MS 8915 - Papers of Greg Weir
Volume Number 9: A.I.D.S. Issues 1981-1983

Doc. No: 1 - 9
        Press Article        1981.12.21
        From: Media  Time        
        "Opportunistic Diseases"


Doc. No: 2 - 9
        Press Article        1981.12.21
        From: Media  Newsweek        
        "Diseases that plague gays"


Doc. No: 3 - 9
        Press Article        1982.07.17
        From: Media  Australian        
        "Gay Plague' epidemic sweeping US"


Doc. No: 4 - 9
        Press Article        1982.07.19
        From: Media  Australian        
        "Australia could be next on the list for the 'Gay Plague"


Doc. No: 5 - 9
        Press Article        1983.01.03
        From: Media  Newsweek        
        "AIDS: A Lethal Mystery Story"


Doc. No: 5b - 9
        Question without notice        1983.05.04
        From: Senator Grimes          
        To: Senator Mason  
        "AIDS"


Doc. No: 6 - 9
        Press Article        1983.05.10
        From: Media  Bulletin        
        "US killer disease reaches Aust."


Doc. No: 7 - 9
        Press Article        1983.05.16
        From: Media  Newsweek        
        "The Aids Mystery: New Clues"


Doc. No: 8 - 9
        Press Article        1983.05.10
        From: Media  Australian        
        "Disease fear leads Red Cross to ban gays as donors"


Doc. No: 8b - 9
        Question without notice        1983.05.10
        From: Charlesworth MP          
        To: Dr Blewett  Health Min.


Doc. No: 9 - 9
        Press Article        1983.05.20
        From: Media  Australian        
        "Heterosexual 'gay plague' victims alarm doctors"


Doc. No: 10 - 9
        Editorial        1983.06.08
        From: Media  Australian        
        "AIDS - the fear grows"


Doc. No: 11 - 9
        Press Article        1983.06.24
        From: Media  Financial Review        
        "The agony of AIDS"


Doc. No: 12 - 9
        Press Article        1983.06.24
        From: Media  Telegraph        
        "MP bid for ban on gay travel"


Doc. No: 13 - 9
        Press Article        1983.06.25
        From: Media  Australian        
        "Reverend Fred raises gay hackles over AIDS march"


Doc. No: 14 - 9
        Press Article        1983.06.27
        From: Media  Courier Mail        
        "AIDS will become notifiable" - Qld


Doc. No: 15 - 9
        Press Article        1983.06.27
        From: Media  Australian        
        "Call for national taskforce as 19 AIDS cases feared"


Doc. No: 16 - 9
        Press Article        1983.06.28
        From: Media  Daily Sun        
        "AIDS cases may get a disease listing" (NSW)


Doc. No: 17 - 9
        Press Article        1983.06.28
        From: Media  Courier Mail        
        "AIDS action" (Qld)


Doc. No: 18 - 9
        Press Article        1983.06.28
        From: Media  Courier Mail        
        "300,000 march for AIDS"


Doc. No: 19 - 9
        Press Article        1983.06.28
        From: Media  Syd. Morn. Herald        
        "A cautious world of AIDS and gays"


Doc. No: 20 - 9
        Press Article        1983.06.28
        From: Media  Age?        
        "We're fighting for our lives" (date and paper uncertain)


Doc. No: 21 - 9
        Press Article        1983.06.28
        From: Media  Age        
        "Gay in the face of tragedy"


Doc. No: 22 - 9
        Press Article        1983.06.28
        From: Media  Age        
        "AIDS has so far killed 644: report"


Doc. No: 23 - 9
        Press Article        1983.06.28
        From: Media  Courier Mail        
        "AIDS kills Australian"


Doc. No: 23A - 9
        Press Article        1983.06.28
        From: Media  Daily Sun        
        "AIDS claims NSW victim, says doctor."


Doc. No: 24 - 9
        Media Release        1983.06.28
        From: N. Blewett  Health Minister        
        To: Media  
        "Minister's reassurance on AIDS"


Doc. No: 25 - 9
        Press Article        1983.06.28
        From: Media  Australian        
        "AIDS kills its first Australian victim"


Doc. No: 26 - 9
        Editorial        1983.06.28
        From: Media  Australian        
        "No need for hysteria"


Doc. No: 27 - 9
        Press Article        1983.06.29
        From: Media  Syd. Morn. Herald        
        "AMA journal's AIDS report angers Blewett"


Doc. No: 28 - 9
        Press Article        1983.06.29
        From: Media  Syd. Morning Herald        
        "Young AIDS victims"


Doc. No: 29 - 9
        Press Article        1983.06.29
        From: Media  Age        
        "AIDS: an unnecessary panic"


Doc. No: 30 - 9
        Press Article        1983.06.29
        From: Media  Telegraph        
        "AIDS research since 1980" (Qld)


Doc. No: 31 - 9
        Press Article        1983.06.30
        From: Media  Telegraph        
        "Quarantine Gays says Rev. Nile"


Doc. No: 32 - 9
        Press Article        1983.06.30
        From: Media  Daily Mercury (Qld Regional)        
        "AIDS epidemic altering lifestyles"


Doc. No: 33 - 9
        Press Article        1983.06.30
        From: Media  Age        
        "Put Gay Week visitors in quarantine, Nile urges"


Doc. No: 34 - 9
        Letter        1983.06.30
        From: Watson L  AIDS Action Committee        
        To: Editor  Sydney Morning Herald
        "Facts on AIDS'


Doc. No: 34A - 9
        Letter        1983.06.30
        From: Whitaker H (Dr)          
        To: Editor  Australian
        "Act now on AIDS


Doc. No: 35 - 9
        Press Article        1983.06.30
        From: Media  Courier Mail        
        "Queensland plan to fight AIDS" (Qld)


Doc. No: 36 - 9
        Press Article        1983.07.01
        From: Media  Daily Sun        
        "3 suspected AIDS victims in State" (Qld)


Doc. No: 37 - 9
        Press Article        1983.07.01
        From: Media  Courier Mail        
        "AIDS suspects in Queensland"


Doc. No: 38 - 9
        Press Article        1983.07.03
        From: Media  Sun Herald        
        "Don't panic over AIDS"


Doc. No: 39 - 9
        Press Article        1983.07.04
        From: Media  Time        
        "Hunting for the Hidden Killers"


Doc. No: 40 - 9
        Editorial        1983.07.04
        From: Media  Sydney M. Herald        
        "The controversy over AIDS"


Doc. No: 41 - 9
        Letter        1983.07.04
        From: President  Aust Medical Writers Association        
        To: Editor  Syd M Herald
        "Unfair, Mr Blewett"


Doc. No: 42 - 9
        Press Article        1983.07.06
        From: Media  Australian        
        "First heterosexual AIDS victim diagnosed- hospital switch urged"


Doc. No: 43 - 9
        Press Article        1983.07.06
        From: Media  Telegraph        
        "NSW follows Qld lead on AIDS"


Doc. No: 44 - 9
        Letter        1983.07.06
        From: N File  Festival of Light        
        To: Editor  Australian
        "Simple solution to AIDS is abstinence"


Doc. No: 45 - 9
        Press Article        1983.07.06
        From: Media  Age        
        "Homosexuals volunteer for 2-year AIDS study"


Doc. No: 46 - 9
        Press Article        1983.07.10
        From: Media  Sunday Sun        
        "The killer sex disease claims its first life"


Doc. No: 46A - 9
        Press Article        1983.07.11
        From: Media  Australian        
        "AIDS death caused by virus that hits babies. The first Australian victim 
        of AIDS to die in the country had such a depressed natural immune system 
        that he died of a virus which rarely kills even new-born babies. The man, 
        a 43-year-old heterosexual, contacted a CMV, or cytomegalo virus." 
        (Refer archive Greg Weir 80's document 200A)


Doc. No: 47 - 9
        Press Article        1983.07.12
        From: Media  Age        
        "No need for AIDS scare in Australia, says Roper" (Vic)


Doc. No: 48 - 9
        Press Article        1983.07.13
        From: Media  Telegraph        
        "Union warns on hospital AIDS risk"


Doc. No: 49 - 9
        Letter        1983.07.13
        From: Nile N MLC          
        To: Editor  Syd. M. Herald
        "The march of AIDS"


Doc. No: 50 - 9
        Press Article        1983.07.14
        From: Media  Syd. M. Herald        
        "AIDS suspect claims he was denied treatment"


Doc. No: 51 - 9
        Press Article        1983.07.14
        From: Media  Age        
        "US to test treatment for AIDS"


Doc. No: 52 - 9
        Press Article        1983.07.14
        From: Media  Telegraph        
        "AIDS hysteria"


Doc. No: 53 - 9
        Press Article        1983.07.15
        From: Media  Courier Mail        
        "First case of 'local AIDS" (NSW)


Doc. No: 54 - 9
        Press Article        1983.07.15
        From: Media  Telegraph        
        "AIDS- it's time to stop the panic"


Doc. No: 55 - 9
        Press Article        1983.07.15
        From: Media  Syd. M. Herald        
        "British may have cure for AIDS"


Doc. No: 56 - 9
        Letter        1983.07.18
        From: Dr. Sibatani          
        To: Editor  Australian
        "Oppression of gays"


Doc. No: 57 - 9
        Press Article        1983.07.18
        From: Media  Telegraph        
        "Two local AIDS 'suspects" (Qld)


Doc. No: 58 - 9
        Press Article        1983.07.19
        From: Media  Courier Mail        
        "AIDS suspects watched" (Qld)


Doc. No: 59 - 9
        Press Article        1983.07.19
        From: Media  Australian        
        "New AIDS phase feared as disease strikes health workers"


Doc. No: 60 - 9
        Press Article        1983.07.20
        From: Media  News Weekly        
        "AIDS and homosexuality the connection"


Doc. No: 61 - 9
        Press Article        1983.07.21
        From: Media  Syd. M. Herald        
        "AIDS research $84,000 grant" (NSW)


Doc. No: 62 - 9
        Press Article        1983.07.21
        From: Media  Syd M Herald        
        "AIDS cure"


Doc. No: 63 - 9
        Press Article        1983.07.22
        From: Media  Syd M Herald        
        "AIDS research warning"


Doc. No: 64 - 9
        Press Article        1983.07.22
        From: Media  Australian        
        "AIDS scare blamed for fall in blood donations"


Doc. No: 65 - 9
        Press Article        1983.07.25
        From: Media  Australian        
        "It's not AIDS- but 5pc have immune deficiency"


Doc. No: 66 - 9
        Draft letter        1983.07.29
        From: Weir G  AIDS Support Group        
        To: Members  AIDS Support Group
        To Federal Minister re AIDS action


Doc. No: 66A - 9
        Memo        1983.07.29
        From: Greg Weir          
        Nature of the AIDS group and activities.


Doc. No: 67 - 9
        Letter        1983.07.29
        From: Greg Weir          
        To: Members  AIDS Support Group
        Draft of letter to community organisations


Doc. No: 68 - 9
        Letter        1983.07.29
        From: Secretary  AIDS Support Association        
        To: Community Organisations  
        Request for support of proposals sent to the Federal Health Minister."


Doc. No: 69 - 9
        Letter        1983.07.29
        From: Wheatley D  AIDS Support Association        
        To: Blewett  Fed Minister
        Outline of proposal for a phone information service


Doc. No: 70 - 9
        Press Article        1983.07.30
        From: Media  Sydney Star        
        "Chipp acts on AIDS"


Doc. No: 71 - 9
        Letter        1983.08.02
        From: Farr T  Qld. Workers' Health Centre        
        To: Blewett N  Health Min.
        Reinforcing AIDS Support Group proposals


Doc. No: 72 - 9
        Letter        1983.08.02
        From: Secretary  Qld Workers' Health Centre        
        To: Secretary  Trades & Labor Council (Qld)
        Requesting support for AIDS Support Group proposals


Doc. No: 73 - 9
        Letter        1983.08.02
        From: Secretary  Qld Workers' Health Centre        
        To: Secretary  Fed. Miscellaneous Workers Union of Australia (Qld)
        Requesting support for AIDS Support Group proposals


Doc. No: 74 - 9
        Letter        1983.08.02
        From: Secretary  Qld Workers' Health Centre        
        To: Secretary  Hospital Employees Federation
        Requesting support for AIDS Support Group proposals


Doc. No: 75 - 9
        Letter        1983.08.02
        From: Secretary  Qld Workers' Health Centre        
        To: Secretary  Queensland Nurses Union
        Requesting support for AIDS Support Group proposals


Doc. No: 76 - 9
        Letter        1983.08.05
        From: Secretary  University Qld Union        
        To: Weir G  AIDS Support Association
        Support for AIDS support group proposals


Doc. No: 77 - 9
        Press Article        1983.08.08
        From: Media  Newsweek        
        "Gay America in transition"


Doc. No: 78 - 9
        Press Article        1983.08.08
        From: McGee P  AIDS Support Association.        
        To: Senator Georges  
        Requesting support. Example of letter sent to all Queensland Federal 
        Parliamentarians.


Doc. No: 79 - 9
        Press Article        1983.08.08
        From: Media  Courier Mail        
        "Group says AIDS 'not gay plague"(Formation of Victorian AIDS group)


Doc. No: 80 - 9
        Press Article        1983.08.08
        From: Media  Age        
        "Gays form AIDS group" (Vic.)


Doc. No: 81 - 9
        Letter        1983.08.08
        From: Electorate Secretary  Senator Georges        
        To: Secretary  Workers Health Centre
        Acknowledgment


Doc. No: 82 - 9
        Press Article        1983.08.09
        From: Media  Age        
        "Homosexual doctors to form national group"


Doc. No: 83 - 9
        Resolution for endorsement        1983.08.10
        From: Executive  TLC        
        To: Trades and Labor Council  
        Support for AIDS Support Association Queensland


Doc. No: 84 - 9
        Letter        1983.08.10
        From: Senator M Colston          
        To: Secretary  AIDS Support Ass.
        Acknowledgment


Doc. No: 85 - 9
        Letter        1983.08.11
        From: McVeih MP          
        To: Sec.  AIDS Support Association
        Referral to federal minister.


Doc. No: 86 - 9
        Letter        1983.08.11
        From: Private Secretary  Minister for Health        
        To: President  AIDS Support Group
        Acknowledgment


Doc. No: 87 - 9
        Letter        1983.08.11
        From: Beddall D, MP          
        To: McGee P  AIDS Support Group
        Acknowledgment


Doc. No: 88 - 9
        Letter        1983.08.11
        From: Elecorate Secretary  Senator Georges        
        To: McGee P  AID Support Ass.
        Acknowledgment


Doc. No: 89 - 9
        Letter        1983.08.11
        From: E. Darling MP          
        To: P. McGee  AIDS Support Ass.
        Thank you


Doc. No: 90 - 9
        Letter        1983.08.12
        From: Secretary  AIDS Support Ass.        
        To: N. Blewett  Health Min.
        Requesting minister for a representative to attend


Doc. No: 91 - 9
        Letter        1983.08.12
        From: Sec.  AID Support Association        
        To: Senator Colston  
        Asking that he approach minister


Doc. No: 92 - 9
        Letter        1983.08.12
        From: Secretary  AID Support Ass.        
        To: Community Organisations  
        Advertising public meeting


Doc. No: 93 - 9
        Letter        1983.08.12
        From: L Keogh MP          
        To: Sec.  AID Support Ass.
        Forward letter to Health Minister


Doc. No: 94 - 9
        Press Article        1983.08.12
        From: Media  National Times        
        "Airing AIDS


Doc. No: 95 - 9
        Press Article        1983.08.01
        From: Media  Woroni ANU Student Paper        
        "Legal Aids" Date uncertain.


Doc. No: 96 - 9
        Letter        12.8.1983
        From: M Deakin          
        To: Editor  Age
        "Lifestyle risk"


Doc. No: 97 - 9
        Letter        1983.08.16
        From: Bjelke-Petersen F  Senate        
        To: Secretary  AIDS Support Association
        Will approach minister


Doc. No: 98 - 9
        Letter        1983.08.17
        From: Millar MP          
        To: Sec  AIDS Support Association
        Acknowledgment


Doc. No: 99 - 9
        Press Article        1983.08.17
        From: Media  Australian        
        "Bone marrow may help AIDS victim


Doc. No: 100 - 9
        Press Article        1983.08.19
        From: Media  Sydney Star        
        "AIDS Action Committee"


Doc. No: 101 - 9
        Press Article        1983.08.19
        From: Media  Telegraph        
        "Gay doctors form group"


Doc. No: 102 - 9
        Press Article        1983.08.19
        From: Media  Gladstone Observer        
        "More Money for AIDS"


Doc. No: 103 - 9
        Letter        1983.08.19
        From: Braithwaite MP          
        To: N. Blewett  Health Minister (Federal)
        "Points raised by Support association have considerable merit"


Doc. No: 104 - 9
        Press Article        1983.08.20
        From: Media  Sydney Morning Herald        
        "It's no joke to be dying of AIDS and the medics aren't laughing, either"


Doc. No: 105 - 9
        Letter        1983.08.23
        From: Macklin M  Senate        
        To: Secretary  AID Support Group
        Support for proposals


Doc. No: 106 - 9
        Letter        1983.08.23
        From: Senator Macklin          
        To: N Blewett  Health Min
        Support for proposals


Doc. No: 107 - 9
        Report        1983.08.24
        From: Weir G/ Vandebeek N  AID Support Association        
        To: 9th National Lesbians Homosexual Conference  
        "AID Support Association (Qld)" Report


Doc. No: 108 - 9
        Press Article        1983.08.26
        From: Media  Telegraph        
        "Virus cause of AIDS?"


Doc. No: 109 - 9
        Press Article        1983.08.19
        From: Media  National Times        
        "Haiti voices concern over AIDS-risk image"


Doc. No: 110 - 9
        Feature Article        1983.08.26
        From: Media  National Times        
        "Disease in the age of desire"


Doc. No: 111 - 9
        Press Article        1983.09.06
        From: Media  Cairns Post        
        "Possible virus link to AIDS"


Doc. No: 111b - 9
        Question on Notice        1983.09.06
        From:   Hansard        
        To: Senator Mason  Senator Grimes
        "AIDS"


Doc. No: 112 - 9
        Hand Bill        1983.09.08
        From: AID Support Association          
        "Advertising Public Forum" (Neils Vendebeek)


Doc. No: 113 - 9
        Press Article        1983.09.09
        From: Media  Telegraph        
        "AIDS battle- call for funds" (Qld)


Doc. No: 114 - 9
        Press Article        1983.09.09
        From: Media  Australian        
        "Interferon test breakthrough in AIDS diagnosis"


Doc. No: 115 - 9
        Press Article        1983.09.09
        From: Media  Telegraph        
        "Arrest gays' - AIDS fear"


Doc. No: 116 - 9
        Press Article        1983.09.23
        From: Media  Age        
        "AIDS group issues guidelines" (US)


Doc. No: 117 - 9
        Press Article        1983.09.27
        From: Media  Australian        
        "US blood transfusion link with AIDS man"


Doc. No: 118 - 9
        Press Article        1983.09.26
        From: Media  Australian        
        "Victoria AIDS suspect critical"


Doc. No: 119 - 9
        Press Article        1983.10.04
        From: Media  Telegraph        
        "50 feared AIDS victims in NSW"


Doc. No: 120 - 9
        Press Article        1983.10.11
        From: Media  Syd M Herald        
        "AIDS victims seek support"


Doc. No: 121 - 9
        Press Article        1983.10.28
        From: Media  Syd M Herald        
        "AIDS breakthrough hope"


Doc. No: 122 - 9
        Press Article        1983.10.28
        From: Media  Australian        
        "Man contracts AIDS without travelling"


Doc. No: 123 - 9
        Letter        1983.11.02
        From: Blewett N  Health Minister (Federal)        
        To: Secretary  Trades & Labor Council
        Outline of the Federal Government's response to AIDS


Doc. No: 124 - 9
        Press Article        1983.11.14
        From: Media  Age        
        "Hepatitis B may affect 150,000 says virologist"


Doc. No: 125 - 9
        Press Article        1983.11.17
        From: Media  Australian        
        "AIDS feared widespread in Africa"


Doc. No: 126 - 9
        Press Article        1983.11.21
        From: Media  Age        
        "AIDS sufferer" (NSW)


Doc. No: 127 - 9
        Press Article        1983.11.22
        From: Media  Australian        
        "Sixth AIDS victim"


Doc. No: 128 - 9
        Advertisement        183.12.09
        From: Media  National Times        
        "Research on AIDS" - National Research Council


Doc. No: 129 - 9
        Press Article        1983.12.12
        From: Media  Newsweek        
        "The AIDS threat goes international"


Doc. No: 130 - 9
        Press Article        1983.12.15
        From: Media  Canberra Times        
        "AIDS still remote, but survival chances slim"


Doc. No: 131 - 9
        Press Article        1983.12.16
        From: Media  Age        
        "Act now on AIDS: professor"


Doc. No: 131A - 9
        Press Article        1983.12.16
        From: Media  Sydney Morning Herald        
        "A man with AIDS: 'I'm just a clerk with a serious disease."


Doc. No: 132 - 9
        Press Article        1983.12.17
        From: Media  Syd M Herald        
        "AIDS scare kills off Haiti's tourist industry"


Doc. No: 133 - 9
        Press Article        1983.12.20
        From: Media  Bulletin        
        "To Fred Nile tow is an epidemic"
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Guide prepared November 1996. Last updated 18 December 1996.