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1 AU NBAC N121-1 Explosives in Australia (typescript) no date None
2 AU NBAC N121-2 Explosives in Australia (carbon copy) no date None
3 AU NBAC N121-3 The Story of a Factory (Mulwala Explosives Factory) no date None
4 AU NBAC N121-4 The Story of a Factory (Mulwala Explosives Factory) (carbon copy) no date None
5 AU NBAC N121-5 The Story of a Factory (Mulwala Explosives Factory) (notes) no date None
6 AU NBAC N121-6 The Story of a Factory (Mulwala Explosives Factory) (notes) no date None
7 AU NBAC N121-7 The Story of a Factory (Mulwala Explosives Factory) (notes) no date None
8 AU NBAC N121-8 correspondence, notes and articles re: Foremen at Explosives Factory, Maribyrnong 1986 None
9 AU NBAC N121-9 Address to conference on propellants, Mulwala 1984 None
10 AU NBAC N121-10 The Chemist and the Explosives Industry 1937 None
11 AU NBAC N121-11 Addresses given at Industrial Mobilisation Courses, including The Explosives Industry 1959 - 1971 None
12 AU NBAC N121-12 Historical Survey into former use of Explosives Process Buildings and Environs, J L Knight & consultants, together with terms of reference for consultancy, correspondence and related documents 1985 None
13 AU NBAC N121-13 An Historical Survey of Propellants no date None
14 AU NBAC N121-14 Industrial Mobilisation Course, Explosives and Ammunition 1971 None
15 AU NBAC N121-15 Military Nitrocellulose: Australian experience with nitration of cellulose - an historical perspective 1976 None
16 AU NBAC N121-16 Non-nuclear explosives, address to RAAF Academy 1956 - 1957 None
17 AU NBAC N121-17 Notes on Mr Weetman's draft history of explosives and filling factories no date None
18 AU NBAC N121-18 Outline of an Approach to "Management in the Public Service" 1960 None
19 AU NBAC N121-19 Published papers - Aspects of British Chemical Industry retrospect and prospect, 1952; Chemical Industry in Society, Presidential address to the Society of Chemical Industry of Victoria, 1957; Chemical Industry and Defence, Presidential address to the Society of Chemical Industry of Victoria, 1958 1952 - 1958 None
20 AU NBAC N121-20 The Rationale and Development of Rocket Motor Capability at the Explosives Factory, Maribyrnong, 1948-1973 1973 None
21 AU NBAC N121-21 Report on production, stocks and requirements of picrite and RDX 1951 None
22 AU NBAC N121-22 Report on the University of Melbourne Summer School of Business Administration 1957 None
23 AU NBAC N121-23 Experimental reports, Nobel 1932 - 1935 None
24 AU NBAC N121-24 Notebook on chemical processes and plant, A-Z no date None
25 AU NBAC N121-25 Notebook on chemical processes and plant, A-Z no date None
26 AU NBAC N121-26 General correspondence: from senior public servants and others on and after retirement; re historical research on Australian explosives industry; re honours and professional recognition, speaking engagements and other semi-official engagements 1933 - 1986 None
27 AU NBAC N121-27 Correspondence arising out of J L Knight's appointment as Explosives and Chemical Engineering Representative, London Office, Department of Supply 1949 - 1951 None
28 AU NBAC N121-28 General correspondence, including correspondence on retirement 1970 - 1977 None
29 AU NBAC N121-29 Correspondence and related documents regarding appointments, reclassifications and promotions appeals, including service record 1934 - 1967 None
30 AU NBAC N121-30 Applications for positions 1946 - 1957 None
31 AU NBAC N121-31 Explosives mission to USA and Canada: notes on inspections 1941-1942 None
32 AU NBAC N121-32 Explosives mission to USA and Canada: notes on chemical processes and plant 1941-1942 None
33 AU NBAC N121-33 Overseas visits: itineraries and related papers 1951-1973 None
34 AU NBAC N121-34 NSW Annexes: reports on visits 1945-1948 None
35 AU NBAC N121-35 Albion Explosives Factory: names of roads; general plan; Weetman, "Report on replacement of TNT plant, Albion 1964" 1964 - 1984 None
36 AU NBAC N121-36 Ammunition Factory, Footscray: material by H G Badger and extracts from Charles Weetman, Australia's Munitions Factories, 1901-1958 1977 None
37 AU NBAC N121-37 Ammunition Factory, Footscray, A Brief History of the Factory, 1888-1953 no date None
38 AU NBAC N121-38 "Beechworth Powder Magazine", Newsletter of the North Eastern Historical Society, Vol.4. No.7, Aug 1965 1965 None
39 AU NBAC N121-39 Biographical notes on Charles Stubbs, J L Knight, Dave Nixon Grant: press cuttings 1966 - 1978 None
40 AU NBAC N121-40 Chief Inspector of Explosives, Victoria, Report on the manufacture and examination of smokeless powders for military purposes. 1897 None
41 AU NBAC N121-41 Contour maps: Villawood and Mulwala no date None
42 AU NBAC N121-42 Correspondence and notes, including on a talk with R E Summers and on reports of the Chief Inspector of Explosives, Victoria no date None
43 AU NBAC N121-43 Department of Supply, Newsletter, Nos. 101 & 107 1949 - 1950 None
44 AU NBAC N121-44 Explosives Factory, Maribyrnong: Commonwealthth Department of Supply, A Brief History of Explosives Factory, Maribyrnong, 1910-1956; Commonwealth Department of Supply, A Brief History of Explosives Factory, Maribyrnong, Apr 1960; Alan Gross, "Maribyrnong", Victorian Historical Magazine, Vol.22, No.2, Sep 1917; Paper "History of the Munitions Effort Maribyrnong Explosives Factory"; Explosives Factory, Maribyrnong, List of Products, 1917 - 1960 None
45 AU NBAC N121-45 Explosives Factory, Mulwala; Commonwealth Govt Explosives Factory, Maribyrnong, A Brief History of the Factory, 1943-54; C W Stubbs & J L Knight, "History of the Mulawa Explosives Factory", Sep 1945; "Smokeless Powder Manual" 1945 - 1955 None
46 AU NBAC N121-46 Explosives Factory, Mulwala: notes, contour map of the site, Stubbs & Knight's "History", further historical and related documents no date None
47 AU NBAC N121-47 John Gleeson, "From Horse-shoe Nails to High Powered Lasers: the changing role of materials research laboratories", Chemistry in Australia, Vol.44, No.12 1977 None
48 AU NBAC N121-48 History sheets: Board of Management for Munitions Factories, 1939-1950; Munitions Research Laboratories, Maribyrnong, Victoria; Ammunition Factory, Footscray; Commonwealth Harnass Factory; Government Woollen Cloth Factory, Geelong; Ballarat Explosives Factory; Explosives Factory, Salisbury, Victoria; St Mary’s Explosives and Filling Factory; Villawood Explosives Factory, NSW; Mulwala No.6 Explosives Factory, NSW; Clothing Factory, Miles Street, South Melbourne; Central Munitions Drawing Office, Maribyrnong; Explosives Factory Maribyrnong no date None
49 AU NBAC N121-49 Sir John Jensen, Defence Production in Australia to 1941: an historical record: extracts 1970 None
50 AU NBAC N121-50 D P Mellor, The Role of Science and Industry, Vol 5, Series 4 (Civil) of Australia in the War of 1939-1945: correspondence from JLK to Sir John Jensen & Mellor 1959, and to the Director of the Australian War Memorial, 1983; also a copy of A E Leighton’s statement on early relationships between the Dept of Defence and the profession of Chemistry 1953 - 1983 None
51 AU NBAC N121-51 JK Mercer, The History of Industrial Explosives in Australia, paper presented at the International Mining History Conference, Melbourne 1985 None
52 AU NBAC N121-52 Nobel Explosives Factory, Deer Park no date None
53 AU NBAC N121-53 Proposed Tuggeranong Arsenal, including: J L Knight, Tuggeranong: the Arsenal that Never Was (paper written for Central Studies, Dept of Defence); Commonwealth Government reports, correspondence & maps re projected Arsenal; summary of A E Leighton's views on self containment, 1919 1917 - 1980s None
54 AU NBAC N121-54 Salisbury Explosives Factory: Salisbury Explosives Factory and its Transformation 1983 None
55 AU NBAC N121-55 Saltwater River Powder Magazine: J W Moore, The Saltwater River Powder Magazine no date None
56 AU NBAC N121-56 Briefing notes for discussions with the Army on defective stores: draft 1973 None
57 AU NBAC N121-57 Cast Double Base Propellant: report, correspondence and notes 1950 - 1952 None
58 AU NBAC N121-58 Notes on cluster weapons, small arms, guided weapons, shell filling and production no date None
59 AU NBAC N121-59 Position papers: "The derivation of policy options for the establishment of indigenous munitions production in small nations"; "Procurement policy for defence materiel", paper by J L Knight submitted to Senate (?) Committee on Defence, 1978; Department of Supply, Planning Branch, "Statement of relative costs of equipment for the services produced in Australia and the United Kingdom, “ respectively", 1960; "Review of Propellant Sections, Explosives Factory, Maribyrnong", 1953; "Policy regarding supply of services ammunition and warlike stores", draft correspondence to the Minister for Defence prepared by J L Knight, 1960; # A E Leighton to J Jensen, re aid in development of Australian commercial and state munitions industries by reparations, 3 Jul 1946; Copy of agreement between Commonwealthth of Australia and E I du Pont de Nemours & Co re war supplies procurement, 28 Feb 1942 1942 - 1979 None
60 AU NBAC N121-60 Reports by J L Knight: On armament chemical annexes, 1949; On the Ministry of Supply establishment near Redruth (UK), 1951; On production development, 1960 ; On Point Wilson, 1974 1949 - 1974 None
61 AU NBAC N121-61 Sir William Slim, address given at the Australian Institute of Political Science Summer School 1957 None
62 AU NBAC N121-62 W Weickhardt, "Production of Sulphamerazine in Australia", Australian Chemical Institute Journal and Proceedings 1947 None
63 AU NBAC N121-63 Department of Munitions, Explosives Committee: Annual Reports, 1948 & 1949; A E Leighton, "Notes on the History and Work of the Committee, Sep 1944 – Aug 1946"; J L Knight, "Explosives Committee. Project EC1103. Non-sparking tools - Report No.1. The use of beryllium copper and aluminium bronze", Nov 1949 1948 - 1949 None
64 AU NBAC N121-64 Department of Supply, Operational Safety Committee: Ministry of Munitions, History and Work of the Operational Safety Committee, Sep 1939-Jun 1945; Dept of Supply, History and Work of the Operational Safety Committee, Jul 1945-Jun 1949; # "Report of the Work of the Committee, Jul 1957-Jun 1958"; Annual Reports, 1972/73, 1973/74, 1975/76; Dept of Defence, Explosives Safety Board, 15th Annual Explosives Safety Seminar, Sydney, Sep 1973: general information and agenda 1939 - 1976 None
65 AU NBAC N121-65 Operational Safety Committee, Sub¬ committee on Explosives Storage and Transport: Safety Distances Publication; Use of Powered Vehicles in Hazardous Locations; Safety Distances for Buildings or Stacks Containing Government Explosives, prescribed by Explosives Storage and Transport Committee of the United Kingdom, 1960 & 1964 1960 - 1966 None
66 AU NBAC N121-66 1st Quadripartite Filling Conference, St Marys, NSW: programme and local information 1968 None
67 AU NBAC N121-67 Quadripartite Ammunition Conference, Picatinny Arsenal: list of delegates, photographs, conference guide, agenda and related papers 1969 None
68 AU NBAC N121-68 3rd Quadripartite Ammunition Conference, Charley, Lancashire: agenda, report, paper on the life time of rocket propellants, gun propellants and explosive charges, menu and paper by J L Knight 1971 None
69 AU NBAC N121-69 4th Quadripartite Ammunition Conference, Ottawa: conference notes 1973 None
70 AU NBAC N121-70 5th Quadripartite Ammunition Conference, St Marys and Canberra: program, list of delegates, agenda, conference notes & photographs 1975 None
71 AU NBAC N121-71 9th Quadripartite Ammunition Conference, St Marys: agenda and list of delegates 1983 None
72 AU NBAC N121-72 Dept of Defence Support, Gun Propellant Conference, Mulwala: program, list of participants, abstract of papers 1984 None
73 AU NBAC N121-73 Munitions organisation: various papers including: T Lawrence, The Department of Supply: it's origins and functions, 1971 1949 - 1985 None
74 AU NBAC N121-74 J L Knight, Maribyrnong Explosives Factory Weekly Reports 1943 - 1944 None
75 AU NBAC N121-75 Dept of Supply, Interdepartmental Committee (Disposals), Disposal of surplus arms, ammunition and other warlike goods: general information 1972 None
76 AU NBAC N121-76 Dept of Defence, list of permanent Officers Dec 1936 None
77 AU NBAC N121-77 Factory rule books: Rules of the Commonwealth Government Albion Explosives Factory, Deer Park, Victoria, 1966. Special Rules, Mulwala Explosives Factory. Rules of the Commonwealth Government Explosives Factory, Maribyrnong, Victoria, 1937. Rules of the Commonwealth Government Explosives Factory, Maribyrnong, Victoria, 1940. Rules of the Commonwealth Government Explosives Factory, Maribyrnong, Victoria, 1951 1937 - 1966 None
78 AU NBAC N121-78 US War Department, Technical Manual: military explosives Aug 1940 None
79 AU NBAC N121-79 Biographical note on AE Leighton no date None
80 AU NBAC N121-80 Early papers - India and movement to Australia: correspondence, agreements and press cuttings 1903 - 1956 None
81 AU NBAC N121-81 Chemists from Australia: correspondence, agreement and related papers, including a copy of A E Leighton’s, A History of the Australian Chemical Institute, 1914-1932 1915 - 1919 None
82 AU NBAC N121-82 Papers referring to the Australian Principal Supply Officers Committee: agenda papers, reports, memoranda and J K Jensen's, The Development of Munitions Production in Australia, 1943 1935 - 1937 None
83 AU NBAC N121-83 Published papers by A E Leighton: "The Technique of Organising New Industries", Journal and Proceedings of the Australian Chemical Institute, 1935. "The Association of Industry - Chemical and Otherwise - with Defensive Warfare", Journal and Proceedings of the Australian Chemical Institute, 1936. "Chemical Aspects of Defence", Journal and Proceedings of the Australian Chemical Institute, Vol 4, No.7, Jul 1937. "A History of the Australian Chemical Institute, 1914-1932", Proceedings of the Australian Chemical Institute, Vol 21, Nos 6-9, Jun-Sep 1954 1935 - 1954 None
84 AU NBAC N121-84 File relating to the supply of Light Horseman's and Infantryman's uniforms for display at the Musee de 1'Armee at the Hotel des Invalides in Paris: correspondence, reports, press cuttings and photographs 1966 - 1968 None
85 AU NBAC N121-85 Photograph - JL Knight beside St Marys Munitions Filling Factory "Safe Working Performance" notice board no date None
86 AU NBAC N121-86 Photograph - JL Knight and unidentified man beside St Marys Munitions Filling Factory "Safe Working Performance" notice board no date None
87 AU NBAC N121-87 Photograph - Unidentified explosives factory no date None
88 AU NBAC N121-88 Photograph - Unidentified explosives factory no date None
89 AU NBAC N121-89 Photograph - Unidentified explosives factory no date None
90 AU NBAC N121-90 Photograph - Unidentified explosives factory no date None
91 AU NBAC N121-91 Photograph - Unidentified explosives factory no date None
92 AU NBAC N121-92 Photograph - Unidentified explosives factory no date None
93 AU NBAC N121-93 Photograph - Staff and employees, Explosives Factory, Maribyrnong (together with identification charts) 1932 None
94 AU NBAC N121-94 Photograph - Staff and employees, Explosives Factory, Maribyrnong (together with identification charts) 1936 None