Council for the Defence of Government Schools (N.S.W.) - records, 1964-1990

MLMSS 7194/Boxes 1-16, 18-20
MLMSS 7194/Boxes 17X, 21X

fonds

1964 - 1990

Textual Records, Clippings, Ephemera, Objects

421708

4 metres of textual material (19 boxes, 2 outsize boxes)
Textual Records
Textual Records - (photocopy)
Textual Records - (typescript)
Textual Records - (typescript, photocopy)
Textual Records - (typescript, carbon)
Textual Records - (typescript, processed)
Textual Records - (computer printouts)
Clippings
Clippings - (photocopy)
Textual Records - (printed)
Ephemera
Objects

A body known as the Australian Council for the Defence of Government Schools was set up in Victoria in late 1964. It continued until April 1967, when the Council for the Defence of Government Schools (Victorian Branch) was created. D.O.G.S. (N.S.W.) was formed on 18 July 1969 out of an initiative from its Victorian counterpart to start branches in other states.

D.O.G.S. (N.S.W.) sought to promote the continued well-being and advancement of the Government school system, and to promote active and unqualified opposition to the use of public moneys for non-Government schools. It fielded candidates in the 1969 Federal election. The founding President was Allan Horton and the founding Secretary was Kath Taylor.

In the 1970s D.O.G.S. (N.S.W.) supported the Victorian Branch, which with 26 other plaintiffs, mounted a challenge in the High Court of Australia as to the validity of State Aid legislation. However, in 1981 the High Court ruled, by a majority of six to one, the dissentient being Mr Justice Murphy, that, in the words of Chief Justice Barwick, 'The statutes attacked in the action are valid laws of the Commonwealth and not in any wise in breach of Section 116'.

In 1987 D.O.G.S. (N.S.W.) made a submission on the proposed amendment to Section 116 of the Australian Constitution to the Constitutional Commission. In the same year the Branch established and funded an essay competition for public school students as a memorial to two of its founding members, Joyce Jones, Secretary for over a decade, and Rose Urquhart, long-standing Executive member.

D.O.G.S. (N.S.W.) wound up its affairs in 1989.

A. Minutes of Meetings, 1970-1989

Minute book, ? Mar. 1970-19 Apr. 1972, with enclosed copies (2) of Constitution and Rules as adopted at General meeting of Council on 25 July 1969 and amended at a Special General meeting on 25 Mar. 1970 (Call No.: MLMSS 7194/1/1)
Minute book, 14 June 1972-13 Feb. 1974 (Call No.: MLMSS 7194/1/2)
Minute book, 1972-1989, including monthly, executive and annual general meetings, and President's annual report, with related papers (Call No.: MLMSS 7194/1/3)
Minute book, 4 Sept. 1974-5 Feb. 1986 (Call No.: MLMSS 7194/1/4)
Minute book, 5 Mar. 1986-2 Aug. 1989 (Call No.: MLMSS 7194/1/5)

B. Correspondence, 1969-1984

1969-1977; Correspondence of Joyce Jones (Call No.: MLMSS 7194/2/1)
1978-1984; Correspondence of Joyce Jones (Call No.: MLMSS 7194/2/2)
1970-1982; Correspondence of Rose Urquhart (Call No.: MLMSS 7194/2/3)

C. Chronological files, 1964-1990

Include correspondence, submissions, newscuttings and printed material, and chiefly compiled by Joyce Jones and Stella Bath

1964-1974; File includes records of the Eastern Suburbs Sub-Branch, 1970-ca. 1973 (Call No.: MLMSS 7194/3/1)
1971-1976; (Call No.: MLMS 7194/3/2)
1972-1975; 'Central D.O.G.S. 1973' (Call No.: MLMSS 7194/3/3)
1976-1979; 'D.O.G.S. 1977-8' (Call No.: MLMSS 7194/4/1)
1976-1982; 'D.O.G.S. 1978-80' (Call No.: MLMSS 7194/4/2)
1978-1984; (Call No.: MLMSS 7194/4/3)
1980-1984; 'D.O.G.S. 1982-3' (Call No.: MLMSS 7194/5/1)
1982-1987; (Call No.: MLMSS 7194/5/2)
1983-1985; (Call No.: MLMSS 7194/5/3)
1984; 'D.O.G.S. 1984' (Call No.: MLMSS 7194/5/4)
1985-1986; (Call No.: MLMSS 7194/5/5)
1985-1987; (Call No.: MLMSS 7194/6/1)
1986-1989; (Call No.: MLMSS 7194/6/2)
1987-1989; '1988-9' (Call No.: MLMSS 7194/6/3)
1987-1990; (Call No.: MLMSS 7194/6/4)

D. Subject files, 1970-1987
(Arranged alphabetically)

Subject files compiled by Joyce Jones and other members, 1970-1987:

1979; 'Australia Party' (Call No.: MLMSS 7194/7/1)
1976-1977; 'Council for Defence of Government Schools (Victorian Branch)' mainly concerning Australian Council of State School Organisations funding policy and Annual Conference, Oct. 1976 (Call No.: MLMSS 7194/7/2)
1974; 'Council Rating' concerning rate exempt properties by Sydney County Council, including letters received from Tom Uren, Minister for Urban and Regional Development and C. B. Cutler, N.S.W. Minister for Local Government (Call No.: MLMSS 7194/7/3)
1971, 1979-1981; 'Education Ministers (Fed & State)' (Call No.: MLMSS 7194/7/4)
1976-1977; 'Govt Boarding Schools' (Call No.: MLMSS 7194/7/5)
1979-1986; 'New Zealand', being correspondence with the Committee for Defence of Secular Education (Call No.: MLMSS 7194/7/6)
1979; 'Presbyterian Church of Australia' (Call No.: MLMSS 7194/7/7)
1970-1976; 'Private Schools (Details)' (Call No.: MLMSS 7194/8/1)
1974-1976; 'Public Schools' (Call No.: MLMSS 7194/8/2)
1977-1978; 'Rating' (Call No.: MLMSS 7194/8/3)
1974-1979; 'Religious Education in Government Schools' (Call No.: MLMSS 7194/8/4)
1973; 'St. Andrew's Cathedral School' (Call No.: MLMSS 7194/8/5)
1973-1976; 'School Cadets' (Call No.: MLMSS 7194/8/6)
1979-1980; 'Schools Commission - The School Experience of 15-16 Year Olds' (Call No.: MLMSS 7194/8/7)
1974; 'Schools Commission - Programs 1974, List of Syst. Schools, Inflation Grants' (Call No.: MLMSS 7194/8/8)
1975; 'Analysis of Schools Comm[ission] Report' (Call No.: MLMSS 7194/8/9)
1977; 'Seminar: State Aid - Past, Present and Future', 24 Oct 1977 (Call No.: MLMSS 7194/9/1)
1978; Seminars on Education: 'The Level of Basic Skills in Education', 25 Nov. 1978 (Call No.: MLMSS 7194/9/2)
1971-1973; 'Submission 1973' [Interim Committee for the Australian Schools Commission] (Call No.: MLMSS 7194/9/3)
1971-1974; 'Submission 1974' concerning submission to Australian Schools Commission on proposed legislation in respect of the 1976-1978 Triennium (Call No.: MLMSS 7194/9/4)
1971-1988; 'Victoria' concerning the Council for the Defence of Government Schools (Victorian Branch) (Call No.: MLMSS 7194/9/5)
1984-1987; 'Victoria [Melbourne D.O.G.S.] (Call No.: MLMSS 7194/9/6)
1973-1980; 'Vouchers' concerning voucher system (Call No.: MLMSS 7194/9/7)

Subject files: A-W, compiled by Allan Horton, 1965-1980:

Arnott. Dr Felix to D.O.G.S. Council (Call No.: MLMSS 7194/10)
DOGS / Fuller to St. Catherine's [Church of England Girls' Schol, Waverley, N.S.W.] (Call No.: MLMSS 7194/11)
Schools Commission to Wyndham Scheme (Call No.: MLMSS 7194/12)

E. 'Legal Challenge', 1971-1986, mainly concerning court cases

1971-1986; Papers concerning High Court of Australia case challenging state aid to church and other private schools, with copy of State Memorial Service for the Honourable Mr Justice Lionel Keith Murphy, Town Hall, Sydney, 27 Oct. 1986 (Call No.: MLMSS 7194/13)
1979; Photocopy of transcript of High Court of Australia proceedings: Her Majesty's Attorney-general for the State of Victoria (at the relation of Ian John Black and others) v. The Commonwealth of Australia. Melbourne, 6-9, 13-14 March 1979. Coram: Murphy J. (Call No.: MLMSS 7194/13)
1979; Photocopy of transcript, 15-16 Mar., 2-4, 10-11 Apr., 14-18, 21-22 May 1979 (Call No.: MLMSS 7194/14)
1979; Photocopy of transcript, 6-7, 13 June 1979 (Call No.: MLMSS 7194/15)
1986; Letters received from N.S.W. Teachers Federation, 11 June, 21 July 1986, with enclosed transcripts of various cases, and transcript of proceedings of Administrative Appeals Tribunal case, Victor George Baueris and The Commonwealth Schools Commission, Sydney, 28 Feb., 16 Apr. 1986, with News Releases from the Commonwealth Minister for Education: M129/86 Education's Role in National Development to be Maintained and M134/86 New Student Assistance Arrangements - AUSTUDY Announced (Call No.: MLMSS 7194/15)

F. Sub-Branches, 1969-198-

Georges River Sub-Branch:

1969-1984; Folder including minutes of meetings, 1970-1972, correspondence, newscuttings and printed material (Call No.: MLMSS 7194/15)
1969-1974, 1984; Folder mainly of membership lists and material from other sub-branches (Call No.: MLMSS 7194/15)
1970-1974; Folder including issues of Fido's Facts, Sub-Branch newsletter, 1971-1972 (Call No.: MLMSS 7194/15)
1970-1971; Folder of papers, including D.O.G.S. (N.S.W.) and election materials (Call No.: MLMSS 7194/15)
1969-1971; Papers concerning election campaigns, including D.O.G.S. candidates, Robin Alleyway (Cronulla) and Edna McGill (Heathcote), in 1969 Federal election (Call No.: MLMSS 7194/15)
ca. 1971; Petition - Save Port Hacking High School (Call No.: MLMSS 7194/15)
1970-1975; Financial records (Call No.: MLMSS 7194/15)
1969-198-; Scrapbooks (4) of newscuttings including local issues (Call No.: MLMSS 7194/16/1-4)

Eastern Suburbs Sub-Branch:
(See records in file located at MLMSS 7194/3/1)

G. Financial and membership records, 1969-1989
(Call No.: MLMSS 7194/17X)
Card Index of members
(Call No.: MLMSS 7194/21X)

H. Newscuttings, 1971-1989

1971-1984; Newscuttings, including correspondence (Call No.: MLMSS 7194/18/1)
1971-1987; Newscuttings (Call No.: MLMSS 7194/18/2)
1981; Newscuttings (Call No.: MLMSS 7194/18/3)
1986; Newscuttings (Call No.: MLMSS 7194/18/4)
1987-1989; Newscuttings (Call No.: MLMSS 7194/18/5)
1989; Newscuttings (Call No.: MLMSS 7194/18/6)

I. Printed material, 1965-1987

1970-1973; News/Press Releases (Call No.: MLMSS 7194/19)
1970-1989; D.O.G.S. Newsletter (Call No.: MLMSS 7194/19)
1965-1987; Pamphlets, article reprints and peridicals (Call No.: MLMSS 7194/19)
1974-1987; Commonwealth Schools Commission publications (Call No.: MLMSS 7194/19)
1972-1984; Annual reports, legislation and reports (Call No.: MLMSS 7194/19)

J. Badges, Date unknown

Keep Public Schools Open (2) and State Aid for State Schools (2) (Call No.: MLMSS 7194/20)