Collection Name
Total Page:16
File Type:pdf, Size:1020Kb
GRAEME RUNDLE, 1944-2012 Graeme Rundle was born in Perth on 7 February, 1944, the adopted son of Reginald and Dot Rundle. Graeme attended Bayswater Primary School and John Curtin High School. His working life was spent in an administrative role with the Department of Main Roads. Graeme had a life-long interest in conservation of the environment. Amongst other groups, he sat on the Conservation Commission for 17 years as the Conservation Council lobbyist, the Port Kennedy Management Board, the Dieback Consultative Council and the Pastoral Lands Board; he was a founding member of the Darling Range Forum. In 2006, he received the Conservation Council’s Bessie Rischbieth award for outstanding service. He was posthumously appointed a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) in June 2013, “for significant service to conservation and the environment in Western Australia”. Source: The West Australian, “Obituaries”, Friday, June 21, 2013 The papers in this collection were organised and donated by Graeme’s partner, Penny Hussey Abbreviations used: EPA – Environmental Protection Authority NP – National park NPNCA - National Parks and Nature Conservancy Act NR – Nature reserve WANPARA - W.A. National Parks & Reserves Association WLPS - Wild Life Preservation Society of Australia Private Archives manuscript note MN Accession Meterage Date donated Graeme Rundle papers 3058 ACC 8895A 40 cm (2.5 boxes) 2013 ACC 8898A 85 cm (4 boxes) 2013 ACC 9016A 85 cm (7.5 boxes) August 2013 ACC 9172A 3 cm (2 wallets) August 2013 ACC 9347A 68 cm (4 boxes) February 2015 ACC 9602A 43 cm (3 boxes) August 2015 ACC 9603A 51 cm (3 boxes) February 2016 ACC 9604A 77 cm (5 boxes) October 2016 ACC 9946A 1.19m (7 boxes) January 2018 MN3058 1 Copyright SLWA ©2018 SUMMARY OF CLASSES ARTICLES FINANCIAL RECORDS PETITIONS BACKGROUND PAPERS GRAPHS PHOTOGRAPHS BRIEFING NOTES HISTORIES (ENVIRONMENTAL CAREER DOCUMENTATION INDEXES CAMPAIGNING) CERTIFICATES INFORMATION SHEETS PLANS CHARTERS LEGAL AGREEMENTS POEMS CIRCULAR LETTERS LISTS QUESTIONS ON NOTICE CONFERENCE PAPERS MAPS REPORTS CORRESPONDENCE MEMBERSHIP LISTS RESEARCH NOTES DRAFTS MINUTES REVIEWS EPHEMERA NEWSLETTERS SUBMISSIONS FIELD BOOKS NEWSPAPER CLIPPINGS TRIBUTES FILES OBITUARIES Acc. No. DESCRIPTION ARTICLES 9946A/1 1969 Conservation Through Reservation, by W Ride, Director of the WA Museum 9016A/1 1971 Photocopies of two articles written by Rundle about Windjana Gorge (publication not noted). Includes a letter to Rundle from J.H. Rattigan also concerning Windjana Gorge. 3 p. 9603A/1 [?1971] The Nature conservation movement in W.A. by Gloria Butcher 8898A/1 1983 Article written on The Hamersley Range by Rundle and published in Environment WA. Invitation to a fundraising ‘Film and Supper Night’ put on by the Conservation Council of W.A. 7 p. 9604A/1 1987? Road verge conservation campaign 9016A/2 1990 – 2004 Various articles documenting the history of the Conservation Council of WA. Includes correspondence and research notes. 8898A/2 1996 – 2002 Articles written by Rundle and published in The Greener Times. Also includes some correspondence regarding the history of national parks, scientific data and handwritten notes from a conference with the Department of Environmental Protection. 9016A/3 1998 Photocopy of article written by Rundle for the Greener Times ‘Getting Road Verges On the Map – Past Conservation Campaigns’. 2 p. 9946A/2 1998 Meelup Reserve 9016A/4 2004 Article written by Rundle for the Greener Times ‘A Tree’s Story’ and draft materials/research notes/maps/photographs used to compose article. 9 p. 9603A/2 2007 Information sheet “Conservation Parks” by GE Rundle -- The way we were: formative years by G Rundle. Early years of Conservation Council BACKGROUND PAPERS 9946A/3 1977 - 1979 Background papers for a conference. Conservation reserves in the Kimberley region of western Australia. Part 1: 3 papers 9946A/4 1978 - 1980 Background papers for a conference. Conservation reserves in the Kimberley region of western Australia. Part 2: 4 papers BRIEFING NOTES 8898A/3 1967 – 1997 History of conservation reserves – briefing notes and papers with markings. Includes copy of magazine article written by Rundle, ‘Expansion of WA’s Conservation Reserve System’ for The Greener Times, May 1997. Includes WANPARA and Royal Society of WA correspondence. 9946A/5 1969 Briefing note: “The security of a Nature Reserve” MN3058 Page 2 of 33 Copyright SLWA ©2018 Acc. No. DESCRIPTION 9946A/6 1969 Briefing Note: “National Parks in WA” 9604A/2 1970 Nature reserves and regional planning 9946A/7 1970 NSW Protected Areas 9946A/8 1970 Wolf Creek briefing note 9946A/9 1970 Briefing note: scenic components of the Fitzgerald River NP 9946A/10 1971 Briefing Note: “The size of reserves” 9946A/11 1972 Briefing note: “Visitor overuse of National Parks” 9016A/5 1973 Briefing note ‘System 1: Capel – Busselton – Augusta’ CTRC committee document, compiled by Rundle. 4 p. 9946A/12 1973 Briefing Note: “The geology and Geomorphology of the Hamersley Iron Province” 8898A/4 1975 History of Conservation Council background notes (unknown author) with markings. Conservation Council of WA Coastal Policy. 3 p. 9016A/6 1979 Select Committee on NPs briefing paper called ‘Scenic Landscape Classifications’. 2 p. 9016A/7 1979 Briefing note ‘Recreation in Context’. 7 p. 9016A/8 1980 Historical briefing note ‘Classification of reserves in WA’. 6 p. 9016A/9 1983 Main Roads Development briefing notes and comments on powers of entry onto land. 4 p. 9946A/13 1983 Information Briefing: “A Guide to Reserve Legislation” 9016A/10 1986 Briefing notes on Bindoon area. These were used by the Roadside Conservation Committee on an excursion to Bindoon. Includes hand- drawn diagram of roadside vegetation. 8 p. 9604A/3 1989 Background information provided to NPNCA officials prior to a meeting with WANPARA. 8898A/5 1991 A briefing note on Ecologically Sustainable Development processes by Rundle and responses from politicians. 14 p. 9016A/11 1991 Briefing notes prepared for the Conservation Council – “Marine Reserve Update”, “WA Marine Reserves – Where Do We Go from Here?”, “Petroleum Industry and the Marine Environment”. 8 p. 9946A/14 1992 Briefing Note: “the named Deserts of Western Australia” 8895A/1 1992 – 1995 Coral Bay – Exmouth background notes and briefing materials written by Rundle. 9946A/15 1993? Carnarvon Shire coast, Ningaloo Marine Park 9946A/16 1994 Karijini NP 8898A/6 1994 Planned Excisions from Kalbarri National Park for Town Development, A Strategic Issue by Rundle. Includes plan map of proposed airport site in the Kalbarri National Park. 4 p. 9604A/4 1995 Boonanarring Nature Reserve, briefing note concerning gravel extraction request 9604A/5 1995 Public education in parks 9604A/6 ?1995 Briefing note for the NPNCA, Cape Range 9604A/7 1995 Briefing note for the NPNCA; Karijini 9604A/8 ?1995 Briefing note for the NPNCA; public education in parks 9946A/17 1995 Briefing note: management plan amendments in NPs 9946A/18 1995 Salinity 9946A/19 1995 - 2002 Wanjarri NR 9604A/9 1996 Fire management in reserves: Briefing Note for NPNCA members 9946A/20 1996 Briefing note: temporary (Mining) reserves 9604A/10 1997 Agricultural region in perspective 9016A/12 1997 Briefing note ‘Water Resource Protection’ compiled by Rundle for WANPARA Information Bulletin. 7 p. 9604A/11 1998-2001 Regional Parks briefing papers for NPNCA MN3058 Page 3 of 33 Copyright SLWA ©2018 Acc. No. DESCRIPTION 9016A/13 1999 Miscellaneous briefing notes written for the NPNCA compiled by Rundle. Topics covered include Rowles Lagoon Conservation Park, Stirling Range Management Plan, West Angelas Iron Ore Railway, Dryanda Drive Trail, Kennedy Range NP, Lake Clifton Coastland and numerous committees. 9604A/12 1999 Greenways 9604A/13 2001 Peel Regional Park 8898A/7 2001 - 2003 Conservation Commission of Western Australia Summary Sheet: Jandakot Regional Park Draft Management Plan & Expressions of Interest for Development of Visitor Services and Facilities at the Cape Leeuwin and Cape Naturalist Lighthouses. Includes letter to NPNCA Chair. 5 p. 8898A/8 2002 Handwritten induction/briefing note for new members of the NPNCA. 14 p. 9016A/14 2002 Briefing notes ‘Update Report on Some Estate Issues’. Includes some research notes and responses from the EPA. 15 p. 9604A/14 2002 Ludlow State Forest 8898A/9 2003 ‘Whicher Range Gas Field’ draft briefing note, includes correspondence relating to a visit to the Whicher Range Gas Field. 7 p. 8898A/10 2003 - 2004 ‘Dongara Area: Proposed 3D Seismic Survey by Arc Energy’ draft and final. Also includes meeting agenda, minutes and maps. 19 p. 8895A/2 2004 (June) ‘Californian Power Station/Liquefied Natural Gas Community Concerns’ – Briefing note by Rundle. 3 p. 8895A/3 2004 (October) Briefing note for the Conservation Commission on the Yarragadee Water Supply Development, by Graeme Rundle. 6 p. 8895A/4 2004 (October ‘The Use of Floating Production and Oil Storage Vessels off the NW Coast’ – November) – Briefing Note for Conservation Council WA Executive, November 2004, written by Rundle. Includes correspondence and itinerary for Community Reference Group visit to the Griffin Venture 27 October 2004. Relates to material in 8895A/25. 8898A/11 2004 Briefing note sent to Conservation Council WA’s representative in the State Irrigation Taskforce. 7 p. 8898A/12 2004 A briefing note on Coastal Planning and Management New Integrated Framework by Rundle. Includes correspondence from Department of Planning and Infrastructure. 6 p. 8898A/13 2004 Briefing notes by Rundle – ‘Australia’s