MS 167

CSIRO SOLAR OBSERVATORY, CULGOORA, NSW


OFFICIAL OPENING AND SUBSEQUENT PUBLICITY (FILE #1)

This file (file #1 of 2 files) contains the following items:

(1)	CoResearch, April 1966: construction of the Optical Observatory

(2)	Press release, September 1967: official opening of Culgoora Observatory

(3)	Culgoora opening day, 22 September 1967: proceedings and participants

(4)	Photograph of participants at opening ceremony, 22 September 1967

(5)	North Western Courier, 25 September 1967: articles and photographs re 
Culgoora Observatory

(6)	CoResearch, October 1967: articles and photographs

(7)	The Australian Physicist, November 1967: article by the designers of the 
optical telescope (R E Loughhead, R J Bray, E J Tappere and J G Winter)

(8)	Science Journal (UK), February 1968: article re optical telescope

(9)	Letter from Australian Broadcasting Commission, 29 August 1968 re film 
about the radioastronomy and optical observatories at Culgoora made with the 
aid of Dr J P Wild and Dr R J Bray

(10)	Sydney Morning Herald, 11 July 1969: article re Optical Observatory

(11)	Sky and Telescope (USA), December 1973: front cover photograph of Optical 
Observatory; inside article describing Culgoora Observatory

(12)	New South Wales Review (published in UK), May 1976: front cover 
photograph of Optical Observatory, together with a short article

(13)	Newsletter, National Measurement Laboratory, November 1977: visit to 
Culgoora by Science Minister (Senator Webster), photographed with Drs Bray 
and Loughhead and Mr J G Winter

(14)	Optical Astronomy - Culgoora Solar Observatory (Observatory booklet)

(15)	Publicity and public relations episodes, CSIRO Solar Optical Astronomy 
Group, 1966-79. This list was compiled by Dr R J Bray


NEGOTIATIONS CONCERNING TRANSFER OF OBSERVATORY TO THE 
UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY (FILE #2)

This file (file #2 of 2 files) contains documents and correspondence relating to 
the 
(unsuccessful) transfer of the Optical Observatory at Culgoora from the CSIRO to 
the 
University of Sydney, leading finally to the closure of the Observatory. The 
period 
covered is November 1984 to June 1988. Various documents and letters to and from 
the following individuals are included:

W R Blevin	Chief, CSIRO Division of Applied Physics (DAP)

R J Bray	Senior Principal Research Scientist, Solar Physics Group, DAP

D G Cole	Director, IPS Radio and Space Services

L E Cram	Professor, School of Physics (Astronomy), University of Sydney; 
formerly Assistant Chief, DAP

C J Durrant	Senior Lecturer, Department of Applied Mathematics, University 
of Sydney (a solar physicist)

R D Ekers	Director, Australia Telescope

N H Fletcher	Director, CSIRO Institute of Physical Sciences

H J Goldsmid	Professor, Department of Applied Physics, University of New 
South Wales

Hon. B Jones	Minister for Science

P H Karmel	Vice-Chancellor, Australian National University

R E Loughhead	Senior Principal Research Scientist, Leader of Solar Physics 
Group, DAP

J J Lowke	Chief, CSIRO Division of Applied Physics

R O Slatyer	Chairman, ASTEC

R N Smartt	Deputy Director, National Solar Observatories, Sunspot, New 
Mexico, USA

G H Taylor	Member of Executive, CSIRO

M G Taylor	Deputy Vice-Chancellor, University of Sydney

J M Ward	Vice-Chancellor, University of Sydney

P R Wilson	Professor, Department of Applied Mathematics, University of 
Sydney (a solar physicist)

C S Wright	Solar Physics Association of Australia


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