FRYER LIBRARY Manuscript Finding Aid UQFL366 Scott Balson Collection Size 9 boxes, 2 parcels, 11 corflutes, 1 poster Contents Correspondence, policy documents, political ephemera, journals and monographs relating to the Pauline Hanson Support Movement, One Nation and the City Country Alliance. Date range 1994 to 2004 Biography Scott Balson was the One Nation party’s Internet Webmaster from 1997 to 1999. He is the author of Murder by Media (1999), Inside One Nation (2000) and Enemy of the State (2000). Notes Open access, except access to rare monographs in Boxes 5 – 6 is restricted. Access copies are available in the main Fryer collection. This collection listing is based on information about the collection provided by Scott Balson. The collection was rehoused in 2019 and a new parcel was created. Refer to the chart at the end of this listing to convert old box numbers to new parcel numbers. Box 1 Minute Book and Notes, Pauline Hanson Supporters Movement, Surfers’ Paradise, 1997-1998 (2 binders) Folder 1 Texts of speeches made in the Queensland Parliament by Pauline Hanson and other One Nation party members, 1996-1998, 12 speeches Poster for ATSIC elections, 9 Oct 1999, 1 p Folder 2 News release: ‘One Nation to select candidates in rebels’ seats’, 11 Feb 1999 and agenda for Federal Annual General Meeting, 28 Feb 1999, 2 p Minutes of the Federal Executive, 31 Aug 1999, 12 p Agenda submissions for State conference, with handwritten notes and comments by Scott Balson, 28/29 Nov 1998, 20 p ‘Pauline Hanson’s One Nation: Sundry documentation relating to compiliation of minutes from Annual General Meeting at Airlie Beach, 1999’, 16 p ______________________________________________________________________________________________ Last updated: 01/10/2019 © University of Queensland 1 FRYER LIBRARY Manuscript Finding Aid Program, notes and speeches relating to ‘Prosper Australia!’, Brisbane, 4 Oct 1997, 14 p Notice of Monthly General Meeting, One Nation Supporters, Oxley Branch, 10 Dec 1997, 1 p Folder 3 Various minutes and notes relating to the Pauline Hanson Support Movement (PHSM), including material collected by Bruce Whiteside, original founder of PHSM, 1996-1999 Folder 4 Minute book of Pauline Hanson Support Movement, Gold Coast Branch, 27 Oct 1996—20 Aug 1998 Folder 5 List of PHSM branches, Dec 1998, 26 p Easy Tax information sheet, nd, 1 p (17 copies) How-to-vote cards and candidates’ resumes Box 2 Folder 1 This folder contains collectable material as described by Scott Balson: Framed newspaper clipping ‘Council throws sculpture base on rubbish heap’ (The Queensland Times, 4 Aug 1997, p3), with two cheques and two tickets to political events Fax from Pauline Hanson to Scott Balson, 4 June 1998, 1 p Fax from Pauline Hanson to Scott Balson, 19 June 1998, 1 p The Catalyst, Vol. 1, Issue I, Sep 1999, inscribed by Pauline Hanson to her son Adam Hanson Running sheet for Inaugural Meeting of the City Country Alliance, signed by those present, 9 Jan 2000, 1 p Election button: ‘Heather Hill, Bundamba’ with gold ribbon Scrutineer’s badge for Scott Balson at Len Harris’s Senate Scrutiny recount, 30 June 1999 Inscribed copy of Senator Len Harris’s maiden speech, 11 Aug 1999 Questions and answers for an interview with Heather Hill, 25 Oct 1998, 2 p How-to-vote card inscribed by Pauline Hanson to Scott Balson, 3 Oct 1998 Political brochure: ‘Pauline Hanson: The Difference is She Cares’, signed by Pauline Hanson, 30 Aug 1998 Small purple card with signatures Signed draft of political speech by W. Feldman, 29 June 1998 Cartoon of five members of One Nation party, signed by each, 10 Dec 1999 ______________________________________________________________________________________________ Last updated: 01/10/2019 © University of Queensland 2 FRYER LIBRARY Manuscript Finding Aid Handwritten introduction by Pauline Hanson for Murder by Media, 12 Dec 1998, 3 p Photo of Pauline Hanson wrapped in the Australian flag, inscribed by her to a supporter, 11 Apr 1997 Invitation to a political fund-raising event, signed by Pauline Hanson, 21 Aug 1998 Jeremy Lee, ‘G.S.T.: The Tax the I.M.F. said we had to have!’, Feb 1999, signed by Jeremy Lee, 28 May 2000, 14 p Letter from Pauline Hanson to Scott Balson, 29 Apr 1999, 1 p Signed photo of Pauline Hanson, receipt for $500 political donation and letter of thanks for donation, 26 May 1998 Update Magazine, Vol. 1, No. 12 (May 1999), inscribed to Scott Balson by Pauline Hanson, 5 Jun 1999 Update Magazine, Vol. 2, No. 1 (June 1999), signed by Pauline Hanson and two others Reprint of editorial from The Miami Monitor, Vol. 1, No. 1 (May 1998), 4 p Newspaper: Pauline Hanson’s One Nation, Vol. 1, No. 1 (May 1998), signed by Pauline Hanson Newspaper: Pauline Hanson’s One Nation, Vol. 2 (Federal Election Issue), signed by Pauline Hanson and one other Folder 2 One Nation: It’s Time, Policy Blue Book—NSW 1999 Brochure: ‘Young Nation: A Political Forum for Young Australians’ (16 copies) Brochure: ‘Pauline Hanson Speaking Out’ How-to-vote cards, Australian Labour Party, South Brisbane (11 copies) Two bumper stickers: ‘Pauline Hanson’s One Nation: Equal Rights for all Australians’ and ‘Vote No to the Politicians’ Republic’ Business card: Richard S. Duffell, One Nation Candidate, Mount Gravatt Membership cards for Scott Balson: 3 for One Nation, 1 for Pauline Hanson Support Movement, 1 for City Country Alliance Folder 3 Pad of handwritten notes by Scott Balson, nd, 8 p Scott Balson, ‘The Labor party – the thugs behind the violence at Hawthorne – 19th July 1998’, 22 Jul 1998, 23 p [information about Shreddergate on back of printouts] Questions to be put to Labor party members, nd, 2 p, with handwritten notes Fax of newspaper clipping: Jesse Angelo, [title cut off, re: anti-Hanson protests in Sydney and attempt by one group to recruit schoolchildren to protest], Sydney Morning Herald, nd, 2 p Flyer: ‘Join the Democratic Socialists’, nd, 1 p Internet printout re: banks and shareholders, from www.gwb.com.au, 16 Jan 1998, 1 p ______________________________________________________________________________________________ Last updated: 01/10/2019 © University of Queensland 3 FRYER LIBRARY Manuscript Finding Aid Printout from Dept. of Foreign Affairs and Trade website, ‘WTO Financial Services Agreement Provides New Export Opportunities for Australia’, 28 Jul 1995, 2 p Printout from www.wto.org, 17 Dec 1997, 2 p Questions to be put to Michael Kroser re: the government’s bank policies, especially a proposal for reduced-interest rate loans to Aboriginal-owned businesses, nd, 1 p Photocopy of newspaper clipping: Mark Oberhardt, ‘Aborigines’ title claim frivolous, court told’, The Courier Mail, 24 Jul 1998, 1 p Folder 4 Papers related to Scott Balson’s work on the One Nation website: Newspaper cutting: ‘Hanson hacker nabbed’, The Queensland Times, 28 Apr 1997, 1 p Printouts from 60 Minutes website re: 60 Minutes program on Pauline Hanson and One Nation, 7 Jun 1998, 1 p (38 copies) Cartoon from The Australian, 4 Sep 1998, 1 p Printouts from Leftlink (Victoria’s Broad Left Mailing List), 25 Jul 1998, 8 p David Glanz, e-mail entitled ‘The next anti-Hanson demo!’, from Reference.com, 20 Jul 1998, 3 p Papers re: alleged fraud at Mildura Aboriginal Corporation, 20 Mar 1998,10 p Letter from unidentified correspondent to Scott Balson re: global economics, nd [late 1998?], 25 p ‘Americans for America: Analysis of Proposition 209 by the Legislative Analyst’, 25 Aug 1997, 3 p Leong Ching Ching, ‘The who, where and why of emigration’, from The Singapore Strait Times, 14 Aug 1997, 2 p Printouts from One Nation website, 16 Jul 1997, 5 p Letter from Jack Struber to Scott Balson, 14 Aug 1997, with attached faxes giving information on opposition to Pauline Hanson and One Nation, 3 p Printouts from Ausom website, 13 July 1997, 7 p Flyer: ‘Youth Against Racism: Join Resistance, Socialist Youth Organization’, nd, 1 p Letter from Scott Balsom to David Oldfield, re: who is sponsoring Militant Australia, nd, 1 p Fax giving details of two anti-One Nation protests, 6 Jul 1997, 2 p Letter from Paul Trewartha to Scott Balson, 2 Jul 1997, 1 p Flyer: ‘Fight Racism’, nd, 1 p Printouts from Leftlink (Victoria’s Broad Left Mailing List), 10 Jul 1997, 8 p Text of Pauline Hanson’s speech at Gold Coast Launch, 1 July 1997, 14 p Text of Pauline Hanson’s speech in Adelaide, 11 Jun 1997, 13 p Fax of letter from John Westacott, Executive Producer of 60 Minutes, to David Ettridge, National Director of One Nation, 5 May 1997, 1 p Report on opposition to Pauline Hanson in Tasmania from Shane Fuller, 3 p ______________________________________________________________________________________________ Last updated: 01/10/2019 © University of Queensland 4 FRYER LIBRARY Manuscript Finding Aid Letter from Scott Balson to David Ettridge, recommending the establishment of an online monthly newsletter for One Nation, 12 May 1997, 1 p Papers re: email received from James Nguyan, May 1997, 5 p Papers re: Hanson’s visit to Western Australia and a website posting linking her to Hitler, 2 May 1997, 2 p Newspaper cutting: Cameron Stewart, ‘Mr Economics’ [on Alan Greenspan], The Weekend Australian, 2-3 Aug 1997, pp 23-30 Letter from Scott Balson to David Ettridge, re: the importance of the One Nation website, 1 May 1997, 2 p Letter from Scott Balson to David Ettridge, re: legal issues surrounding the One Nation website, 30 Apr 1997, 2 p Fax of Pauline Hanson press release, 14 Jun 1996, 21 p Newspaper cutting: Brian Bennion, ‘Uni probes Hanson hacker’, The Queensland Times, 28 Apr 1997, 1 p Letter