Contains:
- Case seal wire tied with a piece of string.
- Australian Army Combined Indent & Voucher, marked 'Att [Attention] Mr P [Peter] Dunn'.

Contents listed above were removed during processing from envelope inscribed 'Main case seal for Telephone Set K. Received March 1978'.

Contains a report inscribed on the front cover with 'The Relationship between the Structure of some Chemical Warfare Compounds and their Physiological Activity' and 'Folder Number'.

Report includes four photographs of graphs affixed within. It is bound in a folder with string. The first page within the folder is stamped with 'secret' and the title, 'Some Notes on the Relationship between the Structure of C.W. Compounds and their Physiological Activity, by, A.H.Ford-Moore'. There is also a handwritten inscription, 'No.1 Lab Copy A. - P. [Peter] Dunn (from Mr A.H. Ford-Moore)'.

Contains:
- Report 298, an unclassified report on 'Fungicides for use with Polyvinylchloride', by P. [Peter] Dunn and E.J. Hill.
- Ministry of Supply publication entitled 'Vesicants', by A.H. Ford-Moore. Marked as restricted. Handwritten inscription on the front cover reads 'With the authors compliments. A.H. Ford-Moore'.
- Report 359, an unclassified report entitled 'Weathering of Plasticized Poly(vinyl Chloride)', by P. Dunn, D. Oldfield and R.H. Stacewicz.

The publication 'Vesicants' was bound by staples which have been removed. It has been re-housed in a clear plastic sleeve.

Contains a collection of material regarding Operation Buffalo. Records are as follows:
- Assorted loose newspaper cuttings, including many photocopies. Examples of cuttings: 'Compensation for victims of British nuclear tests: 20,000 could be eligible', The Australian, 29 March 1985, 'UK [United Kingdom] planned to build N-bombs [neutron bombs] in Australia', The Australian, 3 January 1985 and 'Compensation for widow of atomic-test-site veteran’, The Canberra Times, 29 November 1981.
- Envelope inscribed 'Maralinga Papers'. Contains assorted newspaper articles, and a sheet of handwritten notes that begin 'Maralinga and Cancer. 60 Minutes Programme on Channel 9 - Melbourne. George Negus. Sunday 27 July 1980'.
- Uninscribed envelope containing nine black and white photographs of what appears to be a test site. The photographs are not labelled.
- Report about the work carried out by Peter Dunn at Operation Buffalo, Maralinga in 1956 entitled '"Operation Buffalo" - Maralinga S.A. [South Australia] 1956', dated 11 July 1984. Two copies. One copy is attached to a Department of Defence Minute Paper on the subject of the McClelland Royal Commission into Maralinga.
- Envelope inscribed 'Maralinga Papers'. Contains four newspaper cuttings including 'Maralinga: 11 Tonnes Taken from N-Dump [nuclear waste dump]', The Age, 23 October 1979.
- Article (two copies) entitled 'Operation Buffalo' by W.R. [Rob] Hindson, originally published in The Science Magazine, Number Five, published by Monash University, Faculty of Science. Article is inscribed 'October 1980'. Photocopied extract, and typescript copy entitled 'Operation Buffalo (or Mushrooms in the Sky)' with file note attached.
- Two items of correspondence to Peter Dunn from Ian Morrison of the Department of National Development and Energy, about the inclusion of Peter Dunn in a register of people involved in the atomic weapons test program in Australia, and prospective interview to discuss possible effects of exposure to radiation. Letters are dated 27 January 1981 and 12 February 1981.
- Department of Defence Minute Paper and attached statement dated [3] June 1980. Subject of Minute Paper reads 'Ministerial Statement - Medical Effects of Atomic Weapons Tests'.
- Envelope inscribed 'Prints off 16 mm film. Public Release. Negatives held in Technical Photography MRL. [Materials Research Laboratory] 13 May 1982'. Contains 15 black and white photographs (10.5 cm x 7.5 cm) showing various images from Operation Buffalo. All are labelled on the reverse with 'MRL Photo Index/5023'.
- Envelope inscribed '"Field of Thunder" Maralinga Story', containing a publication entitled 'Field of Thunder - The Maralinga Story' by Judy Wilks, Friends of the Earth's Occasional Paper No 5, 1981.
- Envelope inscribed 'Maralinga photographs plus negatives. P Dunn 745'. Contains 13 black and white photographs (21.5 x 16.5 cm) taken at the test site, plus negatives.
- Item of correspondence to the Director General of Health from Peter Dunn, 19 October 1982.
- Official publication entitled 'British nuclear tests in Australia- a review of operational safety measures and of possible side after-effects', AIRAC [Australian Ionising Radiation Advisory Council] No. 9, January 1983.
- 'The Accumulation of Radioactive Iodine in the Thyroids of Grazing Animals Subsequent to Atomic Weapon Tests' by H.R. Marston, The Australian Journal of Biological Sciences, 11 (1958). Photocopied article.
- Internal MRL Minute Paper entitled 'UK [United Kingdom] Atomic Tests - Holdings of Documents', requesting a list of all files, reports and documents relating to the British Atomic Test program at Maralinga. Minute Paper is dated 9 August 1984. Peter Dunn's marginal note indicates personal records only held on this subject in the Organic Chemistry Division.
- Manila folder inscribed 'Maralinga Cuttings' containing mostly newspaper cuttings. Also contains an item of correspondence from the Australian Archives entitled 'Records Related to Maralinga Atomic Tests', date-stamped 16 May 1984. The letter states that 'No records relating to the Maralinga operations are to be sentenced for destruction'.

For preservation purposes, during processing all material enclosed in envelopes was removed and, where appropriate, rehoused in archival enclosures.

Contains the following collection of Defence Standards Laboratory reprints of publications and extracts from publications regarding organotin:

- R.A. Cummins and P. Dunn, 'Tributyltin Isothiocyanate and Isocyanide', Australian Journal of Chemistry, 1964, vol. 17 number 4
- R.A. Cummins and P. Dunn, 'Organotin carboxylates', Australian Journal of Chemistry, 1964, vol. 17 number 2
- P. Dunn, 'Addition Compounds of Titanium', Australian Journal of Chemistry, 1960, vol. 13 number 2
- P. Dunn and D. Oldfield, 'The Formation of Tri-n-Butyltin Fluoride from Tetrafluorohydroquinone', Journal of Organometallic Chemistry, 1970, p.459
- P. Dunn and D. Oldfield, 'Some Reactions of Organotin Azides', Australian Journal of Chemistry, 12 October 1970 (two copies)
- P. Dunn, D. Oldfield and R.H. Stacewicz, Report 359 - Weathering of Plasticized Poly(vinyl) chloride, April 1970 (Defence Standards Laboratories report, stamped 'Unclassified')
- P. Dunn. And J.M.D. Woodford, Report 404 - Development of Magnetic Rubbers, September 1970 (Defence Standards Laboratories report, stamped 'Commercial-in-Confidence')
- P. Dunn. And B.C. Ennis, 'Thermal Analysis of Polyacrylonitrile. Part I. The Melting of Polyacrylonitrile', Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 1970
- P. Dunn and D. Oldfield, 'Some reactions of organotin compounds under y-irradiation', Journal of Organometallic Chemistry, 1973
- R.A. Cummins, P. Dunn and D. Oldfield, 'Preparation, Properties and Structure of some Organotin Acrylates', Australian Journal of Chemistry, 1971
- Australian Journal of Chemistry, February 1964, Volume 17, No. 2
- Australian Journal of Chemistry, April 1964, Volume 17, No. 4
- D. Oldfield, 'Notes - Interfacial Preparation and Properties of Poly(tributyltin Acrylate) and Related Polymers', Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 1975 (two copies)
- P. Dunn and G. F. Sansom, 'The Stress Cracking of Polymides by Metal Salts', Journal of Applied Polymer Science - Parts I, II, III and IV
- P. Dunn and D. Oldfield, 'Tri-n-Butyltin. A Novel Coordination Polymer in Solution', J. Macromal. Sci- Chem, August 1970 (five copies)
- C.E.M. Morris, 'Adhesive Bonding of Polyethylene', Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 1970

Contains:
- 'Further Investigation into the use of Iodplatinate Paper as a detector for Mustard Gas'
- 'Symbols and Abbreviations'

The paper concerning Iodplatinate Paper is on typing paper and marked 'Secret'. The 'Symbols and Abbreviations' paper is marked as confidential.

The title of this file was imposed at the time of processing.

Contains a folder inscribed 'The Laboratory Identification of War Gases - Folder Number', housing the following reports:

- 'Note on the Absorption by Plants of Fission Products from Operation Totem' by R. Scott Russell and H.M. Squire, 26 March 1956.
- 'Conference on Food Aspects of Civil Defence. The Contamination of Food by Chemical Substances and Methods of Identification and Decontamination' by A.F. Childs, C.D.E.E., Porton, Wilts [Wiltshire]. It is inscribed with the handwritten note, 'With the compliments of the author'.
- 'The Detection and Identification of War Gases', by S.A. Mumford, March 1939 and A.F. Childs, November 1951.
- 'The Laboratory Indentification of War Gases', August 1952. The front cover is inscribed with the handwritten note, 'With the compliments of the co-author, A.F. Childs' and 'P. Dunn'.

All reports are stamped with 'Confidential' or 'Secret'.

Contains the following collection of material concerning the Maralinga tests:

- Black and white photograph labelled on reverse with 'Materials Group - Operation Buffalo - Maralinga 1956 - Norman Hand (UK [United Kingdom]), Donald Evans (UK), David Gordon (UK), Lt. [Lieutenant] George Emerson (RCN), Rob. Hindson (Aust. [Australia]), Bill Wright (UK)'. Rehoused in a plastic sleeve during processing.
- Newspaper extracts and photocopies of newspaper articles.
- Item of correspondence from W.R. Hindson, Materials Research Laboratories, to the Commissioner for Employees' Compensation, dated 24 August 1982, regarding a compensation claim by W.R. Hindson. Also cover letter from T. Pyke, for Director (Reconsiderations).
- Photocopied document entitled 'Summary of effective dose-equivalents from external exposure of the whole body to gamma-radiation recorded during engagement in the program of British nuclear weapons tests in Australia'.
- Laboratory book inscribed on the front cover with 'P. [Peter] Dunn, Maralinga. Lab. [Laboratory] Book' and stamped 'Supplied for the Public Service - S.O. Book 421'. Book contains handwritten notes, graphs and tables detailing laboratory work.
- Official Ministry of Supply (United Kingdom) report entitled 'Notes on the preparatory and operational phases of Operation Buffalo carried out by the target response materials group', May 1957.
- Official Australian government report entitled 'British Atomic Tests in Australia. Chronology of Events 1950 - 1968'. Inscribed on the front cover with 'P. Dunn, 6/7/84'.

Envelope inscribed with 'Operation Buffalo. Transcripts, Aug [August] 1984', containing:
- Transcript entitled 'This is a record of interview with Doctor Peter Dunn taken on Thursday 12 July 1984 in Melbourne'. Also cover letter to Peter Dunn from Digby Wilson, Principal Executive Officer, Test Site Management and Investigations Branch, Department of Resources and Energy, dated 30 July 1984. Also letter to Digby Wilson from Peter Dunn, dated August 1984, concerning the transcript.
- Three transcripts (interviewees are James Cooper Crook, Sir William John Hughes Butterfield and David Walter Hugh Barnes).
- Item of correspondence to Peter Dunn from J.S. Howe, DHSSD, from DSTO [Defence, Science and Technology Organisation] Australia, dated 30 July 1992, concerning the Maralinga tests and access to unclassified material.
- Envelope inscribed with 'Adelaide Advertiser. Friday Sept. [September] 28 1956. Operation Buffalo', containing a newspaper clipping.

For preservation purposes, during processing all material enclosed in envelopes was removed and, where appropriate, rehoused in archival enclosures.

Contains photographs, negatives, transparancies, a film and assorted documents including correspondence and newspaper cuttings about Operation Buffalo.

Main records are as follows:
- Seven colour photographs plus negatives depicting the laboratories, living quarters, road system and transport at Maralinga. Originally housed in an envelope inscribed with 'Photographs taken at Maralinga 1956. Reprinted July 1984 (7)'. Negatives are housed in plastic wallets labelled with titles and frame numbers.

- Sixteen slides of the Maralinga test site or related images eg a map. Includes eight slides labelled with 'M.R.L. [Materials Research Laboratory] Scientific Photography No. 15023', housed in an uninscribed plastic bag sealed with sellotape. Also includes a further eight slides inscribed on reverse as follows: 'Flowering Gum. Maralinga 1956. [indecipherable]'; 'Sturt Pea. Maralinga 1956 [indecipherable]'; 'Sand Dunes. Maralinga 1956. 04'; 'Main Road. Maralinga 1956. [RD]'; 'Living Quarters. Maralinga 1956. 04'; 'Mess Halls. Maralinga 1956. 04'; 'Living Quarters. Maralinga 1956. 04'; 'Recreation Hall. Maralinga 1956. 04'. The slides were originally housed in an envelope inscribed with 'Personal for Dr Dunn. Maralinga 1956'. For preservation purposes, the slides were rehoused in archival sleeves during processing. The plastic bag was discarded during processing.

- Eight colour photographs, originally housed in a photograph wallet, inscribed on reverse as follows: 'General Living Quarters - Officers. Maralinga, SA [South Australia], Aug [August] 1956. Prefabricated aluminium'; 'Mess Halls - Maralinga SA, August 1956'; 'Sand Dunes - typical of the area. Maralinga SA, August 1956'; 'Main Road, Maralinga, SA. Aug 1956'; 'Officers living quarters. Maralinga, SA. Aug 1956. Room (single) occupied by P. Dunn, third door in foreground quarter, right hand side'; 'Recreation Hall, Maralinga, SA. Aug 1956'; 'Sturts Desert Pea, Clianthus formosus. Maralinga, SA, Aug 1956'; 'Flowery Gums - Eucalyptus. Maralinga, SA. Aug 1956'.

- Black and white photograph labelled on the reverse, 'Materials Group Operation Buffalo Maralinga 1956 - Norman Hand (UK [United Kingdom]), Donald Evans (UK), David Gordon (UK), Lt. George Emeson (RCN), Rob. Hindson (Aust.), Bill Wright (UK).

- Eight black and white photographs, all inscribed on reverse with 'MRL Photo Index 15023'. Originally housed in an envelope inscribed with 'Photographs of Maralinga Trials taken from Movietone News Film (16mm) May 1982. Slides also taken from film'.

- Two colour photographs, inscribed on reverse with 'Laboratory area - Maralinga. Radiology Group. On a side road between the village and aerodrone. Reprinted July 1984', and 'Laboratory in which I worked - 1956. Humphrey Bowen who shared it with me. Reprinted July 1984. P [Peter] Dunn'. Originally housed in an envelope inscribed with 'Maralinga 1956', inside a LaTrobe Colourlab plastic wallet inscribed with 'Mat [Materials] Research. L500 79. 3/5. Quantity prints'.

- Item of correspondence to Peter Dunn from Digby Wilson, Principal Executive Officer, Department of Resources and Energy, dated 24 September 1984, regarding copy of the film "Operation Buffalo" which had been received.

- Uninscribed folder of assorted papers pertaining to Peter Dunn's involvement in investigations by the Department of National Development and Energy in 1981 regarding Maralinga, including the effects of radiation to exposure. Includes letter to Secretary, Department of National Development and Energy from Peter Dunn, dated 20 January 1981, with attached extract from his Maralinga Laboratory Book (for Peter Dunn's Maralinga Laboratory Book, see Inventory Item DUNN00659, also located in this series). Also includes letter to Peter Dunn from W. G. Penney, United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority, dated 18 July 1956, advising him of his nomination as a member of the Scientific Party.

- Uninscribed manila folder of assorted working papers regarding testing at Maralinga, including a letter to Peter Dunn from J. W. Donovan, Senior Advisor in Epidemiology, Department of Health, date-stamped 15 November 1982, regarding his completed Atomic Weapons Test Personnel questionnaire.

- Thirteen mounted transparencies originally housed in an uninscribed plastic box. Eight slides are stamped 'M.R.L. Scientific Photography No. 15023' and hand-numbered individually from 1-8. The other five slides are inscribed as follows: 'Sunset. Maralinga 1956 -1'; 'Sunset. Maralinga 1956 - 2'; 'Sunset. Maralinga 1956 - 3'; 'Maralinga 1956 - 4'; 'Sturt Pea. Maralinga 1956 - 19'. For preservation purposes, during processing these slides were removed from the box and rehoused in archival enclosures. The box was discarded.

- Tape reel (film) housed in container inscribed 'MRL. Operation Buffalo. 1 x 16mm B/W Sound Print. 12/2/80'. Container of film is housed separately inside an archival bag tied with string.

For preservation purposes, during processing all photographic material in this file was removed from original enclosures and rehoused in archival sleeves.

Contains a leather folder embossed with 'Aeronautical Research Laboratories'. Contains assorted papers pertaining to a display of facilities and research to commemorate the Aeronautical Research Laboratories' fortieth anniversary held on 14 November 1979.

For preservation purposes, the material was removed from the leather folder during processing.

Contains a leather clipboard folder embossed with 'The Chief Defence Scientist's Conference 1978'. Records include a minute paper with the draft programme for the conference, correspondence concerning Peter Dunn's nomination as a member of Syndicate A1, and a paper entitled 'Syndicate 1'.

For preservation purposes, the material was removed from the leather folder during processing.

Contains a leather folder embossed with 'Materials Research Laboratories Diamond Jubilee Display, 1917 - 1977'. Records in folder include:

- 'From Horse-shoe Nails to High Power Lasers - The Changing Role of the Materials Research Laboratories' by John Gleeson, Chemistry in Australia, vol 44 No. 12, December 1977 (reprinted article).

- Eight black and white photographs in an envelope inscribed with 'Photographs of Jubilee Display - General'. For preservation purposes, photographs were rehoused in archival enclosures during processing. Labels on reverse of photographs are as follows:
- 'Jubilee Display - 1977. Sir Arthur Tange - foyer of Reception';
- 'Jubilee Display - 1977. Chemical Defence Exhibit - OCD. L-R Sir Arthur Tange, Alan Sharpe (Ag CDS part hidden), Shirley Freeman, Alan Edwards (CS), Frank Maguire';
- 'Jubilee Display - 1977. Organic Materials Exhibit - OCD. Ron Cummins explaining';
- 'Jubilee Display - 1977. Organic Materials Exhibit - OCD. Graham George explaining';
- 'Jubilee Display - 1977. Chemical Defence Exhibit - OCD. L- R Sir Arthur Tange, Alan Sharpe, Shirley Freeman, Alan Edwards';
- 'Jubilee Display - 1977. In the main reception area. Sir Arthur Tange (with cup, left), at left M.S. Kirkpatrick (WRE) and F.G. Blight (with cup), ARL';
- 'Jubilee Display - 1977. In the main reception area. A.R. Edwards (CS, MRL), left, L.E. Samuels (second from right)';
- 'Jubilee Display - 1977. Sir Arthur Tange, Secretary, Defence giving the opening address for the Display'.

- Two papers entitled 'Humanitarian Aspects of Weaponry, Small Arms Ammunition' and 'Defence Against Chemical Weapons'.

- Diamond Jubilee program; suggested draft opening address, marked 'Unclassified covering - Confidential'.

For preservation purposes, the records were removed from the leather folder during processing.

Contains:

Defence Standards Laboratories reports:
- 'Technical Note 298. Some reactions of organotin compounds under gamma-irradiation' by P. Dunn and D. Oldfield, April 1973. Marked 'Unclassified'
- 'Report 294. Rubber and Metal "Austfire" Targets' by P. Dunn and T. Liggins, April 1967. Marked 'Unclassified'
- 'Technical Note 81. Nitroso Rubbers' by P. Dunn, January 1966. Marked 'Unclassified'
- 'Report 498. Coated Timber for Underwater Applications' by P. Dunn and G.F. Sansom, March 1972. Marked 'Unclassified'
- 'Report 409. Some reactions of organotin azides' by P. Dunn and D. Oldfield, November 1970. Marked 'Unclassified'

United States Army Natick Laboratories report:
- 'Technical Report C&OM-7'. Silica-reinforced ethylene-propylene diene(epd) rubbers' by Peter Dunn and Vincent S. Javier, August 1965

Published material:
- 'Plastics and Metals' by P. Dunn. Reprinted article, inscribed on the cover with 'Journal of the Australian Institute of Metals. 12, No. 3 (1967)'
- Journal of the Institute of the Rubber Industry, volume 9, number 1, February 1975.
- The Australasian Engineer, February 1968

Contains work published by Peter Dunn and records of his attendance at the Defence Productivity Conference, "Definitions and Directions", November 1987. Material includes:

- 'Report 458. Organic Materials in Adverse Environment', by P. Dunn, July 1971. Marked 'Unclassified'.
- 'Report 298. Fungicides for use with polyvinylchloride', by P. Dunn and E.J. Hill, September 1967. Marked 'Unclassified'.
- Four black and white photographs including one duplicate. Labels on reverse are as follows: 'MRL 12314/I #2', 'MRL 12314/N #10', 'MRL 12314/K # 17'. Also photocopies of the photographs with captions and figure numbers. Images were originally housed in an envelope inscribed with 'Photographs re [regarding] cannon restoration. Spares (3). G6/4/8 - 1128. [P.D. Peter Dunn] 20/1/88'. For preservation reasons, contents of envelope were rehoused during processing.
- Defence Productivity Conference Programme
- Minute paper, 'Defence Productivity Conference - Defence Force Academy - 4th, 5th Nov 87 [1987]'

Contains a folder inscribed with 'New Zealand Visit. 21 - 25 Nov [November] 1982. Auckland - Wellington'. Contents include:

-Travel and financial documents including itinerary, tickets and receipts.
- 'Report on Brief Visit to Ministry of Defence, New Zealand', reference number 95/2/99, November 1982.
- 'Short Report on a Visit to New Zealand - Dr P. Dunn', reference number 13/4/62 (95/2/99), 29 November 1982.

For preservation reasons, records were removed from folder during processing.

Contains a folder entitled 'P. Dunn. Overseas Visit Admin [Administration] Arrangements. April 1981' containing correspondence and documentation regarding various overseas visits. Destinations include United States, United Kingdom, Malaysia and Canada.

For preservation reasons, records were removed from the folder during processing. Retained in folder are an itinerary, affixed to the inside front cover, and an envelope, affixed to the back cover, inscribed with 'Insurance Details'. The envelope originally contained a summary showing expense details, passport number, airline ticket information and insurance policy, as well as an insurance receipt and a leaflet for Commercial Union Travelpak Policy.

Contains a manila folder entitled 'To 1964 - 1963-1964-1965', housing correspondence regarding or stemming from Peter Dunn's career as a scientist at the Defence Standards Laboratories.
Examples of correspondence:
- From Peter Dunn to Dr. Fox regarding a visit to the Army Research Office (AROD), Durham, 15 October 1964.
- From Peter Dunn to Mr D. B. Campbell Jr. regarding a visit to the Technical Service Laboratory, Tennessee, 21 September 1964.
- 'Request for Visit Clearance' from D. Barnsley to Peter Dunn, 13 August 1964.
- To Peter Dunn from W.G. [Henry] regarding the Atomic Weapons tests at Maralinga Range, South Australia, 18 July 1956.

File title was imposed at time of processing.

Contains an envelope inscribed 'Photographs of precision instrumentation - June 87 [1987]', housing two colour photographs.
Labels on reverse of photographs read as follows:
- 'MRL [Materials Research Laboratory] Gas Chromatograph-Mass Spectrometer system, which is used for identification and analysis, at trace levels, of chemical warfare agents and their degradation products. MRL 15788-1'.
- 'Multi Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectrometer installed at MRL in June 1986, purchased with funds provided by DFA. This instrument provides independent and information on the identification of chemical warfare agents and their degredation products. MRL 15788-2'.

For preservation reasons, the photographs were removed from the envelope during processing and rehoused in archival enclosures.

Contains a manila folder entitled 'Personnel File 1970 - 1975', housing assorted records pertaining to Peter Dunn's career as a scientist at the Defence Standards Laboratories. Note that this file includes records from later than 1975.
Records include:
- Notification of 'Award of Queen's Commendation for Brave Conduct', to Peter Dunn, printed on Defence Standards Laboratories letterhead.
- 'Assessment of Suitability for Promotion to Senior Principal Research Scientist Grade', recording the panel's unanimous decision in recommending Peter Dunn as suitable for entry to this grade, 12 December 1974.
- Other records such as circulars, minute papers and itineraries.

Contains a manila folder labelled 'TTCP Meeting 1969', housing:
- 'Bravery award', Scodos December 1972 and 'Two men praised for role in fire', Scodos September 1971. Subject is award for bravery awarded to Peter Dunn for his actions during a fire at Defence Standards Laboratories, Maribyrnong. Two photocopied sheets (three copies of each).
- Application from Peter Dunn for the position of Superintending Scientist, Organic Chemistry Division, Materials Research Laboratory. Cover letter, dated 7 July 1976, attached to statement regarding Peter Dunn's relevant skills and experience.

File title was imposed at the time of processing.

Contains a variety of documents about Materials Research Laboratories' facilities and events, as follows:
- Envelope inscribed with 'Opening of G.A.F. [Government Aircraft Factories] Structural Bonding Facility 27 April 1984'. Contains invitations and information brochures.
- MRL [Materials Research Laboratories] Circular Number 15 of 1983, entitled 'Transfer of MRL to Department of Defence'.
- Invitations to various events received by Peter Dunn from Continental Carbon Australia, 1982 Industrial Mobilization Course, and Captains and Officers of the First Australian Mine Counter Measures Squadron.
- Booklet entitled 'Instructions for the Security of Official Documents and Information - Prime Minister's Department - 19 October 1948'. Marked 'Restricted'.
- Booklet entitled 'Here's How - A Handbook for Employees - U.S. [United States] Army Laboratories - Natick, Massachusetts'.
- Government booklet entitled 'Department of Defence - Welcome to MRL - Material Research Laboratories', published 1981.
- Black and white photograph of the staff of the Materials and Explosive Division, Defence Standards Laboratories, 1957. Reverse of photograph is inscribed '1957'. Housed in a folder inscribed 'TTRN', along with a name list (three copies). Dimensions: 364mm x 166mm. For preservation reasons, during processing the photograph was housed in a plastic sleeve.
- Black and white photograph on cardboard mounting, depicting the staff of the Materials and Explosive Division, DSL, 1957. Reverse of photograph features typed name list, affixed with sellotape. Dimensions: 220mm x 151mm. Photograph was originally enclosed in an envelope addressed to Peter Dunn. For preservation reasons, during processing it was removed from the envelope and rehoused in a plastic sleeve.
- Black and white photograph of Materials Research Laboratories' building and grounds. Reverse of photograph is inscribed 'MRL, Building 229, Wing 1, Looking South. About 1930', and 'MRL 14905'. Two copies, originally housed together in a plastic bag. For preservation reasons, during processing each photograph was rehoused in a plastic sleeve. The original bag was discarded.
- Cardboard device with circular mechanism for measuring daily hours worked. Reads 'Compliments of Metallurgy Division'.
- Correspondence between Peter Dunn and Dr R. G Gillis, Head Personnel Protection Group, MRL, in relation to the retirement of the latter, July 1980.
- 'A Description of a Property of Caoutchouc or Indian Rubber; With Some Reflections on the Cause of the Elasticity of this Substance. In a letter to Dr Holme. Read February 11, 1803,' by John Gough. Photocopy, no publication details provided.
- Brochure entitled 'Farewell Dinner for Alan Sharpe at Aeronautical Research Laboratories - June 6 1980'.
- Other records including photocopied extracts, circulars and invitations.

File title was imposed at the time of processing.

Contains assorted records pertaining to a visit by Peter Dunn to Great Britain, 13 October to 1 November 1981, including documentation of his attendance at a meeting of TTCP Sub-Group - P, 19-25 October, and two visits to the Ministry of Defence. Records include itineraries, minute papers and correspondence, expenditure sheets, telexes, Overseas Visit Authority form, insurance policy document. Originally housed in a folder entitled 'Overseas Visit Oct [October] 1981 - Administrative Arrangements'.

For preservation reasons, the papers filed on a metal prong in the folder in this inventory item were removed during processing, and rehoused in a plastic sleeve.

Contains a folder entitled 'P/F [Personnel File] 1975-1980 Inclusive', housing correspondence and related papers regarding Peter Dunn's work as a defence chemist at the Materials Research Laboratory. Documents include:
- Circular and telex regarding Peter Dunn's acting role as Chief Superintendent, Materials Research Laboratories, in the absence of H. L. Wain, 1980.
- Published notice and other papers in relation to the conferral of a Doctor of Science degree upon Peter Dunn by the University of Tasmania.
- Correspondence between Peter Dunn, Acting Chief Superintendent, Materials Research Laboratory and Joseph Miller, Department of Organic Chemistry, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Brasil, inviting Peter Dunn to visit Brazil. Date-range: October 1978 to January 1979.
- Peter Dunn's application for Election as a Fellow of the Royal Australian Chemical Institute, dated 19 October 1977, plus publication list.
- What appears to be Peter Dunn's Public Service Board 'Biographical Information Record', dated 5 August 1977, and related records.
- Handwritten notes entitled 'Accrual of Furlough - P. Dunn', regarding accrued entitlements. Date c.20 January 1976. Single sheet.
- Letter from H. E. Wesley Smith, Academic Registrar, University of Adelaide to Peter Dunn, requesting that Peter Dunn co-examine a PhD thesis, dated 11 November 1975. Also Peter Dunn's reply.

Also assorted records clipped to the inside cover of the folder, including:
- Black and white photographic portrait of Peter Dunn. Three copies. For preservation reasons, these photographs were removed from the plastic bag in which they were originally housed, and rehoused in plastic sleeves. Dimensions: 70mm x 56mm.
- Six black and white photographic portraits of Peter Dunn and others. Includes two duplicates. Photographs were originally housed in an envelope inscribed 'Mr P. Dunn' inside a larger envelope inscribed 'Invitations etc' housing assorted correspondence and other records. For preservation purposes, photographs were removed from their envelope during processing and rehoused in individual plastic sleeves.

For preservation reasons, the papers housed on a metal prong on the folder in this inventory item were removed during processing, and rehoused in a plastic sleeve.

Department of Defence report, based on oral history, about Australia's activities in chemical warfare field trials during World War Two.

Soft-bound volume, enclosed in an internal mail envelope inscribed 'Gillis Report'.

Unclassified report issued by the Defence Standards Laboratories, Australian Defence Scientific Service, Department of Supply.

Soft-bound volume.

Unclassified technical note issued by the Defence Standards Laboratories, Australian Defence Scientific Service, Department of Supply.

Soft-bound volume.

Unclassified report issued by the Defence Standards Laboratories, Australian Defence Scientific Service, Department of Supply.

Soft-bound volume.

Contains:
- 'Report 404 - Development of Magnetic Rubbers', by P. Dunn and J. M. D. Woodford, September 1970. Commercial-in-confidence report issued by the Defence Standards Laboratories.
- The Australian Journal of Optometry, February 1969, Volume 52, Number 2. Includes an article co-authored by Peter Dunn.
- 'Reports 560 and 561 (Addendum) - The Combustion of Organic Polymeric Materials - Evaluation of Flammability by the Oxygen Index Method, and Smoke Generation' by J. R. Brown and P. Dunn, June 1973. Commercial-in-confidence report issued by the Defence Standards Laboratories.

File title was imposed at the time of processing.

Contains:
- 'Report 561 - The Combustion of Organic Polymeric Materials - Evaluation of Flammability by the Oxygen Index Method' by J. R. Brown and P. Dunn, June 1973. Unclassified report issued by the Defence Standards Laboratories.
- 'TTCP/AUS/P3/7 - Report on the Sixteenth Meeting, Sub-Group P, Panel 3 - "Organic Materials" - Melbourne 14-23 April, 1970'. May, 1970. Report issued under imprint of the Defence Standards Laboratories, for official use only. Personal author is listed as P. Dunn, Organic Chemistry Division, Australian National Leader, Sub-Group P, Panel 3. Corporate author is listed as The Technical Co-operation Programme P/3.
- 'The Technical Co-operation Programme (TTCP) - Sub-Group "P" (Materials) - Working Panel 3 (Organic Materials) - Report of the Fourteenth Meeting - Ottawa, Canada - May, 1968'. Restricted report, issued by the Department of Supply, Commonwealth of Australia.

File title was imposed at the time of processing.

Contains:
- 'Antifungal Sealing Rings: A New Approach' by P. Dunn and D. Oldfield, Plastics and Rubber: Materials and Applications, August 1978. Reprint.
- 'Organic Materials in Adverse Environments' by P. Dunn, published in Australasian Corrosion Engineering, January/February 1972. Photocopy.
- 'Report 408. The Weathering of Vulcanized Rubbers' by P. Dunn and S. J. Hart, October 1970. Defence Standards Laboratories' report.
- 'Report 302. The Analysis of Vulcanized Rubbers' by R. A. Cummins, August 1968. Defence Standards Laboratories' report.
- 'Technical Note 81. Nitroso Rubbers' by P. Dunn, January 1966. Copy Number 3. Defence Standards Laboratories' report.

File title was imposed at the time of processing.

Contains:
- 'A novel concept in marine antifouling elastomers' by P. Dunn and D. Oldfield, Rubber Industry, February 1975. Photcopied extract. Three copies.
- 'Polymers in Adverse Environments' by P. Dunn, Proceedings of the Royal Australian Chemical Institute, March 1973. Two copies.
- Plastics and Rubber: Materials and Applications, August 1978, Volume 3, Number 3. Includes article by P. Dunn and D. Oldield, entitled 'Antifungal Sealing Rings: A New Approach'. File also includes two additional copies of this article.
- 'Notes - Interfacial Preparation and Properties of Poly(tributyltin Acrylate) and Related Polymers' by D. Oldfield, Journal of Applied Polymer Science, Volume 19 (1975).
- 'Microbial Attack on Materials' by F. J. Upsher, reprinted from Proceedings of the Royal Australian Chemical Institute, June 1976.
- 'The Tropical Deterioration of Rubber' by P. Dunn and S. J. Hart, Journal of the IRI [Institution of the Rubber Industry], Volume 3, Number 2, April 1969.
- 'Report 408. The Weathering of Vulcanized Rubbers' by P. Dunn and S. J. Hart, October 1970. Issued by the Defence Standards Laboratories. Soft-bound volume.

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Contains:
- 'Plastics and Metals' by P. Dunn, Journal of the Australian Institute of Metals, Volume 12, Number 3, August 1967. Two copies.
- 'The Stress Cracking of Polyamides by Metal Salts. Part I. Metal Halides' by P. Dunn and G. F. Sansom, Journal of Applied Polymer Science, Volume 13, 1969. Three copies.
- 'The Surface Treatment of Nylons for Adhesive Bonding' by P. Dunn and G. F. Sansom, Defence Standards Laboratories. Text includes one annotation. No publication details provided. Two copies.
- 'Thermal Analysis of Polyacrylonitrile: Identification of Acrylic Fibres by Differential Thermal Analysis' by P. Dunn and B. C. Ennis, Thermochimica Acta 3 (1971).
- 'Tri-n-butyltin Fluoride. A Novel Coordination Polymer in Solution' by P. Dunn and D. Oldfield, J. Macromol. Sci-Chem. [Journal of Macromolecular Science - Chemistry], A4(5), August 1970. Two copies.
- 'Preparation, Properties, And Structure of Some Organotin Acrylates' by R. A. Cummins, P. Dunn and D. Oldfield, reprinted from the Australian Journal of Chemistry, 1971.
- 'Thermal Analysis of Compounded Poly(Vinyl Chloride)' by P. Dunn and B. C Ennis, Journal of Applied Polymer Science, Volume 14, 1970.
- 'The Tropical Deterioration of Rubber' by P. Dunn and S. J. Hart, reprinted from Journal of the IRI [Institution of the Rubber Industry], Volume 3, Number 2, April 1969.
- 'Failures in Stressed Nylons' by P. Dunn, A. J. C. Hall and T. Norris, reprinted from Nature, Volume 195, Number 4846, September 15, 1962. Two copies.
- 'The Determination of Pentachlorophenyl Laurate Using Electron Capture Gas Chromatography' by P. Dunn and A. G. Kelso, Journal of Gas Chromatography, Volume 6, February 1968.
- 'From Horse-Shoe Nails to High Power Lasers The Changing Role of Materials Research Laboratories' by John Gleeson, Chemistry in Australia, December 1977, Volume 44, Number 12.
- 'Weathering of Plasticized Poly(vinyl Chloride)' by P. Dunn, D. Oldfield and R. H. Stacewicz, Journal of Applied Polymer Science, Volume 14, (1970).
- 'Thermal Analysis of Polyacrylonitrile. Part I. The Melting of Polyacrylonitrile' by P. Dunn and B. C Ennis, Journal of Applied Polymer Science, Volume 14 (1970).

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Contains assorted papers regarding departmental events, public relations, staff news, etc. Records include:
- Folder of public relations material about the Department of Defence Support and the Naval Dockyard, Williamstown, Melbourne. Includes thirteen-page address by The Honorable Ian Viner, MP [Member of Parliament], Minister for Defence Support from the opening of Nelson House, Williamstown Naval Dockyard, 19 October 1982.
- Australian Military Forces report entitled 'General Stores and Clothing Technical Report No 1 - Accommodation and Cover in New Guinea', March 1945. Soft-bound volume.
- Other records including convention booklets, greeting cards, news clippings and invitations.

File title was imposed at the time of processing.

Contains assorted papers regarding departmental history, public events, staff news etc. Records include:
- 'The Department of Supply: its Origins and Functions', by T. Lawrence, January 1971. Original booklet and photocopied version.
- Letter from Rob Summers to Chief Superintendent and staff of Materials Research Laboratories expressing appreciation for recent message following his retirement. Dated 19 May 1982.
- 'Department of Defence Support - Briefing Notes on Department of Defence Support R&D [Research and Development] Establishments'. Dated June 1982. Nine page document.
- Envelope inscribed 'Australia Day Functions and Special Awards. 26 Jan [January] 1982', holding administrative records in relation to Australia Day Reception.
- Booklet, 'From Horse-Shoe Nails To High Power Lasers: The Changing Role of Materials Research Laboratories' by John P. Gleeson. Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra, 1981.

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Contains a manila folder that houses:
- Letter from R. G. Gillis to Peter Dunn, 14 July 1980 expressing appreciation for recent message regarding his retirement.
- Letter from Peter Dunn to K. J. Hodges, 25 September 1979 in relation to the retirement of the latter.
- Materials Research Laboratories' Minute Paper entitled 'Committee on Official Establishments - Assistance by MRL [Materials Research Laboratories]', dated 25 September 1979.
- Materials Research Laboratories' circular entitled 'Organic Chemistry Division Restructuring', dated 8 December 1978.
- 'The Laboratories of the Munitions Supply Board', Department of Defence report, February 1932.

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Contains a departmental circular and newsletters as well as news clippings.

The papers in this file were originally contained in an uninscribed folder. For preservation reasons, they were removed from the folder during processing and the folder was discarded.

File title was imposed at the time of processing.

Contains records pertaining to a publication about BASF Australia Limited, on subjects including a collaboration between BASF and the Materials Research Laboratories in the production of dyes. Records comprise a memo and two sheets of reproduced photographs. Reverse of photographic sheets feature the following MRL codes: MRL16363 #1 and MRL16363 #2.

The records described above were originally contained in a plastic bag within an uninscribed folder. For preservation reasons, the records were removed from their original enclosures during processing, and the photographic sheets were rehoused in an archival sleeve. The folder was discarded.

File title was imposed at the time of processing.

Contains seven black and white photographs of barnacle imprints. The back of one photograph features an inscription, as follows: 'Imprint from a barnacle recorded on a panel immersed for 3yr [sic]. Not included in draft manuscript. Original dimensions approx [approximately] 10mm x 15mm'. All are stamped on reverse with photographic reference codes, either 'DSL Photo Index No 12983' or 'DSL Photo Index No 12983/a'.

Four large photographs (375mm x 283mm) and three small photographs (260mm x 210mm).

For preservation reasons, the photographs in this inventory item have been removed from the plastic bag in which they were originally enclosed, and rehoused in separate plastic sleeves.

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Contains a group photograph depicting nine men and women, including Peter Dunn. Photograph is labelled on reverse with 'Physiology Staff - December 1987', 'MRL [Materials Research Laboratory] 15956-1', plus name list.

Colour photograph. Two copies, one large print (295mm x 263mm) and one small print (138mm x 126mm).

The photographs in this inventory item were originally housed within a manila envelope, with the smaller print further enclosed inside a smaller envelope. For preservation reasons, they were removed from the envelopes during processing, and rehoused in two plastic sleeves.

Five photographic portraits of Peter Dunn. Includes two photographs taken in a laboratory, and one photograph of Peter Dunn holding a book entitled The Imposed War: Defence vs Aggression. Inscription on the back of this photograph reads 'June 1989'.

Dimensions: 304mm x 239mm.

Photographs were originally housed in an envelope inscribed 'June 1989'. For preservation reasons, they were removed from the envelope during processing, and rehoused in separate plastic sleeves.

Contains:
- Poster about the Protective Chemistry Division of the Materials Research Laboratory, entitled 'Visit by Minister for Science, Customs and Small Business - Hon. [Honorable] B. [Barry] O. Jones, MP [Member of Parliament], 3 October 1988 - Protective Chemistry Division'.
- Photographs (two mounted photographs and seven loose photographs) of a visit to the Materials Research Laboratories, Tasmania by Barry Jones, Minister for Science, Customs and Small Business. The loose photographs were originally housed in an envelope inscribed 'MRL [Materials Research Laboratory] Tasmania', inside an uninscribed plastic bag. Photographs feature MRL photographic codes on the reverse, as follows: MRL 16319A #20, MRL 16319A #8, MRL 16319A-25, MRL 16319A-8, MRL 16319A-20, MRL 16319A-24, MRL 16319A-11, MRL 16319A-17, MRL 16319A-13. Dimensions: mounted photographs: 276mm x 200mm; loose photographs: 176mm x 126mm.

The records listed above were originally housed inside a blank envelope. For preservation reasons, during processing they were removed from their original enclosures. The loose photographs were rehoused in separate archival enclosures, and the plastic bag in which they were originally housed was discarded.