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NAIDOC 1972 Poster

Aboriginal Tent Embassy with people sitting in front of three green tents with Old Parliament House in the background. A large blank yellow rectangle is at foot of poster and appears to be intended for the insertion of details about local events.

Poster title

Advance Australia Where?

Poster celebrating first National Aborigines' Day observed on the 14th of July 1972, after the Department of Aboriginal Affairs was formed as a major outcome of the 1967 Referendum. The second Sunday in July is associated as a day of remembrance for Aboriginal people and their heritage.

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NAIDOC 1972 Poster 'Advance Australia Where?' © The Artist, licenced to the Commonwealth as represented by the National Indigenous Australians Agency available for non-commercial purposes under a Creative Commons 3.0 Australia – Attribution Non-commercial No Derivative Works licence (CC-BY-NC-ND).

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