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| Date completed: | October 2001 |
| Last updated: | March 2007 |
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| Creator: | The Almost Managing Company |
| Title: | The Almost Managing Company Archives |
| Date Range: | 1975-1992 |
| Reference Number: | MS 215 |
| Extent: | 21.92 m (150 boxes, films reels, 20 posters) |
| Repository: | Academy Library, UNSW@ADFA |
This collection comprises correspondence, company records, client contracts, photographs, slides, sound cassettes and films, together with manuscripts by various Australian playrights and performers including, Robyn Archer, Sonia Borg, Jan Clifton, Bill Garner, Max Gillies, Jack Hibberd, Peter Mathers, James McQueen, Barry Oakley, D.J. O'Hearn, Tim Robertson, John Romeril and Don Watson.
The Almost Managing Company Archives, Academy Library, UNSW@ADFA, Australian Defence Force Academy, Canberra, ACT, MS 215, Box [Number], Folder [Number].
Further material relating to the Almost Managing Company is located in the papers of:
John Romeril at MS 54
Max Gillies at MS 265.
Further papers of The Almost Managing Company are held by the State Library of Victoria in the papers of John Timlin at MS 13255.
The National Library of Australia holds Manning Clark's History of Australia, the musical, 1980-1989, in the Papers of Manning Clark 1907-1992, MS 7550.
Box 1
Folder 1
Max Gillies - correspondence and invoices, 1988-1989, from Master Builders Association, Ultimate Computers, ABC Radio 'The chairperson' tapes, January 1989, Multiplex Construction Pty. Ltd
Folder 2
Max Gillies - 'The Gillies summit' live Show tour, 1990, concerning coordination of dates in venues around Australia, correspondence with Corrie Proos, Gillies Productions, 1985-1990, information brochures & hirer's guides for Mackay Entertainment Centre, Victorian Arts Centre and Darwin Performing Arts Centre
Folder 3
Max Gillies - correspondence, 1987-1989, AJA Conference, 8-9/2/1989, Capitol Pictures, Richard Jabara, Holmes a Court, Hertz Australia and contract, Melbourne International Comedy Festival, 1988 - re 'Humorists read humorists', John Pinder, Shane Maloney, Noel Gay Television, Sue Marriott of Actors Equity of Australia, Victorian Division, Harvie HRC
Folder 4
Max Gillies - correspondence, 1985-1988, 'Drifters and angels' television show and synopsis, Melbourne Stock Exchange, NEC Christmas Party, Here's luck / by Lennie Lower, re film adaptation, Max Gillies section of Out of character : conversations with Australian actors / [by] Kim Trengove, unedited version typescript, 'Night of national reconciliation' programmes (3) and press reviews, contracts for advertising, endorsement and performances for TV ads and the BBC
Box 2
Folder 9
Almost Managing Company 'The Gillies summit' show - account, financial records, taxation, royalties, correspondence, P and L statements, worksheets, ticket sales, accounts, costing, Commonwealth Bank statements for Canberra, 23/10/1985
onwards
Folder 10
Max Gillies television advertisements, 1985/86 for BBC Hardware and Darling Downs Television
Trevor Farrant, Punchline, re 'The Gillies report' script writing contributions
Miramax, New York
Box 3
Folder 13
Max Gillies - Award Ball, 1986, Fay Mokotow Memorial Trust Fund, Peter Faiman, Logies 1986, TAB anniversary dinner, Anti-cancer campaign against cigarettes - photocopies of numerous drafts, some with annotations, book launch - 101 uses for Popes, by 101 Australian and New Zealand cartoonists,
conceived and edited by Gordon Cheers, AAP/Reuters, 'Erebus : the
Aftermath', 'Strike a Light' [concert] 1987, Seppelts product
launch, Richard Jabara, Capitol Pictures
Folder 14
Max Gillies - Correspondence - interested for forthcoming
projects Copy of Canberra Festival Incorporated : report on the 1987 Canberra Festival, current, MIG - ABC Enterprises, personal
Box 4
Folder 19
Max Gillies - Conference starters, Australia Post Commercial, Local Government Association of South Australia Conference, contracts and briefing notes, Esso in-house video Promotion/Filmhouse, Mojo-TAA campaign, National Film and Archive opening, AM Studio - Cacto Promotion, Charlton and Charlton - FAI job, National Press Club
Folder 20
Max Gillies - Programmes for the 'The Gillies summit' and 'Night of national reconciliation'
Folder 22
Max Gillies - 'A night to remember', 3rd CAPO
auction, Dalwood House Restoration Association, Canberra 1985 - correspondence and programmes
Folder 23
Max Gillies: 'The Gillies report'
Series 3 - correspondence, residuals
Series 3, 4, 5 - draft contracts, correspondence
Box 5
Folder 27
Max Gillies - 'The Gillies summit': Sydney accounts paid
directly from 'The Gillies summit' account -
paid, copies of invoiced accounts, copies of accounts reimbursed, payment advice for royalties
Box 6
Folder 34
Max Gillies - 'The Gillies summit', Princess Theatre week ending 21/9/1985, accounts and final charge out
Folder 35
Max Gillies - 'The Gillies summit', Canberra - petty cash, accounts paid November-December 1985; Canberra Theatre Trust - Canberra Theatre records, correspondence
Folder 36
Max Gillies - 'The Gillies summit', Melbourne -
accounts:
petty cash, accounts for September-December 1985 and January-February 1986, paid directly from Melbourne Gillies account, Gillies accounts debited to Program Card
Folder 37
Max Gillies - 'The Gillies report': Correspondence re writers The Gillies report
[monograph] [by] Patrick Cook ... [et al.] - correspondence re publication with McPhee Gribble and Heinemann and Thomas Nelson
The best of the Gillies report
[videorecording] by Patrick Cook ... [et al.] , produced and directed by Ted Robinson - correspondence with the ABC
Master forms - residuals, payment advice
Folder 38
Max Gillies:
'The Gillies report':
Advertising, awards, expenses, applications for extra casting equity and non equity
The Gillies report [sound recording] : The songs - correspondence
The Gillies report, [by] Patrick Cook ... [et al.] - contract and correspondence with publishers McPhee Gribble
Box 7
Folder 41
Max Gillies - 'The Gillies summit', Regal Theatre, Perth - correspondence with Interstar, Perth accounts, November 1985, January-February 1986, publicity file 19 November-1 December, [1985]
Folder 42
Max Gillies:
'The Gillies summit', Twin Towns Services Club, Tweed Heads - correspondence
General accounts for 'The Gillies report' and 'The Gillies summit'
Financial reports, budgets, agreements, venues
Folder 43
Max Gillies - 'The Gillies summit' - marketing, Canberra Bass, Princess Theatre, Sydney, Art Material, 'Max's new show', investment, contracts, ABC Enterprises, publicity Sydney, Darwin
Box 8
Folder 47
Sonia Borg (Fankhanel) screenplay writer (agent Almost Managing Company for Dimazeen Pty.
Ltd):
4 part television drama entitled 'A riverman's
story' aka 'Ratbag hero', Borg, script writer -
correspondence, drafts and final contract
Jack of Cape Grim, by
Jan Roberts, Borg, script consultant on the film treatment - correspondence, newspaper clipping
The day of the dog, by Archie Weller, Borg, script consultant for development of 1st and 2nd drafts
- correspondence
Folder 48
Sonia Borg:
'Dark age' aka Numunari, by Grahame
Webb, screenplay final draft by Borg - contracts, correspondence
Women of the sun, by Hyllus Maris, Sonia Borg - correspondence, contract
Rocks of honey, by Patricia Wrightson, screenplay by Borg - correspondence, contracts
Folder 49
Sonia Borg:
'Listen to the silence', by Harry Howlett, script development by Borg and Hyllus Maris - first draft introduction, typescript photocopy and correspondence for proposed mini-TV-series and/or feature film
Rowena's field,
by Nicholas Jose, Jose and
Borg, script editor's for television adaptation -
correspondence
Women of the sun, by Hyllus Maris, Sonia Borg - correspondence
Miscellaneous correspondence, 1983-1988, contract for 'Demon's rising' aka 'Spooks'
Folder 51
Sonia Borg:
The sun on the stubble, by Colin Thiele -
correspondence, contracts
'Colour in the creek' - contract and invoice
Folder 52
Sonia Borg:
'Threads of gold' aka 'Viennese Boy's Choir', Borg, script consultant - contract
'Snowy and the whale', Borg, screenplay outline and 1st draft
screenplay - contracts, correspondence
Coonardoo, by Katherine
Susannah Prichard, film treatment and script by Borg - contract and
correspondence
Biographical details
Box 9
Folder 55
Jack Hibberd:
'County bore', by Captain Cruikshank-Cook - typescript draft
'Glycerine tears' - correspondence
A
stretch of the imagination - correspondence, contracts
Dimboola - correspondence, applications for performing rights
Folder 57
Jack Hibberd:
A stretch of the imagination, World Expo 1988 - correspondence, contracts
'Marvellous Melbourne', by John Romeril and Jack Hibberd - correspondence
Performing Rights applications pre 1990, correspondence and contracts for: A toast to Melba [drama],
Who?, 'Goodbye Ted', 'The Les Darcy
Show', 'One of natures gentlemen', 'Peggy Sue', 'The overcoat' and 'Banana bender'
Folder 58
Jack Hibberd:
Liquid amber : a golden wedding play [drama]- performing right applications pre 1990, correspondence and contracts
Press releases
'A night with the New Right' - synopsis, draft budget, biographies
A stretch of the imagination -
correspondence, application for Performing Rights and contracts
Folder 59
Jack Hibberd:
Dimboola and A stretch of the imagination - correspondence, royalty amounts
A stretch of the imagination [drama]- invoiced accounts, income and expense, 1985, contracts, budget, accounts, petty cash receipts, Commonwealth Bank statements, 28/9/1985 onwards
Box 10
Folder 62
Christopher Lee (agent Almost Managing Company) - 'Galah' [drama] - typescript photocopy and correspondence
Folder 63
Christopher Lee:
'Galah' - typescript photocopy
'Connor' [TV program] - contract for the concept, storyline, first draft and invoices and correspondence
Folder 64
Christopher Lee - '
Under the apple' [telemovie] - contract as co-writer and correspondence and copies of his curriculum vitae
Folder 65
Christopher Lee - 'Goodbye tiger' [telemovie] - contract as scriptwriter and correspondence
Folder 66
Billy Marshall-Stoneking and Annie Marshall (agent Almost Managing Company):
Contracts for 'Boredom zero', writers Christopher Lee, Steve Wright, Billy Marshall-Stoneking, 'Gold in Australia'
Correspondence, January 1986-May 1990 - Outlines for 'Trifecta', 'The prize' and 'The rite' [dramas] - typescript photocopy
Box 11
Folder 69
Billy Marshall-Stoneking - 'Lassiter' working title outline for a mini-series (3), 1984 and untitled variant version outline (1) - typescript photocopies
Folder 70
Billy Marshall-Stoneking - 'Nasties' [screenplay] by
Christopher Lee Billy Marshall-Stoneking and Steve Wright - 2nd
draft typescript photocopy, October 1985
Folder 71
Billy Marshall-Stoneking - Stringer [TV] - typescript photocopy for episode 1 'The fastest cab in the southern hemisphere', by Chris Lee, Marshall-Stoneking, Steve Wright, 1984
Folder 72
Billy Marshall-Stoneking - Stringer - typescript photocopy for episode 9 'Commercial break', by Steve Wright, Chris Lee,
Marshall-Stoneking, 1984
Folder 73
Billy Marshall-Stoneking:
Stringer - typescript photocopy of a format for a new one-hour TV series (2), by Chris Lee, Marshall-Stoneking, Steve Wright, 1983
Stringer - typescript photocopy for episode 1 'The fastest cab in the southern hemisphere', by Chris Lee, Marshall-Stoneking, Steve Wright, 1983
Box 12
Folder 77
Barry Oakley:
Correspondence, January 1985-April 1987
Barry Oakley curriculum vitae - manuscript
'Bicycles' - first draft, script assessment, feedback assessment - typescript photocopies
Folder 78
Barry Oakley:
'Scanlan' - synopsis, treatment, analysis, script - manuscript and typescript, with ink annotations
'Talking to the nation' - manuscript
'Gorilla' - manuscript
'The most beautiful man in England' - typescript photocopy
'Dickens versus Dickens' - synopsis, treatment - manuscript and typescript
'Water them geraniums' - feature film treatment, typescript
Folder 79
Barry Oakley:
'Bicycles' - treatment (2)
'The feet of Daniel Mannix' - correspondence, contract
'Scanlan', Darwin
Theatre Group - correspondence, contract, reviews
'Politics' -
correspondence, contract
Folder 80
Barry Oakley:
'Bedfellows' - correspondence, contracts
'From the desk of Eugene Flockhart' - typescript carbon draft, press clippings, reviews
'The crackerbarrel Christmas weekend' - manuscript draft
Box 13
Folder 84
Peter Mathers - 'The mountain king' - draft typescript with pencil annotations cut and pasted into a students note book, photocopy and synopsis
Folder 85
Peter Mathers:
'Anthill' - correspondence and contracts
Curriculum vitae
'Aborigine' - typescript photocopy with annotations
'Nemaluk' [biography] by Jack Doolan - typescript photocopy and correspondence
Miscellaneous press clippings
Miscellaneous notes
La Mama Newsletter, No. 25, May
1988
Folder 86
Billy Marshall-Stoneking:
'Hea Jin' [storyline for a feature-length film] by Jym McCauley in association with Marshall-Stoneking, c1986 - typescript photocopy
Stringer, file - contracts,
correspondence, scripts and miscellaneous notes
Folder 87
Billy Marshall-Stoneking:
Hanna-Barbera Australia - outline for 'Between black and white' - correspondence and contract
'Nosepeg : a man for all times' [film] 1984 - typescript photocopy (2)
Folder 88
Billy Marshall-Stoneking:
'Around the hills of the giant men' [film] 1986 - typescript photocopy and Overland article with
same title
Tim Robertson (agent Almost Managing Company):
'The cure' - synopsis, scene breakdown, 'TV circus maximus' [ideas for] and correspondence, 'Dimboola', screenplay by Tim Robertson - typescript photocopy and contract
'The third policeman', by Flann O'Brien - correspondence
'The chicken, or the egg', [TV serial for children] - outline, typescript with ink annotations
Folder 89
Tim Robertson:
Falstaff, by Robert Nye, acted by Robertson - correspondence
The floating world, directed by Robertson - correspondence 7/3/1979-22/3/1979
The world is made of glass, by
Morris West, acted by Robertson - correspondence
Box 14
Folder 93
George Dreyfus (composer and coach):
Correspondence re Sidney Meyer
Performing Arts Award
Manning Clark's History of Australia, the musical, adapted by Don Watson and Tim Robertson from A history of Australia, by Manning Clark, volumes 1-5 - correspondence
60th birthday celebrations
John Clarke - correspondence, 1985
Victorian Ministry for Arts, Premier's Literary Award for Drama - correspondence, 1985
Folder 94
Patrick Cook:
'Camels':
Correspondence
Screenplay treatment - typescript photocopies (4)
C1 and C3 outlines - typescript, with
ink annotations and photocopies (4)
B copy, p. 1-36 sequence outlines -
typescript photocopies (5)
A copy, p. 1-7 entitled 'The story so far'
Folder 95
Clem Gorman (agent Almost Managing Company) -
A fortunate life [drama] adapted from the novel by A.B. Facey, 1985, Generations of men and Cry for the
dead, by Judith Wright - correspondence 1984-1985, contracts, general correspondence, biography, curriculum vitae
Folder 96
Clem Gorman - 'The little freedoms' [film] - correspondence, 1st draft typescript photocopy
Box 15
Folder 99
Billy Marshall-Stoneking - 'All shook up' [feature film] - 1st draft typescript photocopy, 1990
Folder 100
Billy Marshall-Stoneking - 'Out to lunch' [comedy
mini-series] - correspondence, scripts, notes, synopses,
agreements
Box 16
Folder 106
Terence Maher:
'Jezza' - correspondence, contract between Maher and Jezaulenko, synopses (3)
Curriculum vitae D.J. O'Hearn, 9 April 1990 - typescript with ink annotations (4)
News clippings
'M.R.H. Holmes a Court' - synopsis and correspondence
'Storm clouds over Remm's SA Inc. connection' - typescript photocopy
Folder 107
Terence Maher:
'Bond' - correspondence, magazine articles, invoice, promotions schedule, media release, book contract and correspondence
Authors' questionnaire from Heinemann
Folder 108
Terence Maher - 'Deadline : Podgornik, Florian Svetko d. 3 March 1990, suddenly' [for book/TV] by Maher [et al.] - typescript synopsis, manuscript synopsis, typescript outline, magazine articles and a copy of The Australian Magazine, April 28-29 1990
Folder 109
Don Watson (agent Almost Managing Company):
BBC Education, School Radio Department, Australia Project for radio entitled 'Life in the past' - outlines for the Manning Clark's History of Australia, the musical - correspondence, contract and 'Ned Kelly' script outline
Christopher Lee - Curriculum vitae, correspondence and contract with BBC
Folder 110
Don Watson - BBC Education correspondence, copyright authorisation sheets, 'Ned Kelly' - 2nd draft typescript with typed and
manuscript ink and pencil annotations
Box 17
Folder 113
Don Watson:
'A Gillies report with a difference' - draft typescript photocopy with ink annotations
Untitled photocopy typescript
'Goodbye Ted' - synopsis draft typescript with ink annotations
Miscellaneous correspondence, royalty payments
Brian Fitzpatrick Memorial Dinner - souvenir programme, notes
Folder 114
Don Watson:
'The Gillies reports' - contracts and related correspondence 1984, 1986
'Ned' [original radio drama] - typescript photocopy
Folder 115
Terry Whalen:
Correspondence, 20/11/1990
Mick Young: Correspondence, 13/11/1990
John Timlin:
'The man with the Qantas bag' [short story] - correspondence
Miscellaneous ideas - drafts
News clippings - Western Suburbs, Melbourne article
Various stories and articles on Footscray - drafts, typewritten, manuscripts and carbons
Article re
The floating world,
production in Ottawa entitled 'But the Japanese Ambassador wasn't there', by John Timlin - typescript with ink annotations
'The arts since Labour' - typescript carbon
Folder 116
John Timlin - 'The man with the Qantas bag' - original script, first draft, 1977, second draft, 1977, three undated drafts, synopsis, 1979
Folder 118
John Timlin - The 'The man with the Qantas bag' - drafts and correspondence, 1985, synopsis (2), 1989, photocopies (2)
Folder 119
John Timlin:
'Gough in the gods' - photocopy from Dissent, Vol. 31, Summer 1974, p. 13-18 (2)
'Bedpersons : a satire' [drama] - typescript photocopy (2), c1990
Two photocopied pictures (suggestions for letter head) for Australian Performing Group catalogue
La Mama : a 21st Birthday Celebratory Season - program
Manning Clark's History of Australia, the musical - photocopy from Australian Theatre Record, January 1988, p. 33-41
News clipping, brochure, correspondence from Kate and Derek
Box 18
Folder 121
John Timlin:
'Dead as a Dodo' - drafts, original, photocopies (3) with ink annotations
White with wire wheels, by Jack
Hibberd - notes and background material
'Pramocracy : the alternative theatre in Carlton' (history of the Pram Factory) - roneo and photocopy
Interview with John Timlin, by Mrs Hazel de Berg, 1973 - transcript of tapes held at the National Library, for the Oral History Project and correspondence
Folder 122
John Timlin - 'Goodbye Ted : a football testimonial play', by Timlin and Jack Hibberd - typescript photocopy, with pencil
annotations
Folder 123
John Timlin:
Notes, photocopy of correspondence and article for Ben
Hills, Herald and Weekly Times
Timlin - articles, letters to editors, eulogy for Vosje, by Graeme ? and reviews
Folder 124
John Timlin:
APG Newsletter, No. 14, January 1979 photocopy
Collective programming meeting, 4/11/76 report
'The ridiculous of the theatre' - draft typescript roneo with ink
annotations
'The film producer : fiction and fact' - draft,
manuscript
'The saga of good intentions' - roneo typescript
Draft notes for 'Pramocracy : the alternative theatre in Carlton' - draft typescript and manuscript
Reviews re. Theatre and critics
Folder 125
George Tibbits (agent Almost Managing Company) - Correspondence, notes, application form to the Music Board, music score, newspaper clipping
Folder 126
George Tibbits - 'Innocence lost : slums and public housing in Melbourne' - correspondence and draft of the preface, introduction, parts 1 and 2, typescript photocopy with ink annotations
Box 19
Folder 129
John Romeril - 'Jonah', dramatization by Romeril, music by Alan John, based on the novel by Louis Stone - draft computer printout and theatre reviews
Folder 130
John Romeril - Correspondence for 'Jonah', 'Black
cargo', 'Top end', 'Lost weekend' and commissioning agreement for The floating world
Folder 131
John Romeril:
'Lost weekend' - correspondence
List of theatrical works
Notes, reviews, articles
Folder 132
John Romeril:
Correspondence, contracts, 1979-1981
'The everyday' - draft typescript photocopy, with manuscript annotations
Box 20
Folder 137
Tim Robertson - Tristram Shandy - gent : a theatricalisation of the work-in-progress of Rev. Laurence Stern, Melbourne season
Folder 138
Tim Robertson - Tristram Shandy - gent : a theatricalisation of the work-in-progress of Rev. Laurence Stern
- 1982 draft typescript photocopy
Folder 139
Tim Robertson - Tristram Shandy - gent : a theatricalisation of the work-in-progress of Rev. Laurence Stern
- 1982 draft typescript photocopy
Folder 140
Tim Robertson - Tristram Shandy - gent : a theatricalisation of the work-in-progress of Rev. Laurence Stern
- 1981 draft typescript photocopy (2)
Folder 141
Tim Robertson - Tristram Shandy - gent : a theatricalisation of the work-in-progress of Rev. Laurence Stern
- 1981 draft typescript photocopy, part 1 (2) and part 2
Folder 142
Tim Robertson:
Contracts - commercials, invoices, royalty payments, theatre reviews
Tristram Shandy - gent : a theatricalisation of the work-in-progress of Rev. Laurence Stern -
financial material
Box 21
Folder 145
D.J. O'Hearn (agent Almost Managing Company):
Correspondence, invoice, copy of 'Newsletter', The Australian Centre, June 1990 and photocopy of 1st? issue
Synopsis of a proposal for the project 'Images of Australia', 20-30 min. video
Dinny's article for The
larrikin streak : Australian writers look at the legend, by Clem Gorman - contract and typescript photocopy
Untitled short story 'Once upon a time, my boy, there were things called pubs' - typescript and photocopy
Folder 146
Desmond O'Grady - 'On the edge of a chair in the blue tower' [drama] - draft carbon typescript, with ink annotations and
correspondence
Folder 147
Desmond O'Grady:
Correspondence
'Chez B.B.' [drama] - photocopy from Quadrant, March 1984, p. 22-26
Let's hear it for Carboni [drama] - photocopy, p. 45-95
Folder 148
Desmond O'Grady -
The other side of the ocean
[drama] - photocopy from Overland, 99, 1985
Folder 149
Desmond O'Grady - 'Dinny redivivus' [novel] - photocopy typescript, with manuscript annotations
Folder 150
Barry Oakley:
List of published and theatrical works, theatre reviews
Correspondence, reviews, media releases, royalty statements
The craziplane - correspondence, contracts
The great god Mogadon and other plays - contract
Box 22
Folder 153
James McQueen (agent Almost Managing Company):
The heavy knife [novel] -
correspondence, contracts
'Orchids : an index of forest destruction' (Ecopolitics II) - typescript photocopy, p. 1-13
Folder 154
James McQueen:
'Highway 15' [film script] - scriptwriter's contracts, correspondence
-White light [novel] - contract
Miscellaneous correspondence
'Simpson V.C.' [biography/mini-series] - correspondence, photocopies of newspaper clippings
Folder 155
Billy Marshall-Stoneking:
'Around the hills of the giant men' [film] 1986 - draft typescript
Biography (2), curriculum vitae (3) and reference
Correspondence, newspaper clipping
Box 23
Folder 161
Christopher Lee - 'Tasmanian tiger', by Lee, Jamie Robertson, 'Urban legends' [film] and 'Troppo', by Lee, Marshall-Stoneking and Wright - typescripts photocopies, correspondence
Folder 162
Christopher Lee - 'You never can tell' [screenplay], by Lee, Marshall-Stoneking and Wright - 2nd draft typescript photocopy
Folder 163
Payment advice (photocopies) 1990
Accounts payable coding forms and remittance advice forms for MIG Productions
Box 24
Folder 169
Correspondence and reviews for performances of
The pack of women
Authority to Pay - ABC television payment sheets
Folder 172
'The 1985 scandals' [cabaret] - Correspondence, reviews and contract
Elaine Loudon - correspondence, reviews and biography
Miscellaneous correspondence, 1983-1984
Program for 'Il magnifico' [drama], by Robyn Archer
Box 25
Folder 177
Fifteen rounds with gorgeous George [drama] by Garrie Hutchinson - typescript photocopies (2)
Folder 179
Copy of Film assistance : future options : a discussion paper, by the Australian Film Commission and Supplementary Paper on the Finance Corporation Model, January 1987
Prospectus for Barry Humphries in 'Les Patterson saves the world' [film]
The Australian Film Review, Vol. 1, issue 23, December 17, 1983-January 18, 1984
Trust
News
AFC News
and AFC Information Update
Miscellaneous correspondence, 1984-1985
Film application forms
Folder 180
Australian Film Theatre, 1984-January 1985 - minutes, reports, financial data and Timlin's resignation from the Board
Folder 181
Australian Film Theatre - Articles of Association and Memorandum of Association - drafts (2)
Folder 182
Correspondence - prospective clients, Resident's parking permit, ABC, CD-Video, Leon Fink re Rachel Szalay
Box 26
Folder 187
Victorian Ministry For the Arts and the Bicentenary - correspondence, catalogues, brochures
Box 27
Folder 193
Manning Clark's History of Australia, the musical - correspondence, 6/12/1985-22/1/1986, artwork and advertising, program (2)
Folder 194
Manning Clark's History of Australia, the musical - original investment proposal
and correspondence
Folder 195
Manning Clark's History of Australia, the musical:
Investment proposals, opening costs, correspondence, reviews
Avenue of the America's Pty Ltd: Assets and liabilities, liquidation information sheet, state of affairs
Folder 196
Manning Clark's History of Australia, the musical - original investment proposal (photocopy) and drafts and correspondence
Folder 197
Manning Clark's History of Australia, the musical:
The History of Australia Unit Trust contract and draft contractual structure chart, 1/11/86
Avenue of the America's Pty Ltd - correspondence re liquidation, assets and liabilities
Folder 198
Manning Clark's History of Australia, the musical:
Contract Hoyts and Almost Managing Company, correspondence, reviews, invoices
'History of the history', by John Timlin - manuscript draft, 31/3/88
'A fine song and dance! : the history of Manning Clark, the musical', by John Rickard - typescript photocopy
Avenue of the America's Pty Ltd - correspondence re
liquidation, Report as to Affairs, creditors, expenses, contract between Clark, Melbourne University. Press, Curtis Brown, Gillies, etc.
Correspondence between solicitor J. Sayers and Timlin re draft of letter to the Press Council
Box 28
Folder 202
Manning Clark's History of Australia, the musical:
Expenses by Martin Armiger, correspondence re music, correspondence re video, marketing, sponsors' draft marketing exposure, 13 November 1986, Val Morgan invoice, copy of The Theatre City, Vol. 1, no. 1, Spring 1987, correspondence
Bill Green (Australian agent Almost Managing Company): Correspondence, photocopy of 'The Loving Company' [TV series concept], draft contract
Folder 204
Jumbana Design, business profile, clippings
Manning Clark's History of Australia, the musical - bookings, addresses, publicity papers, correspondence
Folder 205
Manning Clark's History of Australia, the musical - ideas, materials, resources, show and costume designs, correspondence
Box 29
Folder 208
Australian Bicentennial:
Correspondence, commissioning program, Bicentennial Arts folder with publicity material for performing arts, application forms
Copy of Bicentenary 88, Vol. 6, no. 1, March 1986, Vol. 7, no. 3, October 1987, Vol. 7, no. 4, December 1987
Bush Telegraph, Issue no. 5, student youth
Folder 209
Manning Clark's History of Australia, the musical - contract, personnel list, reviews, correspondence, financial papers
Folder 210
Manning Clark's History of Australia, the musical - financial papers, correspondence, office notes, history diary - budget papers
Box 33
Folder 240
Manning Clark's History of Australia, the musical - correspondence with Qantas for sponsorship and flight details, press clippings, reviews
Folder 241
Manning Clark's History of Australia, the musical - newspaper reviews, correspondence re Ben Hills Herald and Weekly Times article on the Manning Clark musical and draft reply arranged by paragraph
Box 34
Folder 249
Manning Clark's History of Australia, the musical - venues, hire agreements, invitations, workshop correspondence, mailing list
Folder 251
Manning Clark's History of Australia, the musical - workshop wage sheets, 1986/1987 and actors' biographies
Box 35
Folder 256
Manning Clark's History of Australia, the musical - letters of
appreciation/criticism, correspondence re poetry rights, lists of performance personnel (excluding musicians), cast, musicians, crew, daily and weekly attendance sheets and invoices
Folder 257
Manning Clark's History of Australia, the musical - correspondence and copies of
contracts for Avenue of the Americas, unit trust investors, performing arts application, correspondence to potential sponsors
Folder 258
Manning Clark's History of Australia, the musical - theatre ticketing,
The sun's
Corinella colouring competition prize winners correspondence, schools list for matinees and concessions, accommodation business cards
Folder 259
Manning Clark's History of Australia, the musical - theatre ticketing, airline bookings and tickets, 1987 group certificate's for Timlin
Folder 260
Manning Clark's History of Australia, the musical - correspondence to potential sponsors, receipts
Folder 261
Manning Clark's History of Australia, the musical - writers contracts, correspondence and invoices with Polygram, main auditions, 1987, actors' biographies for Melbourne auditions, Guild Theatre correspondence, casting suggestions
Box 36
Folder 264
Manning Clark's History of Australia, the musical - cast biographies, correspondence, proposed cast list
Folder 265
Manning Clark's History of Australia, the musical - Manning Clark - contract and correspondence, cast contracts and correspondence
Folder 266
Manning Clark's History of Australia, the musical - work-in-progress, opening night guest and mailing lists, Princess Theatre arrangements and correspondence
Folder 267
Manning Clark's History of Australia, the musical - theatre plans and correspondence, ushers and program sellers notes, front of house budget, press and media releases, sponsorship correspondence
Folder 268
Manning Clark's History of Australia, the musical - publicity papers and general information, press kit and promotional material, Commonwealth periodic payments to A/C No. 150852 and miscellaneous payments
Folder 269
Manning Clark's History of Australia, the musical - program biographies, synopsis, miscellaneous notes, contract, correspondence, programs (4)
Box 37
Folder 272
Manning Clark's History of Australia, the musical - program (incomplete) - draft, songs - draft, typescript with manuscript annotations
Folder 273
Manning Clark's History of Australia, the musical - songs - draft, typescript with manuscript annotations (photocopies and originals)
Folder 274
Manning Clark's History of Australia, the musical - program forewords, program artwork, contract and correspondence, Avenue of the Americas Pty. Ltd, Application for Units - master, contract and correspondence
Folder 275
Manning Clark's History of Australia, the musical - creditors correspondence, invoices, investment
Box 38
Folder 280
Manning Clark's History of Australia, the musical - Mattingly media plan, budget
drafts, miscellaneous correspondence
Box 39
Folder 289
Payment advice for Matt Day, Lucy Frost
Compucast correspondence and database entry forms
National Telecast correspondence
Folder 290
Showcast Publications correspondence and data entry sheets, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1988
General staff correspondence
Folder 291
Almost Managing Company:
Staff severance pay - holiday
Correspondence re Corrie Proos
Workers' compensation claim by Veronica James
Staff meetings
C.E.S. subsidy
Staff - advertisements, references, notes on applicants
Folder 292
Swanston Street Summer Party, Melbourne, 9/10 February 1985 - correspondence, agreements, dockets, media release and contracts for the play 'The Greening of Swanston St'
Folder 294
Veneto Project 'Long journey, short history' [TV documentary] written by Don Watson - typescript (5), Veneto project folder and brochures
Box 40
Folder 297
Nimrod Theatre - financial statements 31/12/1983, correspondence, newspaper article, etc.
Victorian Theatrical Agents Association correspondence and minutes
Folder 298
Miscellaneous correspondence, 1984-1985
'One-woman plays' - correspondence
'Tanzi' - budget estimate, correspondence
'Tracers' - news reviews (photocopies) and budget estimates
Staff - application, medical certificates
Folder 299
Staff references
'Dimboola and beyond', by Leonard Radic ; The state of play : the revolution in the Australian theatre since the 1960s - correspondence, introduction, draft typescript
with ink annotations (4) photocopies
Folder 300
Victoria Week, 150th Birthday Celebrations and its
commissioning
Manning Clark's History of Australia, the musical - correspondence
La Mama theatre articles
Voice-over rate sheets, 1987-1988
Folder 302
Victorian College of the Arts - actor biographies
McPhee Gribble
Publishers - article and catalogue, 1988-1989
Address list, Sydney
Box 41
Folder 305
Miscellaneous publisher's catalogues and correspondence
Bills, documents, real estate articles and complaints
Folder 306
Andrew Ross (agent Almost Managing Company) correspondence, contract
Susan Ryan (agent Almost Managing Company) - correspondence, 1988-1989
'The 1985 scandals' - program, financial statements, 1985-86, correspondence, reviews, contract
Folder 307
Promotions, publicity, correspondence
Newspaper clippings - photocopies (originals wallet 308) and correspondence with Australian Press Clipping Service
Article 'Home-made, that's the motto' : alternative theatre in Melbourne' - typescript photocopy
Folder 309
Payment advice for Meredith Abbott, Faruk Avdi, Dalmazio Babare, Roy Baldwin, 1984-1985
Agency copies of Authority to Pay Artist for ABC and TV32, 1985 (photocopies)
Box 42
Folder 312
Payment advice for Harriet Freeman, Ted Freeman, Lucy Frost, Maggie Miller (Fruitcake) Bill Garner, Clem Gorman, 1984-1985 (photocopies)
Folder 313
Payment advice for Dave Gray, Peter Green, 'The Gillies summit' - J. Timlin, producer's fees, Paul Hampton, Ursula Harrison, Tracey Harvey, Janys Hayes, 1984-1985 (photocopies)
Folder 315
Payment advice for Peter Hosking, Simon Hughes, Catherine Jennings, Alan John, Bruce Knappett, 1984-1985 (photocopies)
Box 43
Folder 318
Payment advice, 1983 for Eileen Chapman, Patrick Cook, John Clarke, Amanda Davies, Claire Dobbin, Barry Dickins, Geoff Dyson, Dimazeen Pty. Ltd., Marcus Eyre, Phil Freedman, Edward Freeman, Ted Freeman, Harriet Freeman
Folder 319
Payment advice, 1983 for Bill Garner, Dave Gray, Peter Green, Clem Gorman, MIG Productions (Gillies), Paul Hampton, Ursula Harrison, Richard Healy, Suzanne Haywood, Peter Hosking, Simon Hughes
Folder 320
Payment advice, 1983 for Mary Kenneally, Idiots In Business Pty. Ltd., Rod Quantock, Sue Ingleton, Annie King, Bruce Knappett, David Kendall, Evelyn Krape, Alan Knoepfler
Folder 321
Payment advice, 1983 for Val Levkowicz, Jay Mannering, Mark Minchinten, Terry Maher, Billy Marshall, Ken McCloud, Sue McIntyre, Rob Meldrum, Billie Meston, Maggie Miller, Fay Mokotow
Folder 322
Payment advice, 1983 for Denis Moore, Jillian Murray, Valerie Martin, Danny Nash, Barry Oakley, Marilyn O'Donnell, Anne O'Shannessy
Box 44
Folder 325
Payment advice, June 1984 for Jo Azzopardi, Sonia Borg, Roy Baldwin, Steve Blackburn, C. Carroll, M. Clancy, Barry Dickins, M. Eyre, Harriet Freeman, Jon Firman, Bill Garner, Max Gillies, Clem Gorman, Peter Green, Dave Gray
Folder 326
Payment advice, 1984 for Bill Hathaway, Richard Healy, G. Hooke, Peter Hosking, Simon Hughes, Alan Knoepfler, Sue Ingleton, D. Kendall, Mary Kenneally, Bruce Knappett, Evelyn Krape
Folder 327
Payment advice, 1984 for R. Laurie, Val Levkowicz, Jay Mannering, J. Mannerg, Danny Nash, Marilyn O'Donnell
Folder 328
Payment advice, 1984 for Bill Marshall, Rob Meldrum, Ken MacLeod, Maggie Miller, Denis Moore
Folder 329
Payment advice, 1984 for Steve Parratt, John Peaman, G. Pickhaver, Jema Pledger, Rod Quantock, Harry Reade, Tim Robertson, John Romeril
Folder 330
Payment advice, 1984 for Ian Shrives, Red Symons, Richard Synott, Kim Trengove, Doug Tremlett, Marie-Louise Walker, Don Watson, R. Williams
Box 45
Folder 335
Manning Clark's History of Australia, the musical - photocopy typescript draft, with manuscript annotations
Folder 337
Roger Carr (agent Almost Managing Company):
Correspondence, 1983-1985, contract, book review clippings
'Seabreak' - character breakdown, treatment, correspondence
'The water walkers' [TV series] - concept, typed photocopy
Copy of Viewpoint, Bulletin 120, July
1985
Folder 338
Roger Carr:
Firestorm - storyline revisions, information on ultralight's 1983, correspondence, news clippings, 1983 and 1985, contract (2)
Miscellaneous correspondence, 1984 and 1986, newspaper clipping (photocopy)
Gerard Maguire Job book and invoices, 1988 (Stephanie), schedule of voice-over rates, invoice
Box 49
Box 50
Folder 365
'The white monkey' [film] by Curtis Levy, about Father Brian Gore - account Commonwealth Bank cheque books for Curtis Levy Productions Pty. Ltd., no.'s 1 and 2 accounts and Lockwood Russell and White and deposit book, 1986-1987
'Gillies' [film] account Commonwealth
Bank cheque books for Curtis Levy Productions Pty. Ltd., no. 1 and 2 accounts and Lockwood Russell and White and deposit book, 1986-1987
Box 51
Folder 369
Manning Clark's History of Australia, the musical - cast list, photograph and
poster layouts, postcards
'The white monkey' - bank
statements, 1986-1987
'Gillies' - bank statements, 1986-1987, and final expenditure statements
Folder 370
Max Gillies 'A night of national
reconciliation':
Canberra accounts, 1983-1984
Kinselas Theatre Restaurant, Sydney seasons 1-3, accounts
Miscellaneous correspondence, 1983
Folder 371
Max Gillies - 'A night of national reconciliation', Her Majesty's Theatre - original typewritten, annotated scripts
Box 52
Folder 374
Max Gillies - 'A night of national reconciliation', 1983 - hire agreement, box office returns, newspaper clipping, Her Majesty's Theatre expenses, contract, media and general mailing list, advertising, financial correspondence, bookings notebook
Folder 375
Max Gillies - 'A night of national reconciliation', 1983 - investment and budget papers, correspondence, medical certificates and insurance, complimentary ticket list, media release
Folder 376
Max Gillies - 'A night of national reconciliation',
1983 - program content mock-up masters 3), printing quotes, advertising, Perth press advertisement rates
Folder 377
Max Gillies - 'A night of national reconciliation', 1983 - typescript photocopy draft, with manuscript annotations
Folder 378
Max Gillies - 'A night of national reconciliation', 1983 - typescript photocopy drafts, with manuscript annotations, program with manuscript annotations, and spare scripts
Box 55
Folder 402
Miscellaneous invoices (carbons) from no. 1000, 30/4/1979 - no. 1123, 3/6/1981
Miscellaneous correspondence, 1979
Box 56
Folder 408
Miscellaneous invoices (carbons) ranging from no. 1491, 16/5/1984 - no. 1597, 26/9/1984, for Doug Tremlett, United Media and correspondence
Baldwin invoices: Flint Webster, Dancer Fitzgerald, Film House
Box 59
Box 60
Folder 439
Cirque du Soleil invoices and correspondence
Breakfast Wine [horse] - accounts and paid invoices
Box 61
Folder 450
Air freight consignment notes, 1988-1989
ABR rental agreement invoices, receipts and correspondence, 1988-1989
Box 62
Folder 455
Almost Managing Company and History of Australia - trial balances and general ledgers, 1983-1988
Box 63
Folder 459
Commonwealth Bank cheque book for National Reconciliation, Sydney, cheque stubs
Miscellaneous petty cash receipts, May 1988 - June 1989
Box 64
Box 65
Box 67
Box 68
Box 69
Box 71
Folder 520
Actors' payment advice (originals and photocopies) 1985-1987, for Lynette Narkle, Danny Nash, Barry Oakley
Folder 523
Actors' payment advice (originals and photocopies) 1985-1988, for Annie O'Shannessy, John Penman, Andrew Ross, Ian Shrives, George Tibbets, Greg Carroll
Box 72
Folder 526
Actors' payment advice (originals and photocopies) 1985-1988, for Judy Duffy, June Factor, Bill Garner, Tricia Gray
Folder 527
Actors' payment advice (originals and photocopies) 1987-1988, for Bill Green, Peter Green, Richard Healy, Geoff Hooke
Folder 528
Actors' payment advice (originals and photocopies) 1985-1988, for Jack Hibberd, Alan John
Folder 529
Actors' payment advice (originals and photocopies) 1985-1988, for Peter Hosking, Daniel Keene, Bruce Knappett
Folder 530
Actors' payment advice (originals and photocopies) 1985-1988, for Alan Knoffler, Chris Lee, Val Levkowicz Annie Marshall, Peter Mathers, Steve Wright
Box 73
Folder 535
Zoo Productions (Geoff Hooke) payment advice (originals and photocopies) 1985, correspondence, royalty statements, receipts
Box 78
Folder 567
Almost Managing Company () Collective meetings - minutes and related papers (photocopies) 28/1/1972 - 16/12/1974
Folder 568
Almost Managing Company Collective meetings - minutes and related papers (photocopies) 20/1/1975 - 23/12/1976
Box 79
Box 80
Box 81
Folder 575
Almost Managing Company Programming Committee meetings - minutes and related papers, typewritten and manuscript photocopies, 17/1/1977 - 1/6/1979
Folder 576
Almost Managing Company Collective Programming Committee meetings - minutes and related papers, typewritten and manuscript photocopies, 20/1/1977 - 8/5/1980 (copy 1)
Box 82
Folder 579
Almost Managing Company Collective meetings - minutes and related papers, typewritten and manuscript photocopies, 17/1/1977 - 16/4/1979 (copy 2)
Folder 580
Almost Managing Company Collective meetings - minutes and related papers, typewritten and manuscript photocopies, 21/5/1979 - 25/9/1981, includes correspondence re. finalised sale of APG records to State Library of Victoria, La Trobe Library, Australian Manuscripts Collections
Box 83
Folder 583
Writers agency - current, pending, finalised payments, 1978
Almost Managing Company
group tax - general information, 1982-1985
Folder 585
Almost Managing Company tax - double ledger, 1978, general information, 1984-1985, group certificates employer's copies, 1983-1984
Folder 586
Almost Managing Company group tax - Commonwealth Trading Bank receipts and deposit slips, 1979-1980
Folder 587
Almost Managing Company group tax for MIG Productions, 1982/1983, 1983/1984, 1984/1985 - payment advice
Box 84
Folder 594
Almost Managing Company - clients group tax deductions, 1984, cab charges, bankcard and other, 1984-1985, petty cash receipts, 1984-1985
Folder 595
Almost Managing Company:
Commonwealth Trading Bank correspondence and deposit slips,
1984-1985
Correspondence Education Credit Union
Box 85
Folder 601
Yackandandah playscripts - royalty statements, 1984-1987, for Dickins (Lower), Oakley, Romeril, Timlin/Hibberd
Folder 602
Pad of Standard Contract for Advertising Performances in Visual (on camera) Commercials forms
Contracts for Yoni Prior, 1985, 1 typed, 1 manuscript
Folder 603
Legal records, 1976-1985 - miscellaneous documents, Dimboola Productions and Pram Factory Production memorandum and Articles of Association
Folder 604
Shares: Autocure Ltd., Barcoo Petroleum N.L., Broken Hill Holdings Ltd, Burns Philp - contract notes, correspondence, news clippings
Box 86
Folder 607
MacArthur/Faraday Streets:
General correspondence, 1987-1989
City of Melbourne planning permits
Edmond and Corrigan correspondence, 1987-1989
Folder 609
Almost Managing Company shares, 1986-1987 and 1987-1988 - correspondence, contract notes: A.C. Goode, American Corporate, Australian Development, BGL International, B.T. Australian Equity Management, Bisley Property
Folder 610
Almost Managing Company shares - Bell Resources and Bell Group, 1985-1987 - correspondence, contract notes
Folder 611
Almost Managing Company shares, 1987-1988 - correspondence, contract notes: Bligh Coal, Brunswick N.L., Burmine, Eftech
Box 87
Folder 614
Almost Managing Company shares, 1986-1988 - correspondence, contract notes: Investment Development Corp., International Philatelic Corp., Jason Mining, Jefcott Investments, Kalbara Mining, Loscam , Kia Pacific Gold N.L.
Folder 615
Almost Managing Company shares, 1986-1989 - correspondence, contract notes: Lachlan Resources, Metramar Minerals, Merrill Lynch
Folder 616
Almost Managing Company shares, 1986-1988 - correspondence, contract notes: Mineral Estates, Pacific Arc Exploration N.L.
Folder 617
Almost Managing Company shares, 1986-1988 - Overseas Strategic Holdings - correspondence, contract notes
Folder 618
Almost Managing Company shares, 1986-1988 - correspondence, contract notes: Pacific Dunlop, Pacific Goldmines N.L., Petrocarb Exploration N.L., Petroleum Securities Aust., Powerplay International
Folder 619
Almost Managing Company shares, 1986-1987 - Pembroke Securities, share trading correspondence, contract notes
Box 88
Folder 622
Almost Managing Company shares, 1987-1988 - correspondence, contract notes: Strategic Minerals Corp, Target Petroleum N.L., Taylor (J.N.) Holdings, Technical Equities
Folder 623
Almost Managing Company shares, 1986-1988 - correspondence, contract notes: United Reefs N.L., Vultan Minerals, Wattle Gully Goldmines N.L., Wesgo, Western Mining Corp. Holdings, Westpac Banking Corp. and photocopy of Deed between Curtis Levy
Productions, investors in 'Gillies' and Almost Managing Company