New South Wales Council of Churches - records, ca. 1950-1998

MLMSS 8103

fonds

ca. 1950 - 1998

Textual Records, Clippings

412494

4.59 metres of textual material (24 boxes) - manuscript, typescript and clippings

In 1922, Anglican Archbishop of Sydney the Most Reverend J.C. Wright strongly urged the formation of a new Council of Churches. Addressing the fifteenth Provincial Synod of NSW, Archbishop Wright spoke of organizing Christian effort by common councils and committees which would concentrate the whole force of Christian conscience and promote movements necessary for the uplift of the community. The date of the inaugural meeting of the Council of Churches in NSW is unclear, however a meeting held in April 1924 has documentation and as such is recognised as the anniversary date for the Council.

The NSW Council of Churches comprises the following seven evangelical Christian denominations: The Anglican Church (Diocese of Sydney), The Baptist Union of NSW, The Christian Reformed Churches of Australia, The Churches of Christ in NSW, The Fellowship of Congregational Churches, NSW, The Presbyterian Church of Australia (NSW) and The Salvation Army (Eastern Territory).

I. Subject files: Series 1, correspondence (mainly 1950s - 1970s)
BOX 1
'A' Correspondence
Aboriginal Evangelical Fellowship
Abortion

BOX 2
Alcohol
Anglican TV
Anti-Discrimination
Anzac Day
Archbishop
Armstrong Broadcasts
Attorney General
Audit
Australia Party
Australian Capital Territory
Australian Council of Churches
Australian Council on the Ageing
AWA
Baptist Union
Betting Shops
Bible House
Blood Tests
Boundaries Commission
Broadcasting Committee
Broadcasting (govt inquiry)
Budget
Bush, Roger

BOX 3
'C' Correspondence
Capital Punishment
Censorship
Chief Secretary
Child Abuse
Child Care Agencies
Child Welfare
Children of God
Christian Action Group
Christian Citizenship Crusade
Christmas
Church Union
Churches Cricket Union
Circulars
City Council
Civil Liberties Council
Clubs
Commendation (letters of)
Committee Reports
Congregational Church
Constitution (NSW C of C)
Controversy
Correspondence A-Z

BOX 4
Crime
Crime (victimless)
Dinner (Council's)
Ecumenical Services
Education
Evangelical
Football (Protestant Churches)
Football Pools
Fraternals (Ministers')
Free Presbyterian
Freedom from Hunger
Funerals
Gambling

BOX 5
Government - Elections
Government - Local - Elections
Government - State - Leader of the Opposition
Governor-General
'H' Correspondence
Henderson, Harold R.
Homosexuality
Housing
Human Relationships - Secular Humanism
Jewish Board of Deputies
Last Tango in Paris
Legal Information
Legislative Assembly NSW Members & Reports
Liberal Party
Loyal Orange Institution
Lutheran
'M & Mc' Correspondence
M.A.C.O.S.
Marriage, Adoption, Family
Media Addresses
Membership (individuals)
Men's Societies
Military Service
Minutes - Nominations Committee
Moral Issues

BOX 6
Morality
Open Air Campaigners
Orthodox Churches
'P' Correspondence
Parent-Teacher Education Council
Peace
Persecution
Petitions
Police
Pornography
P.M.G. Dept
Poverty
Presbyterian Church
President of the Council
Press Releases
Press, TV & Film Articles
Privacy
Producer (Religious Programmes)
Psychologist Registration Bill
Public (incidental letters from)
Queensland [Council of Churches]
'R' Correspondence
Rape
Reader's Digest
Reformed Church
Religious Content on Radio, etc.
Responsible Liquor Reform, Ctee for
Road Safety
Roman Catholic Church
Royal Agricultural Society
Royal Commission on Human Relationships
RSL
Salvation Army
Secretary
Sex Education

BOX 7
Show (R.A.S.)
Social Issues
Social Service (Dept of)
Society for the Prevention of Accidents
Solicitor
Smoking
Sport
Stamp Duty
Standing Committees
State Government
Stationery
Statistics
Study Book
Summary Offences
Sunday Trading
TAB
Taxation
Teachers' Federation
Tebbutt & Sons, E. H.
Telephone Tapping
Television
Temperance Alliance
Theological Studies
Town Hall Liquor Licence
Transport Ministry
'U' Correspondence
Uniting Church
University
Victimless Crime
'W' Correspondence
Waratah Festival
Water Board
Women's Liberation
Youth Policy Advisory Committee

II. Subject Files: Series 2 (mainly 1980s - 1990s)
BOX 8
ABC
Aboriginal Land Rights - Mabo
Aborigines
Abortion
Admin. Projects
Adoption Information Act 1990
Advertising Standards Council
Affiliation Fees
Age of Consent - NSW
Ageing
AIDEX
AIDS Kit

BOX 9
Alcohol & Drink Driving
Anglican Church
Annual Report 1994
Anti-Discrimination Amendment Bill 1993
Anti-Discrimination (Ethno-Religion)
Anti-Discrimination (Homosexual Vilification)
Archbishop of Sydney
Audited Annual Reports

BOX 10
Artificial Insemination Donors
Assets
Attorney General (NSW)
Auditor
Australian Associations Directory
Australian Bureau of Statistics
Australian Democrats
Australian Rights Congress
AWA
Bank
Banks & Public Holidays
Better Future for our Children
Billy Graham Crusade
Blasphemy
Bioethics
Broadcasters Pty Ltd

BOX 11
Broadcasting Committee
Broadcasting Committee - Financial
Broadcasting - New Technologies
Broadcasting Services Act 1992
[Broadcasting] 2CH Commentaries
[Broadcasting] 2CH Ratings
[Broadcasting] 2CH 1933 Agreement
Capital Punishment
Casinos
Census

BOX 12
Chaplain
Child Abuse
China
Christian Democratic Party
Church Magazines
Churches Data Base
Commonwealth Govt
Community Organisations
Confederation of Australian Subscription Television
Conferences/Public Meetings
Congregational
Constitution
Constitutional Heritage Protection Society
Coptic Orthodox Church
Corporal Punishment
Council of Churches in NSW
Council of Churches Printing File
Crime
Decentralisation
Defamation
Democrats
Deputations
Directory of Australian Associations

BOX 13
Discrimination - UN Declaration/Religious Belief
Discrimination - Sexual
Discrimination - Transgender
Disorderly Houses (Amend) Bill
Donations - Supporters
Drug Awareness Council - NSW
Drugs - General
Drugs - Heroin Trial
Drugs - Legalisation/Decriminalisation
Education Committee
Education Committee Report - AIDS/Friends for Life
Education Committee Report - Homophobia Teaching Kit

BOX 14
Education Committee Report - SpeedWise-SpeedSafe
Education Committee Report - 'Things You Do For Love'
Education - Religious Education in Schools
Enough is Enough Movement
Ethnic Violence - Religious Persecution
Euthanasia
Euthanasia - Federal MPs & Senate
Euthanasia Forum
Euthanasia - Letters to Marginal Seats
Euthanasia - Lobby Program
Euthanasia - Mail Out Program
Euthanasia - Parliamentary Responses
Euthanasia - Press Clippings
Evidence (Religious Confessions) Amendment Bill 1989

BOX 15
Evangelism Forum
Evangelistic Crusades
Executive
Family Action Movement & The Aust. Family Association
Family - I.Y.F. 94 Committee Report
Family Law Act
Festival of Light
Fred Nile
Finance - Account Signatories
Financial Statements

BOX 16
Foreign Affairs
Foundation Genesis
Freedom of Information
Fund Raising
Funeral Industry
Funeral Industry - Foreign Ownership
Future Directions: Mission Statement, Purpose, Promotion
Gambling
Government - State
Governor of NSW
G.S.T.
Guest Speakers - Council Meetings
Gun Control
Gun Laws
Health, Minister for
Home and Family
Home Invasion Bill
Homophobia - Teaching Kit

BOX 17
Homosexual: Mardi Gras
Homosexual Vilification
Homosexuality
Housing
Housing Agreement - C'wealth, State
Housing - Newspaper Articles, etc.
Human Rights
Human Rights - Religious Freedom
Human Rights (Sexual Conduct) Bill 1994
I.C.A.C.
I.C.R.A.
Immigration

BOX 18
Indecent Images Bill
Invitations
Jewish Board of Deputies
Journalists
Judd, The Rev. B.G.
Justice, Minister for
Juvenile Justice
Law Reform Commission
Letterheads
L.I.N.C.
Media
Media Forum
Medianet
Media Ownership
Media Response
Meetings
Membership and Resignations
Membership: Name and Address List
Membership: New Members

BOX 19
Memo to Council Members
Minutes of Monthly Meetings, June 1987-May 1996

BOX 20
Miscellaneous
National Church Life Survey
National Council of Churches in Australia
New Members (Possibles)
Newsletter Accounts
Newsletter - Council of Churches
Newsletter Distribution
NSW Council of Churches
NSW Ecumenical Council
NSW Women's Advisory Council
Noah's Ark Theme Park
Nominations Committee
Nuclear Test - French
Nursing Homes
Olympic Games 2000
Outback patrol
Parliament Federal
Parliament State
Parliamentary Members
Police
Political Reference Service
Pornography
Poverty and Homelessness
Prayer
Press Clippings
Prime Minister
Prison Fellowship
Prisons
Prostitution

BOX 21
Protestant Church
Public Affairs Director - Candidates
Public Affairs Director - Reports
Public Affairs Director - Solicitor/Contract
Publicity
Racing
Racism
Radio 2CH - Editorial Comments
Reformed Church
Research Officer
Road Safety
Royal Commission - Police Corruption
Sales Tax
Salvation Army
Scientology
Smoking
Social Issues - Anglican
Social Issues - Baptist
Social Issues - Congregational Church
Social Issues Forum
Social Issues - Lutheran
Social Issues - Research Officer

BOX 22
Social Issues: Review
Social Issues - Salvation Army
Solicitor - Honorary
Standards - Radio & TV Programs
Standards of Decency and Language
Sympathy / Get Well Wishes
Taize Community
Teenage Sex Diaries
Telecom
Treasurer
Unemployment
UN Convention of the Rights of the Child
USA Church Councils

BOX 23
Uniting Church in Australia
UCA - Board of Social Responsibility
Uniting Church - Correspondence
Uniting Church - "Withdrawal Symptoms"
Victorian Council of Churches
Video Material
Votegrams
Voterlobby
Women's Advisory Council
World Council of Churches Assembly
Worldwide Photos Ltd
X-Rated Videos/Movies

III. Financial Records
BOX 24
Accounts, balance sheets, etc. with related correspondence, 1963-1991

In 2 series of alphabetical subject files including correspondence and financial records

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