Papers of Neville Gare, 1885-2018 [manuscript]
- Bib ID:
- 631085
- Format:
- Manuscript
- Author:
- Gare, Neville (Neville Clifford), 1929-2016
- Related Online Resources:
- Finding aid at National Library of Australia
- Access Conditions:
- Available for research. Not for loan.
- Description:
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- [1885-2018]
- 9.32 m. (30 boxes) + 4 packets + 4 map folios + 1 album.
- Summary:
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MS 9492 comprises notes on planning process; draft plans of management and proposed amendments; correspondence; newspaper clippings, some copied, master plans for the preservation and development of the Kosciuszko National Park; Perisher Valley development plan and correspondence and planning issue statements on specific topics related to the Plan of management review Kosciusko National Park, issued by the New South Wales National Parks and Wildlife Service (4 boxes, 1 packet in folio box (shared)).
The Acc05.168 instalment comprises bound reports, articles, issues of the Kosciuszko Huts Association newsletter, news cuttings, plans, and correspondence concerning the establishment and management of Kosciuszko National Park (5 boxes).
The MS Acc21.055 instalment comprises Neville Gare’s personal collection of maps, papers and photographic materials including photographs, negatives and slide transparencies. Subject areas cover park management; history of land use; science of alpine ecosystems in Australia; role of Snowy Mountains Hydro Electric Authority; personalities closely involved in Kosciuszko State and National Park management such as Sir William McKell, Sir Garfield Barwick, Sir William Hudson, ES Clayton, Baldur Byles, Milo Dunphy, Alec Costin. This instalment also includes a separate collection of Baldur Byles, which was bequeathed to Neville Gare on Byles’s death, as Gare was writing his biography. Byles’ collection includes detailed reports, maps, articles and photographs (21 boxes + 3 packets in folio box (shared) + 4 map folios + 1 album)
- Biography/History:
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Neville Clifford Gare was a former senior Federal environmental bureaucrat and first Superintendent of Kosciuszko National Park, 1959-1971, and later Deputy-Director of the Australian National Parks and Wildlife Service.
Baldur Unwin Byles was one of the original trustees of the Kosciusko State Park. Further biographical information at http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1539950
- Notes:
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- Manuscript reference no.: MS 9492, MS Acc05.168, MS Acc21.055.
- Some photocopies.
- Related Material:
- Neville Gare interviewed by Gregg Borschmann in the Environmental awareness in Australia oral history project; Located at; National Library of Australia Oral History collection ORAL TRC 3463.
- Index/Finding Aid Note:
- Donor's box list for Acc05.168 available.
- Subject:
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- Gare, Neville (Neville Clifford), 1929-2016 -- Archives
- Forestry Commission of New South Wales -- Officials and employees -- Archives
- Foresters -- Australia -- Archives
- Park rangers -- Australia -- Archives
- National parks and reserves -- New South Wales
- Regional planning -- New South Wales -- Perisher Valley
- New South Wales -- Officials and employees -- Archives
- Kosciuszko National Park (N.S.W.) -- Management
- Mount Kaputar National Park (N.S.W.) -- Management
- Time Coverage:
- 1885-2018
- Occupation:
- Other authors/contributors:
- New South Wales. National Parks and Wildlife Service
- Terms of Use:
- Copying of Neville Gare's copyright material permitted for research purposes.
- Copyright:
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Copyright Undetermined
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- Reason for copyright status:
- A Manuscript Collection may have a range of formats and dates.
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- Material type:
- Literary Dramatic Musical
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