Report of visit to Cherbourg Aboriginal community by R. Wright and K. Loughlin, representatives of Building Workers' Industrial Union of Australia.
The visit was to investigate wage rates and employment conditions of Aboriginal Union members.

Publicists - Budger Davidson, Jenny McLean, Denis Walker.

Carbon copy typescript of Die Gliederung der australischen Sprachen : geographische, bibliographische, linguistische Grundzuge der Erforschung der australischen Sprachen by Wilhelm Schmidt publication in 1919 ; translated from the German by D. Clark for the Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies; 1972. Item contains cut and paste inserts from original publication. Schmidt wrote about the classification of Australian languages; linguistic evidence - phonology, pronouns; comparative vocabularies; distribution of languages and bibliography.

Typescript pages of activities of the Federal Council for Aboriginal Advancement relating to aspects of their constitution. Each 'Commission' has a policy and associated action programme. The commissions are one page long and are: Commission on wages and employment; Commission on legislative reform; Commission on fringe settlements; and Commission on education. The last page concerns reserves, missions and settlements; tribal reserves; and community development.

Discussion paper, attached to a letter sent to "Aboriginal organisations and communities" regarding compulsory enrollment of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples on the Commonwealth electoral roll.

A copy of a typescript submission to international heads of governments of countries in Asia, North America, Oceania, Africa and Europe detailing the Australian Government's treatment of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. It alleges a conspiracy between the Queensland and Federal governments to avoid taking action in the advancement of Aboriginal affairs and neglect the rights, particularly Land Rights, of Indigenous Peoples. Unsigned but addressed from Robert Weatherall, Mick Miller, Eric Kyle and Lyle Johnson on behalf of FAIRA.

Copy of the minutes of a FAIRA community meeting held on the evening of 22 January 1985 at 369 George Street, Brisbane. The meeting covered the proposed National Land Rights legislation, the need for buses for communities lacking effective transportation options, staffing at the Black Community Housing Service (BCHS), the need for an independent political party and the proposed establishment of the Brisbane Independent Aboriginal and Islander Community School. A status report for the proposal, written by Ross Watson, is attached as an appendix to the minutes. Also includes a copy of a handwritten attendance list for the meeting.

Survey, attached to a letter sent to "Aboriginal organisations and communities" regarding compulsory enrollment of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples on the Commonwealth electoral roll.