Identity area
Reference code
FVF731
Title
Friends of the ABC Ephemera
Date(s)
- [199- ?] - (Creation)
Level of description
File
Extent and medium
1 folder ; 30 cm.
Context area
Name of creator
(1976?-)
Administrative history
After government threats to sharply cut the ABC's budget in 1976, a group of citizens in Melbourne formed 'Aunty's Nices and nephews', which later became 'Friends of the ABC'. In January 2014 the name was changed again to 'ABC Friends'. Each State has an an ABC Friends managed by honorary Committees. Friends of the ABC (Qld) was formed spontaneously as a broadcasting consumer group to publicise and to take action against threats to the independence of the ABC. ABC Friends National Inc, was formed in December 2016.
Repository
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Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
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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Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
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Notes area
Alternative identifier(s)
Alma MMS ID
991003797079703131
Access points
Subject access points
Place access points
Name access points
- Australian Broadcasting Corporation (Subject)
- Friends of the ABC (Queensland) (Subject)
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Status
Revised
Level of detail
Dates of creation revision deletion
Revised; April 2023; SJB.
Migrated from LMS: April 2019, P.A.