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Title
Date(s)
- [196-] -[197-] (Creation)
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File
Extent and medium
1 folder ; 30 cm.
Context area
Name of creator
Administrative history
Formed on 16 March 1951 in Melbourne the Council for Aboriginal Rights had a national focus. The catalyst for the formation of this group took place in Darwin. Membership included representatives of the University of Melbourne, the Council of Civil Liberties, trade unions, women's organisations. It was a founding member of the Federal Council for Aboriginal Advancement.
Name of creator
Biographical history
John Simms Baker was a trade unionist and was involved with the Federal Council for the Advancement of Aboriginal and Torries Strait Islanders.
Name of creator
Biographical history
Barry Christophers was an executive member of the Federal Council for the Advance of Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders, a medical practitioner and president of the Council for Aboriginal Rights (Victoria)
Repository
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Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
This ephemera collection contains reports, promotional material, submissions, circulars, publicity leaflets, correspondence and information for members of the council
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
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Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Unrestricted access.
Conditions governing reproduction
Language of material
- English
Script of material
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Finding aids
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
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Notes area
Alternative identifier(s)
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Access points
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Place access points
Name access points
- Council for Aboriginal Rights (Victoria) (Subject)
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Rules and/or conventions used
Status
Revised
Level of detail
Dates of creation revision deletion
Revised, SJB, 18-Nov-2022.
Migrated from LMS: April 2019, P.A.