FLASH was a multi paged newsletter published weekly by Control Data Australia.
First published on 10th June 1975 and until 1st March 1986.
A period of eleven and a half years.
Publications were numbered from 1 to 600
They now offer an accurate and historic record of CDA events
over those years.
David Lee has scanned in excess of 1000 pages of FLASH so far and converted them to text and .pdf files for our reference.
This first collection is part of the memorabilia held by CDA Ex Employees.
It is a collection saved personally by Alison Bryant.
A new section "Winners" was added from Flash #501, March 1984. It covers 100% club members and other business achievements. From Flash #565, July 1985, it also included the Dinner-for-two program winners (up to $80). There were a few undated "Special Flash" to announce organization changes.
INDEX OF FLASH NUMBER VS DATE
If you have any of FLASH we are missing, please send us
an email and we will arrange to scan and return them to you.
Flash No Date Range Comments
001 - 298 (10/06/1974 - 18/02/1980) Missing 001-298
299 - 299 (25/02/1980 - 25/02/1980) 299 is first one we have
300 - 320 (25/02/1980 - 11/08/1980) Missing All
321 - 340 (18/08/1980 - 19/01/1981) Missing 328 - 340
341 - 350 (26/01/1981 - 30/03/1981) Missing 341 - 324
351 - 360 (06/04/1981 - 08/06/1981)
361 - 370 (15/06/1981 - 17/08/1981)
371 - 380 (24/08/1981 - 02/11/1981)
381 - 390 (09/11/1981 - 25/01/1982) Missing 389
391 - 400 (01/02/1982 - 05/04/1982)
401 - 410 (19/04/1982 - 21/06/1982) Missing 402
411 - 420 (28/06/1982 - 30/08/1982)
421 - 430 (06/09/1982 - 09/11/1982)
431 - 440 (16/11/1982 - 18/01/1983)
441 - 450 (25/01/1983 - 29/03/1983)
451 - 460 (05/04/1983 - 06/06/1983)
461 - 470 (13/06/1983 - 15/08/1983)
471 - 480 (22/08/1983 - 24/10/1983)
481 - 490 (31/10/1983 - 09/01/1984) Missing 489
491 - 500 (16/01/1984 - 19/03/1984)
501 - 510 (25/03/1984 - 11/06/1984)
511 - 520 (18/06/1984 - 20/08/1984) 520 number wrong
521 - 530 (27/08/1984 - 29/10/1984)
531 - 540 (05/11/1984 - 14/01/1985) Missing 533, 535, 537, unnumbered 539
541 - 550 (21/01/1985 - 01/04/1985)
551 - 560 (08/04/1985 - 10/06/1985) 552 used twice
561 - 570 (17/06/1985 - 19/08/1985)
571 - 580 (28/10/1985 - 28/10/1985) Missing 580
581 - 590 (04/11/1985 - 06/01/1986) Missing 585, 587, 589 Saturday for 582, 588
591 - 600 (11/11/1985 - 99/99/9999) 588 is last we have. Missing 589 and onwards
NOTE Flash publications were generally dated on Monday, but 423-442 were Tuesday, as were those when Monday was a public holiday.
