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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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