Series 02: Rocks Residents' Action Group - sound recordings of meetings and radio programmes concerning resident protests against the proposed redevelopment of the Rocks area of Sydney

MLOH 24

series

probably 1976

411833

Digitised

4 audiotape reels (15 hr., 35 min.) - 13 cm, 6 mm tape
3 audiocassettes (1 hr., 13 min.) - 10 × 7 cm, 4 mm tape

The Rocks is an area to the west of Circular Quay in Sydney. Since the earliest days of Sydney settlement it has been a mainly residential area, bounded by Sydney Harbour and including wharves, docks, bond stores and warehouses. In 1902 many of the residences in the area were demolished in an attempt to rid the area of bubonic plague. Residences were rebuilt but by 1932 a number of buildings were again demolished to accomodate the approaches to the Sydney Harbour Bridge which opened in that year. In the early 1970s the Sydney Cove Redevelopment Authority, which administers the Rocks area, proposed extensive new residential developments in the area. Residents became concerned at the level of proposed development and formed resident groups, such as the Rocks Residents' Action Group. The trade union movement, and in particular Jack Mundey of the Builders' Labourers' Federation, became involved in the protests and imposed green bans on building sites in the area. As a result of the action taken by resident groups and unions redevelopment of the area was limited.

Item 1: Meeting of members of the Rocks Residents' Action Group and Rocks Merchants Group
Item 2: Meeting, including members of the Rocks Residents' Action Group and representatives of the Sydney Cove Redevelopment Authority
Item 3: Meeting with unknown person and discussion between Jack Mundey of the Builders' Labourers' Federation and Owen Magee of the Sydney Cove Redevelopment Authority
Item 4: Public meeting, participants include Owen Magee of the Sydney Cove Redevelopment Authority
Item 5: This Day Tonight program on the Rocks
Item 6: City Extra radio program
Item 7: Coming Out '76’ radio program

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