BACKGROUND TO NAMING RIGHTS OF RUMPOLE OF THE BAILEY
The origin of the story behind my naming Brendan as Rumpole of the Bailey goes back to 1978. It was payback for when Rumpole as chief instigator2 of the TPNG forest staff, were going to dispatch McCarthy to Indonesia in 1972 in a coffin. AND then at McCarthy’s buck’s night, destroyed his best hat by filling it with wet cow manure from 14 mile
The Outcome
These events led to McCarthy domestication - end of club darts team, Kone club drinks, outfitted with new wardrobe, now having to try and grow more hair, and just do domestics as grocery shopping.
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2 Brendan Bailey TPNG Forests 1969-1974.
Just in jest3 London 1967 Brendan confirmed that he was photographed in London in 1967 on a street in the vicinity of the Old Bailey That is the closest he got to the fictional Rumpole. Brendan has no recollection of what work he was doing in London, but it was just after deferment from National Service in Australia.
It was all a blur, but he remembers a friendship with a lovely, young, and elegant Englishwoman whose parents had a house in the country outside of London. He was invited for a weekend to play croquet on the lawns, go for long walks in the nearby woodlands and help his young English friend recover her composure after a fit of laughter at his attempts to pronounce words in the English language. The next year he headed for PNG.
Brendan as usual 4 (Brendan Bailey PNG Forests 1969-1974) denies he was the "Chief Instigator" of the "Incident of the Hat", or in the legal alternative says he has no recollection. He states that he lacked the talent and sophistication of the esteemed fictional character Rumpole of the Bailey." (B/S?) But Rumpole did note McCarthy incorrectly described the book “Rumpole of the Bailey", Mortimer J, Penguin Books, February 1980 (first published January 1978) in a recent PNGAF magazine issue.
Brendan’s response - please do not publish online the distorted cover of Mortimer's book McCarthy responded to Rumpole of course not, he takes all serious legal advice seriously from Rumpole of the Bailey.
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Rumpole of the Bailey near the Old bailey London 1967.
3 Personal communication 15th August 2021 Brendan Bailey 4 Personal communication 16th August 2021 Brendan Bailey
Rumpole’s 5 Lecture re Origin of the Name Brendan
Just to bore your socks off - but it has a nice ending. "Brendan" is derived from the Irish and Welsh name "Bran" which means raven. His Irish ancestors came from a location which has a shortened name of Rathfran, but which is a much longer name in the original Irish. The full name means " Fort (or place) of the Black Raven". "Rath" in Irish means place.
His cousin in Ireland was talking to him and he mused about the location name and thought it was redundant to say, "Black Raven" Rumpole suggested that it might be associated with the Vikings because they plundered the coast in that area and the Vikings sometimes used a banner of a raven. In Norse mythology, two ravens sit on each of Odin's shoulders and the ravens fly off each day to examine the earth and report back to Odin. Also, the Faroe Islands used to have a species of black and white raven which was much prized by the Scandinavians as a collector's item - sadly now extinct. Rumpole wondered if the Vikings saw only black ravens in that part of Ireland and called that area the place of the black ravens.
Anyway, when Rumpole went to Denmark in 2013, one of his little grandsons asked his mother to warn him about the Vikings. Rumpole replied that his first name meant "raven" and the Danes are wary of ravens because they report back to powerful Odin.
Brendan Bailey6 re the subject of Brendan Bailey to Rumpole
Rumpole does not mind others referring to him by the name Brendan in the PNG Forestry publication. It is Brendan Bailey. He must mention that because he gets all sorts of variations, including Brett, Brenda, Brendon, Brandon, Bill etc. Someone even calls him Rumpole.
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Brendan7 attended St Laurence’s College in Brisbane and Marist Brothers (boarding) school.
Brendan8 reported that schooling was through a Catholic boarding school and before that a Catholic day school. No drama, except the unnecessary level of discipline - and the corporal punishment at the day school. Rumpole had some argy-bargy with one or two teachers at boarding school but that was it. The Principal was a fair man, in his opinion, and was understanding.
Rumpole’s twin brother did well at school both academically and in sport whereas he loathed boarding school Rumpole played every sport he could - to get trips out of the place Rumpole’s final reference from the school said he distinguished himself in sport (he was mediocre but very enthusiastic) - no mention of his dismal grades, because he had just tuned-out academically. Rumpole was also a very lapsed Catholic and he did not look back at his school days with fondness.
Rumpole had been reading the biography of Kerry O'Brien. They both went to the same day school and were in the same class. In hindsight, Rumpole said he got off lightly compared to Kerry O'Brien. Kerry was a bit of the "class character". Nice person, though
6 EARLY DAYS
7 Personal Communication Phil Bailey 5th March 2023. 8 Personal communication Brendan Bailey 6th March 2019.
PNG FORESTRY DAYS
NAME
Brendan Bailey
YEAR OF BIRTH 1945
DATE JOINED DEPT OF FORESTRY PNG
In February 1968, he was engaged on a standard contract of service with the PNG Public Service to perform administrative work. He transferred within the Service in November1969 (from memory) to PNG Forestry and completed his employment contract in February 1974 as Assistant Director Administration for the Department in Port Moresby.
OCCUPATION
Administrative Officer
WHAT LOCALITIES DID YOU WORK IN Rabaul to Port Moresby.
All the PNG Forestry staff impressed him with their professionalism and good will. They deserve to be recognised for their outstanding service.
DEPARTURE PNG
LIFE AFTER PNG IF YOU WISH TO COMMENT BRIEFLY
February 1974
After leaving PNG, he re-joined the Australian Public Service. He completed degrees in Arts and Law and remained in public service employment until his retirement in 2007. His wife Penny and he were married in PNG in 1968. Penny was actively involved in assisting the educational aid project Buk bilong Pikinini which provided reading and other material to PNG.
Brendan 9 described the variation in service years because he started in PNG Customs in 1968 and then went to PNG Forests the following year. A 6-year contract fully completed.
Brendan Bailey
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RABAUL DAYS
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Rabaul Harbour from Malamaluan Hill. Photo credit Ian Whyte 1968 Brendan and Penny10 were married in PNG in 1968.
Personal communication 17th Oct 2019 Brendan
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Rumpole enjoyed his time in Rabaul. Hearing the stories about Queen Emma and her plantation left an impression on him. The plantation must have been something in its day. Penny and he visited the remaining foundations of her mansion when they lived there.
The third intervention came in the 19th century with the arrival of the European. Initially the newcomers had little impact on PNG’s forested land or the role the forests played in the customary life of the people. Lewis[1] provides a detailed analysis of land settlement by Europeans and the early vicissitudes of plantation agriculture in British New Guinea and Papua up until the outbreak of war in the Pacific in 1942. Rumpole re the Lewis DC plantation book reference - nicely woven into the text
Rumpole and McCarthy first linked up in 1970 at the Rabaul Regional Forest Office. Together, they organised the rations, the shipping movement of aviation gas for the helicopters for the survey down the coast and then back up administration whilst the Tiauru Pandi Survey North Coast of New Britain (areas being cleared for oil palm plantations) was being undertaken. Mutual friends included Elliot Tuckwell Rabaul Regional Forest Manager and Bob McKeowen Senior Draftsman
Bialla Dick McCarthy 1971 We did find a tree or two at Bialla. DickMcCarthy,BobMcKeowen,andFrancis Tigi, Tiauru Pandi Resource Survey 1971. Photo credits Dept of Forests PNG.
After the Tiauru Pandi forest resource survey was completed, much time was spent in Rabaul undertaking various forestry activities including inspections of the Open Bay Timber Area. Of course, Bailey and McCarthy spent many hours enjoying the cosmopolitan lifestyle.
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Source Mitchell Library. Gunantambu the home of Queen Emma Forsayth. Photograph taken in 1914 was the home of H R Wahlen who was director of the company who purchased the Forsayth properties and acted as Consul for Sweden. Only the front steps remain today.
[1] Lewis DC The PLANTATION DREAM -Developing British New Guinea and Papua 1884-1942
Port Moresby aerial shot 1972.
Headquarters of Department of Forests Konedobu till 1971.
Photo Credit Cliff Southwell
Opening of new Dept of Forests
Headquarters Building Aug 1971 Hohola.
Photo credit DOF Annual report 1971-72.
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PORT MORESBY DAYS
Tingting 11 - Brendan Bailey recalls vividly at Forest Headquarters Port Moresby, that Dave Num was the first to introduce an electronic computer for calculations.
When Brendan left PNG in 1974, he received a parting gift of one of the newfangled battery-powered pocket calculators. He still used it. His kids though it was so cool It just adds, subtracts, multiplies, and divides It can do decimal calculations The screen is quite small so that you have a button to allow the screen to display larger numbers by bringing up the numbers that do not fit on the screen. It was his go-to device. It did not provide a tape printout.
Photo credit Phil Bailey.
Phil Bailey12 recalled the calculator as he and his dad (Brendan) had been discussing it not long before his death. It was the first digital calculator Phil had ever seen and had illuminated green text, and a single counter button for adding single numbers, it was quite the article of fascination for us kids.
Before this calculator, Brendan was familiar with:
Rabaul PNG - Tolai Shell money from the Gazelle Peninsular New Britain. Photo credit Dick McCarthy.
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Then Brendan graduated to the use of pencils, ruler, rubber, triangle, protractor, tables and even a slide rule were in big demand by Brendan.
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Cartoon from Bob Brown’s Grass Roots Guide to PNG Pidgin South Pacific Post.
Personal Communication Phil Bailey 5th March 2023.
Finally Forests even purchased various desktop mechanical calculators
Left to right. - an Arithmometer, a Comptometer, a Dalton adding machine, a Sundstrand, and an Odhner Arithmometer. Photo credit Wikipedia
Eventually an office calculating machine with a paper printer Photo credit Wikipedia.
Enjoyable lunches were had at the Four Mile Club (originally Dept of Works Club) at the Hungry Hippos canteen with Alan White, Dave Num, and Dick McCarthy
John Davidson reported (21/2/21) on bushies getting ready for computerisation.
LOG ON: Adding wood to make the barbie hotter
LOG OFF: Not adding any more wood to the barbie.
MONITOR: Keeping an eye on the barbie.
DOWNLOAD: Getting the firewood off the Ute.
HARD DRIVE: Making the trip back home without any cold tinnies.
KEYBOARD: Where you hang the Ute keys.
WINDOWS: What you open when the weather's hot
SCREEN: What you shut in the mozzie season..
BYTE: What mozzies do
MEGABYTE: What Waigani swamp mozzies do.
CHIP: A pub snack.
MICROCHIP: What's left in the bag after you've eaten the chips.
MODEM: What you did to the lawns.
LAPTOP: Where the dog/pig sleeps.
SOFTWARE: Plastic knives and forks you get at Chinatown.
HARDWARE: Stainless steel knives and forks - from Chinatown.
MOUSE: The small rat that eats the rice.
MAINFRAME: What holds the shed up.
WEB: What spiders make
WEBSITE: Usually in the shed or under the verandah.
SEARCH ENGINE: What you do when the PMV won't go.
CURSOR: What you say when the PMV won't go.
YAHOO: What you say when the PMV does go.
UPGRADE: A steep hill.
SERVER: The person at the pub who brings out the counter lunch.
MAIL SERVER: The bloke at the pub who brings out the counter lunch.
USER: The one talk who keeps borrowing things.
NETWORK: What you do when you need to repair the fishing net.
INTERNET: Where you want the fish to go.
ONLINE: Where you hang the washing.
OFFLINE: Where the washing ends up when the pegs aren't strong enough.
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CANBERRA DAYS
After leaving PNG in February 1974, Brendan re-joined the Australian Public Service. He completed degrees in Arts and Law - BA (Social Science) at CCAE (now University of Canberra) on 12 May 1978 and LLB (ANU) 12 May 1983
During Canberra days, the family grew to five with the arrival of Anna, Danny, and Phil Bailey.
Brendan’s Graduation. Back row -Dick McCarthy and Brendan Bailey. Front row – Rod McCarthy, Phil Bailey, Danny Bailey.
Photo credit Dick McCarthy.
Penny worked as a librarian at the National Library. After retirement, she was actively involved in assisting the educational aid project Buk bilong Pikinini which provides reading and other material to PNG.
Source Parliament House Canberra.
Brendan remained in public service employment until his retirement in 2007
Brendan13 worked in various public service positions, highlights of which included Hansard, the Aboriginal Development Corporation, the Department responsible for Small Business, the Research section of the Parliamentary Library, and the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) where he wrote and advised extensively on franchising and the Franchising Code of Conduct.
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Communication Phil Bailey
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Rumpole and McCarthy decided to assist the Australian electoral commission in the election following Gogh Whitlam’s dismissal in 1975. Brendan and Dick were given the task of ensuring the completed votes were put into the correct boxes. To do this one had to push each vote down with a ruler. What we though was a good idea was to congratulate each voter on their choice. Our criteria was if they were in working clothes then must be liberal and if aloof and very well dressed must be labour. I.e., one for libs, one for labour. We incurred the wrath of the lady electoral boss and were scolded for making light work of a most dismal task. Sequel – we were not considered for the next round of electoral duties.
Rumpole’s 14Health analysis - Coffee or water was his "go to" drink these days. He must be ageing as he seldom drank alcohol these days. He told his doctor that he mostly drinks water as it is a poor man's dialysis. She laughed.
Rumpole15 - The smoke in Canberra was awful. Rumpole laughed at the new expression that has taken off over Laura Tingle's article about Morrison. Apparently, if you've been pulled into line, you have been "tingled". Delighted to hear that Morrison now specifies Canberra as his "HQ" because it is sort of equi-distance from the hot spots that need his personal touch. That is a big change from the usual swipe at the "Canberra Bubble". Naturally, Brendan said we are beside ourselves with joy. On a serious note, they were told that the ADF disaster coordination HQ is based at the special army place near Bungendore. Make sense, Brendan guessed, but that is near a bush land area which is a bit fire prone itself. But then what would he know.
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They had the gutters cleaned by their friendly tradie about a fortnight ago. Brendan cleaned out the garage The grass is like a brown powder It is quite unpleasant You are so right about the leaf fall It is everywhere Brendan noticed that some trees are also shedding bark.
Brendan worried about road access in and out of Canberra The past few days both the coast road through Braidwood and the Hume Highway up near Mittagong have been closed at times.
Brendan hoped that he was not tempting fate but the new renovations, solar panels and the inverter air conditioner are working a treat (at least while the electricity holds up). Brendan even renewed the household insurance for Contents. The policy falls due every December. He made sure it was paid.
Everything McCarthy said in his talk to Rotary about fires was spot on Rumpole was astounded at the courage of those people who fight the fires. A rare breed indeed. Troubling times.
Rumpole17 No one believed Australia would burn down not even sc mo BUT when you have to stop the cricket because of smoke, then things must be bad. All a bit scary now. No rain for a month with accompanying leaf fall and then fires start again.
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15 Personal communication Brendan Bailey 5th Jan 2020.
16 Personal communication Brendan Bailey 22 Dec 2019.
17 Personal communication Richard McCarthy 21 Dec 2019
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Brendan 18Aaaah fires - In Rumpole’s final years of employment he was friends with a fellow who had a bush cottage up in the mountains on a side road from the Cooma Road. Rather remote and hard to get to Even the power supply was a "single cable" which he gathers is a bit tricky in terms of installation and requires a significant "earthing". At the top of his mountain was some sort of telecommunications tower. The house was one of those old Corin style originals that were built in Lyneham. It had been salvaged and cut-up and transported to the site where it was reassembled and tied down with cables to cope with the wind. He cleared around the house a fair bit as a fire break and to keep an eye out for feral pigs He wondered if he had given himself enough fire break. It was an idyllic setting and had a great view. Sadly, in the big 2003 fires he found out that you need a larger fire break in a really bad fire. Rumpole felt sad for him because he is a person who likes to get away from the mad rat race and just chill out in a bush setting. He lost the house and a shed but he was OK himself.
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Canberra Fires 2020. Source Rohan Scott ACT RFS.
Personal Communication Brendan Bailey 6th March 2019.
BAILEY CLAN
Rumpole took this photo of 4 of the Bailey grandchildren. The other 4 grandchildren were at the other end of the table. (need bigger camera) It was a breakfast meeting last Saturday. The twins are starting high school next year, Rachel is off to College and Edward continues at high school. Lars (not in the photo is off to university in Queensland), Angus, Wil and Susie are continuing high school. All grown up and they are all lively - nice kids. Good friends with each other.
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19/12/22 - Bailey grandkids - Zoe, Charlie the twins, Rachel, and Edward.
Photo credit Brendan Bailey.
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Christmas 2000 the Bailey Grandchildren with Penny Bailey.
Photo credit Phil Bailey.
RUMPOLE OF THE BAILEY HISTORY LESSONS
Subject: Re: AUSTRALIA DAY19
Thanks. Very interesting A further twist is that Cook landed in Sydney simply to obtain fresh water. His "formal" landing was at Possession Island up off the Cape of Carpentaria on 22 August 1770. Prior to that he had hit a reef and landed at Cooktown for repairs. Plenty of other dates could be relevant. His "possession" of Australia was contrary to his then secret Admiralty instructions, anyway. He was meant to negotiate for trading ports as I remember reading. Cook had already encountered a French vessel during his visit in 1770 and he never navigated beyond the East Coast so how could he claim the entire land mass as "belonging to no one". As fine a seaman as he was, Rumpole thought Captain Cook chanced his arm a bit at times and it was his undoing in the end - only his opinion.
Rumpole for your interest in what one of McCarthy’s Rotary colleagues found re Australia Day.
Subject: AUSTRALIA DAY -
In recent years, the media has helped fan the flames of discontent among the Aboriginal community. Many are now so offended by what they see as a celebration of the beginning of the darkest days of Aboriginal history, they want the date changed. Various local Councils are seeking to remove themselves from Australia Day celebrations, even refusing to participate in citizenship ceremonies, and calls are going out to have Australia Day on a different day.
The big question is, why has the Government allowed this misconception to continue?
Captain Cook didn’t land on the 26th of January. So, changing the date of any celebration of Captain Cook’s landing would not have any impact on Australia Day, but maybe it would clear the way for the truth about Australia Day.
The reality is, the Aborigines in this country suffered terribly under the hands of British colonialism. This is as much Australia’s history as the landing of the first fleet, and both should be remembered, equally. Both should be taught, side by side, in our schools.
Australians of today abhor what was done under British governance to the Aborigines. We abhor what was done under British governance to the Irish and many other cultures around the world. So, after the horrors of WWII we decided to fix it. We became our own people.
On the 26th of January 1949, the Australian nationality came into existence when the Nationality and Citizenship Act 1948 was enacted. That was the day we were first called Australians and allowed to travel with Passports as Australians.
Under the Nationality Act 1920 (Cth), all Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders born after January 1, 1921, gained the status of British subjects. In 1949, therefore, they automatically became Australian citizens under the Nationality and Citizenship Act 1948.
Before that special date, all people living in Australia, including Aborigines born after 1921, were called ‘British Subjects’ and forced to travel on British Passports and fight in British
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wars.
We all became Australians on the same day!
This is why we celebrate Australia Day on the 26th of January!
This was the day Australians became free to make our own decisions about which wars we would fight and how our citizens would be treated. It was the day Aborigines were declared Australians.
Until this date, Aborigines were not protected by law. For the first time since Cook’s landing, this new Act gave Aboriginal Australians by inference and precedent the full protection of Australian law.
Because of this Act, the government became free to help Aborigines, and since that day much has been done to assist Aboriginal Australians, including saying ‘sorry’ for the previous atrocities done before this law came into being.
This was a great day for all Australians!
This is why the 26th of January is the day new Australians receive their citizenship. It is a day which celebrates the implementation of the Nationality and Citizenship Act of 1948 – the Act which gave freedom and protection to the first Australians and gives all Australians, old and new, the right to live under the protection of Australian Law, united as one nation.
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PNGAF FORESTRY PROJECT AUSTRALIAN FORESTERS in PNG till 1975.
Through collaboration with Rumpole of the Bailey and his continual sane advice, a social forestry history project was developed with its format being non-commercial and for educational purposes, using the site issuu.
It was hard to kick start Rumpole20 He still preferred to politely decline the opportunity of a contribution. It was a privilege to work with the PNG Forestry folk and I was treated very well during my time there. I was expressing sincerity and good faith when I advised that I am shy about writing an article myself. I just don't feel I am in the same class as the longstanding and clever other staff at Forestry. Remember, I came from Customs, so my grounding was in collecting revenue and inspecting imports - essential work but standard government stuff.
Brendan Bailey21 Advice on How to deposit | National Library of Australia
https://www.nla.gov.au/legal-deposit/how-to-deposit
Rumpole forwarded the link to the National Library and its deposit of publications information. A deposit can be other than a book. A deposit can be either online or offline.
Brendan Bailey Advice re Publication Costs
Rumpole suggested McCarthy glance at blurb.com which is a service for self-publishing. One of his relatives in the "old country" published the family history by using this site. He knew the title of the publication and then ordered several copies through blurb.com for his familythe cost was reasonable It was just an online purchase The books arrived in the mail in paperback form, and they are as good a standard as you will find in a bookshop. Glossy cover with a colour photo and on the back a reproduction of an ancient survey map (with attribution).
This means that you, as author, place the publication with blurb.com and they do the rest. That is his take on the process - unless he was mistaken. You and Margaret do not have to store the publications, wrap, and send etc. It seems that blurb.com also markets through Amazon and others.
Brendan Bailey22 Advice Re: Avoid specific date of birth in CV for PNG Forestry publication.
You may have seen the recent article about the chap that was signed-up to 10 mobile 'phone plans because someone hacked his computer and got his name and date of birth. He managed to get it sorted out but it took repeated discussions with the Telco.
Brendan Bailey23 re Published Obituaries
Rumpole’s comments on his understanding of published obituaries. An obituary is often written by a family member or friend. If it is published, the assumption is that the family
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member or friend retains copyright as such and not the newspaper/website - unless the family member or friend agreed to relinquish that right to the "journal" that printed the obituary.
Under Australian law, if an author died and had published something before 1 May 1969 (i. e. both events happened before that date) then copyright has expired. If the author died before that date but their draft was not published until after that date, then copyright will run for 70 years. Australia did not apply the increase from 50 years to 70 years for copyright retrospectively for any author who died and published before 1 May 1969 - the extended period only applies after that date.
If you re-publish an obituary, you must reproduce it word-for-word as it appeared. You must not amend or add to it, and you must never "deride" its content. This is because, apart from copyright, Australia now recognises moral rights in publications - which means the author/ family is entitled to personal respect for the work they have created. In saying this I recognise that you are preparing a professional and scientific publication, so the caution is simply mentioned but does not apply in your case.
The golden rules are to always seek permission of the author/source and always give proper attribution. You should also mention that the article is published with permission where that has been given. This also applies in this modern age to hyperlinks used in online publications i. e. where the text does not appear in your publication but a click to a link will bring it up in full - the miracle of modern IT.
If you are unable to get permission to publish, then it is an executive decision to go without permission, but you must still give proper attribution. Keep in mind that some obituaries are published by well-meaning souls without prior clearance with the family. Errors can be made, and the family can still feel upset.
There is the legal exception of fair dealing. No prior copyright permission is required. This is where you just publish a quotation or small extract, and you are being fair to the author i. e. not publishing great slabs of their work. What is fair? The answer is that it is case-by-case Also, remember moral rights also applies to extracts A problem area is photos and maps because they are an entire work in themselves. In the case of photos and maps published on line by institutions they may even specifically state that the article is now in the public domain and no copyright attaches. You sometimes see this with soldiers’ photos and war reporting. Proper attribution must still be given.
As to whether you are publishing a non-commercial publication and therefore not caught by copyright, that is a hard question to answer. If your professional and research intentions are sound, Rumpole felt sure that you will receive a favourable response to seeking permission to publish other work.
Again, Rumpole would put this in the executive decision category. Clearly, you are motivated exclusively by professional and historical respect and that would be a powerful defence if you were unfortunate enough to get a challenge. Rumpole felt your peers would confirm your intentions as you have already expressed that in your emails already. In short, you have a reasonable argument that it is educational and research in nature, but you may still
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get a challenge from someone who disagrees Best to try and get prior permission as best you can.
Rumple can only give you these as general comments as he was elderly these days and no longer involved in the cut and thrust of publishing. But he was more than happy to assist you where he could.
Finally, success in converting Rumpole24 to the PNGAF cause. He succumbed saying it was the least he could do. I know how much effort you are putting into the project. It is such a good read and so valuable a document.
On a separate issue, a family friend of Penny's recently asked him to read her draft family history. She is a first-generation European refugee who arrived as a toddler and who later excelled in Australia - an outstanding mind (a science graduate as well). Brendan was left feeling such admiration for her and her parents. So many challenges to overcome She was born in a refugee camp in Europe. She had no English to start with and her description of her learning process in kindergarten in Australia is so sweet and poignant. Some words in English sound like words in her own language but have a very different meaning. Brendan took great care in reading the document and offered some editing suggestions. His effort was appreciated Penny joked with their friend that he was her "in-house editor".
Likewise, Rumpole saw the effort McCarthy applied, and he was motivated to read every word.
Brendan Bailey’s25 Comments re Advice seeking approval to use obituaries. A professional and practical response from Australian Orchid Foundation. Blumea Botanical Information Biodiversity Science Section Parks Australia Australian Botanical Gardens.
Brendan Bailey26 , 27 Advice re: Comments on "They Strove to Serve."
Only too pleased to help Yes, Rumpole read up on some material to try to understand a proper description for the natural vegetation of Papua New Guinea. He did not cut and paste anything, but he had no doubt that he probably repeated the wording in that sentence of something he read - which also includes later drawing on the content of your own material about the domesticated animals and edible starch imports. Rumpole did not understand if there is a difference between a moist forest and a rainforest So, his wording in the mock preface is not a reliable guide at all. Also, he would not want to inadvertently lead you into plagiarising from some learned publication - even if it is just a sentence.
Please discard his mock preface as it was only meant to be illustrative to you of what he thought it might look like. Yes, it is quite usual to have an author's preface in which the author mentions the motivation for the publication as well as thanking those who assisted. The suggested edits in his list reflect his close reading of your document. Your project is a good piece of work. An enjoyable read An important and well written document He read every word. He attached some comments. 24 Personal communication Brendan Bailey 17th Oct 2019 25
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Personal communication Brendan Bailey 29th May 2019 26 Personal communication Brendan Bailey 16th Oct 2019. 27 Personal communication Brendan Bailey 15th Oct 2019.
15 October 2019 "They Strove to Serve" Richard, This is a valuable document. It is well written and contains important historical data. Any of my comments below can be ignored as they do not change the narrative nor the strength of the document. My comments are provided simply to assist - if possible. I am no scientist and I defer to the comments of the foresters and others in this saga. I know you have flagged the addition of a foreword. You also already have a detailed overview and an introduction. The body of the documents deals with the description of the PNG forests and people, but would you consider an author's Preface at the front of the book that gives a simple panoramic view of the subject matter and the reason (as the author) for preparing the document? Something like: " The natural vegetation of Papua New Guinea comprises large areas of tropical and savannah rainforest. Human habitation, dating back thousands of years, brought with it the introduction of village crops and domesticated animals such as pigs, chickens and dogs. Contact with seafaring traders, explorers, and foreign settlers saw the introduction of edible starch crops as well as the establishment of plantations of copra, rubber, coffee, and tea. Papua New Guinea is home to diverse clans of remarkable inhabitants who are the customary owners of its valuable forests. This book mainly focuses on the contribution made by Australian Foresters, scientists, technicians, educators, and their families who helped in the implementation of a system of sound management and protection of Papua New Guinea's important forest resource. The author expresses his thanks to those who have contributed to this work and who share his enthusiasm for recognising the dedication of those who served in the management and development of forestry in Papua New Guinea. I also want to thank my wonderful wife, Margaret, who has provided valuable support and counsel throughout my career and who has shown saintly patience during this project. R. McC." You probably already have a Preface prepared. My suggestion is to assist non-scientists like me who look for a quick summary of the subject matter. Minor observations Thanks. I enjoyed the read.
Brendan
Brendan Bailey28 Advice re circulating first of many newsletters due CV pandemic.
It appears to be a long-drawn-out process to have the PNG project electronically deposited. With the advent of the CV virus and its impact of self-isolation on ordinary Australians and businesses in general, government services are severely impacted. McCarthy’s plan is to commence a weekly newsletter which has a pdf attached of a certain number of pages (starting at part A and finally finishing at Part C) to each contributor.
Rumpole agreed and joined with others in thanking Richard McCarthy for his commendable work and his thoughtfulness in sending out digital copies of this valuable work.
Brendan Bailey29 approved and concurred in the distribution of the contribution he made to McCarthy’s book on Australian involvement in forest management and administration in Papua New Guinea via a weekly newsletter. Thank you, McCarthy, for your efforts in compiling the document and its distribution.
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28 Personal communication Brendan Bailey 12th April 2020. 29 Personal communication Brendan Bailey 7th April 2020.
Brendan Bailey 30 Advice as IT expert e.g., Subject: Re: Cost of web site??
Rumpole could only offer generalised comments
Rumpole was no IT boffin and hoped he did not mislead. He may be saying something McCarthy already knows more about than him. As he understands it, it is not unusual for a professional journal to charge a fee to list a publication on their website. Firstly, they may charge a submission fee to allow someone to review the article to ensure that it is compatible with the usual website content. Next, the article may need formatting or restructure If accepted, the article may then involve an additional fee paid to the website to maintain the document and its availability. Your document is quite large and that may be an issue for that website. The range of costs can be quite broad but in some cases a waiver is given if the article is likely to be popular. Some professional websites operate behind a paywall so they can charge for access to the article.
The cost to the website of being accessible to the public varies and is determined by such things as how much the website needs in terms of data storage. More storage - more cost. Commercial firms offer web hosting, usually for a fee, to enable smaller websites to function.
Some websites do not mind "advertorial" to enable them to pick up some advertising fees
Some may charge to advertise professional conferences from time to time.
Rumpole’s suggestion was for McCarthy to ask the Retired Victorian Foresters if they charge a fee for publications on their website. You mentioned that you had already lodged an article before so you may know that already. Also, some professional journals look for a quid-proquo in tying an author into being available to review articles submitted by others. It is not necessarily a standardised system - it can vary by website.
As far as Rumpole could see, the website looks suitable. It is a sensible approach by McCarthy to check before putting your work in the hands of someone else. Some of your forestry colleagues may offer a more informed comment about the website, that is, as a place to put your publication.
Brendan Bailey 31 Advice re MISSING PERSON FILE
Although your intentions are honourable, Rumpole suggested a note of caution in listing names of public servants.
If information about the person is in the public domain e.g., obituary, or scientific/ academic publication then it is a case-by-case decision to mention them by name and reference to their service. Without the consent of the person (to be identified) it can be risky.
By analogy, there is currently a big issue under consideration in public sector employment and it is the subject of a very extensive study arising from the application of FOI law. In simple terms, obtaining a public servant's name and place of employment can be use by an aggressive applicant under FOI to then trace them on social media networks on the Internet. You will find copious submissions to an inquiry "Disclosure of public servants' names and contact details" on the web. The inquiry started in 2019. It is an official inquiry.
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20th Jan 2020. 31 Personal communication
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Useful submissions to read are (1) Foreign Affairs, (2) Department of the Environment and (3) Public Sector Union I will send you the Inquiry link in a separate email.
What Rumpole advised is that in this new world of IT, a person with a long-standing grievance can decide to cause problems if they can collect data on an individual through social networks or the web. Also, as mentioned in the submissions, some people do not want their previous employment coming to the attention of, say, a current employer - for whatever reason. Given conflicting views about the environment and forests this field of science, along with mining, seems to generate a hot discussion on almost a daily basis.
Unless a person has consented to publication - or the personal details are in an Obituary etc then Rumpole advised not to identify them by name gratuitously in a publication - even with the best of intentions.
Sorry to be a worry wort but this is a live issue in Rumpole’s opinion. It may more readily apply to real time events rather than historical data, but the issue is still there. Rumpole suggested politely leaving them out. The extensive list of submissions to the current Inquiry will give you the thoughts of some of the top government officials. On a personal basis, Rumpole read the DPP submission with interest because legal practitioners have to give their name in an open court as appearing for which side - but then that has been a long-standing matter.
Brendan Bailey32 Advice re Terms and Conditions | FAO | Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
https://www.fao.org/contact-
s/terms/en/#:~:text=Content%20on%20the%20FAO%20website,text%2C%20multimedia%2 0and%20data%20presented.
In your "Plantations magazine" you use much FAO published data and that is fine as per the above FAO policy. You are non-commercial and you provide attribution.
Complements re Brendan’s work for the PNGAF Project from Neil Brightwell’s appreciation33 of Brendan Bailey and Des and June Harries hard work proof reading PNGAF MAG ISSUE # B -5B4B2 of 19th August 2021 Eminent TPNG Forester Neil Brightwell.
A most impressive result. Neil must resist the temptation to harass his rellos and friends with this masterpiece. Neil’s heartfelt thanks to McCarthy and your proof-readers – Bailey and Harries for their patience in knocking the storyline into shape. Please also thank those who have provided the photographic and cartographic embellishments which imbue your publication with that professional air. Neil was however disappointed in the lack of dancing girls. Mi hevi tumas long lusim ol meri bilong danis!
Neil wished every success with the eventual completion of the mammoth and daunting task you have undertaken.
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32 Personal communication 23rd March 2021 Brendan Bailey 33 Personal communication 21 Aug 2021 Neil Brightwell
Brendan Bailey34 Advice re the (Papua) Timber Ordinance
This ordinance applied from 1909 to 1945 It just says that the Lieutenant-Governor could purchase timbers rights on terms to be agreed It does not stipulate a set period in the Ordinance, but the actual contract would have had a specified term. The policy underpinning this law very clearly shows that the Government was protective of the owners and the resource.
Brendan Bailey35 advice re Australian entities and the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
https://www.oaic.gov.au/privacy/guidance-and-advice/australian-entities-and-the-eu-generaldata-protection-
regulation#:~:text=The%20GDPR%20applies%20to%20the,on%20behalf%20of%20the%20 controller
Rumpole thought that your forestry magazine may have been reviewed by the IT platform because you occasionally mentioned European issues and perhaps European based persons. The EU is rather keen to protect individual privacy. Rumpole could only suggest that you confine photos and profiles to inanimate objects - trees, tractors, fields, and helicopters. It is a complex matter in the Australian context. It may mean taking down from online a magazine that the platform feels is difficult to assess.
Brendan Bailey36 advice re Contacts for Ukraine Forestry project
https://www.aciar.gov.au/form/contact-us
Rumpole found this proforma email contact point above under DFAT as "agriculture" and within that is the forestry label and email contact He thought this was a starting point It seems to talk about partner countries in the Pacific/Asia region but at least it is a prompt email point to get information. Otherwise, Rumpole could only find the same standard official DFAT address and Secretary's name as you did. There is a contact email for consular emergencies but that is not relevant (at this stage). Maybe you were spot on that Australian forestry has not had much involvement in Ukraine so far.
Brendan Bailey37 Advice re Foreign Embassies and Consulates in Australia - Protocol
https://protocol.dfat.gov.au/Public/Missions/208
Yes, there is currently a Ukraine Embassy in Canberra See the link
https://www.formsofaddress.info/charge_daffaires/ The address is just "Mr" His first name is Volodymyr.
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35 Personal communication 29th June 2022 Brendan Bailey
36 Personal communication 1 May 2022 Brendan Bailey
37 Personal communication 24th April 2022 Brendan Bailey
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ACROYNMS
AAD Australian Antarctic Division
ACT Australian Capital Territory
ACIAR Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research
ACLMP AusAid funded World Bank Land Mobilisation program.
ACP African, Caribbean and Pacific States
ADB Asian Development Bank
AEC Administrators Executive Committee
AFAP Australian Foundation for the Peoples of Asia & the Pacific Ltd.
ADB African Development Bank
AFLEGT African Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade
AFPNG Association of Foresters of PNG
AFS Australian Forestry School
AFTA Asean Free Trade Area
AIF Australian Infantry Forces
AMF Australian Military Forces
ANBG Australian National Botanical Gardens
ANGAU Australian New Guinea Administrative Unit
ANU Australian National University
APEC Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation
APMF Australian Paper Manufacturers Forestry Pty Ltd
APPM Australia Paper and Pulp Manufacturers
ARD Afforestation, Reforestation and avoided Deforestation
ASEAN Association of South East Asian Nations
ASIO Australian Security Intelligence Organisation
ASOPA Australian School of Pacific Administration
ATIBT Association Technique Internationale des Bois Tropicaux
ATL Accelerated Tariff Liberalization
ATO African Timber Organization
AusAID Australian Aid Agency
BA basal area
BCOF British Commonwealth Occupational Force 1945-52
BDV Brussels Definition of Value
“Beer Time” Any time.
BFC Bulolo Forestry College
BGD Bulolo Gold Dredging Company
BNGD British New Guinea Development (Company Limited)
BUC Bulolo University College
C Commonwealth cm centimetre
CALM Western Australian Department of Conservation and Land Management
CBD Convention on Biological Diversity
CDM Clean Development Mechanism
CEFACT United Nations Centre for Trade Facilitation and Electronic Business
CEPT Common Effective Preferential Tariff
CERFLOR Certificate of Origin of Forest Raw Material, Brazil
CFA Commonwealth Forestry Association
CFE Community forestry enterprise
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CGTM Cintra for Global Trade Model
CIF cost, insurance, freight
CIFOR Centre for International Forestry Research
CITES Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora
C & I Criteria and indicators
CNGT Commonwealth New Guinea Timbers Bulolo
CO2 carbon dioxide
COC chain of custody
COP Conference of Parties
CPF Collaborative Partnership on Forests
CRE Commander Royal Engineers
CRE CRE is a term inherited by RAE from RE and is the term for the Commanding Officer of a RAE unit which is headed by a Lt Col. Although the officer is called the CRE the name is also used for the name of his unit.
E.g., CRE Aust Forestry Group or 1(NG Forests).
CSIRO Commonwealth Scientific & Industrial Research Organisation
CHAH Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria
C&I Criteria and Indicators
C&L Certification and Labelling
CSD Commission on Sustainable Development (United Nations)
CTE Committee on Trade and Environment
DASF Dept of Agriculture, Stock and Fisheries
DBH/ dbh Diameter at breast height
DEPT Department
DESA United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs
DIES Department of Information and Extension Services
DIY Do-it-yourself
DPI Department of Primary Industry
DOF Department of Forests
DSB Dispute Settlement Body
EC European Commission ECA Export credit agency
ECE Economic Commission for Europe
ECOSOC Economic and Social Council of the United Nations
EEA European Economic Area
EFI European Forest Institute
EIA Environmental Investigation Agency
EMAS Eco-Management and Audit Scheme of European Union
EMS Environmental Management System
ENB East New Britain Province.
e.g. For example
ENGO Environmental Non-governmental Organisation
Etc et cetera (more of the same)
EU European Union
EVSL Early Voluntary Liberalisation
FAO Food and Agriculture Organisation
F &TB Forest and Timber Bureau Canberra
FIM Forest Information System
FMA Forest Management Agreement
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FPRC Forest Products Research Centre Hohola
FRA Forest Resource Assessment
FRG Forest Red Gum
FRI Forest Research Institute Lae
Forkol Bulolo Forestry College
FSP/PNG Foundation of the Peoples of the South Pacific
FCCC See UNFCCC
FD Forest department
FDI Foreign direct investment
FIELD The Foundation for International Environmental Law and Development
FLEGT Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade
FLEG Forest Law Enforcement and Governance
FLONAS National Forest logging concessions, Brazil
FOB free on board
FSC Forest Stewardship Council
FTAA Free Trade Area of the Americas
GAB Girth above buttress
Gbhob Girth breast height over bark
Gubab Girth under bark above buttress
GIS Geographic Information Systems
G8 Group of Eight (leading economies)
GATT General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
GDP Gross Domestic Product
GEF Global Environment Facility
GFTN Global Forest and Trade Network
GFPM Global Forest Products Model
GHG greenhouse gas
GIS Geographical information system
GMO genetically modified organism
GNP Gross National Product
GPA Plurilateral Government Procurement Agreement
GSP Generalized System of Preferences
GTZ Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit
ha hectare
IBRD International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
IEA International Energy Agency
IFA Institute of Foresters of Australia
IFY International Year of the Forest
IADB Inter-American Development Bank
IBAMA Amazon Environmental Institute, Brazil
ICA International Commodity Agreement
ICCI International Conference on C&I for Sustainable Forest Management
IDB Inter-American Development Bank
IEA International Environmental Agreement
IEC International Electrical Commission
IFC International Finance Corporation
IFF Intergovernmental Forum on Forests
IHPA International Hardwood Products Association
IIED International Institute for Environment and Development
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IMF International Monetary Fund
INGO International Non-Governmental Organisations
IPC Integrated Programme for Commodities
IPCC Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
IPF Intergovernmental Panel on Forests
ISO International Organization for Standardisation
ITC International Trade Centre
ITTA International Tropical Timber Agreement
ITTC International Tropical Timber Council
ITTO International Tropical Timber Organization
IUCN The World Conservation Union
IWPA International Wood Products Association
JICA Japanese International Cooperation Agency
L of N League of Nations
LRRS Land Resource Soils Survey (branch of CSIRO)
LCA Life Cycle Analysis
LEEC London Economic and Environmental Centre
LEI Indonesian Ecolabelling Institute
LULUCF Land Use, Land Use Change and Forests
m3 cubic metre
MCCAF McCarthy & Associates (Forestry) Pty. Ltd.
MHA Member of House of Assembly PNG
MM Military Medal
MUS Malayan Uniform System
MEA Multilateral Environmental Agreement
MFN Most Favoured Nation
MIGA Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency
MOU Memorandum of Understanding
MTTC Malaysian Timber Certification Council
n.a. not available
NAA National Archives Australia
NARI National Agriculture Research Institute
NB New Britain
NAFTA North American Free Trade Agreement
NGO Non-Governmental Organisation
NHLA National Hardwood Lumber Association
NRRP Natural Resources and Rights Program
NT National Treatment
NTB non-tariff barrier
NTCC National Timber Certification Council
NTFP non-timber forest product
NTM non-tariff measures
NWFP non-wood forest product
NDS Northern District Sawmills
NFCAP PNG National Forestry and Conservation Action Plan
NGM New Guinea Mainland
no. number
NG New Guinea
NGF New Guinea Forces (relates to plant collection of Lae Herbarium)
NGIB New Guinea Infantry Battalion
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NGI New Guinea Islands
NGO Non-Government Organisation
NGVR New Guinea Volunteer Rifles
NZ New Zealand
NSW New South Wales
NTSC National Tree Seed Centre PNG Bulolo
OECD Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development
OTO Office of Trade and Investment Ombudsman
OIC Officer in Charge
OISCA Organisation for Industrial, Spiritual and Cultural Advancement International Japan.
OTML Ok Tedi Mining Ltd
P or p page
PEFC Pan European Forest Certification Scheme
PIB Papuan Infantry Battalion
PIR Pacific Islands Regiment
PNG Papua New Guinea
PNGAA Papua New Guinea Australia Association
PNGAF Papua New Guinea Australian Foresters Magazine Series
PNGFA Papua New Guinea Forest Authority
PNGFIA PNG Forest Industries Association
PNGRIS Papua New Guinea Resource Information System
PNGUT PNG University of Technology
POM Port Moresby
P&C Principles and Criteria
PEFC Pan-European Forest Certification Framework
PGA Plurilateral Agreement on Government Procurement
PPM production and processing method
PPP Polluter Pays Principle (other meaning Purchasing Power Parity)
QLD Queensland
QF Queensland Forestry
RAE Royal Australian Engineers/Australian Army
RPC Royal Papuan Constabulary
RRA Rapid Resource Appraisal
RIIA Royal Institute of International Affairs
RIL reduced impact logging
RFE Russia Far East
RTA Regional Trade Agreement
RWE roundwood equivalent
SAP structural adjustment programme
SPS Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures
SFM Sustainable Forest Management
SGS Société General de Surveillance
SMS Selective Management System Malaysia
SP South Pacific
SPWP Secondary Processed Wood Products
sq m square metres
TAG Trade Advisory Group of ITTO
TSS Tropical Shelterwood System
TBT Technical Barriers to Trade
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TFF Tropical Forest Foundation
TFRK traditional forest-related knowledge
TNC Transnational corporation
TRAINS Trade-Basic Indicators of UNCTAD
TREM trade-related environmental measures
TRIM Trade Related Investment Measures
TRIP Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights
UK United Kingdom
UN United Nations
Unasylva Journal of FAO of UN
UNCCD United Nations Programme to Combat Desertification
UNCED United Nations Conference on Environment and Development
UNCSD United Nations Committee on Sustainable Development
UNCTAD United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
UNESCO United Nations Economic and Social Council
UNDP United Nations Development Programme
UNECE United Nations Economic Commission for Europe
UNEP United Nations Environment Programme
UNFCCC Framework Convention on Climate Change of United Nations
UNFF United Nations Forum on Forests US,
USTR Office of the US Trade Representative
UNE University of New England Armidale NSW
UNEP United Nations Environment Program
UNI University
UNITECH University of Technology Lae PNG
UNRE University of Natural Resources and Environment
UPNG University of Papua New Guinea
UQ University of Queensland
US United States
USA United States of America
USD United States dollar
TPNG Territory of Papua and New Guinea
TUBL Territory United Brewery Ltd
TA Timber Area
TA Timber Authority
TRP Timber Rights Purchase
Vol volume
VSF Victorian School of Forestry
WA Western Australia
WB World Bank
WCMC World Conservation Monitoring Centre
WCO World Customs Organisation
WSSD World Summit for Sustainable Development
WTO World Trade Organization
WWF World Wide Fund for Nature
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