MS 8915 - Papers of Greg Weir
Volume Number 25: Greg Weir - Some Personal Correspondence
Doc. No: 1 - 24
Collection 1970
From: Greg Weir
Contents include: Two very early letters and some background
contained in school magazine dated 1969; Nine letters from 1970
(contents include moving from Sydney to the Queensland Sunshine
Coast and contact with counter-culture.
Doc. No: 2 - 24
Collection 1971
From: Greg Weir
Nine Letters to family. Topics include Hitching the east coast,
agricultural work, commune life and activities of Queensland Police
Force.
Doc. No: 3 - 24
Collection 1972
From: Greg Weir
Fifteen letters to family. Topics include establishment of a drug
rehabilitation centre (refer also letter from Austin Parry 1977.02.20
for details), election to position of Peoples Warden for the Parish
of Palmwoods in Queensland; Anti-war activity and some
consequences.
Doc. No: 4 - 24
Newsletter 1972
From: Anglican Parishioners "Obverse"
Two news letters produced for the parish of Palmwoods. Items include:
"Church on its Death Bed"; "We are Guilty"; "Blood In the Temple";
"A Letter to the Archbishop by The Reverend. Malcolm Bell"; "The
People Whom We Forget"; Letter to the Editor; Story with a Moral;
A common approach to eating
Doc. No: 5 - 24
Collection 1973
From: Greg Weir
Letters to family (Topics include moving to Brisbane, working on
Road maintenance gang). Letter from Director of Christian Education
of Presbyterian Church of Queensland.
Doc. No: 6 - 24
Collection 1974
From: Greg Weir
A few letters: Include Greg Weir letter to parents referring to meeting
long time companion Bill Anderson; Reference from Anne Nottidge;
Letters from Julian and Mary White.
Doc. No: 7 - 24
Collection 1975
From: Greg Weir
Three bits of correspondence - Joint letter from Greg Weir and Bill
Anderson to parents describing summertime activities; Greg Weir to
sister and draft letter to school friend Richard d'Avigdor.
Doc. No: 8 - 24
Collection 1976
From: Greg Weir
Four letters to family. Topics include student union activity and the
Kelvin Grove Homosexual and Lesbian Group. Letter from
D Purchers (Riverina CAE regarding homosexual article)
Doc. No: 9 - 24
Collection 1977.02.04
From: Greg Weir
Letters to and from Greg Weir: a) Richard d'Avigdor (School friend)
- travelling experiences (1977.02.04); b) Paul Drinkwater (Newcastle
delegate to Australian Union of Students Annual Council) - student
life and news of AUS Annual Council); c) Rev. Austin Parry (Former
Anglican Curit of the Palmwoods Anglican Parish) Good overview
of activities carried out by Greg Weir while on the Sunshine Coast
(1977.02.20); d) Two character references from Ivan Guy (Quaker
and President of the Sunshine Coast Youth Orchestra) and Didy St.
Clair-Telford (Member of the Parish of Palmwoods); e) Letter to
J O'Callaghan (college friend) some thoughts on the campaign (letter
not sent); f) Gay Walsh (Adelaide member of Greg Weir Campaign)
short note on activities in South Australia; g) Denis Altman
(Government, University of Sydney) wanting to meet while in Brisbane
- no great information; h) To Bill Anderson (my closest companion)
A detailed letter on the progress of the Adelaide leg of the National
Greg Weir Campus tour. (15th June,1977); i) To Bill Anderson) A
business letter with just a hint of the important personal side; j) To
Val Edwards (President Kelvin Grove College of Advance Education
Student Union); k) From Ashley Roberts Melbourne reporter for
magazine campaign. l) Jeremy Fisher editor of proposed book on
gay movement (1977.09.20); m) To Richard Riley (South Australian
member of the Defend Greg Weir Committee) draft letter to let off
steam (1977.08.15); n) To family - draft letter only some talk of jobs
and court case (1977.10.16); o) Head master Geelong Grammar School
(review of application) 1977.09,22); p) From Ian Melloy, Gay Liberation
Melbourne - campaign and information (1977.10.15); q) To Phil
Casewell (Victorian Gay Teachers Group) Sort cover note (1977.10.23);
r) From Amanda Biles (appointee to the Australian Union of Student's
Homosexual Research Project) Two letters one regarding the project
the other regarding Mitchell College Bathurst. (1977.10.25 and other
undated); s) Three undated letters believe to be written in 1977 from
members of Greg Weir Defence Committee -from Gay Walsh, Richard
Reiley (only pages three and four of letter) and Steve MacDonald (perhaps
Stephens in 1978); t) From Ross (Townsville) news about Townsville (date
either 1977 or 78. u) A contact list from National Tour
Doc. No: 10 - 24
Collection 1978
From: Greg Weir
Letters: a) From Garry Lester (Sydney Delegate to Australian Union of
Student Annual Council) - some recollections following the council. (undated);
b) From Beverley Caddell (Administration Secretary to Kelvin Grove College
of Advance Education Student Union)- news and invitation to visit; c) To Family
include detail of activities; d) From Craig Johnson (Department of Government,
University of Sydney) newsy letter (1978.03.31); e) From Union Secretary
University of Queensland - Congratulations on being elected to the student
union council (1978.05.15); f) From Peter Wood (Secretary of the Victorian
Greg Weir Defence Committee) - news of the campaign within Australian
Union of Students; g) From father broaching issue of homosexuality
(1978.06.12); h) From Department of Social Security regarding departments
work tests and inquiry; i) Walt Westman (Former member of Queensland
University) -description of activity occurring in Los Angeles (1978.07.12);
j) To family - brief letter; k) From parents (1978.09.11); l) Students thanks
for participation in seminar (1978.10.04).
Doc. No: 11 - 24
Collection 1979
From: Greg Weir
Letters included: To parents 1979.02.03; From Parents 1979.02.04;
To Taxation Office (income levels) 1979; From J Stafford, Tasmania,
1979.03.06; Peter Murphy, Sydney, 1979.09.19; From Parents
1979.11.03; Craig Johnson University of Sydney 1979.12.03.
Doc. No: 12 - 24
Collection 1980s
From: Greg Weir
Letters include: a) From Whiddon R. 1980.03.02; b) To parents
1980.04.10; c) Whiddon R 1980; d) Brown Tony, Glebe (Sydney)
1980.06.10; e) Elaine Darling MP; f) From Paul Drinkwater Townsville
(1982.02.01); g) From Patrick (Member of Australian Union of Student
Lesbian and Homosexual Caucus), Monash University. Probably February
1982; h)From Mandy Cornwell, Adelaide, 1982.05.14; i) A series of
draft and sometimes very rough letters to friends during convalescence in
1982 (these include to: Kenneth Orr (Townsville), Paul Drinkwater
(Townsville) Helen Weir; Bill Anderson (July-October 1982); j) Jenny
Prohaska (Union of Australian Women) 1982; k) Whiddon R, (Senator
Georges Office) forwarding copy of article with his complements -
"Opportunistic Diseases - A puzzling new syndrome afflicts homosexual
men
cytomegalovirus" Time (1981.12.21) Sent in last half of 1982;
l) From Ashley Roberts (1982.08.18); m) Peter Woods, Secretary of
Greg Weir Defence Committee Victoria; From Mary White, news
of the death of Mark White 1982.10.12; From Helen Weir November
1982; From Michael Macdonald (Townsville Peace Movement)
Regarding Rally for Peace and Nuclear Disarmament 1984.04.17;
To Helen Weir (Draft letter) Approximately October 1984; From Mary
White, Lane Cove, Sydney, 1986.01.27; To Joan Shears (Draft letter)
possibly 1986;From Helen Weir (Switzerland) 1987.08.01; To Bill Leslie
(Formerly Senior Vice-President, Australian Teachers Union) Draft letter
regarding office changes and retirement of George Georges 1987.08.12;
From Colleen St Ledger (Notes from a holiday up the coast) 1988; To Helen
Weir (Switzerland) 1988.08.03; From Helen Weir 1988.09.24; From Babs
Kettle (Public Exposure after AIDS Campaign) 1988.11.29; From Bill Leslie
(Israel) 1988.12.02; From Rob Whiddon, Sydney, 1989.01.22; To Helen
Weir (Draft) Office politics First half of 1989; To Bill Leslie (office politics)
1989.03.04; From Richard d'Avigdor 1989.03.17; Invitation to Blanch
McWaters 100th Birthday 1989.04.05; From Joan Shears (Nurnburg W.
Germany) 1989.06.18; To Parents (draft letter) Return Trip from holiday in
Sydney and office politics 1989.06.21; From Joan Shears 1989.08.06; To
Parents 1989.08.31; To Denise Little 1989.09.06; To Joan Shears (has
some initial impressions of developments of gay community 1989.10.19;
To Mick Petersen 1989.10.26; To Helen Weir 1989.11.24; Michael Petersen
("Things I've been thinking about..." for complete collection of poems refer
to documents held on restricted access) 1989;
Doc. No: 13 - 24
Correspondence 1990
From: Greg Weir
Letter - a sample of just a few letters from the 1990s Mostly draft letters:
To Helen Weir, Berlin, Germany, 1992.02.14; To Parents, Sydney,
1992.03.16; To Phillip Tahmindjis regarding Queens Birthday Ball
1992.06.09; Molly Robson, Secretary of the Queensland Parliamentary
Caucus 1992.09.28; Annette, Sydney, 1992.09.28; Stephen Cox, Griffith
University 1993.09.23; series of documents relating to the Labor Party
Socialist Left and its Publication 'Keep Left October/ November 1994;
Copy of a Review of Adrian Chans performance Canberra Times
October or November 1994; Doug Wood, Organiser for the 1969 Class
reunion - a CV 1969-1994; To Kenneth Orr Townsville referring to a
letter he wrote while he was teaching at James Cook University. In part
this letter states,
"Dear Kenneth,
I have just corrected these entries in the archive and thought of you.
Your letter took awhile to sink in....
'1982
To Weir G
From: Orr K
Townsville, James Cook University (Entered as CAE)
Letter
A cheering letter, with a quote which gives a reason why some
documents have been included in this archive collection - ' I smiled
wryly (?) at your note that you'd begun several and not completed them.
That comment has been made to me before by others. And I always wonder
what it is that compels people to throw partly completed letters away into
the W.P.C. rather than post them. A few scattered segments of unfinished
letters conveys its own message. And what this recipient is usually looking
for is..."
Doc. No: - 25
Confidential Correspondence 1970 - 1994
From: Weir G
Yet to be sent to archive. (Not too many letters)
End Note 1995.12.12
Dear Reader,
The initial aim in starting this index was to give access to the archive collection.
In the main this has been done.
If time permits there may be a couple of other sections. Notably "Letters to Davo"
(David Studham). These will be a series of introductions to the various volumes,
and will make up for the rather rushed job of file noting.
If it is not a large task I will also try to transfer the index lists onto a data base.
This will make the archive easier to cross reference and research.
I hope you enjoy using index and archive.
At last! Life sanz archive listing!! Now to enjoy the various changes of ages!!!
All best,
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Guide prepared November 1996. Last updated 18 December 1996.
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