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Series 11. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Matters
The core of this series is Bryant's period as Minister for Aboriginal Affairs (1972-73), much of which is documented in the papers held by the National Archives of Australia, but his involvemernt with indigenous issues extended beyond that portfolio. He was President of the Aborigines Advancement League, Victoria, from 1957 to 1964, and Senior Vice-President of the Federal Council for Aboriginal Advancement (later FCAATSI) from 1957 to 1973. He was also a member of the [Parliamentary] Committee on Aboriginal Affairs and of the Committee on Aboriginal Land Rights...
Subseries ii. Federal Council for the Advancement of Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders (FCAATSI) 1964-75
This sub-series contains reports, newsletters, campaign material and some newspaper cuttings collected by Bryant during and after his term as Senior President of FCAATSI, 1961-67...
General and subject files: General reports and statements, 1958-71, including 1958 signed petition requesting changes to Sections 51 and 127 of the Constitution (File [unnumbered]) - Box 174
Petition form, Federal Council for Aboriginal Advancement, 11 August 1958.
General and subject files: ABSCHOL (File [unnumbered]) - Box 174
Leaflet, 'Don't blame your aboriginal councillors' Department of Aboriginal and Island Affairs.
Poster 'Advance Australia where? Aboriginal embassy at Canberra, 1972'. National Aborigines Day Observance Committee (NADOC).
Printed material: Newsletters and bulletins, 1965, 1966 (File [unnumbered]) - Box 174
Pamphlet 'Rights and advancement: The struggle for equal wages goes on', October 1966.
1967 Referendum: Campaign notes and correspondence, donation lists, circulars, badges, newspaper cuttings documenting the Referendum (File [unnumbered]) - Box 175
Press cutting 'Aboriginal leader in equality plea' The Sun, 19/5/67 p.13.
Press cutting 'Young supporter on the job', The Sun [The Sun News-Pictorial (Melbourne, Vic.)], 27/5/67.
Press cutting 'Govt. has no plans yet for laws to aid Aborigines'.
Press cutting' Aboriginal leaders want swift Federal action', The Australian, 29/5/67.
Press cutting 'What a no vote would mean', The Age, 7/4/67.
Press cutting 'Supports Aborigines' photo of Andrew Jones and Ruby Hammond.
Leaflet 'Right wrongs write YES for Aborigines on May 27'.
Leaflet 'Vote 'YES' for Aborigines. On May 27...'.
Leaflet 'He been treat me like a dog all time'.
Federal Council for the advancement of Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders, Victoria. 'Vote yes for Aboriginal rights'.
Poster 'VOTE YES FOR ABORIGINAL RIGHTS'.
'That, sir, is a fine banner' news cutting
Pamphlet, 'Closure of Mapoon Aboriginal mission'.
Subseries v. Land Rights
General notes, submissions relating to land rights questions, 1965-78 (File [unnumbered]) - Box 178
Pamphlet 'The land rights of Australian Aborigines', by Frank G. Engel.
Series 27. Audio Tapes - Box 325
There is an original list for these tapes kept in the lists cabinet. Original numbering does not match present numbering exactly, as indicated in item descriptions.
Gordon Bryant, Vice PM Journal 25/6, Perth Seminar, Public Servant Structure [cassette tape] [1 of 32] (Item NLA.MS-SAV000405) - Cassette-Box 25
Gordon Bryant, Pat - Essay on Aborigines [cassette tape] [2 of 32] (Item NLA.MS-SAV000406) - Cassette-Box 25
Gordon Bryant, "Focus" interview with Larry Hoins broadcast 2CA 25/9/1974 [cassette tape] [3 of 32], 1974 (Item NLA.MS-SAV000407) - Cassette-Box 25
Gordon Bryant, Papunya Conf. Garden Point [cassette tape] [4 of 32], 1973 (Item NLA.MS-SAV000408) - Cassette-Box 25
Gordon Bryant, ABV2 news, [broad]cast on East Gippsland including interview with Health Minister Scanlan broadcast Thursday 7/6/73, G M Bryant 5/8/73 Channel 7 Pat? Smith [cassette tape] [5 of 32], 1973 (Item NLA.MS-SAV000409) - Cassette-Box 25
Gordon Bryant, Board meeting 13.883 Summary [cassette tape] [6 of 32], 1983? (Item NLA.MS-SAV000410) - Cassette-Box 25
Gordon Bryant, Townsville, 13/9 6/6? [labelled 8] [cassette tape] [7 of 32] (Item NLA.MS-SAV000411) - Cassette-Box 25
Gordon Bryant, Interview in Ottawa on Garbage Disposal 4/7/1975 [labelled 9] [cassette tape] [8 of 32], 1975 (Item NLA.MS-SAV000412) - Cassette-Box 25
Gordon Bryant, G. Bryant Talk to Society of Labor History 20.4.82 Labor in Government 1972-1975 (Tape 1 of 2 ) [labelled 10] [cassette tape] [9 of 32], 1982 (Item NLA.MS-SAV000413) - Cassette-Box 25
Gordon Bryant, G. Bryant Talk to Society of Labor History 20.4.82 Labor in Government 1972-1975 (Tape 2 of 2) [Cassette box empty labelled 10A] [cassette tape] [10 of 32], 1982 (Item NLA.MS-SAV000462) - Cassette-Box 25
Gordon Bryant, Jan Goergen - The Search for real wealth in a troubled world, recorded live at Adrian McCabe's investment Forum II (Sydney Hilton 29/9/80) labelled 11] [cassette tape] [11 of 32], 1980 (Item NLA.MS-SAV000463) - Cassette-Box 25
Gordon Bryant, Hansard - Mr Bryant 10-9-80 - Going overseas [labelled 12] [cassette tape] [12 of 32], 1980 (Item NLA.MS-SAV000464) - Cassette-Box 25
Gordon Bryant, Labor's Oil Price Freeze, Australian Labor Party, Bill Hayden, April 1980, A Report by Paul Keating on Energy Policy [labelled 13] [cassette tape] [13 of 32], 1980 (Item NLA.MS-SAV000465) - Cassette-Box 26
Gordon Bryant, Street meeting Pakenham 2GMB 22/11/75 [labelled 15] [cassette tape] [14 of 32], 1975 (Item NLA.MS-SAV000466) - Cassette-Box 26
Gordon Bryant, Election meeting? Brunswick 1974, Election meeting May 1972 G Bryant & Bob Hawke? [labelled 16 & 16A] [cassette tape] [15 of 32], 1972, 1974 (Item NLA.MS-SAV000467) - Cassette-Box 26
Gordon Bryant, Black in North Australia Prog 1-3, 4-6, 1973 [labelled 17] [cassette tape] [16 of 32], 1973 (Item NLA.MS-SAV000468) - Cassette-Box 26
Gordon Bryant, 23/6 Minister for Culture, Warsaw, Poland, Ottawa Garbage Disposal 4/7 [labelled 19] [cassette tape] [17 of 32] (Item NLA.MS-SAV000469) - Cassette-Box 26
Gordon Bryant, Joint Sitting 6/8/74 Senate (Terr Reps) Bill [labelled 20] [cassette tape] [18 of 32], 1974 (Item NLA.MS-SAV000470) - Cassette-Box 26
Gordon Bryant , Joint Sitting 6/8/74 Senate (Terr Reps) Bill [labelled 20A] [cassette tape] [19 of 32], 1974 (Item NLA.MS-SAV000471) - Cassette-Box 26
Gordon Bryant, Aug 1975? Interview with Jim Cairns MP [labelled 21] [cassette tape] [20 of 32], 1975 (Item NLA.MS-SAV000472) - Cassette-Box 26
Gordon Bryant, A Study in Government, September 1985; 'The growth of a myth: comments/essays on 'Labor in Government' 1972/75, The Myth of failure 9/85 [labelled 22] [cassette tape] [21 of 32], 1985 (Item NLA.MS-SAV000473) - Cassette-Box 26
Gordon Bryant, Political Speech [labelled 23] [cassette tape] [22 of 32] (Item NLA.MS-SAV000474) - Cassette-Box 26
Gordon Bryant, Labor Caucas 1972-75, Lamb to poke - Labor Caucus, Biographical notes on Caucas members 1972-75, 10/5/80 [labelled 24] [cassette tape] [23 of 32], 1980 (Item NLA.MS-SAV000475) - Cassette-Box 26
Gordon Bryant, News [labelled 25] [cassette tape] [24 of 32] (Item NLA.MS-SAV000476) - Cassette-Box 26
Gordon Bryant, Mayor Berlin GDR 27/6 [labelled 28] [cassette tape] [25 of 32] (Item NLA.MS-SAV000477) - Cassette-Box 27
Gordon Bryant, Former members of the Parliament of Australia (copy tape) 11am 21.12.89 Conference taping, Bannockburn Road East Rosanna 3084 [cassette tape] [27 of 32], 1989 (Item NLA.MS-SAV000479) - Cassette-Box 27
Gordon Bryant , Interview by Mary Elizabeth Calwell with Bryant on Arthur Calwell, 25.2.1988 P. Read Tape R49 Copy [Tape 1 of 2] [cassette tape] [28 of 32], 1988 (Item NLA.MS-SAV000480) - Cassette-Box 27
Interview by Mary Elizabeth Calwell with Bryant on Arthur Calwell, 25.2.1988 P. Read Tape R48 Copy [Tape 2 of 2] [cassette tape] [29 of 32], 1988 (Item NLA.MS-SAV000481) - Cassette-Box 27
Interview with Hon G M Bryant by M E Calwell 10, 17 Oct 1988 [Tape 1 of 2] [cassette tape] [30 of 32], 1988 (Item NLA.MS-SAV000482) - Cassette-Box 27
Gordon Bryant, Interview with Hon G M Bryant by M E Calwell 10, 17 Oct 1988 [Tape 2 of 2] [cassette tape] [31 of 32], 1988 (Item NLA.MS-SAV000483) - Cassette-Box 27
