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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  Vincent Lingiari speaking at the Wave Hill handover

  Gurindji Elder Vincent Lingiari speaking at the Wave Hill handover ceremony on 16 August 1975. He is holding the documents handed to him by Gough Whitlam.

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  Work commences with the first blast on the Snowy Mountain Scheme

  A photograph of the first blast at Adaminaby, New South Wales, which marked the official beginning of construction of the Snowy Mountains Scheme in Australia.

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  Yolgnu Elder Dhakiyarr Wirrpanda – High Court case

  This is a collage of newspaper cuttings, including an image of Dhakiyarr Wirrpanda, a Yolgnu elder from Arnhem Land in the Northern Territory.