Records

Each record focuses on a single item from the National Archives' collection. Some records contain extra information to help you interpret them.

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  Aboriginals Ordinance Act 1911

  This is the Aboriginals Ordinance Act 1911. This law, which applied in the Northern Territory, sets out the powers of the ‘Chief Protector’.

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  Archaeological shell midden at Weipa

  This is a black-and-white photograph of a shell midden, a mound of mollusc and crustacean shells piled high, taken at Weipa in Queensland in 1958.

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  Attestation form for Herbert Lovett

  This is a Mobilization Attestation Form (enlistment form) filled out by Herbert Stahle Lovett, a
  Gunditjmara man from Lake Condah in Victoria.

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  Attestation paper for Trooper Frank Fisher

  This attestation (enlistment) paper notes that Frank Fisher enlisted in the First World War on 16 August 1917, at age 37.

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  Barrie Dexter with a copy of the Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) Act

  This black-and-white photograph taken on 19 December 1976 shows a smiling Barrie Dexter, then Secretary of the Department of Aboriginal Affairs.

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  Book of gospels and teachings in Aranda (Arrernte) language

  This book of Lutheran gospels and teachings has been translated into the Aranda (or ‘Arrernte’) language for First Australians living in Ntaria (Hermannsburg).

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  Champion boxer Lionel Rose

  A 1968 photograph of Aboriginal boxer Lionel Rose working out at a gymnasium, most-likely at the home of his trainer, Jack Rennie, in Essendon.

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  Children learning Bandjalang language

  This photo shows First Australian children learning Bandjalang, an Indigenous language. This photo illustrates the revival of First Australian languages.

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  Commonwealth Franchise Act 1902

  The full title of this legislation is 'An Act to provide for an Uniform Federal Franchise (No. 8 of 1902)'. The blue silk ribbons binding the document indicate its origin as a Bill introduced into the Senate.