Accession[1987.0162] Papers of the Leeper FamilyIdentifierUMA-ITE-1987016200101Scope and ContentTwo documents regarding the National Aboriginal Day Observance Committee: a report [1961] and an information circular. The report [hand annotated on the rear] notes the activites in the various states of the Commonwealth in the observance of "National Aborigines Day, 1961", including public meetings, media publicity, window displays, functions, talent quests and competitions. The report also mentions the Aborigines Scholarship Fund, in which a group in the Melbourne University is working to obtain funds to assist Australian Aboriginal students. The information circular [1 page] advertises National Aborigines Day as Friday 12 July [no year] and Aborigines Sunday as Sunday 14 July [no year], and presents suggestions of how to advocate for the day. A suggestion is to screen one of the following films [available on loan from NADOC, at the time]: "The Aborigines of Australia" [1964], "In Song and Dance [1965], "One man's Road " [1967], "Change at Groote" [1968]. Also mentions visiting Derrimut's Grave in Melbourne General Cemetery or the "Canoe Tree Memorial Stone" in Bowyer Avenue, Kew.
NATURAL: "One people" [booklet]; "Aboriginal Genesis" [film]; Native Affairs Department; NADOC; 'Aborigines Sunday'; "Tumanus' People" [film]; A.B.C.Access StatusAccess restrictions applyRequest TypeRequest unitUnit1987.0162 Unit 0004
Leeper Family, National Aboriginal Day Observance Committee (c. 1961-c.1968), [UMA-ITE-1987016200101]. University of Melbourne Archives, accessed 24/10/2026, https://archives.library.unimelb.edu.au/nodes/view/261202
