Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- 1971 (Creation)
Level of description
Item
Extent and medium
2 leaves ; 34 cm
Context area
Name of creator
Administrative history
The Aboriginal and Islanders Council, also known as the Brisbane Tribal Council. Founded in late 1969 to early 1970 and later merged with other Tribal Councils to become the National Tribal Council.
Objectives - To assist Aboriginals and Islanders in coping with all aspects of life in and around Brisbane, to promote the well-being of Aboriginals and Islanders, to encourage the education of Aborigines and Islanders, to preserve the cultures of the indigenous inhabitants of Australia and of Torres Strait Islanders and to provide premises for the Council.
Publicists - Denis Walker, Len Watson, Terry Farr.
Name of creator
Biographical history
Activist. Eldest son of Oodgeroo Noonuccal.
Repository
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
A copy of a letter addressed to Charlie Perkins in his role as Secretary for the National Aboriginal Sports Foundation, written by Denis Walker. The letter addresses concerns raised in a previous letter regarding Sidney Coolwell and his Council position as Sporting Councillor. Walker describes fundraising efforts organised by him for the various sporting clubs affiliated with the Council that he characterises as financially successful, in comparison to those run by Coolwell which he characterises as financially unsuccessful. Walker asserts that Coolwell's conduct will be addressed, and that the National Aboriginal Sports Foundation should provide the Council with a promised $500 grant. The letter is dated 6th October 1971.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Conditions governing reproduction
Language of material
Script of material
Language and script notes
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Finding aids
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Related units of description
Notes area
Alternative identifier(s)
Access points
Subject access points
Place access points
Name access points
Genre access points
Description control area
Description identifier
Institution identifier
Rules and/or conventions used
Status
Level of detail
Dates of creation revision deletion
Created, HH, 10-Apr-2025