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[CRAWFORD CRIME RESEARCH] AT:
Call No: CRAWFORD RESEARCH CRIMEPlace: ATPhysDes: # boxesSubject: RESEARCH TV ; CRIME ON TV. AUSTRALIA ; CRIME. AUSTRALIA ; CRAWFORD PRODUCTIONS ; HOMICIDE [TV] (AT, 1964-1975) ; DIVISION FOUR [TV] (AT, 1969) ; MATLOCK POLICE [TV] (AT, 1971-1976) ; RYAN [TV](AT, 1973-4) ; SOLO ONE [TV] (AT, 1975-76) ; BLUEY [TV](AT, 1976-77) ; COP SHOP [TV] (AT, 1977-84) ; CARSON'S LAW [TV] (AT, 1983) ; SPECIAL SQUAD [TV](AT, 1984-1985) ; PRIME TIME [TV] (AT, 1986) ; FEDS, THE [TV](AT, 1993-1995) ; STATE CORONER [TV] (AT, 1996-7) Summary: Press clippings, writers' research, interviews and journals used references when developing Crawfords crime show storylines. Research covers crime in Australia and overseas, type characters, technical and historical context as well as local and ethnic detail. Where possible Crawford Productions' original organisational system has been retained. The files were intially developed for early crime productions such as Homicide and Division Four. Annotations indicate that this early research was added to and used in later crime show storylines.
Files are organised into general subjects followed by material connected with specific series in chronological order.Notes: Annotations on some clippings -- Labels follow Crawfords designations unless provided by cataloguerDonation: Gift of Crawford ProductionsContents: # archive boxes containing writers' research and technical details used for Crawford Production crime shows.
Folders as listed:
[Victoria Police research]: History and outline of the Victoria Police Force / Victoria Police Department [Rev. Melbourne 1969[ (19 leaves); [Research] (47 leaves)
Files on the victims in murder cases (214 leaves)
Files on the accused in murder cases (151 leaves)
Crime file research files 1-7: Kidnap; Knife attacks; Abduction; Drugs; Drugs - Nugan case; Disappearance; Leonski
Crime file research files 8-16: Azaria Chamberlain; Azaria Chamberlain appeal; Axe killing - murder; Komarnicki - murder; Kane - murder; Blackmail/extortion/threat; Burglary; Bribe; Backyard car business
Crime file research files 17-31: Bikie; Biggs - great train robbery; Raymond Bennett - murderer; Tait - murderer; Toecutter gang - murderers; Poisons - von Burlow/Perry; Police/shot killed attacked; Colin Creed - rogue cop - police corruption; The Bill Allen affair; O'Heally (murderer); Lord & Lady Lucan; Hinkley - attempted assassin; Graeme Thorne (kidnapped & murdered); Frankston psycho killer; Perjury
Research file: Police anecdotes; Involving police
[Research files of Det. J Puls] Victoria Police Association report (12 leaves); Unpublished ruling (9 leaves); Use of written notes to assist police in giving evidence (4 leaves); Accompanied by handwritten notes, typescripts and newspaper clippings
Technical information research file 1: Army; Airways; Banks; Buslines; Cars & trucks; Chemicals; Children; Cryogenics; Customs; Currency; Cults; Dental; Documents; Dogs; Drugs; Eviction; Explosives; Family affairs; Fishing; Greek customs; Hotels; Health department; History; Humor; Immigration; Italian customs; Languages; Locks; Livestock; Marriage; Mechanical and electrical devices; Medical
Technical information master vol 2: Minerals and metal; Music; Name titles; Newsmedia; Poisons; Police; Postage; Prisoners; Private det's; Racing; Rag trade; Quotes; Religion; Social welfare; Security; Speeches; Telephones; Television; Vegetation; Vermin and noxious weeds; War; Wines; Workers' compensation; Women's lib; University
Character insight master file: Anzacs; Assembly workers; Boxer; Company executives/ wives; Divorce; Faith healers; Funeral directors; Geologists; Graduates; Gypsies; Illiteracy; Lawyer; Medical Professionals; Nurse; Prison officers; Psychologist; Quacks; Racing; Security; Supernatural; Surveyors; Vagrants; Wives; Actors; Bushman; Farmer; Grazier; Hill Billy; Law breaker; Nursing sister; Shearers; Shearers' cook; Stockman; Store keeper; Swagman; Eccentrics; Chivalrous colonel
Character research file no. 1: Everyday; Country; Eccentric; Criminal; Juvenile
Character research file no. 2: Bank robbers; Burglars; Car theives; Conmen; Cracksmen; Killers - thrill; Killers - professional; Killers - contract; Petty crims; Recidivists; Shoplifters; Telephone freaks; Wives of convicted criminals; Juv basher; Skinheads; Vandals
Magazine American master detective [ISSN 0025-5017] Jun, Aug 1970; Jun, Jul, Oct, Nov, Dec 1971; Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr 1972; Feb, Mar, Apr May 1973
Homicide masters 3
Homicide research files 1: Accidental and unsolved etc; Abduction; Abortion; Child killers; Family relationships; Juvenile and teenagers; Lovers; Migrants; Monetary gain
Homicide and D24 research file 1-4: The Stewart Royal commission (drugs, police corruption); Police/criminology; Reference information from Gordon Timmons; Police
Homicide and D24 research file 5-11: Police; Passport rackets; Rackets; Silver gun
rapist - Vaitos; Robbery - general; S P Bookies; Youth - violence & vandalism
[Homicide and D24] Research file 11A-15: Sniper; Spy; Spy - Prime British; Underworld; Peter Jansen - race driver; Youth unemployment; Youth - theft/robbery/burglary; Youth - Turana Home and other institutions; Youth crime - general statistics; Youth deaths; Youth - drugs; Youth - gangs; Youth - help/aid; Youth - molesting; Youth - murder; Youth - parent problems; Youth - rape; Youth - riots/mobs; Youth - video/pinball crime; Youth - runaways/homelessness; Youth - alcohol; Youth - sex education; Youth - problems with students/education
Homicide and D24 research file 16-25: Shoplifting; Scandal; Revenge; Robbery; Vigilantes; [Prison]; Wran affair; Drugs; Gordon Liddy/Watergate; Courts
Homicide and D24 research file 26-36: Cycling; Police recruiting; Police games; Diamond smuggling; Police association; Security; Sport; Unemployment; Stuntmen; Tatts lotto; UFO; Uranium; Vietnamese; Ceremonies (religious)
D4 masters 1: Abduction; Blackmail; Bombers & explosives; Caches; Children - child battering; Children - neglect; Children - general; Conflicts - family; Conflicts - marital; Conflicts - others; Drugs; Eviction; Fraud - conmen; Fraud - others; Fugitives - prisoners; Fugitives - others; Gambling; Industrial espionage; Migrants; Poisons; Police - attacks on the police; Police - cases involving
(Duplicate file D4 Research vol. 1)
D4 masters 2: [Robbery - armed]; [Robbery with violence]; [Robbery / violent crime]; [Theft]; [Robbery - general]; [Safe breakers]
D4 masters 3: Sex offences; Siege; Smuggling - goods; Smuggling - people; Social; Supernatural - witchcraft, fortune telling etc; Supernatural - spiritualists, ghosts, etc.; Teenagers - gangs; Teenagers - missing and/or runaway; Teenagers - general; Vice - pornography; Vice - prostitution
(Duplicate file D4 research vol. 3)
Division 4 research bulletin 7.3.69 (3 leaves)
[Matlock police character development cards] (50 cards)
Matlock masters 1: [Unsorted] (
[Cop shop research files 1-5]: Cocaine; Assaults - cabinet committee of inquiry; Kay inquiry - abortion (2 copies); Drugs in sport; Homeless people
Cop shop research file 6-10: Fishing; Spy game; Art fraud; Sexual harassment and rape; White Australia and Ruxton
Cop shop research file 11-20: Video crime; Revivals (50s, 60s, 70s); Computer crime; Sieges; Juries [&] the courts; News + current affairs; William Sinclair; Drugs + drug runners; Pigeons; Lotto winners and losers
Crime file: Abduction; Abo[riginal] crime; Arson; Arson - Fairlea; Assault - general; Assault - bashings
Cop shop research [A]: Abuse; Alcohol; Crime - gen. info; Deaths; Drugs; Gangs; Help/aid; Murder; Parents; Prostitution; Rape; Riots/Mobs; Runaways/homeless; Sex education; Students; Theft/robbery; Turana; Unemployed
Cop shop research [B]: Escapes; Feuds; Forgery/counterfeit; Child battery; Illegal immigrants; Migrant crime
Cop shop research (People/Characters): Pornography; Murder; Call girls; Massage parlor; Mafia/syndicate crime; Psychological effects of crime; Private investigators
Cop shop research memos [1980-1981]
Cop shop memos research [1982-1983]
[Cop shop research files 1-16] A.S.I.O; Builders labour federation; Bodyguards; Boat people; Bakers hobbies; Horses; Aboriginals/general; Aboriginal land rights; Aboriginal racial problems; Commission flats; Video; Blue light disco; [Victoria Police brochure]; Safety house scheme; Consumer affairs; Computers
[Carson's law research]: The complete palmist / Ina Oxenford (photocopy ; 98 leaves); The other love: an historical and contemporary syrvey of homosexuality in Britain / H. Montgomery Hyde (photocopy ; 163 leaves)
[Carson's law historical research]: Contains information on the following topics --Abortion; Advertising; Aviation; Children's games; Contraception; Divorce; Drama; Earnings; Electricity; Entertainment; Education; Fun of the fair; Federal election 1925; Fashion; Films; Games of skill; Health; Household, running the; Houshold and wages; Hotels; Leisure; Magazines; Medicine/health; Music; Marriage; Motor cars; Morality; Newspapers; Pleasures of the picnic; Politics; Public transport; Radio; Spirit of the twenties; Social calendar; Telephones
[Carson's law technical research and memos]: Unsorted research photocopies covering historical and technical developments of the 1920s
[Carson's law - miscellaneous research / specific queries]: Includes summaries of interviews conducted with historians and members of the public on the subject of women in the work force, vice and entertainment in the 1920s
Prime time research file: 17-29: [Greece]; Family court; Execution; Extradition; Education; Italy; Government bonds; Media relations office - Geoff Wilkinson; Media Liaison; Marriage; Karmarn dogs; Missing; Private eye; Story suggestions; [Unsorted]
Miscellany
Scripts: Power without glory : episode 2. Homecomings / (Scene breakdown and script ; iii, 96 leaves);
Barlow at large : [season 2, episode 2. Wanted] / Elwyn Stokes (photocopy ; 53 leaves)
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Special squad : the expert / written by John Upton AT: c1983.
Call No: SC SPE : 2Author: Upton, John Edition: Shooting scriptPlace: ATPubDate: c1983PhysDes: 86 leaves ; 30 cmSubject: SPECIAL SQUAD [TV](AT, 1984-1985) Notes: Unpublished script -- Includes character list, annotations -- Accompanied by synopses (3 leaves), script memos (9 leaves)Donation: Gift of Crawford Productions
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Special squad : code of silence / written by Vince Moran AT: c1983.
Call No: SC SPE : 3Author: Moran, Vince Edition: Shooting scriptPlace: ATPubDate: c1983PhysDes: 84 leaves ; 30 cmSubject: SPECIAL SQUAD [TV](AT, 1984-1985) Notes: Unpublished script -- Includes character list, annotations -- Accompanied by synopses (3 leaves)Donation: Gift of Crawford Productions
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Special squad : pigs / written by Shane Brennan ; story edited by Graham Hartley AT: c1985.
Call No: SC SPE : 37Author: Brennan, Shane Edition: Shooting scriptPlace: ATPubDate: c1985PhysDes: 92 leaves ; 30 cmSubject: SPECIAL SQUAD [TV](AT, 1984-1985) Notes: Unpublished script -- Includes character listDonation: Gift of Crawford Productions
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Special squad : farewell to comrade / written by Shane Brennan AT: c1984.
Call No: SC SPE : 26Author: Brennan, Shane Edition: Shooting scriptPlace: ATPubDate: c1984PhysDes: 95 leaves ; 30cmSubject: SPECIAL SQUAD [TV](AT, 1984-1985) Notes: Unpublished script -- Includes character list, annotations, amendments -- Accompanied by daily call sheet, locations list, shooting schedule,set dressings lists, crew movement orders, directions to Falls CreekDonation: Gift of Crawford Productions
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[Special squad. Additional material] AT:
Call No: SC SPE : 0Place: ATSubject: SPECIAL SQUAD [TV](AT, 1984-1985) Notes: Special Squad storylines (14 leaves) -- script memos (15 leaves) -- story outline for episode , copyright 1982 (15 leaves) -- synopses for 'Easy Street' (3 leaves)Donation: Gift of Crawford Productions
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[Special Squad : album #1] Crawford Productions [distributor],
Call No: CRAWFORD STILL SPESource: ATPublisher: Crawford Productions [distributor]PhysDes: 86 photographs : b&w ; 16 x 26 cm - 21 x 26 cmSubject: SALTMARSH, KIER ; DIEDRICH, JOHN ; KENT, TREVOR ; LINDEMAN, SUSAN ; KAYE, KEITH ; ZAPPA, WILLIAM ; FAYE, GLENNEN ; GAIGALAS, REGINA ; HUGHES, TIM ; LOBEZ, SUSANNA ; CASSELL, ALAN ; HAWKINS, ANTHONY ; CONNELLY, CHRIS ; FURNESS, DEBORRA-LEE ; HAYWOOD, CHRIS ; STRATFORD, PETER ; BARRY, BRUCE ; SPECIAL SQUAD [TV](AT, 1984-1985) Summary: Photographs relating to the TV series ' Special Squad'Notes: Album 1 contains photographs from the following episodes: 'Easy Street', 'Counterfeit Lady', and ''The Long Secret'Donation: Gift of Crawford Productions
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[Special squad : album #2] Crawford Productions [distributor],
Call No: CRAWFORD STILL SPESource: ATPublisher: Crawford Productions [distributor]PhysDes: 105 photographs : b&w ; 16 x 26 cm - 21 x 26 cmSubject: ALDENHOVEN, LISA ; MAGUIRE, GERARD ; QUAST, PHILLIP ; WOOD, JOHN ; DUNCAN, CARMEN ; FINCH, STUART ; LESLEY, LORNA ; SMILLIE, JIM ; DIEDRICH, JOHN ; SYMONS, RED ; HOLDEN, FRANKIE J. ; HAWKINS, ANTHONY ; LANDIS, NINA ; GILLING, REBECCA ; TABOR, KEVIN ; JAYME, DEBORAH ; KERR, BRUCE ; MCKAY, KERRY ; ANDREWS, GAEL ; CHILVERS, SIMON ; REDSHAW, MARIE ; BRYON, ANTOINETTE ; SPECIAL SQUAD [TV](AT, 1984-1985) Summary: Photographs relating to the TV series 'Special Squad'Notes: Album 2 contains photographs from the following episodes of Special Squad: 'The Wurzburg Link', 'Same Time Friday', 'Duel', 'The Set-Up' and , 'Golden Run',Donation: Gift of Crawford Productions
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[Special Squad : album # 3] Crawford Productions [distributor],
Call No: CRAWFORD STILL SPESource: ATPublisher: Crawford Productions [distributor]PhysDes: 79 photographs : b&w ; 18 x 26 cm - 21 x 26 cm + 9 photographic sheets : b&w ; 21 x 26 cm + 13 photographs : col. ; 13 x 9 cmSubject: HAWKINS, ANTHONY ; FAHEY, MURRAY ; BLAKE, JON ; TIGHE, ANDREW ; GALLACHER, FRANK ; DIEDRICH, JOHN ; CASSELL, ALAN ; SPECIAL SQUAD [TV](AT, 1984-1985) Summary: Photographs relating to the TV series 'Special Squad'Notes: Album 3 consists of photographs relating to the Special Squad episodes: 'Jacko', 'Earlybird','The Patchwork' and 'Pigs' -- Included in this album are a grouping of photos that have been collected for Crawford Productions showing highlights from a variety of episodes -- Included is a grouping of colour photos labelled Special Squad, Falls Creek'Donation: Gift of Crawford Productions
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[Special Squad : album #4] Crawford Productions [distributor],
Call No: CRAWFORD STILL SPESource: ATPublisher: Crawford Productions [distributor]PhysDes: 81 slides : col. + 23 transparencies : b&w ; 120 mm + 1 transparency : col. ; 120 mm + 9 negatives : b&w ; 35 mmSubject: HAWKINS, ANTHONY ; CASSELL, ALAN ; DIEDRICH, JOHN ; GILLING, REBECCA ; MORTIMER, IAN ; BANNISTER, KERRIE ; WINCHESTER, ARNA-MARIA ; UPJOHN, WILLIAM ; GILL, VINCE ; MCKAY, KERRY ; CHILVERS, SIMON ; ANDREWS, GAEL ; LOBEZ, SUSANNA ; LESLEY, LORNA ; DUNCAN, CARMEN ; SMILLIE, JIM ; HAGAN, JENNIFER ; WOODBURNE, JACKIE ; OLIVER, TOM ; CRAWFORD, ANNA ; ALDENHOVEN, LISA ; MAGUIRE, GERARD ; QUAST, PHILIP ; TAYLOR, GRIGOR ; ARNOLD, RONNIE ; ABIGAIL ; HANNAN, JOHN ; SALTMARSH, KIER ; DEANS, JUDITH ; DAHLSEN , PETER ; SCOTT, RENEE ; GALLACHER, FRANK ; BISLEY, STEVE ; GREGG, JOHN ; HAYWOOD, CHRIS ; FURNESS, DEBORRA-LEE ; MCLUSKIE, KASSIE ; SPECIAL SQUAD [TV](AT, 1984-1985) Summary: Photographs, slides and negatives relating to the series 'Special Squad'Notes: Images are arranged in groupings as received by Crawford Productions with their accompanying promotional sheetsDonation: Gift of Crawford Productions
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[Special squad. Graphic design materials]
Call No: CRAWFORD EPHEMERA SPEPhysDes: 18 envelopes ; 26 x 38 cmSubject: SPECIAL SQUAD [TV](AT, 1984-1985) Summary: Assorted graphic materials commissioned by Crawford Productions for the series 'Special Squad'Donation: Gift of Crawford ProductionsContents: 18 large manila envelopes containing various graphic design materials
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[Special squad. Publicity materials]
Call No: CRAWFORD PUBLICITY SPEPhysDes: 1 folder ; 34 cm + 1 lateral fileSubject: DIEDRICH, JOHN ; HAWKINS, TONY ; CASSELL, ALAN ; SPECIAL SQUAD [TV](AT, 1984-1985) Summary: Publicity materials and media clippings about Crawford productions series 'Special Squad'Donation: Gift of Crawford ProductionsContents: 1 file containing promotional brochures, press kit and synopses -- 1 green folder containing newspaper and magazine clippings
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[Special squad. Research]
Call No: CRAWFORD RESEARCH SPEPhysDes: 32 leaves ; 30 cmSubject: SPECIAL SQUAD [TV](AT, 1984-1985) Summary: Audience research for the television series 'Special Squad'Donation: Gift of Crawford ProductionsContents: An ASI audience reaction test to the episode 'The Expert'
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Special squad, the : Trojan horses / written by Shane Brennan AT: c1983.
Call No: SC SPE : 1Author: Brennan, Shane Edition: Shooting scriptPlace: ATPubDate: c1983PhysDes: 108 leaves ; 30cmSubject: SPECIAL SQUAD [TV](AT, 1984-1985) Notes: Unpublished script -- Includes character list, amendments, some annotations -- Accompanied by synopses ( 3 leaves)Donation: Gift of Crawford Productions
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