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Submission proposing changes to the constitution relating to first Australians

Cabinet submission proposing changes to the Constitution relating to First Australians

This confidential Cabinet document provides details about the parliamentary process leading up to the 1967 Referendum.

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A speech made by Prime Minister Harold Holt on 28 May 1967, in response to Referendum results.

1967 Referendum results - Prime Minister Harold Holt responds in press release

A speech made by Prime Minister Harold Holt on 28 May 1967, in response to Referendum results.

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A page from a petition to King George V from the 'Aboriginal Inhabitants of Australia'

Petition to King George V from the 'Aboriginal Inhabitants of Australia’

A typed page from a formal petition to King George V, requesting his intercession 'to prevent the extinction of the Aboriginal Race'.

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First Australian campaigners meeting with Prime Minister Harold Holt.

First Australian campaigners meet with Prime Minister Harold Holt seeking support for the 1967 referendum

Lobbyists from the Federal Council for the Advancement of Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders meet with Harold Holt in February 1967

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American President Lyndon B Johnson on official visit to Australia.

American President Lyndon B Johnson on official visit to Australia

This photograph shows United States President Lyndon Baines Johnson among a crowd of people during an official visit to Australia in October 1966.

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Letter to RG Casey, Minister for External Affairs

Prime Minister Harold Holt's summary of official statements on the White Australia Policy

Letter to RG Casey, Minister for External Affairs, from Harold Holt.

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Cabinet submission seeking agreement to a proposal to grant citizenship to Russian defectors Vladimir and Evdokia Petrov.

Citizenship for former Soviet spies the Petrovs

A Cabinet submission made by the Minister for Immigration, Harold Holt, seeking agreement to grant citizenship to Russian defectors Vladimir and Evdokia Petrov.

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Ministerial statement

Ongoing relaxation of migration restrictions for non-Europeans – speech by Minister for Immigration

This is a ministerial statement from 1966, regarding the relaxation of migration restrictions for non-Europeans to Australia.

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A cablegram of the Prime Minister's speech in parliament sent to all consular posts.

Relaxing policy on Asian migration – extract of speech by Prime Minister Harold Holt

A cablegram of the Prime Minister's speech in parliament sent to all consular posts, regarding Australia's migration policy.