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Petition for a referendum, Federal Council for Aboriginal Advancement, 1958

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This was the first of many petitions which the Federal Council for Aboriginal Advancement ran to press for a referendum to get the Federal Government to accept responsibility in Aboriginal affairs.

This was the first of many petitions which the Federal Council for Aboriginal Advancement ran to press for a referendum to get the Federal Government to accept responsibility in Aboriginal affairs.

Source: Barry Christophers Papers, MS 7992, box 16,  National Library of Australia, Canberra



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