Guide to the Start of The Long Walk from Melbourne to Canberra for the referendum on an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice, Melbourne, Victoria, 27 August 2023, 2023

Summary

Collection number:

PIC/21339/1-10

Creator:

Henningham, Leigh

Language:

English and English

Preferred citation:

Items from this collection should be cited as [Title or description of item], Start of The Long Walk from Melbourne to Canberra for the referendum on an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice, Melbourne, Victoria, 27 August 2023 / Leah Henningham, National Library of Australia, PIC/21339/[item number(s)].

Availability:

Not for loan

Cultural Sensitivity Advisory Notice:

Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander and other First Nations people are advised that this collection may contain names and images of deceased people and other content that may be culturally sensitive.

Background

Content Summary:

On 14 October 2023, Australians voted in a referendum about whether to change the Constitution to recognise the First Peoples of Australia by establishing a body called the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice. This collection documents the start of Michael Long's second Long Walk from Melbourne to Canberra.

General:

Titles of photographs devised by cataloguer based on information provided by photographer.

Conditions Governing Use:

Conditions for copying and publishing of this collection may apply, please refer to the collections catalogue record for further information (http://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn10014482).

Preferred citation:

Items from this collection should be cited as [Title or description of item], Start of The Long Walk from Melbourne to Canberra for the referendum on an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice, Melbourne, Victoria, 27 August 2023 / Leah Henningham, National Library of Australia, PIC/21339/[item number(s)].

Location of this collection:

National Library of Australia

Parkes Place

Canberra ACT 2600, Australia

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