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Papers of Dame Rachel Cleland, 1885-2002

(63 boxes)
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The MS 9601 collection comprises correspondence, drafts, speeches, photographs and papers relating to the Aboriginal land rights and environmental causes Rachel Cleland supported in Australia.
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Wilfred Burchett Photographic Archive, 1950s - 1980s

(20 MS boxes)
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The archive of journalist Wilfred Burchett spans 40 years of his career and consists of images taken by him, or by others using his equipment. It documents life in communist societies, including Vietnam during the 1960s. The archive also includes photographs taken in Laos, Cambodia, Korea, China, Russia, Algeria and Africa capturing siginificant political events in those countries, his relationships with prominent leaders such as Ho Chi Minh and Prince Norodom Sihanouk and also includes family photographs.

Papers of Clyde Cameron, 1924-2007

30.45 metres (129 MS Boxes + 19 Archive Boxes + 1 Small Folio Box + 6 Medium Folio Box + 124 Volumes + 2 Folders) + 142 Sound/Digital carriers
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MS 4614 comprises correspondence, diaries, memoirs, a wide range of Australian Labor Party material, including minutes, reports, articles, book reviews, press releases and speeches, Australian Workers' Union rule books and other publications, and other material including an extensive collection of pamphlets. Much of the collection has been collated, indexed and bound by Cameron.
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Papers of Sir Robert Menzies, 1905-1978

(567 ms boxes + 17 archives boxes + 5 small folio boxes + 18 medium folio boxes + 6 large folio boxes + 76 phase boxes + 1 framed item in map drawer + 23 map folios + 2 pieces + 8 sound/av carriers)
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This extensive collection of personal papers includes inter alia:
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Papers of Graham Richardson, 1986-2001

(10 ms boxes + 341 audiovisual carriers)
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This collection comprises records of Graham Richardson OA, covering political events from 1986 to 1994 relating to his portfolios and party activities. Records include transcripts and 341 audio recordings of Richardson's interviews some during his role as a media commentator through 1995 to 2001. There are copies of speeches and press conferences; press releases and his personal set of press cuttings reflecting his opinion of articles of importance from newspapers across Australia.
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Papers of Russell Trood, 1958-2016

(25 ms boxes + 1 large folio box)
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This collection comprises personal, academic and political papers of former Liberal Party Senator for the state of Queensland and Associate Professor of International Relations, Russell Trood and includes: correspondence, speeches, photographs, early personal papers, documents relating to the Liberal Party in Queensland, the Australia Institute of International Affairs, United Nations Association of Australia and papers relating to the period Trood was the Prime Minister's Special Envoy for Eastern Europe, the Balkans and the Caucasus. Also included are interviews with various diplomats conducted by Trood for his PhD on Australia's involvement in the Vietnam War, publications, audio visual material and memorabilia.
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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice referendum campaign and polling places, Sydney, New South Wales, 13-15 October 2023, 2023

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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 polling places, signage, posters, and volunteers and voters in various places throughout the Sydney metropolitan area and Western suburbs, New South Wales, including the suburbs of Burwood, Forest Lodge, Glebe, Leichhardt, Lidcombe, Redfern, and Ultimo.
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Papers of Lowitja O'Donoghue, 1940-2013

(38 archive boxes + 5 large folio boxes + 2 medium elephant folios + 2 oversized pieces + 13 sound/av carriers + 5 digital carriers)
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This collection comprises papers spanning the early years and working career of Dr Lowitja O'Donoghue AC CBE DSG, advocate for Australian First Nations people. Much of the collection relates to Dr O'Donoghue's senior roles as chair of Aboriginal Hostels, chair of the Aboriginal Development Commission and of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission (ATSIC). There are reports, papers and correspondence relating to Dr O'Donoghue's extensive and varied involvement in associations and movements for Indigenous health welfare and human rights. There are also biographical papers, photographs, published books and articles, notebooks and diary schedules, loose transcripts and a boxed 3-volume collection of speeches. Also included are commemorative and personal objects from Dr O'Donoghue, such as torches and tracksuits from the Olympics and ParaOlympics, her wedding dress and decorations, as well as plaques of appreciation, honours and awards.
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Vote No campaign event for the referendum on an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice, Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre, Perth, Western Australia, 2 October 2023, 2023

Abstract Or Scope
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.

Vote No to the Voice rally for the referendum on the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice, Hyde Park, Sydney, New South Wales, 23 September, 2023, 2023

Abstract Or Scope
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.