources of British
Military History Part Three "Australian and British Military History
AF Davies "The Concept of Administrative Style" Public
Administration June 1967 Vol XXVl No 2
Hand drawn graph recording events for selected years. There are
separate columns for international, domestic and other events (18561914)
Triad Autumn 1979 Folder No 13 originally in folder No 12
includes Swifte article on Darwin Mobile Force destroyed
PR86/062, item [66i] [Antique arms] originally folder No 13
Caps and Flints the Official Magazine of the Antique and Historical
Arms Collectors Guild of Victoria September 1971 includes articles on
A rare snider and an old time defence force, a history of the Small
Arms Factory Lithgow and history of Proving and Proof Marks
PJ Greville The 5 1/2 inch Coehorn Mortar and its use in New Zealand
1845-1864 Keswick Barracks, South Australia, 1979
PR86/062, item [66j] Miscellaneous items originally folder No 14
Copy of a family tree for George Barney [Royal Enginers] prepared by
PJ Greville 1974
Historical Studies and Information Section Historical Monograph No
10 "Australian Experience in Joint Armed Service Activities"
Copy of a perpetual calendar
Copy of flashback selection from incoming correspondence of Major
General commanding troops in New South Wales 1842-1847
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Copy of poem "The Army Wife"
PR86/062, item [66k] Folders No 15, 16 and 17
Seminar kit and papers presented at the Australian War Memorial Bicentennial
History Seminar (February 1981)
Peter Stanley "While Acting under Orders The Slaughterhouse Creek
Massacre of 1838"
Ian MacNeill "Five Operations in Vietnam An Army Contribution to
the Australian War Memorial bicentenary history project"
Gillian Gould "In Defence of Darwin 1911-1980"
Judy Mackinolty "Wake Up Australia! Australia's Home Front
Propaganda during World War ll" work in progress
Ross Lamont "Some Strategic birth-defects of the Royal Australian
Navy 1905-1909"
Anthony Ellis "The Impact of War and Peace on Australian Soldiers
1914-1920"
Ross McMullin "Australian Perceptions of the Great War : The
Soldiers' vote in the Conscription Referenda, 1916 & 1917"
Gavin Fry "Australian Official War Art and Artists"
DM Horner "Australia and Allied Strategy in the Pacific 1941-1945"
AB Lodge "Geese and Swans The Australian Militia in Papua 194243"
Darryl McIntyre "American Military Forces in Australia 1942:
Australian Attitudes and Responses"
Joan Beaumont "Privilege in the Prisoner of War Camp Some
reflections on the position of officers of the 2nd AIF during captivity in
the Far East"
JT Laird "Literature and War Two Australian Writers approaches to
the Great War"
Carolyn O'Brien "Australian Defence and Foreign Policy 1919-1944"
Robert O'Neill "Concluding address"
Copy of R Clark New Zealand Medal HMCS Victoria (Military
Historical Society of Australia 1971)
PR86/062, item [66l] Folder No 18 Photocopy of Walter D Mosher "The
Springfield Armoury" Military Review August 1971
PR86/062, item [66m] Folder No 18 [again]
Photocopy of brief history of "The New Guinea Volunteer Rifles" (two
pages) [this may have been compiled by Central Army Records Office]
Photocopy of selected pages Donald R Morris The Washing of the
Spears A History of the rise of the Zulu Nation under Shaka and its fall
in the Zulu War of 1879" includes comments on pay and conditions,
ceremonial matters, colours and sale of commissions for the British
Regiments generally.
PR86/062, item [66n] Folder No 20 Pamphlets relating to honours and
awards, colour patches and Army vehicles and The Australian Women's
Weekly "How it started"
28
PR86/062, item [66o] Folder 22 BD Beddie and S Moss Some aspects of aid
to the civil power in Australia Canberra 1982 Occasional Monograph No 2
Department of Government, Faculty of Military Studies University of New
South Wales (ISBN 0 9593254 0 9)
PR86/062, item [66p] Unnumbered folder bibliographies and book lists
relating to military history
PR86/062, item [67a] & [67b] Typescript with manuscript amendments to
History of Australian Army marked copy No 3
PR86/062, item [68] Miscellaneous photographs, transparencies, sketches
and associated notes relating to convicts, corps badges and field guns. These
were originally in an envelope marked to Major Winter Military History
Section Dickson
PR86/062, item [69a] & [69b] Correspondence requests for assistance and
information from individuals and those forwarding articles during Austin's
period as Army Historian. Further arrangements for research and use of
sources for The Army in Australia 1840-1850 (1973-1975). Also movement
requisitions and correspondence associated with travel for lectures and
research, administrative organisational chart, signals and messages and official
and private correspondence relating to requests for information
PR86/062, item [70a] Numbered Articles 1. The Victoria Cross Part One
from the Institution of the Distinction in 1856 to the 1st August 1914; Part two
2nd August 1914 to 30th April 1920; Part three 1st May 1920 to December
1938;Part four 1939-1945 war. Also Australian War Memorial Canberra
Australia at War 1939-45 The Army [c. 1950's] plus newsclippings and
photocopies relating to the regimental number one. List of Officers
Commonwealth Military Forces Qld 1901 (CRS A 1194)
PR86/062, item [70b]
Photocopies of index to The Army List of Officers of the Australian
Military Forces Vol 1 The Active List 1956
Photocopies of index to The Army List of Officers of the Australian
Military Forces Vol 1 The Active List 1966
Photocopies of index to The Army List of Officers of the Australian
Military Forces Volume 3 1945
Index to the Gradation list of officers of the Australian Military Forces
Vol 2 1946
Index to the Army List of the Australian Military Forces Part Two
AAMC Reserve List Retired List Honours and Awards 1 Jun 1940
PR86/062, item [71]
Envelope containing correspondence with Australian Archives (1980)
relating to the Australian Corps of Guides and the subsequent Survey
Corps
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Also articles and press clippings and recollections concerning Colonel
Alfred Austin Conlon
Article on 1788 to Gallipoli
Copy of Australian War Memorial report following a 1980 survey of
records held by Central Army Records Office Melbourne
PR86/062, item [72]
Copy of Lieutenant General Sir Carl Jess "Report on the activities of
the Australian Military Forces 1929-1939" n.d.
Copy of Ministerial statement by the Hon LH Barnard on April 1974
"Report of the Inquiry into the CMF"
Leaflet published by the Australian War Memorial South African War
1899-1902 Campaign series No 2
PR86/062, item [244] Set of papers for the Australian War Memorial History
Conference 1982
PR86/062, item [245] Set of papers for the Australian War Memorial History
Conference 1983
PR86/062, item [246] Set of papers for the Australian War Memorial History
Conference 1984
PR86/062, item [247] Set of papers for the Australian War Memorial History
Conference 1985
PR86/062, item [73] Copy of Commonwealth Archives Office listing of
Department of Defence holdings pre Federation
PR86/062, item [74a] Research notes [chapter headings] for work on history
of the marines, index of book lists, correspondence with academic historians at
Sydney University, Copies of articles and notes relating to military law/martial
law, notes re the first Australian enlisted in the Army
PR86/062, item [74b] (item withheld pending access decision) military
pamphlet Aid to the Civil Power. Plus various manuscript unit histories:
PR86/062, item [75a] Photocopy of History of the Infantry Forces of
Australia 1800-1914 (61 pages) two copies one copy to Private Records
manuscript collections
PR86/062, item [75b] Photocopy of Brief History of the Royal Australian
Infantry Corps (pages numbered by chapters)
PR86/062, item [75c] Copies of History of the Australian Army by members
of the History Department, Royal Military College of Australia (14 pages)
PR86/062, item [75d] Copy of Ian D Rae for the Army Review Committee
1970 The Australian Army Outline History 1921-1939
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PR86/062, item [75e] Copy of Reverend AEE Bottrell Chaplaincy in the
Australian Military Forces
PR86/062, item [75f] Material re chaplains Boer War to 1939-45 war
correspondence with Reverend Bottrell, the Corps Historian, includes a list of
chaplains
PR86/062, item [75g] Photocopy of Eric R Garrett "War in Port Phillip Bay"
n.d. (one folio)
PR86/062, item [75h] Printout from microfilm of thesis PD Jones "The
British Army in the Age of Reform 1830-1854" (1968, Duke University)
PR86/062, item [75i]
Photocopy of The Records and Badges of Every Regiment and Corps
in the British Army by Henry Manners-Chichester and George BurgesShort (London, William Clowes, 1895) (original held United Services
Institute of New South Wales)
Photocopies from Cobbett's English Social History
PR86/062, item [75j] Typescript and amended copy of the Soldier's
Handbook Chapter One "History of the Australian Army"
PR86/062, item [75k] Hugh Smith and Sue Broome "A Bibliography of
Armed Forces and Society in Australia" Department of Government, Faculty
of Military Studies University of New South Wales at the Royal Military
College December 1979 ISBN 0 908254 01 6.
PR86/062, item [75l] RK Peacock (Librarian Department of Defence) "Notes
on the History of the Australian Military Forces 1854-1939". This is a very
faded photocopy with cover missing
PR86/062, item [75m] Copy of Peacock's "Australian Army Service Corps"
(by 1971)
PR86/062, item [75n] RL Hughes "The History of 1 Division since its re
raising in November 1973 until January 1975"
PR86/062, item [75o]
Chief of the General Staff Exercise 1972 Information Brochure
includes history of Army in war, history of Canberra and history of
Royal Military College Duntroon.
Correspondence relating to Headquarters Training Command revision
of "Information Brochure" distributed at Chief of the General Staff
exercise (1974)
The Australian Army booklet prepared to provide the United States of
America Equipment Mission with some background information
concerning the Australian Army and its equipment (post 1955)
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PR86/062, item [76] Proof copy of Antarctica Part of the United Kingdom
Canberra 1980 includes information on Cook's voyage
PR86/062, item [77] Research notes list of Defence buildings 1851 and
information supplied by Central Army Records Office on individual soldiers
(1984)
PR86/062, item [78] Photographs of plans of 5½ inch Brass Mortar and Cast
Iron Bed drawn from WO 55/1621 (6)
PR86/062, item [79]
Papers in envelope marked Gold Country contain references to articles
on whaling, disembarkation of troops, printout of map of Kangaroo
Bay area (ref Australian Joint Copying Project Reel WO 1/576)
negatives of plans for 5½ inch mortar and cast iron bed. Papers
associated with Major Winter's work include worksheet 1850
defences/buildings Cape York, Port Jackson, Hobart, Adelaide, Port
Phillip, military buildings. Gregory's street directory for city centres of
state capitals also printouts from the Australian Joint Copying Project
WO 1/576 Hobart
Miscellaneous printouts from the Australian Joint Copying Project
references include CO [Colonial Office] 22/14 Reel 1203, CO
323/226/57, CO 201/167 most illegible.
Pamphlet Principal Manuscript Collections in the National Library of
Australia (1973)
Rough notes and calculations and two photographs of a Soldier no
captions
PR86/062, item [80] Australian Joint Copying Project Handbook Part 2
Colonial Office and letter from Australian Joint Copying Project Officer in
London (1983) regarding destruction of records relating to the MorantHancock Court Martial
PR86/062, item [81] Various Defence Histories
The Australian Army a Brief History text by Brigadier Austin AGPS
1985; Army The First 200 Years with corrections two copies;
Australian Naval History 1977;
Royal Australian Air Force A Brief History 1981
PR86/062, item [82] Photocopy of The Queen's Regulations and Orders for
the Army London 1844 with index (original held United Services Institute of
New South Wales Library)
PR86/062, item [83] Printouts from the Australian Joint Copying Project
Microfilm CO [Colonial Office] 201/402 Reel 395 Folio 30 re public
buildings in Victoria and CO 201/402 re public buildings in Northern
Territory; copies of articles and maps re Victoria Barracks Paddington, Port
Macquarie and Thursday Island and notes from Australian Joint Copying
Project reels re Hobart buildings; also CG Austin "Early History of Somerset
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and Thursday Island" Historical Society of Queensland 1949 maps of the
Australian Capital Territory 1962 and Melbourne and Adelaide 1976
PR86/062, item [84] Plans of Anglesea Barracks and Victoria Barracks
PR86/062, item [85] destroyed Defence Force (Miscellaneous Provisions)
Bill 1982 Explanatory Memorandum. Photocopies from Ernest Scott Volume
Xl in CEW Bean (ed) The Official History of Australia in the War of 19141918 pages 52-55, 64-65, 110-111, 144-149, 510-513, 574-575, 636-639, 668671 and 860-863
PR86/062, item [86]
Smythies Historical Records of the 40th Regiment photocopies of
selected pages
John Sweetman "Uncorroborated evidence one problem about the
Crimean war" Journal of Army Historical Research Vol XLIX No 200
Winter 1971 page 194 relates historical methodology of military
historians
The Army Quarterly Index 1920-1970
PR86/062, item [87] Photocopies of articles Reginald Hargreaves "Proudfoot
of the Conqueror" and John Clark "Merchant Marine and the Navy: A note on
the Mahan Hypothesis"
PR86/062, item [88] Typed article or lecture "Military History" covers
methodology
PR86/062, item [89] Two copies of Department of Defence Historical
Monograph No 15 "The Defence Force in the Relief of Darwin after Cyclone
Tracy"; photocopy of "Employment of the Regular Army in Australia Today"
(1974); photocopy of summary background "The Australian Army"
PR86/062, item [90] Original and carbon copies of typescript "1918-1939"
based on "Australian and Imperial Defence: Cooperation and Conflict 19181939" Australian Journal of Politics and History Vol XVII No 1 April 1971;
also carbon copy of bibliography on military history; plus two photocopies of
article on Bullecourt April May 1917
PR86/062, item [91]
Newsclippings relating to "....the case of Gunner Vandertak" [court
martial 1914-1918 war]
Newsclippings of "Wynyard was hard on soldiers" [names of streets in
New South Wales which have military links]
Photocopies of bibliographic references on variety of military subjects
Photocopy of folios from Army file 336/1/1145 held by Australian
Archives reference MP 742 on procedures for interrogation of former
prisoners of war, procedures for establishment of the War Crimes
Commission Europe and Asia 1945
Typed breakdown of dates of conflicts in which Australian born
soldiers and formed bodies of troops were involved (three pages)
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PR86/062, item [91] continued Photocopy of listing of units covered by Far
East Strategic Reserve Act for service in Malaya/Singapore, Vietnam
(Southern Zone) and Sarawak, Brunei and Sabah
PR86/062, item [92] Photocopy of "History of Citizen Military Forces 19471973" prepared by Research Section (Military History) June 1973
PR86/062, item [93] Photocopy of "The Aotean" Heliopolis, Cairo March 3,
1916 forwarded by Department of Foreign Affairs to Austin
PR86/062, item [94] Photocopy of index to list of officers 1945 with
annotation of honours and awards received by each officer
PR86/062, item [95a] to [95c] Bibliography and notes on military law
18/7/1978. Photocopies from CM Clode The Statutory Law relating to the
Army Vols 1 and 2. Also newsletter from the Military Historical Society of
Australia Australian Capital Territory Branch 1980 includes an article on "The
Fox" Lieutenant Edgardo Simoni an escaped Italian prisoner of war
PR86/062, item [96] DB Nichols The Visiting Forces Acts A study in
interservice command and discipline. Typed copy of article forwarded to
Austin by the Australian War Memorial 1981
PR86/062, item [97] Defence Force Discipline Bill 1982 Explanatory
Memorandum
PR86/062, item [98] Leaflets "Historic Sydney where to go what to see" and
the "Repertory Presents The Recruiting Officer" by George Farquhar
(Canberra Playhouse June 1970)
PR86/062, item [99] Correspondence and copies of newspaper articles from
the Bega District News (1975) relating to a cannon discovered at Tilba [Austin
assisted in identifying the cannon]
Series 21, Research material for lectures and articles
Description This artificial series consists of Austin's research notes and
correspondence for lectures he gave, articles he prepared and items for publications.
Included is material for the unpublished second volume of The Army in Australia
Date range by 1960's to 1980's
PR86/062, item [100] Research notes and amended typed article by Austin
"The First Australian Digger" submitted for the Journal of the Australian War
Memorial (1984)
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PR86/062, item [101a] to [101g] Draft typescript with major rewrite and
corrections of unpublished manuscript of The Local Forces 1788 - 1854 also
known as the Citizen Forces and The Militia during several drafts. Chapters
cover Australian Colonies 1850, Coastal Defences of New South Wales and
Victoria (includes section on HMC Victoria and table of gun states 1853 1857, Australia in 1851 - 1852 and Bayonets and Batons (the Military Police),
Soldiering in the colonies 1851 - 1852 and the Goldfields 1853. Also copies
of information on head dress and uniforms and weapons of the dragoon guards
and National Library of Australia bibliography on mounted police
PR86/062, item [102] Typescript with some corrections of unpublished
manuscript of The Local Forces 1788 - 1854 also known as The Citizen
Forces and The Militia during several drafts. Also copies of information on
head dress and uniforms and weapons of Dragoon guards and National Library
of Australia bibliography on mounted police.
PR86/062, item [103] Papers relating to the Department of Defence 1978
decision to stop Austin's work on volume two of the history of the Army in
Australia (1975 - 1978) includes outline of Army Historian's research
programme (see also PR86/062 item [39])
PR86/062, item [104] M Austin "The British Army in Tasmania 1804-1870"
[appears to be a talk] n.d.
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C. Photocopies and news clippings
Series 22, Printouts from Australian Joint Copying Project microfilms
Description This a collection of printouts from the microfilms prepared for the
Australian Joint Copying Project. In this case Austin selected records from the reels
for the War Office and Colonial Office originals of which are held in Britain. These
records complement and overlap the despatches found in Historical Records of
Australia and Historic Records of New South Wales. The copies reflect Austin's
many research interests (conditions for the New South Wales Corps and the British
Army in Australia and colonial life generally). Most copies were in poor physical
condition, with deteriorating images and, as they had few annotations, the bulk were
destroyed and list of references to Australian Joint Copying Project reels and any
correspondence retained.
Date range by 1960's to 1980's
PR86/062, item [105] Folders of miscellaneous printouts from the Australian
Joint Copying Project microfilms, included are lists of printouts and notes and
correspondence relating to enquiries answered using the Australian Joint
Copying Project
Identified printouts from the following reels were destroyed CO [Colonial
Office] 201/413, CO 201/420, CO 201/430, CO 201/431, CO 201/434, WO
[War Office] 201/431, WO 1/432, WO 1/433, WO 1/434, WO 1/435, WO
1/436, WO 1/437, WO 1/519, WO 1/520, WO 1/521, WO 1/522, WO 1/ 523,
WO 1/524, WO 1/575, WO 1/577, WO 1/578 and WO 4/286, WO 12/9904,
WO 12/11028 and WO 12/9905 (reel 3909 folio 32) and WO 25/1342 and
WO 25/643 (casualty lists) and CO 206/61 WO 12/9899, 12/11028 and 44/187
and WO 25/643 and reel 1073 and War Office muster rolls (1789-1797)
Australian Joint Copying Project Reel WO 12/11028
Series 23, Photocopies from Historical Records of Australia
Description These copies were arranged originally in two and four ring binders by
Historical Records of Australia volume. Some of the copies have been annotated.
Date range by 1960's to 1980's
PR86/062, item [106] Volume Xll 1825
PR86/062, item [107] Volume Xlll 1827-1830
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PR86/062, item [108] Introduction to volume XXlV, volume XXlV 18171833
PR86/062, item [109 a] & [109 b] Volume XVl 1831-1837
PR86/062, item [110] Volume XlX 1837-1839
PR86/062, item [111] Volume XlX, XXl and XXll 1840-1842
PR86/062, item [112] Volume XX 1839-1840
PR86/062, item [113] Volume XXl 1840-1842
PR86/062, item [114] Volume XXll 1842-1843
PR86/062, item [115] Volume XXlll 1843-1844
PR86/062, item [116] Volume XXlV 1844-1846
PR86/062, item [117] Volume XXV 1846-1847
PR86/062, item [118] Volume XXVl 1848
Series 24, Copies from Colburn's United Services Magazine (title varied)
Description Photocopies from Colburn's United Services Magazine (title varied)
which published articles on policy for enlistment in Army and Navy, discharge, pay
and conditions and pension entitlements, articles on military law, articles and
anecdotes on colonial life for military personnel, establishments, birth, death and
marriage notices, postings and stations of regiments.
These photocopies, unlike many others in the collection, were retained because they
are not otherwise readily available in Australia (Austin had difficulty obtaining them
from the United Kingdom). During arrangement the indexes were sorted and matched
with the relevant volume and the many surplus copies of photocopies of pages and
indexes were put aside for disposal.
Date range of collection by Austin 1960's to 1980's
Date range of content 1829 to 1875 (with gaps)
PR86/062, item [119] 1829 index and copies of pages
PR86/062, item [120] 1830 index and copies of pages
PR86/062, item [121] 1831 index and copies of pages
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PR86/062, item [122] 1832 index and copies of pages
PR86/062, item [123] 1833 index and copies of pages
PR86/062, item [124] Index only to 1834, 1835, 1836 and 1837
PR86/062, item [125] 1838 index and copies of pages
PR86/062, item [126] 1839 index and copies of pages
PR86/062, item [127] 1840 index and copies of pages
PR86/062, item [128] 1841 index and copies of pages
PR86/062, item [129] 1842 index and copies of pages
PR86/062, item [130] 1843 index and copies of pages
PR86/062, item [131] 1844 index and copies of pages
PR86/062, item [132] 1845 index and copies of pages
PR86/062, item [133] 1846 index and copies of pages
PR86/062, item [134] 1847 index and copies of pages
PR86/062, item [135] 1848 index and copies of pages
PR86/062, item [136] 1849 index and copies of pages
PR86/062, item [137] 1850 index and copies of pages
PR86/062, item [138] 1851 index and copies of pages
PR86/062, item [139] 1852 index and copies of pages
PR86/062, item [140] 1853 index and copies of pages
PR86/062, item [141] 1854 index and copies of pages
PR86/062, item [142] 1855 index and copies of pages
PR86/062, item [143] 1856 index and copies of pages
PR86/062, item [144] 1857 index and copies of pages
PR86/062, item [145] 1858 index and copies of pages
PR86/062, item [146] 1859 index and copies of pages
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PR86/062, item [147] 1860 index and copies of pages
PR86/062, item [148] Index to 1862, index to 3rd part 1864, index to 2nd and
3rd part 1865, index to 1st part 1865, index to 2nd part 1867, index to 1st part
1868, index to 1870 with notes, index to 1872 with notes, index to 1873 with
notes, index to 1874 with notes, index to 1875 with notes
PR86/062, item [149] Colburn's United Services Magazine 1851 pp 505 ff
"The British Officer position and prospects of the soldier in Australia"
Series 25, Photocopies of government publications
Description This is an artificial series or grouping of photocopies and notes taken
from a variety of colonial and British government publications.
Date range by 1960's to 1980's
PR86/062, item [150] New South Wales Legislative Council Votes and
Proceedings 1838 to 1848
PR86/062, item [151] New South Wales Legislative Council Votes and
Proceedings 1853 to 1855 relate to employment of the Volunteers, military
prisons and roads, the military and the defence of Port Jackson
PR86/062, item [152] Legislative Assembly and New South Wales
Legislative Council Votes and Proceedings
1856 to 1859
PR86/062, item [153] New South Wales government publications 1859 to
1862
PR86/062, item [154] New South Wales and Victorian government
publications relating to ordnance matters
1845 to 1862
PR86/062, item [155] Victorian Government publications relating to the
military and defence 1853 to 1859
PR86/062, item [156] Victorian Government publications relating to the
military and defence 1855 to 1860
PR86/062, item [157] Victorian Government publications relating to the
military and defence 1860 to 1861
PR86/062, item [158] Victorian Government publications relating to the
military and defence 1861 to 1862
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PR86/062, item [159] Victorian Government publications relating to the
military and defence 1861 to 1862
PR86/062, item [160] Photocopies re estimates of expenditure 1838 to 1863
PR86/062, item [161] Originally housed in three four post binders
photocopies of selected pages of House of Commons Papers relating to policy
and procedures for transportation of convicts, establishments and estimates,
military matters, despatches, regulations, pensioners 1808 to 1856 (with gaps).
Originals are held at the National Library of Australia
PR86/062, item [161a] 1808 to 1844
PR86/062, item [161b] 1845 to 1849
PR86/062, item [161c] 1850
PR86/062, item [161d] 1850
PR86/062, item [161e] 1851 to 1852
PR86/062, item [161f] 1852 to 1854
PR86/062, item [161g] 1845 to 1856
Series 26, Printouts from the microfilm of the Sydney Morning Herald and
photocopies of other newspapers
Description This series consists of copies from a variety of colonial newspapers and
some Australian Joint Copying Project reels covering subjects relating to Austin's
research interests.
Date range of collection by Austin 1960's to 1980's
Date range of content 1840 to 1852
PR86/062, item [162] Sydney Morning Herald, Sydney Gazette and SA
Register 1840 to 1842 Sydney Morning Herald 1849 to 1850 Sydney Morning
Herald 1843 to 1848 Sydney Morning Herald, Argus and The Times (London)
1852 plus Photocopies obtained from the National Library of Australia of The
Illustrated London News 1850, 1852
PR86/062, item [163] Two hole post binder marked Royal United Services
Institute 1845 to 1852 [with gaps] Included annotated photocopies of
Colburn's for 1845 to 1852, printouts from microfilm of the Sydney Gazette
plus a handwritten list recording name, regiment, date and place of court
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martial (1846) charge and penalty awarded and the Australian Joint Copying
Project reel number. Copies are also included from the Britannia [Tasmania]
1846, extracts from The Australian 1845 many relating to a mutiny in 1845
and punishment and desertion generally
Series 27, Clippings from The Bulletin
Description This series consists of clippings Austin collected from The Bulletin
Date range 1952 to 1953
PR86/062, item [164] Clippings from The Bulletin stories of Australian
history with handwritten list of contents NB not all listed items are included
Series 28, Copies of selected book reviews
Description This series consists of book reviews collected by Austin
Date range 1980 to 1982
PR86/062, item [165] Newsclippings of book reviews relating to military and
convict history and politics
Series 29, Photocopies of monographs and journal articles and newsclippings
Description This series consists of photocopies from a variety of monographs,
newsclippings and journal articles collected for a number of Austin's interrelated
research projects
Date range 1787 to 1980's
PR86/062, item [166] Photocopies from the Australian Encyclopaedia
relating to states and colonies
PR86/062, item [167] Carbon copy typescript history of the Australian Army
(three pages)
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PR86/062, item [168] Photocopies from Edmund JB Foxcroft Australian
Native Policy Its History especially in Victoria Melbourne University Press
1941
PR86/062, item [169] Photocopies of selected pages from John Dunmore
Lang An Historical and Statistical Account of New South Wales from the
founding of the colony in 1788 to the present day (London, Sampson Low,
1875). Attention has been drawn to pages Vol l 256, 273 and 281 which
included references to aborigines.
PR86/062, item [170] Typewritten and handwritten extracts and photocopies
from JW Fortescue A History of the British Army various volumes
PR86/062, item [171]
Photocopies of Major de Winton Soldiering Fifty Year Ago Australia
in the Forties (1898)
Photocopies AGL Shaw Convicts and the Colonies A Study of Penal
Transportation from Great Britain and Ireland to Australia and other
parts of the British Empire
Imperial Services Library Volume Vll HCB Rogers Troopships and
Their History London Seeley Service & Co Ltd 1963
Photocopy and review of Charles Bateson The Convict Ships 17871868 Glasgow Brown Son & Ferguson 1974
PR86/062, item [172]
Photocopy of James Anson Farrer Military Manners and Customs
London Chatto and Windus 1885
Correlli Barnett Britain and Her Army 1509-1970 A Military and
Social Survey Allen Lane The Penguin Press 1970
PR86/062, item [173] Photocopy of ES & CGS Whiteley The Military
Establishments in Western Australia forwarded in 1972 to Austin marked to
be returned to P Shaw of Dianella Western Australia
PR86/062, item [174] Photocopy of Godfrey Charles Mundy Our Antipodes:
or, residence and rambles in The Australian Colonies with a glimpse of the
goldfields London, Richard Bentley, 1857
PR86/062, item [175] Photocopy of selected pages Owen Wheeler The War
Office Past and Present London, Methuen n.d (original held United Services
Institute of New South Wales Library); Photocopy of WH Goodenough & JC
Dalton The Army Book for the British Empire A record of the Development
and Present Composition of the Military Forces and Their Duties in Peace and
War London, Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1893 (original held United Services
Institute of New South Wales Library); typed article "Army Government in
Great Britain" n.d. (116 pages)
PR86/062, item [176] Photocopy of Whitworth Porter History of the Corps of
Royal Engineers Vols 1 and 2 Chatham, The Institute of Royal Engineers
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1951 plus handwritten and typewritten notes and photocopies from GG
Cruickshank Elizabeth's Army Oxford University Press, 1966
PR86/062, item [177] Notes and photocopies from John Cobley Sydney Cove
1789-90 Angus & Robertson 1963
PR86/062, item [178] Photocopies of Edward Jenks A History of the
Australasian Colonies (from their foundation to the year 1911); photocopies
of pages selected from Gordon Greenwood (ed) Australia a social and political
history Angus & Robertson; plus several unidentified copies which relate to
Governor Gipps squatters etc
PR86/062, item [179] Photocopies from the Annual Register and Colburn's
magazine 1851to1853, House of Commons Papers and news clipping from the
Daily Mirror 28/9/1970 concern the Liverpool Mutiny 1916
PR86/062, item [180] George F Wieck "The Volunteer Movement in
Western Australia" Journal and Proceedings of the Western Australia
Historical Society Vol V Part 7; T Preston Battersby "The Army Ordnance
Department and Corps" Military Journal April 1913, SD Lendrum "The
Coorong Massacre: Martial Law and the aborigines at first settlement"
Adelaide Law Review n.d. Stephen's Naval Law 1912 about the distinction
between martial and `military law, Manual of Military Law 1941 section on
distinction between martial and military law and photocopy of Frank Cullen
"Comparative Study in Military Law and History" (1978)
PR86/062, item [181] Australian Army The Soldiers' Newspaper Vol 20 No
23 1978, The New York Times Magazine 13 February 1983 features The New
Vietnam Scholarship; clippings John Edwards "The War Behind the War"
National Times 1978, "Australians at War: An American Perspective"
National Times 1978, John Edwards, "The Battle for Australia" National
Times 1978, James Prior "How Curtin Became a war casualty" National
Times 1978, Ged Martin "Was Australia colonised by accident?" National
Times 1978
PR86/062, item [182] Madgwick Immigration into Eastern Australia,
photocopies from Empire in the Antipodes, photocopies from Lewis Winstock
Songs and Music of the Redcoats A history of the War Music of the British
Army 1642-1902 relates to role of drummers in punishments and Programme
for The Tattoo Aldershot June 1933
PR86/062, item [183] Photocopy of John Passmore "The Royal Staff Corps
Settlers in Australia 1829" Descent n.d., Robert Drew "John Hunter and the
Army" Hunterian Society lecture 1966, D Evans "The Sirius gun in Macquarie
Place"
PR86/062, item [184] Four ring post binders and two ring binders of fading
photocopies obtained from the National Library of Australia around 1974.
The copies which have minimal annotations were selections from
Irwin, State and Position of Western Australia
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Bunbury, Reminiscences of a veteran
Hasluck, Portrait with background
PR86/062, item [185] Photcopies from Rutherford, Sir George Grey,
Bateson, Australian Ship wrecks, Russell, The Genesis of Queensland, The
Chronicles of Early Melbourne
Schuyler, The fall of the Old Colonial System withdrawal of the Imperial
Garrisons, Lt Col Joseph Anderson, Recollections of a Peninsular Veteran
(London 1913) from AHQ Library Canberra
PR86/062, item [186] Photocopies from JW Fortescue, A history of the
British Army various volumes
PR86/062, item [187]
Photocopies from WJ Cuthill "The White Woman with the blacks in
Gipps' Land" Victorian Historical Magazine 1959, J Sadlier "The Early
Day's of the Victorian Police Force Victorian Historical Magazine
1911, "Early Port Phillip History Victorian Historical Magazine,
"Richmond's Early Military History" Victorian Historical Magazine,
"The Victorian Rangers" Victorian Historical Magazine 1938,
"Memorials and Celebrations" Victorian Historical Magazine, "The
Story of the Victorian Junior Cadet Corps 1885-1912" Victorian
Historical Magazine 1942, Charles Daley "The Early defences of
Melbourne" Victorian Historical Magazine 1946, "Some Notable
Australian Wrecks Victorian Historical Magazine, "Excursion to the
Victoria Barracks St Kilda Road Victorian Historical Magazine 1954,
Robert Hyslop "A Century of Naval Defence" Victorian Historical
Magazine 1967, Robert Hyslop "War Scares in Australia in the 19th
Century" Victorian Historical Magazine 1975, South Australiana Vol
Xl
John M Ward "The British Federal Policy for Australia 1847-1848
with special reference to Tasmania" Tasmanian Historical Research
Association 1953
Mary Milne McRae Yankees from King Arthur's Court: A brief study
of North American Political Prisoners transported from Canada to Van
Dieman's Land 1839 to 1840 Tasmanian Historical Research
Association 1972
Review of Bengough "Memories of a soldier's life" in Journal of the
Historical Society of Queensland [1914]
Cumbrae-Stewart "North Australia 1846-7" Journal of the Historical
Society of Queensland 1918
Rev B F Brazier "Norfolk Island" Journal of the Historical Society of
Queensland 1918
A Laurie "The Shearers and Bushworkers' Strike of 1891" Journal of
the Historical Society of Queensland 1938
Norman S Pixley "The Military Defence of Queensland" Journal of the
Historical Society of Queensland 1949
Norman S Pixley "An outline History of the Queensland Police Force
1860-1949 Journal of the Historical Society of Queensland 1950
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Samuel Emmett "Looking Back on old Brisbane" Journal of the
Historical Society of Queensland 1954
RG Ledley "Early Torres Strait and Coast Pilot's Service" Journal of
the Historical Society of Queensland 1957
Norman S Pixley "Queensland One Hundred Years of Defence The
Colonial Establishment" Journal of the Historical Society of
Queensland 1958
Clem L Lack "The Taming of the Great Barrier Reef" Journal of the
Historical Society of Queensland 1959
Arthur Lawrie "The Black War in Queensland" Journal of the
Historical Society of Queensland 1958
ED Mellor "The Changing Face of Brisbane" Journal of the Historical
Society of Queensland 1959
Norman S Pixley "The Queensland Marine Defence Force" Journal of
the Historical Society of Queensland 1946
JT Maher "Maurice Charles O'Connell A biographical Sketch" Journal
of the Historical Society of Queensland 1963
Louis Cranfield "Early Commandants of Moreton Bay" Journal of the
Historical Society of Queensland 1963
Elinor Senior "The British Garrison in Montreal in the 1840's" Army
Historical Research n.d.
PR86/062, item [188]
Photocopies from the Royal Australian Historical Society Journal
Duncan MacCallum "Some Aspects of Defence in the Eighteen Fifties
in New South Wales"
TG Parsons "Public Money and Private Enterprise: The Administration
of the New South Wales Commissariat 1813 to 1820 Royal Australian
Historical Society Journal Vol 60 March 1974
PA Selth "The Burrangong (Lambing Flat) Riots 1860-1861: A closer
look" Royal Australian Historical Society Journal Vol 60 March 1974
HC Forster "'Tyranny Opression and Fraud':Port Jackson, New South
Wales 1792-1794' Royal Australian Historical Society Journal Vol 60
June 1974
Philip M Cowburn "The British Naval Officer and the Australian
Colonies:An aspect of Nineteenth Century Colonial History" Royal
Australian Historical Society Journal Vol 54 March 1968
Robert O'Neill "Soldiers and Historians trends in military
historiography in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries" Royal
Australian Historical Society Journal Vol 56 March 1970
RB Walker "Another look at the Lambing Flat Riots 1860-1861" Royal
Australian Historical Society Journal Vol 56 September 1970
AGL Shaw "Some aspects of the History of New South Wales 17881810" Royal Australian Historical Society Journal Vol 57 June 1971
RN Dalkin "Norfolk Island The First Settlement 1788-1814" Royal
Australian Historical Society Journal No 57 September 1971
Michael Saclier "Sam Marsden's Colony: Notes on a manuscript in the
Mitchell Library" Sydney Royal Australian Historical Society Journal
Vol 52 June 1966
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William Foster "Francis Grose and the Officers" Royal Australian
Historical Society Journal Vol 51 September 1965
TG Parsons "The New South Wales Corps-A Rejoinder [To Brigadier
Austin]" Royal Australian Historical Society Journal Vol 52
September 1966
Major R Vardanega "The Victoria Barracks at Paddington" Royal
Australian Historical Society Journal Vol 50 June 1964
LF Fitzhardinge "The origin of Watkin Tench: a note" Royal
Australian Historical Society Journal Vol 50 June 1964
Miss MJE Steven "Robert Campbell and the Bligh Rebellion 1808"
Royal Australian Historical Society Journal Vol 48 Dec 1962
AGL Shaw "The New South Wales Corps" Royal Australian Historical
Society Journal Vol 47 June 1961
Duncan MacCallum "The Early 'Volunteer' Associations in the New
South Wales" Royal Australian Historical Society Journal Vol 47
December 1961
Hazel King "Problems of Police Administration in New South Wales
1825-1851" Royal Australian Historical Society Journal Vol 44 1958
John Bach "Melville Island and Raffles Bay, 1824-9 an unsuccessful
settlement"
KG Allars "Gorge Crossley an unusual attorney" Royal Australian
Historical Journal Vol 44 1958
Duncan MacCallum "The Alleged Russian Plans for the Invasion of
Australia 1864" Royal Australian Historical Journal 1956
PH Bullock "A note on the 73rd Regiment of Foot 1809-1881" Royal
Australian Historical Journal Vol 43 1957
Hazel King "Some aspects of Police Administration in New South
Wales 1825-1851" Royal Australian Historical Journal Vol 42 1956
MH Ellis "British Military Regiments in Australia Their records and
experiences" Royal Australian Historical Journal Vol 37 1951
"Rural Port Phillip 1834 to 1851 Royal Australian Historical Journal
Vol 36
Eric R Dibbs "Captain Charles Hamilton Smith of the 28th Foot and
the 'Westmoreland' Convict Ship" Royal Australian Historical Journal
Vol 35
"Sidelights on Dr John Dunmore Lang" Royal Australian Historical
Journal Vol 30"
The Towrang Stockade" Royal Australian Historical Journal Vol 25
"Canadian and US Transported Prisoners" Royal Australian Historical
Journal Vol 21
JF Campbell "The Genesis of Blackheath, Blue Mountains 1813 to
1880" Royal Australian Historical Journal Vol 9
Grace Hendy-Pooley "Defenders and Defences of Australia" Royal
Australian Historical Journal Vol 1 1903
Grace Hendy-Pooley "Defenders and Defences of Australia with
military reminiscences" Royal Australian Historical Journal Vol 1
1903
FM Bladen "The Deposition of Governor Bligh" Royal Australian
Historical Journal Vol 3 1905
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PR86/062, item [189] Photocopies from The Journal of the Society of Army
Historical Research
These are copies of contents pages from Vol XXlll No 94 1945, Vol
XXll No 91 1944, Vol XXll No 89 1944, Vol XXl No 81 1942 and Vol
XXlV No 98 1946. Also copies of correspondence (1972) relating to
acquisition of copies and list of articles required.
There are also copies of articles:
WY Baldry "Regimental Nicknames" The Journal of the Society of
Army Historical Research Vol 1 1921
"Questions" Vol 7 1928
"Notes" on the African Corps and 'Condemned Regiments' The Journal
of the Society of Army Historical Research Vol 14 1935
Oscar Teichman "The Yeomanry as an aid to civil power 1795 to
1867" Part One The Journal of the Society of Army Historical
Research Vol XlX No 74 1940
Oscar Teichman "The Yeomanry as an aid to civil power 1795 to
1867" Part Two The Journal of the Society of Army Historical
Research Vol XlX No 75 1940
TA Bowyer-Bower "Some Early Educational Influences in the British
Army" The Journal of the Society of Army Historical Research No 33
1955
Robert Gray "Regiments Raised in South Australia" The Journal of the
Society of Army Historical Research No 35 1957
FC Mather "Army Pensioners and the Maintenance of Civil Order in
Early Nineteenth Century England The Journal of the Society of Army
Historical Research No 36 1958
Item re raising Australian Volunteer Automobile Corps The Journal of
the Society of Army Historical Research No 37 1959
Francis St Clair Vivian "John Andre as a young officer The Army in
the Eighteenth Century and a young man's impressions on first joining
his regiment in the 1770's" Part One The Journal of the Society of
Army Historical Research No 40 1962
Francis St Clair Vivian "John Andre as a young officer The Army in
the Eighteenth Century and a young man's impressions on first joining
his regiment in the 1770's" Part Two The Journal of the Society of
Army Historical Research No 40 1962
Notes on practice of branding etc The Journal of the Society of Army
Historical Research Vol 43 1965
Major G Tylden "The Principal Small Arms carried by British Regular
Infantry" [1645-1954] The Journal of the Society of Army Historical
Research No 45 1967
Major G Tylden "The Accoutrements of the British Infantryman 1640
to 1940" The Journal of the Society of Army Historical Research No
47 1969
RW Bennett "Military Law in 1839" The Journal of the Society of
Army Historical Research No 48 1970
47
ME Condon "Living Conditions on Board Troopships during the war
against Revolutionary France 1793-1802" The Journal of the Society
of Army Historical Research No 497 1971
RE Scouller "The Mutiny Acts" The Journal of the Society of Army
Historical Research No 50 1972
RJ Goulden "Deserter Bounty Certificates" The Journal of the Society
of Army Historical Research No 50 1972
Michael Barthorp "Baptism of Fire in New Zealand, 1845" The Journal
of the Society of Army Historical Research Vol 51 1973
H Moyse-Bartlett "The British Army in 1850" The Journal of the
Society of Army Historical Research Vol 11 1974
Arthur N Gilbert "An Analysis of some Eighteenth Century Army
Recruiting Records" The Journal of the Society of Army Historical
Research Vol LLV No 217 1976
"Badges of Warrant and Non-Commissioned Rank" The Society for
Army Historical Research Special Publication No 6
Photocopies from The Irish Sword: the Journal of the Military
Historical Society of Ireland.
These are mainly contents pages from Vol lX No 35 1969, Vol lX No
36 1970, Vol XXlll No 95 1945, Vol XXlV No 97 and 1946, Vol lX
No 34 1969, Vol lX No 37 1970 and Vol X No 38 1971.
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D. Work as consultant
Series 30, Papers re Australian War Memorial sub committee on atlas of Australia at
war
Description This series consists of correspondence created during Austin's
involvement with the Australian War Memorial project on atlas of Australia at war
Date range 1982 to 1983
PR86/062, item [190] Correspondence and working papers relating to
Austin's membership of the Australian War Memorial Editorial and
Publications Sub Committee on an Atlas of Australia at War 1982 to 1983
Series 31, Papers accumulated during work as consultant for the Heritage
Commission
Description Papers accumulated during work as a consultant for the Heritage
Commission to survey all sites of military historical significance in Australia. Mostly
printouts from Australian Joint Copying Project microfilm and photocopies of
documents with some journal articles relating to a variety of locations and sites.
There are also printouts from the register of the National Estate
Date range 1982 to 1984
PR86/062, item [191] New South Wales Miscellaneous ordnance stores,
prisoners barracks, mounted police stables, Darlinghurst Gaol Wall and
Goulburn Convict Hospital
PR86/062, item [192] Sydney Barracks old and new and Brigade Major's
Quarters and plans of all historic fortifications in Sydney Harbour and
environs
PR86/062, item [193] Archival Drawings and Historical Photographs held by
the Drawing Office Chief Engineers Branch Victoria Barracks, Paddington
[New South Wales]
PR86/062, item [194] Sydney Harbour
PR86/062, item [195] Parramatta officers barracks, military hospital, female
factory and government guard
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PR86/062, item [196] Bathurst barracks, convict hospital
PR86/062, item [197] Newcastle
PR86/062, item [198] Brisbane includes issue No 31 of "Royal Australian
Army Pay Corps Journal" which had details of the Military Barracks Brisbane
and a part history of the pay corps
PR86/062, item [199] Liverpool, New South Wales
PR86/062, item [200] Fort Phillip
PR86/062, item [201] Pinchgut
PR86/062, item [202] Goat Island. This file includes a copy of the letter
from the Heritage Commission offering Austin a consultancy to survey all
sites of military historical significance in Australia
PR86/062, item [203] Hobart Harbour
PR86/062, item [204] Launceston
PR86/062, item [205] South Australian [majority relates to Keswick
Barracks]
PR86/062, item [206] The Army in Western Australia
PR86/062, item [207] Windsor Barracks [New South Wales] and convict
hospital
PR86/062, item [208] Melbourne
PR86/062, item [209] Richmond [Van Diemen's Land]
PR86/062, item [210] Van Diemen's Land Miscellaneous lands and lunatic
asylum New Norfolk
PR86/062, item [211] Copy of draft of Austin copy of Lieutenant Colonel
Swifte's manuscript about the construction of Victoria Barracks [Paddington]
and the engineers responsible, Lieutenant Colonel George Barney and
Lieutenant Colonel James Gordon
PR86/062, item [212] Map of Royal Military College Duntroon (May 1968)
subdivided into areas A, B, C and D. Map Australia's Heritage published by
Paul Hamlyn 1970
PR86/062, item [213] Leaflet The Introduction to the Australian Heritage
Commission, Leaflet National Parks and Wildlife Service on Fort Glanville
[South Australia], Australian Heritage Commission "Annual Report 1980/81"
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PR86/062, item [214] Miscellaneous notes, correspondence connected with
source material and research for the Heritage Commission consultancy 1982 to
1984. Includes a typed list of sites with description and indication of the
heritage significance. Also a copy of a handwritten letter by Austin dated 28
July 1982 which alludes to his general research methodology
PR86/062, item [215] Table of towns/places with dates (1791 to 1800) and
[strength returns]
PR86/062, item [216] Correspondence and working notes associated with
first stage of Heritage Commission consultancy checking sites with the
commission register.
Series 32, Papers concerning work as editor of the Journal of the Royal United
Services Institute of Australia
Description This series consists of correspondence and other papers connected with
Austin's work as editor of the Journal of the Royal United Services Institute of
Australia
Date range 1981 to 1982
PR86/062, item [217] OVERSIZE ITEM Proofs and galleys for Journal of
the Royal United Services Institute of Australia Vol 5 No 2 1982 and draft
articles
PR86/062, item [218] Issue of Journal of the Royal United Services Institute
of Australia Vol 5 No 2 1982
PR86/062, item [219] Articles submitted to Austin as editor of Journal of the
Royal United Services Institute of Australia 1981/82. Also included are letters
to the editor, notes from constituent bodies and information digests plus drafts
with editorial comments
PR86/062, item [220] The Balmoral Papers Journal of the Royal Australian
Naval Staff College Balmoral, New South Wales First Edition 1982. Some of
these papers for use in Journal of the Royal United Services Institute of
Australia
PR86/062, item [221] Defence News Release and Ministerial statements
1981 to 1982 incomplete set, Briefing notes on New Aircraft Carrier for the
Royal Australian Navy and HMS Invincible, Triad No 21 September 1981,
United Services Institution of New South Wales Bulletin July 1981, United
Services Institution of the Australian Capital Territory Information Circulars
1981
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PR86/062, item [222] Letter to the editor of Journal of the Royal United
Services Institute of Australia 1980 to 1981 not published
PR86/062, item [223] destroyed as per instructions on the envelope
Galleys for Journal of the Royal United Services Institute of Australia April
1982
PR86/062, item [224] destroyed Page proofs Journal of the Royal United
Services Institute of Australia April 1982
PR86/062, item [225] Articles submitted to Austin as editor of Journal of the
Royal United Services Institute of Australia 1980 to 1981. Also included are
letters to the editor, notes from constituent bodies and correspondence with
authors of articles plus drafts with editorial comments
PR86/062, item [226] The Yolla (Australian Joint Services Staff College
Association) 1979 to 1980
PR86/062, item [227] Draft with amendments and proof copy of The Blamey
Memorial Oration 1982 "Blamey and the Army of 1982 [delivered by Major
General DM Butler DSO] This was later published in Journal of the Royal
United Services Institute of Australia Vol 5 No 2 October 1982
PR86/062, item [228] Fort Queenscliff Papers 1981 A cumulation of papers
published by the Command and Staff College Queenscliff representing the
spectrum of subjects of professional interest pursued by students of the college
PR86/062, item [229] Report by Brian HB Powell RD Director of the
Victorian Chamber of Manufactures on his attendance at the conference on
mobilization conducted by the Industrial College of the Armed Forces at
National Defence, University Fort McNair, Washington DC on 4th and 5th
June 1981
Series 33, Personal papers concerning work as editor of Journal of the Royal United
Services Institute of Australia
Description This series consists of personal correspondence connected with Austin's
work as editor of the Journal of the Royal United Services Institute of Australia
Date range 1980 to 1983
PR86/062, item [230] File of correspondence maintained as editor of Journal
of the Royal United Services Institute of Australia includes draft letter of
resignation to be effective with April 1983 issue
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E. Personal
Series 34, Personal diaries
Description Handwritten diaries kept by Austin throughout his war time service and
as a less formal daily record of appointments
Date range 1939 to 1980 (with gaps)
PR86/062, item [231] 1939
PR86/062, item [232] 1942
PR86/062, item [233] 1970, 1971
PR86/062, item [234] 1972
PR86/062, item [235] 1973, 1974, 1975 and 1976
PR86/062, item [236] 1977, 1978, 1979 and 1980 and black book of verse
and sayings
Series 35, Photographs, correspondence and reports connected with Austin's Army
career
Description This is an artificial series of souvenirs and records relating to Austin's
military service
Date range 1940 to 1971
PR86/062, item [237] Australian Army Public Relations photograph of
Austin (reference McA 71/21/SC) presented to Austin at the time of his
retirement by Southern Command
PR86/062, item [238] Report by Commander 29 Australian Infantry Brigade
(AIF) 1944 to 1945
PR86/062, item [239] Correspondence and photographs concerning Mrs
Austin's visit to 1st Battalion The Royal Australian Regiment (1 RAR) parade
for presentation of new colours. Also photographs of the shovel presented by
Austin to 1 RAR Sergeant's Mess and photocopy of the [1 RAR] unit war
diary for 1952 to 1953
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PR86/062, item [240] Typed history used by the Official Historian Korean
War of Operation "Fauna" (1st Battalion The Royal Australian Regiment
1952)
PR86/062, item [241] Souvenir Supplement The Argus 1940 features 17th
Australian Infantry Brigade 2nd Australian Imperial Force transferred to
Education
Series 36, Correspondence and newsletters from the Ordet of the British Empire
Association Australian Capital Territory Branch
Description Selected newsletters from The Australian Capital Territory Association
of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire these were destroyed
Date range 1970's to 1980s
Series 37, Miscellaneous journals and monographs
Description This is an artificial series of publications collected by Austin the years
before his death
Date range 1968 to 1980's
PR86/062, item [242] Northside Publication Advice in Advance: Death and
Bereavement in Canberra
PR86/062, item [243] Leonard de Vries and Peter Fryer Venus unmasked or
an enquiry into the nature and origin of the passion of love The New English
Library 1968
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