Series 27 - Women's Organisations


Date Range1975 - 2005
ProvenanceWEL Cairns
ArrangedOrder imposed by Archives

Inventory Listing

Australian Council for Women

Contains reports; letters; advice of consultation with Cairns women

Creator WEL Cairns
Date range 1994 - 1995
Inventory Identifier WELC00430 Box Number 30 Series 27
The Women's Bureau

The Women's Bureau was established in 1963 to provide a section within the Department of Employment and Industrial Relations to concentrate on and develop research and policy matters affecting women and employment.
Contains copy of charter; copy of "Women in rural areas: employment and occupation"; "Married women workers and youth unemployment"; facts on women at work 1977; letter

Creator WEL Cairns
Date range 1977 - 1979
Inventory Identifier WELC00433 Box Number 30 Series 27
Women's Emergency Services Support

W.E.S.S. was set up in 1983 by workers in Queensland women's refuges and other interested groups to work for women's emergency services in Queensland.
Contains letter; invitation

Creator WEL Cairns
Date range 1983
Inventory Identifier WELC00434 Box Number 30 Series 27
Women's groups

Information on various women's groups including:
ACOSS
WREIP (Women's research and employment initiatives program)
Older women's network
Australian women's party
Women into politics
Cairns women's advisory committee
Women and labour organising committee
Women's reference group
SPAN (Social planning around neighbourhoods)
Cairns colloquia
Cairns counselling and workshop centre
Australian local government women's association
Lesbian music and culture network of Australia
Women's policy branch ( Qld Premier's Dept)

Creator WEL Cairns
Date range 1983 - 1996
Inventory Identifier WELC00324 Box Number 30 Series 27
Office of Women's Affairs (Qld)
Women's Policy Unit and Women's Advisor to the Premier

Contains copy of "Queensland women" the official newspaper of the Office of Women's Affairs dated Oct 1996; information kit; letters

Creator WEL Cairns
Date range 1990 - 1997
Inventory Identifier WELC00296 Box Number 30 Series 27
Women's Information Service

The Women's Information Service is a contact point for women who want to find out how government policies and programs affect them.
Contains letters; copies of newspaper advertisements

Creator WEL Cairns
Date range 1983 - 1984
Inventory Identifier WELC00299 Box Number 30 Series 27
Women's Services

Contains brochure outlining services and contact details for Queensland women

Creator WEL Cairns
Date range 1996
Inventory Identifier WELC00435 Box Number 30 Series 27
Womenspeak (Coalition of women's groups)

Contains invitation; report on proposals; minutes of WEL Brisbane meeting re Womenspeak

Creator WEL Cairns
Date range 2003
Inventory Identifier WELC00436 Box Number 30 Series 27
Working Women's Centre - Discussion Papers

Contains brochures; discussion papers
Holdings : Discussion Papers 1;6; 9;11; 13; 25; 26; 27; 29; 41; 42

Creator WEL Cairns
Date range 1975 - 1978
Inventory Identifier WELC00121 Box Number 30 Series 27
The Network

The Network began in 1980 with an aim "To provide a network for women for the exchange of ideas, influence and information"
Contains letters; lists of members

Creator WEL Cairns
Date range 1983 - 1988
Inventory Identifier WELC00431 Box Number 30 Series 27
International Alliance of Women

Contains letters, conference reports and submissions from WEL Cairns
Also contains a report from the International Women's Development Agency

An alliance of like-minded societies and people who endeavour to secure reforms for equality between men and women, urge women to accept their responsibilities, take part in constructive work for good understanding between nations

Creator WEL Cairns
Date range 1986 - 1995
Inventory Identifier WELC00237 Box Number 30 Series 27
International Women's Development Agency

Contains brochures; reports; letters

Creator WEL Cairns
Date range 1996 - 2005
Inventory Identifier WELC00298 Box Number 30 Series 27
National Foundation for Australian Women

The Foundation is a body of women dedicated to ensuring that the aims and ideals of the Women's Movement and its collective wisdom are handed on to new generations of women, and to advancing and protecting the interests of women in Australia in all spheres.
Contains brochures; guidelines for groups; letters; news sheets

Creator WEL Cairns
Date range 1989 - 1992
Inventory Identifier WELC00297 Box Number 30 Series 27
Office of the Status of Women

Contains letters; brochures; applications for project grants; news sheets; transcript of Kathy Townsend, Director, talking on "The coming out" show

Creator WEL Cairns
Date range 1981 - 2000
Inventory Identifier WELC00142 Box Number 30 Series 27
Queensland Women's Consultative Council

The Queensland Women's Consultative Council was established to consult with Queensland women on issues of concern to them, with special reference to the topic of Women's Health and Safety
Contains letters; information sheet

Creator WEL Cairns
Date range 1992 - 1994
Inventory Identifier WELC00312 Box Number 30 Series 27
Women's Action Alliance

Contains newspaper clippings explaining the principles of the group

Creator WEL Cairns
Date range 1975
Inventory Identifier WELC00432 Box Number 30 Series 27
CAPOW
Coalition of Australian Participating Organisations of Women

CAPOW is a coalition formed to facilitate networking among national women's organisations, on the understanding that women's groups will be more effective in educating and working with both government and the wider communite if we work together.
Contains information sheets on CAPOW; contact lists; Cairns Regional CAPOW forum 1993; letters

Creator WEL Cairns
Date range 1992 - 1996
Inventory Identifier WELC00300 Box Number 30 Series 27

Published by the James Cook University Library, December 2007
Listed by Alan Cockerill
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