Australian Heritage Commission, 1964-1996

Component identifier:

Subseries 10_2

Content Summary:

Correspondence, minutes of meetings, submissions, reports and printed material. These papers largely concern the establishment, role and administration of the Commission, including the Commission's relationship with the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies; contact with academics, interest groups, consultants and other heritage bodies; arrangements for visits to sites nominated for inclusion on the Register of the National Estate; the progress of archaeological research projects; and the development of heritage and conversation policies and procedures. Among the heritage sites documented in the series are Moreton Bay, Norfolk Island, Port Arthur and Mawson's Hut.

Immediate source of acquisition:

The original instalment of this collection (MS 9615) was donated by Professor Mulvaney under the Cultural Gifts Program in September 1999. Further instalments were received in 2013 and 2017.

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