National Aboriginal History and Heritage aggregated collection of records

fonds

1967-2007

Textual Records, Graphic Materials, Photographs, Ephemera, Clippings, Objects, Moving Images

9662018

1.36 metres of textual material (8 boxes), including photographs and objects

Initially called the Aboriginal History Committee, the National Aboriginal History and Heritage Council (NAHHC) was established in Sydney in July 1996. It is an incorporated voluntary organisation working for the recognition and preservation of Indigenous heritage.

The organisation grew primarily out of the campaign to save Australian Hall, the 1938 "Day of Mourning and Protest" site at 150-152 Elizabeth Street, Sydney. After a hard six-year struggle, the site is now a Heritage-listed building and was purchased through the Commonwealth Indigenous Land Fund and placed in a Trust to the Sydney Metropolitan Aboriginal Association, managed by the Metropolitan Local Aboriginal Land Council.

Reference: City of Sydney Barani. http://www.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au/barani/themes/theme5.htm (accessed 5 June, 2012)

COLLECTION 1:
National Aboriginal History and Heritage Council records, 1967-2007

COLLECTION 2:
National Aboriginal History and Heritage Council further records, 1994-1999

Partly restricted: Applies to MLMSS 8532/Box 2; MLMSS 8532/Box 5.