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Research Bulletin THE AUSTRALIAN SOCIETY FOR HISTORICAL ARCHAEOLOGY INC RESEARCH BULLETIN Volume 20.3 Spring 1990 Box 220 Holme Building Registered for posling as a Publication Category B University ofSydney 2006 ISSN 0156-9295 Phone (02) 6922763 Fax (02) 6924203 Number 15 ASHA List of Current Publications 1991 The following list of publications is published by ASHA as a convenience for its membership. The response to the invitation in the last ASHA Newsletter that institutions, government departments and anyone else with publications available in the broad field of historical archaeology and conservation of the cultural environment with reference to archaeology was excellent, and we thank those who compiled lists for us. We have reproduced them to the best of our ability as sent, and take no further responsibility for their content. We would, however, like to update the List next year, and include any additional contributions from institutions missing out in this issue, as well as any emendations to existing entries. Contents Page Australian Capital Territory Australian Heritage Commission 1 Australian National University 6 University of Canberra 8 New South Wales Australian National Maritime Museum 9 Department ofPlanning. ...............9 Historic Houses Trust. ............... .10 National Parks and Wildlife Service 11 National Trust ofAustralia (NSW) 12 Royal Australian Historical Society .13 Northern Territory Conservation Commission 14 Queensland James Cook University 14 South Australia Department ofEnvironment and Planning. ... .15 Tasmania Department ofParks, Wildlife and Heritage .16 Victoria Monash University 18 Victoria Archaeological Survey 18 Western Australia Australian Institute ofMaritime Archaeology 20 New Zealand Department of Conservation, Hokitika. ..... .24 Friends ofWaiuta, Reefton ............. 24 Department of Conservation, Wellington. .... 25 Send any update notifications to ASHA List of Current Publications, Box 220, Holme Building, University of Sydney 2006: if on disc IBM compatible MS Word double-density 3.5 or 5.25 inch required. Judy Birmingham, Andrew Wilson, Editors. ASHA PUBLICATIONS The Australian Journal ofHistorical Archaeology Members Non-members Volume 1 (1983) out o/print Volume 2 (1984) $10.00 $15.00 Volume 3 (1985) $10.00 $15.00 Volume 4 (1986) $13.00 $17.00 Volume 5 (1987) $14.00 $18.00 Volume 6 (1988) $15.00 $19.00 Major Publications Birmingham, Bairstow & Wilson (eds) Archaeology o/Colonisation: Australia in the World Context Papers from the Seventh Annual ASHA Conference 1987 $26.00 Birmingham & Bairstow (eds) Papers in Australian Historical Archaeology Selected ASHA Newsletter Articles 1969-1982 $20.00 Occasional Papers $6.00 each Judy Birmingham & Carol Liston Old Sydney Burial Ground Maureen Byrne Ross Bridge, Tasmania Eleanor Crosby Survey and Excavations at Fort Dundas, Melville Island, NT MaIjorie Graham Printed Ceramics in Australia R.V.J. Varman The Marseilles or French Pattern Tile in Australia Lithgow Regional Library (ed.) Lithgow Pottery: A Source Book Part II Postage & packing in Australia add $2.50 per item Postage & packing overseas add $5.00 per item ASHA CONTACTS Stat~ Representatives: A.C.T. Dr Mike Pearson c/o AHC GPO Box 1567 Canberra 2601 Northern Territory Kate Holmes 2/5 Beefwood Court Alice Springs 5750 Queensland Peter Gestner Queensland Museum PO Box 300 South Brisbane 4101 South Australia Peter Bell c/o DEP GPO Box 667 Adelaide 5001 Tasmania Angela McGowan 7 Cosgrove Ave South Hobart 7000 Victoria Krista! Bucldey VAS 29-31 Victoria Ave Albert Park 3206 Western Australia Myra Stanbury WA Maritime Museum Cliff St Fremantle 6160 Newsletter Editor: Other Contributors: Judy Birmingham Peter Bell, Susan Cheney, David Nutley, Neville Ritchie, lain Stuart. ACT: Australian Heritage Commission General Publications Australia. Comminee of Inquiry into the National Estate. Report of the National Estate. 1974 Nomination of the Willandra Lakes Region for Inclusion in the World Heritage List 1980 The Heritage of Australia: The Illustrated Register of the National Estate. With Macmillan, Melbourne 1981 Nomination of the Lord Howe Island Group by the Commonwealth of Australia for Inclusion in the World Heritage List 1981 Nomination of Western Tasmania Wilderness National Parks by the Commonwealth of Australia for Inclusion in the World Heritage List 1981 D Yencken The National Estate in 1981: A Report of the Australian Heritage Commission. 1982 Annotated List ofReports on Urban Conservation 1983 Manual (An internally produced document outlining operational procedures) J983 The Heritage of Tasmania: The Illustrated Register of the National Estate 1983 The Heritage ofVictoria: The Illustrated Register of the National Estate 1983 Corporate Plan for the Australian Heritage Commission: for the five year period beginning 1985-86 1985 CO'Connor Spanning Two Centuries: Historic Bridges of Australia 1985 Financial Incentives for Conserving the Built Environment: current financial incentives operating in Australia and comparable overseas countries and opportunities for new taxation incentives in Australia 1985 The Heritage of South Australia and the Northern Territory: The Illustrated Register of the National Estate 1985 V Serventy Australia's world heritage sites 1986 1 Lesslie R G, BG Mackey and J Shulmeister National Wilderness Inventory: Stage II -Wilderness Quality in Tasmania 1988 Conserving the National Estate: A Bibliography of National Estate Studies 1988 Handbook for Local Government 1988 The Heritage ofWestern Australia: The Illustrated Register of the National Estate 1989 D JMulvaney Encounters in Place: Outsiders and Aboriginal Australians 1606-1985 1989 J Flood The Riches ofAncient Australia: A Journey into Prehistory 1990 Serial Publications 1976-89 Australian Heritage Commission Annual Reports 1976/77 - 1989/1990 Australia's World Heritage Properties 1983 The World Heritage Convention 1983 Casey House, Rhodes Place, Yarralumla ACT 1984 Things We Want to Keep: Our Natural Heritage 1984 Things We Want to Keep: Our Cultural Environment 1984 The Wet Tropical Forests and the Cape Tribulation- Bloomfield Road 1986 Native Forests in Tasmania: Lemonthyme Area; South Tasmanian Forests; Quamby Bluff/Jackey's Marsh Area:Douglas River Area 1986 Shelburne Bay 1987 Tax Incentives for Heritage Commission 1987 The Facts on the Forests 1987 Assessing the Significance ofNative Forests 1987 Australia's Forests 1990 Our National Estate Forests (individual back­ ground notes for each State and Territory) Cultural Landscapes 1987 Register listing ofWet Tropical Forests ofNorth Queensland 1988 Jervis Bay and Surrounds 1988 2 A Career in Heritage Conservation? 1988 Australia's Native Forests Information Kit - Teachers Notes 1988 Australia's Rainforests- Information for Students and Teachers 1988 Protecting Rare, Endangered or Uncommon Species 1988 Listing in the Register of the National Estate - What does it mean for you? 1989 Coolangubra and Tantawangalo Forests - National Estate Significance 1989 Geological Sites and Monuments - Information for Students and Teachers 1989 Protecting the National Estate: an information booklet on the respective powers and roles of Federal, State and Local Government bodies and Voluntary organisations involved in heritage conservation within Australia (being revised) 1985 The Register of the National Estate 1990 The Australian Heritage Commission Act - What does it mean for Commonwealth bodies? 1989 The Register of the National Estate and the Australian Capital Territory 1989 What is the Australian Herirage Commission? 1990 National Estate, Parks, Trusts and World Heritage. What's the Difference? 1990 National Estate and State Nature Conservation Reserve Systems 1990 But What Does It Mean? A Guide to the Australian Heritage Commission 1990 Preparing a Nomination for a Natural Environment Place 1990 Preparing a Nomination for the Register 1990 Australian Heritage Commission Library -A Centre for Information: Resources on the National Estate 1990 Heritage Newsletter, Quarterly VoU, No.1 - 1976- Education Notes: Supplement to Heritage News I. Introduction to the series 2. Searching for unity 3 3. Natural Heritage 4. Aboriginal Heritage (out of print - photocopies available) 5. Global Heritage 6. The Historic Environment HERA Update (Quarterly), No. I- 1987- Bibliography Series No.1 Australia's Native Forests No.2 Australia's Rock Art (2nd edition) No.3 Cultural Resource Management Special Australian Heritage Publication Series D Yencken Australia's National Estate - the Role of the Commonwealth (Reprint ofThe National Estate in 1981) 1985 A Rosenfeld Rock Art Conservation in Australia 1985 Tropical Rainforests ofNorth Queensland: their consorvation significance 1986 C Ogleby & LJ Rivett Handbook ofHeritage Photogrammetry 1985 DJ Mulvaney , A good foundation': reflections on the history of the first Government House, Sydney 1985 F Gale & JM Jacobs Tourism and the National Estate: procedures to protect Australia's heritage 1987 GL Werren and APKershaw The Rainforest Legacy: Australian National Rainforests Study: the nature, distribution and status ofrainforest types 1988 J Flood, I Johnson and S Sullivan Sites and Bytes: Recording Aboriginal Places in Australia 1989 Brochures The Australian Heritage Commission HERA: Heritage Australia Information System The National Estate in Southern Queensland Our Aboriginal Heritage Tourism and the National Estate Wet Tropics ofNorth-East Queensland Australia's Disappearing Native Forests Occasional Papers What do we want to pass on to
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