Citizens' Action Group Against Alcohol Promotions [Folder Title]

This folder contains correspondence to Chris Hurford from the Citizens’ Action Group Against Alcohol Promotions, 1987, seeking his support and enclosing a poster on the dangers of alcohol and the group’s proposals to reduce these dangers.

Australian Customs Service [Folder Title]

This folder contains documents related to the Australian Customs Service. Documents include newspaper clippings on the introduction of duty free limits in July 1987, and correspondence from the South Australian Minister of Marine to Chris Hurford as Member for Adelaide on the implications of Customs’ proposed integrated cargo control and clearance system and changes to rail freight services for South Australia, March 1987, enclosing a report from the SA Department of State Development, December 1986.

Australian Archives [Folder Title]

This folder contains documents related to the transfer of Chris Hurford’s papers to the Australian Archives during the late 1970s and early 1980s. Documents include correspondence to Mr Hurford from the Archives acknowledging the receipt of papers and outlining changes in the Archives’ procedures.

Australia Day Parade 1985 [Folder Title]

This folder contains documents related to the Australia Day Council of South Australia in 1984-85, particularly the holding of the inaugural Australia Day Parade in Adelaide, 1985. Documents include: the Council’s Australia Day Update, September 1985; correspondence from the Council to members of the organising committees for the Parade, including Chris Hurford’s staffer Mary Lindsay; minutes of committee meetings; report on the Parade; scroll presented to marchers, signed by Bob Hawke as Prime Minister, John Bannon as Premier and Wendy Chapman as Lord Mayor; list of marching groups; news clippings on the Australia Day celebrations; correspondence to Mr Hurford from the Council seeking his assistance in having Mr Hawke lead the Parade and sign the scroll, Mr Hurford’s representations to Mr Hawke and responses from Mr Hawke’s staff; notes by Ms Lindsay on meetings of the committee; annual report of the Council, 1983-84.

Australian Bill of Rights and Third Hawke Ministry [Folder Title]

This folder contains documents related to the proposal for an Australian Bill of Rights by the Hawke Government in 1985-86. Documents include: the text of the Australian Bill of Rights Bill 1985; the second reading speech for the bill by Lionel Bowen as Attorney-General; answers to criticisms made of the Bill; press releases and letters by Mr Bowen responding to criticisms and Opposition statements about the Bill; correspondence from Mr Bowen to Chris Hurford responding to representations about the Bill, informing Mr Hurford of its withdrawal by the Government. This folder also contains a listing of the initial membership of the Third Hawke Ministry from July 1987.

Defence policy 1983-84 [Folder Title]

This folder contains documents related to Australian defence policy during 1983-84. Documents include: statement by Gordon Scholes as Minister for Defence on the 1983-84 Defence Budget; extract from a Parliamentary Library paper on reorganisations of the United States defence forces, 1968; news clippings on defence policy, purchasing and research; pages from Pacific Defence Reporter, April and July 1984; ‘Defence 84’, feature from the Bulletin, 3 July 1984.

Quantification of the association between second to fourth digit ratio and competitive rowing performance

This study found weak to strong evidence that females with smaller 2D:4Ds performed better “on-water” than those with larger 2D:4Ds. This may be explained by morphological optimisations, which suggests the 2D:4D is possibly linked to factors underlying specific physical characteristics important for rowing success.

Culturally deaf Students in South Australian secondary school : an enquiry into their social inclusion

Research proposal (PhD)--University of South Australia, 2013.