Franchise for Aborigines No. 6

Description

Accession[1989.0014] Records of the University Of Melbourne Centre For The Study Of Higher EducationPart of Item[1989.0014.00001] Franchise for AboriginesIdentifierUMA-ITE-1989001400007Extentnot specifiedScope and ContentImage 6 of 36 from a 35 mm black and white filmstrip 'Franchise for Aborigines'. Filmstrip illustrating aspects of electoral enrolling and voting for use in lectures to Aboriginal people. The filmstrip was created in 1962 following legislative changes to the Commonwealth Electoral Act of that year. Fifty copies of the film strip ‘Franchise for Aborigines’ were created and used throughout Australian communities as a wall projection in talks which illustrated and explained the active participation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in the voting process.Access StatusOpen for public accessRequest TypeRequest itemCopyright StatusPublic domainConditions of Use and ReproductionThis item is out of copyright. Please acknowledge the University of Melbourne Archives as the source of this material.MenuBrowse digitised items | Available online

Provenance

CreatorMelbourne Centre For The Study Of Higher Education (University Of Melbourne)RoleProvenance

Dates

DateAugust 1962

Description Control

Previous System ID1989.0014.00007

Characteristics

Genre/FormFilm negativesDimensions2.5 cm x 2.5 cm

Relationships

Feature CollectionIndigenous cultural heritage in the University of Melbourne Archives collection

Subjects

SubjectIndigenous AustraliansAboriginal AustraliansPolitics and Government - ElectionsPolitics and Government - Elections - Voting rights

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