At the time of the inquiry, Bob Wallace was a Reader in Economics at Flinders University. The collection was donated to the library in 1988.
Most exhibits are in folders, filed numerically.
A committee was formed under the Lemonthyme and Southern Forests Commission of Inquiry Act of 1987 to investigate and resolve the conflicting environmental and industrial claims about these areas. The Commission was to determine which areas within the inquiry area qualified as world heritage areas. Areas which qualified were assumed to contain valuable forestry resources and in this case the Commission was required to discover viable alternatives for industry. A public invitation to submit material to the Commission was issued, and drew submissions from many conservation groups, industrial concerns and some private individuals. An index to transcripts of proceedings with an index to speaker's topics Australia.