Series[UMA-SR-000000225] Papers of Edward Woodward in relation to the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Land Rights in the Northern TerritoryAccession[2002.0026] Papers of Edward WoodwardIdentifierUMA-ITE-2002002600014Scope and ContentCorrespondence between Edward Woodward and others, arranged in bundles numbered 13-30. Bundles are grouped by correspondent or topic, and include briefing notes and background papers. Most letters are dated 1973-1974, some later correspondence reflects on the 1973-74 decisions. Correspondents include: Bundle 13: E.G. Whitlam, Prime Minister of Australia, 1973 (photocopies). 14: Record of a conversation between Justice Woodward, A. Parmenter, D. Goodman, 9 March 1973 (typescript). 15-16: B.G. Dexter, Department of Aboriginal Affairs, 1973. 17: [illegible], University of Melbourne Law School, 1973. 18: H.B. Robinson, Deputy Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development, Canada, 1973. 19: Rex Patterson, Minister for the Northern Territory, 1973. 20: P.J. Lawler, Department of Special Minister of State, 1973-1974. 21: Philip Nichols, United States Court of Claims, 1974. Bundle unnumbered: Re: Woodward trip to Canada to address a symposium on The Management of Public Lands, 1973; includes Lionel Murphy, Attorney-General of Australia, 29 May 1973; Social Science Research Council of Canada, 1973. 22: Nicolas Peterson, Australian National University, 20 March 1974, with hand drawn map of Northern Territory. 23: Department of Aboriginal Affairs, 1974. 24: Barrie Dexter, Department of Aboriginal Affairs, 1974. 25: Nicolas Peterson, ANU. 26: JF Fogarty, Owen Dixon Chambers, 1974. 27: Frank Purcell, 1976. 28-29: Gerard Brennan, High Court of Australia, 1992, 1995. Bundle 30: Alexis Wright, Writer in Residence, Central Land Council, 1996-1998Access StatusAccess restrictions applyRequest TypeRequest unitUnit2002.0026 Unit 0001
Woodward, Edward, Correspondence between Edward Woodward and others [numbered 13-30] (1972-1998), [UMA-ITE-2002002600014]. University of Melbourne Archives, accessed 09/06/2026, https://archives.library.unimelb.edu.au/nodes/view/281119
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