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[Letter to R.W. Swartz, Federal Minister for Health] |
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Harvey, C |
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7 July 1965 |
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Cotter Harvey Private Collection |
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1 |
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Letter informing Minister of Health of an upcoming conference to be held by the National Tuberculosis and Chest Assn. |
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[Letter to D.A. Creal] |
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Author: |
Harvey, C |
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Date: |
3 June 1966 |
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Cotter Harvey Private Collection |
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1 |
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Cotter Harvey wants Creal to get more details on "the 'gagging' of the National Heart Foundation by the tobacco interests in its desire to draw public attention to the dangers of cigarette smoking. Apparently the Foundation has been given -- or is being still given -- large sums of money by those people for research, etc. So they are not to be permitted to speak the truth about the relation of smoking to heart disease!" |
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[Letter to Secretary, Medical Board, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital] |
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Author: |
Harvey, C |
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8 February 1967 |
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Cotter Harvey Private Collection |
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2 |
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Protest letter from Cotter Harvey to the Medical Board at the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital. Due to a poor quality copy, the image of the letter is hard to read.
Regarding hospital's decision to continue to allow smoking in out-patient departments, chest wards, and general wards by visitors to patients. Cotter Harvey states, "I can only believe that the Executive Committee has not been correctly reported in the statement that 'it did not agree that restrictions should be imposed to interfere with the rights (sic) of an individual who wished to smoke.'....Surely restrictions can and should ... |
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[Letter to J.D. Anthony, Minister for Primary Industry] |
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Author: |
Harvey, C |
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Date: |
24 July 1968 |
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Source: |
Cotter Harvey Private Collection |
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2 |
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Concerns that the Commonwealth proposes to make further funds available for tobacco research. "We concede that whilst there is a tobacco industry it may be of some political and economic importance to foster local production." Believes that the government should encourage producers to leave the industry. |
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| 9. |
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[Letter to Alexander James Forbes, Federal Health Minister] |
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Author: |
Harvey, C |
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Date: |
7 February 1969 |
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Cotter Harvey Private Collection |
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3 |
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Regarding health hazards of smoking. Suggests the Commonwealth give financial assistance to youth educational programs. Also outlines other matters that should receive attention: packet labeling, banning of advertising, smoking bans in public places and transport, set up a group that will recommend measures to reduce the risks associated with cigarettes, remove tobacco from indices used to ascertain cost of living for wage determinations, set up a committee to study the economic costs of reduced consumption. |
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| 10. |
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[Letter to Alexander James Forbes, Federal Health Minister] |
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Author: |
Harvey, C |
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Date: |
2 April 1969 |
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Source: |
Cotter Harvey Private Collection |
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5 |
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Disappointed in letter of March 6. Attachment includes detailed views of the board (GOOD DOCUMENT). Sets out actions for the Minister for Health to take, specifically regarding: cigarette labeling, TV ad ban, smoking in public places, action on education programs, talk to other Ministers about appropriate issues. |
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