A1200

Photographic negatives and prints, single number series with 'L' [Library] prefix

72

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are part of this series
63

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is the average age of closed files in this series, based on the date of their earliest content
100%

of the total number of closed files

is completely within the open period (more than 20 years old)
1

reasons

are cited by closed files in this series
Details as harvested on 1 January 2016
Series A1200
Title Photographic negatives and prints, single number series with 'L' [Library] prefix
Contents dates 01 Jan 1911 - 30 Jun 1971
Items described 86678
Items digitised 20000+
Recording agencies
  • CA 34, Department of Information, Central Office
    01 Jan 1945 - 16 Mar 1950
  • CA 219, Australian News and Information Bureau, Canberra
    16 Mar 1950 - 30 Jun 1971
Controlling agencies
  • CA 5987, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Central Office
    07 Mar 1994 -
Locations
  • ACT (100.45m)
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Series Control Symbol Title Contents dates
A1200 L17839 Though trained as stockmen and accepting the modern amenities of life, Aborigines on Beswick Station in Arnhem Land, NT revert to their traditional culture from time to time [photographic image] / photographer, Neil Murray. 1 photographic negative: b&w, acetate 1954 - 1954
A1200 L27103 Corroboree among the trees - photographed by the Barclay Expedition to the NT in 1911 [photographic image]. 1 photographic negative: b&w, acetate 1958 - 1958
A1200 L8604A Aboriginal people and torres strait islander peoples - Implements and weapons - Wooden Tjuringa explanation 1947 - 1947
A1200 L8602A Aboriginal people and torres strait islander peoples - Implements and weapons - Stone Tjuringa explanation 1947 - 1947
A1200 L2359 Australian Aboriginal [portion of title exempt] worn by girls during initiation ceremonies, from Melville Island, Northern Territory [photographic image] / photographer, K Dicker. 1 photographic image: b&w, acetate 1945 - 1945
A1200 L95374 Aboriginal people and torres strait islander peoples - Tribal - Aboriginal boys dance a corroboree 1971 - 1971
A1200 L27013 Aboriginal people and torres strait islander peoples - Dance - Corroboree photographed in 1911 by the Barclay Expedition to the Northern Territory 1958 - 1958
A1200 L16065 TITLE: A group of nomadic Aborigines, in ceremonial paint, performing one of their ancient ritual dances, a corroboree CATEGORY: photograph FORMAT: b&w negative TYPE: cellulose acetate STATUS: preservation material 1953 - 1953
A1200 L15393 Aboriginal people and Torres Strait Islander peoples - Tribal - An Australian Aboriginal boy being painted in preparation for a circumcision ceremony. The ceremony in this district of Yirrkalla, in the Northern Territory's Arnhem Land Aboriginals reservation [photographic image]. 1 photographic negative: b&w, acetate 1953 - 1953
A1200 L44926 Aboriginal people and torres strait islander peoples - Tribal - Aboriginal tribal corroboree ground, Yuendumu 1963 - 1963
A1200 L2374 Types of message sticks in use by tribes in the Northern Territory and Western Australia [photographic image] / photographer, Ken Dicker. 1 photographic negative: b&w, acetate 1945 - 1945
A1200 L2373 Aboriginal people and torres strait islander peoples - Implements and weapons - Types of message sticks used in Northern Territory & Western Australia 1945 - 1945
A1200 L8603B Tjuringas are sacred stones or pieces of wood belonging to members of certain tribes in Central Australia. Tjuringa is an Aranda term. The Tjuringa represents the essence of spirit of the human totemite (the owner of the Tjuringa). On the Tjuringa will be carved some device peculiar to the totem of the owner. The Tjuringas are sacred and are not to be seen by women or uninititated children. They are kept in sacred storehouses, caves holes in rocks, etc. Each tribal group has its own sacred storehouse [photographic image] / photographer, G Cribb. 1 photographic negative: b&w, acetate 1947 - 1947
A1200 L17841 Though trained as stockmen and accepting the modern amenities of life, Aborigines on Beswick Station in Arnhem Land, NT revert to their traditional culture from time to time [photographic image] / photographer, Neil Murray. 1 photographic negative: b&w, acetate 1954 - 1954
A1200 L8600 Aboriginal people and Torres Strait Islander peoples - Implements and weapons - A pointing bone - a kangaroo bone with hair string attached. It is used by medicine men and others having magical powers to accomplish the death of an enemy. One method is to place the bone in position, pointing at the person whose death is desired, while he is sleeping. When he awakes he sees the pointing bone and generally accepts this as his death warrant [photographic image] / photographer, G Cribb. 1 photographic negative: b&w, acetate 1947 - 1947
A1200 L2360 Aboriginal [portion of title exempt] worn by girls during initiation ceremonies, from Melville Island, Northern Territory [photographic image] / photographer, K Dicker. 1 photographic image: b&w, acetate 1945 - 1945
A1200 L45734 Aboriginal people and torres strait islander peoples - Tribal - Aboriginals of the Iwadja tribe stage a corroboree, Cape Don Lighthouse 1963 - 1963
A1200 L17845 Alec, an Aboriginal stockman on Beeswick station in the NT, paints his didjeridoo for a corroboree. A native of Melville Island, he is using his own people's high decorating designs for this drone pipe made of a hollowed tree limb [photographic image] / photographer, Neil Murray. 1 photographic negative: b&w, acetate 1954 - 1954
A1200 L61853 Aboriginal people and torres strait islander peoples - Tribal - Part of Aboriginal circumcision ceremony CATEGORY: Photograph PRINCIPAL CREDIT: Australian News and Information Bureau FORMAT: b&w negative TYPE: cellulose acetate STATUS: preservation material 1967 - 1967
A1200 L15387 Aboriginal people and Torres Strait Islander peoples - Tribal - These Aboriginals from Yirrkala, in the Arnhem Land Aboriginals reservation, Northern Territory, are performing the dance of Jambuwal. This dance, which tells the story of the spirit man who creates the thunderstorms, take place at the circumcision ceremony of the tribe's young boys [photographic image]. 1 photographic negative: b&w, acetate 1953 - 1953