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Comalco Limited

 Subject
Subject Source: Vuwlibsh

Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:

Bertram, Geoff & Christine Dann - Papers collected as background for opposition to Comalco and aluminium smelters at Bluff and Aramoana

 Fonds — Box Location 50/A/4
Identifier: beral
Overview

Box 1 - Clippings

Box 2 - Articles

Box 3 - a. Parliament & Government on Aluminium - b. Original draft papers on N.Z.A.S. (New Zealand's Aluminium Smelter); and working papers + notes

Dates: 1960-1980

Box 1- Clippings, 1971-1980

 Series
Identifier: berals001
Content

Box 1 - Clippings:

1. Clippings - business background July 1979 - December 1980. Includes big industrial projects, transnational penetration, resource exploitation, economic trends, etc

2. Brown envelope: Peter Lusk's clippings. Includes aluminium companies overseas: C.R.A (Comalco in Australia - Conzinc Riotinto of Australia), Rio Tinto Zinc, and Papua New Guinea

3. Clippings: New Zealand aluminium industry November 1979 - 1980

Dates: 1971-1980

Box 2: Articles, Press Reports, Booklets, Leaflets, Hand-written notes etc, 1960 - 1980

 Series
Identifier: berals002
Sections

Sections:

1. N.Z.A.S (New Zealand's Aluminium Smelter)/Comalco Limited - history and politics including leaked Comalco Ltd documents released by CAFCINZ (Campaign Against Foreign Control in New Zealand)

2. Aluminium industry - general & Australia (RTZ (Riotinto-Zinc)/CRA (Conzinc Riotinto of Australia)

3. Aluminium economics - including employment, power prices and industries

4. Aramoana

Dates: 1960 - 1980

Original draft papers on N.Z.A.S (New Zealand's Aluminium Smelter); and Working papers and notes, 1959 - 1980

 Sub-Series
Identifier: berals003
Contents 1. Exercise Book - labelled 'Figures'a. Notes from Myles Rademan talk at Christchurch Joint Centre for Environmental Sciences 1980 -- b. Book and article references -- c. Comalco & N.Z.A.S company structure -- d. Finances & Statistics2. Worksheetsa. Comalco - N.Z.A.S Swindle -- b. Critics (1970 - 1979) -- c. Power Price Estimates (1970 - 1977) -- d. Wages (1971 - 1976) -- e. Smelter taxes/payments to Govt (1960 - 1968)/ Loans...
Dates: 1959 - 1980