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Issue Details: First known date: 1988... 1988 Wiradjuri Identity
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'I went to work at the library of the Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies in 1984 on a C.E.P. as an assistant. During my time there I found photos of my mother as a young girl standing on the banks of the Murrumbidgee River. This discovery led me to look for more information on my family tree, therefore I applied for a one year grant from the Institute to begin this work. I received the grant in October 1987.'  (Publication abstract)

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    y separately published work icon Australian Aboriginal Studies no. 1 1988 Z652240 1988 periodical issue

    'Given the events of the last six months, a blank sheet of paper, and an editorial to write, I am seized with panic. What can I possibly say in 873 words or less? Some reflections then, in no particular order. The words of the song, 'you don't know what you've got till it's gone' are not strictly appropriate. It being the Institute, hasn't, at the time of writing, gone, and we certainly know what we've got—an institution which is unique in the world. We have however, been pushed, once again, into pondering the nature of that uniqueness, and considering what the effect of certain changes would be.' (Editorial introduction)

         1988     pg. 53-55
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