Folder with 8 page booklet enclosed. The front cover has printed in brown an Aboriginal male - (head and shoulders artist's impression) depicted wearing a headband and bearded. Below are the words 'Assimilation/ OF OUR ABORIGINES'. Inside the cover there is a drawing of an Aboriginal hand making patterns in sand? Below this 'Masters of visual instruction/ Prepared under the authority of the Minister for Territories/,....for use by the National/ Aborigines' Day Observance Committee and its Associates in/ connexion with the celebration of National Aborigines' Day in/ Australia, 11th July, 1959.' The small booklet enclosed includes information on the meaning of assimilation and 4 black and white photographs relating to Aboriginal employment and living conditions.
Department:
History DepartmentCollection
History Collection
Collection Item Data
| Accession Number: | H1998.22.1-2 |
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| Accession Date: | 26 Feb 1998 |
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| Acquisition Year: | 2000 |
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| Credit: | Mrs Patricia Frelind |
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Material
| Ink/Unclassified | 0 - Whole |
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Measurement
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