Doug Sadler was the first Chair of Humanities and Social Sciences at Central Queensland University predecessor the Capricornia Institute of Advanced Education (CIAE). Doug, who was at CIAE between 1973-1986, designed the original Bachelor of Arts and was a renowned feature writer for The Morning Bulletin. Now retired in Dubbo, he is active in production of histories of local solicitors, the Rotary Club, the Liberal Party branch and the dairy industry. He was the Deputy Chairman of the Ballina Bicentennial Communtiy Committee. Later he became an Executive Director of the Board of Executives in Sydney, planning acitivities for the nationwide celebrations in 1988.
The Bicentenary commemorates the 200th anniversary of permanent European settlement in Australia. It marks the events of 26 January 1788, when the eleven ships of Captain Arthur Phillip's First Fleet arrived from Britain and gathered in Port Jackson to found the colony of New South Wales. (Information taken from http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/featurearticlesbytitle/46EAD83E7FF09E21CA2569DE001FB2DF?OpenDocument )
Australia's Bicentennial celebrations are being planned as a year-long program recognising all aspects of the nation's life and heritage. A great diversity of projects and events is in preparation at national, state and local levels. The program sets out to involve some 16 million Australians in spectacular events, community based activities and projects that satisfy long-term educational goals as well as providing 'bricks and mortar' projects that will leave lasting and worthwhile memorials.
From the description of 27661 Doug Sadler Collection, 1981-1988. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 755780848
