Events in UWA's Archaeology Department

The documents included in this part of the site include the following:

Documents Relevant to the Review of Archaeology

• 1.UWA Regulations Governing Heads of Departments
• 2.The Review of the Department of Archaeology, December 1991.
• 3.A Confidential Letter from members of the Archaeology Review Committee to Heads of Divisions (Jan 16, 1992)
• 4. A Letter Requesting Submissions for Second Review (The Hotop-Clyde Report) (Jan 28, 1992)
• 5. The Draft of a Confidential Letter to Vice-Chancellor in reply to Comments made by S Bowdler regarding the Review Report (Feb 5, 1992)
• 6. Internal Memoranda concerning discussion of the Review at UWA (6-11 Feb 1992)
• 7. The Formal Presentation of the Review Report to the UWA Committee on Planning and Resources (Feb 20, 1992)

• Newspaper Reports related to the events in Archaeology:
  The full archives are still under consturction. Those marked "ENTER" are not yet part of the archives.

1992

March

1. ENTER: Gale-force Protest
2. Sex Claim at Uni Sparks Inquiry
3. Inquiry at WA campus
4. ENTER: UWA Shock at 'Unfair' Claims
5. ENTER: Students 'ridiculed'
6. ENTER: New Bid to Solve Campus Dispute
7. ENTER: Archaeology Dsicussion Vital

   April

8. ENTER: Prehistory May Soon Be History

   May

9. Archaeology Faculty Buried As Dirt Flies
10. ENTER: Controversial Deaprtment Loses Autonomy

    June

11. Ex-Archaeology Head Stands Her Ground, June 1992
12. Post-Grads Join the Archaeology Fray
13. ENTER: Sparks Fly in UWA Split
14. Digging for a Solution

    July

15. Probe Call on Uni Sex Claims

    August

16. Uni Senate: Please Explain
17. VC Asked to Explain Complaints
18. Problems Fixed, says UWA Department

    September

19. Senate Letters Blocked by Chief
20. Gale's Mild Breeze of Change [extract]
21. [Letter] Gale Blows Cold on Hot Issue

1995

1. Feature Article in The Australian Newspaper
2. Speech delivered in the West Australian Parliament

1996 onward...

1. Still under construction

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