MS 8128
Papers of H.G. Brooks (1920-1985)
- Papers of H.G. Brooks
- 1933-77
- 12.6 m (51 boxes)
Provenance
The papers of H.G. Brooks were purchased from his widow in 1987.
Access
Part available for research; part requires permission for research/not available for research. Not for loan. Consult Manuscripts Branch for advice regarding access.
Harland Gordon Brooks (1920-1985) was an R.A.A.F. Officer before joining the Department
of Immigration in 1950, where he held various senior positions.
In 1969 he was awarded an A.N.U. Fellowship to undertake a research
into Australia's post war immigration planning programmes relating
to non- British European Assisted Migration. He returned to the
Department of Immigration, as a Special Project Officer and remained
there until his retirement in 1978.
Series 1: Writings (Permission required for research until 5 July 1992)
Box
1 The founding years, 1788-1850 (1 vol.)
South Australia immigration 1851-61 (1 vol.)
West Australia immigration to 1900 (1 vol.)
Queensland immigration to 1900 (1 vol.)
Australian immigration 1901-11 (1 vol.)
2 Immigration from Greece 1821-1966 (1 vol.)
Immigration from Italy 1861-1966 (1 vol.)
Immigration from the Netherlands to 1960 (1 vol.)
Addresses on immigration history (1 vol.)
Statistics on immigration to 1933 (1 vol.)
3 Australian immigration 1933-48 (4 vol.)
International Government Committee for European
Migration 1951-60
4 A Country Study: Austria, Germany, Cyprus
5 A Country Study: Greece
6 A Country Study: Italy
7 The displaced person scheme (vol.1 and 2)
8 Typescripts: "Emmigration to Australia"
Series 2: Immigration Planning Council (Not available for research
for 30 years)
Box
9 Working papers and reports
10 Austria - Egypt
11 Finland - Israel
12 Italy - Sweden [box not sighted May 2010]
13 Switzerland - Yugoslavia, General Assisted Passage Scheme
14 Refugees - Correspondence, 1966-75
Monthly summary 1970
Series 3: Numbered files (Not available for research
for 30 years)
Box
15 Files No 1 - 293
16 Files No 294 -450
Files No A 1 - A 117
17 Files No A 119 - A 260
18 Files No A 261 - A 320
19 Indexes
Series 4: Immigration files (Permission required for research until 5 July 1992; Boxes 20-25, 29-31 not available for research
for 30 years)
Box
20 Immigration program
Arrivals and departures second assistand scheme, 1969-76
21 A study of factors influencing withdrawals by U.K. applicants
Appendices, 1968
Circulars, 1956-77
22 Census, 1971
Circulars, 1956-77
23 Correspondence, Greece 1964 -70 [box not sighted May 2010]
Correspondence, Italy 1964 [box not sighted May 2010]
Miscellaneous correspondence 1966-70 [box not sighted May 2010]
24 Instructions to immigration officers
25 Feasibility Study for an Intergrated Information System, 1973
Report on the efficiency of the immigration group, 1975
Committee on Overseas professional qualifications, 1976
Handbooks
26 Organisation and functions handbooks, 1958-63
27 Immigration Advisory Council - agendas and meetings
Reports of committee of social patterns, 1973
Information papers, 1972
Conference for immigration, 1968-75
Australian citizenship convention, transcript, 1963
Immigration publicity council, minutes of meetings, 1973
Commonwealth Immigration Planning Council, Report 1968-69
28 Employment prospectus by industry and occupation, 1976
European refugee problems
Special report by Zettenbach
Commission on the European Refugee Situation, 1959
Report of meeting of Australian State Migration Officers, 1975
Course on migration for officials from Latin American Countries, 1968
Study on internal migration on behalf of the Cities Commission, 1975
Miscellaneous printed material from Overseas
29 Handbook for State Officer on Admission for Residencee of European
Aliens, 1970 Report of meeting of State and migration officers, 1925
Instruction for Structured Selection Access System, 1972-3
Medical standard for selecting migrants, 1971
Agreement between Australian and Portuguese Government, 1971
30 Parliamentary briefs, 1976-77
Visas for migrants to Australia, 1964
Social security and migration Report, 1971
Information Manual, 1974
Miscellaneous documents, 1967-71
31 Overseas student handbooks vol 1-3, 1970
Overseas movement handbook
32 Press releases, 1973-77
33 Department of Immigration Statistical Bulletins, no 1-24,
1952-57 (2 vol)
34 Statistical Bulletin, 1958-61 (1 vol), notes on statistics
35 General instructions, 1954-56 and miscellaneous photocopies
Series 5: Scrapbooks (Permission required for research until 5 July 1992)
Box
36-42 Numbered scrap books, Vol 1-64
43 Asia, Africa, Brazil And Chile
44 Czechoslovakia, Egypt, France
45 Greece, Germany
46 Iran, Iraq, Italy
47 Netherland, Poland, Rhodesia, Spain, Turkey
48 USA and Latin America, Ukraine, Yugoslavia
49 Scrapbooks on International Committee on European Migration, refugees
and Commonwealth Government, 1961
Series 6: Personal (Permission required for research until 5 July 1992)
Box
50 Focus Camera Club, 1940-41
Certificates and letters of recommendations
Album with photos and letters to Mr Bussell from a cycling holiday, 1941
Addition 1 July 1991
Series 7 : Photograph albums (family, armed service and official
duties) (Available for research)
Box 51
- 'Chronicles 1937-41' - South Australia (including The Pioneer
Camera Club)
- 'Chronicles of 1942' - South Australia, Victoria (including
RAAF)
- 'Chronicles of 1942 (II) - South Australia, Western Australia
(including family)
- Airman's log'
- 'Logbook 1943-45' - New South Wales, Victoria, Western Australia
(RAAF, Broome), Canberra
- [late 1940s] - New South Wales, South Australia, Tasmania,
Victoria, Central Australia, Canberra
- [1947 or 48] - New South Wales, Canberra
- 'Chronicles of 1948' - South Australia, Victoria, Canberra
- 'Chronicles of 1950' - New South Australia, South Australia,
Victoria, Canberra
Box 52
- [early 1950s] - Canberra, RAAF Richmond
- 'Chronicles of Wandeen' - New South Wales, South Australia,
Canberra (1951-52)
- 'Canberra to Athens' - on liner Orcades (1954)
- [1956] - Greece (including Olympic Games torch ceremony)
Box 53
- five albums [1955-57] - Greece (including visit of Sir Arthur
Fadden), Egypt, Middle East
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