Sydney

Minutes of the United Farmers' and Woolgrowers' Association (1970-1977), confidential minutes of Executive Committee (1960-1977), agenda for annual conference, General Council and Committee meetings, minutes of various commodity committees, files of the President and Chief Executive of the NSW Farmers' Association, arbitration files, submissions to governments, financial records, audiovisual material, printed material and microfilm copies of minutes of Pastoralists' Union and Graziers' Association of NSW (1890-1977).

Correspondence, reports, submissions, working papers and research papers relating to the Australian dairy industry, specifically the industry in New South Wales and the "milk war" between the Victorian and New South Wales industries. Much of the material relates to the review of the national industry and the New South Wales Dairy Industry Act 1979. The majority of material belonged to Winston Watts AM, Executive Director of the New South Wales Farmers' Association Limited.

Correspondence files (1961-1982) classified as Agriculture, Diseases and Pests, Economics, Government and Politics, Industrial, Meat and Livestock, Organisation (internal), Settlement and Land, Transport, Communication and Education, Wool, Horticulture and Poultry. Annual reports of the Pastoralists' Union of NSW and the Graziers' Association of NSW (1904-1970), minutes of the Executive Committee, District Councils, Committees and Branches, membership registers (1891-1925), annual reports of the United Farmers' and Woolgrowers' Association of New South Wales (1969-1977), papers of wool inquiries and conferences, press cuttings relating to Wool Reserve Price Scheme and printed material. Includes copies of records of the Pastoralists' Union Inter-Colonial Conference (Melbourne, 1890) and other State farmers' organisations.

Classified correspondence files (1983-1987) and publications (1918-1978) including memorandum and articles of association of the Farmers' and Settlers' Association of NSW and the United Farmers' and Woolgrowers' Association of NSW and the rules of the Graziers' Association of NSW and other associations.