Includes minutes, annual reports, bulletins, constitution, correspondence files. Subjects include aboriginal rights, nine islanders case, Struan Robert Davidson case.
Australia - New Zealand Civil Liberties Society
This material is held atInstitute of Commonwealth Studies Library, University of London
- Reference
- GB 101 ICS157
- Dates of Creation
- 1947-1957
- Name of Creator
- Physical Description
- 3 boxes
Scope and Content
Administrative / Biographical History
The Australia-New Zealand Civil Liberties Society was based in London, where the inaugural meeting was held (in Conway Hall) in November 1951. The Society aimed to assist the maintenance of civil liberties and trade union rights with special reference to Australia and New Zealand. The Society was non-party and non-denominational. The Society actively supported a number of causes including the rights of aboriginal Australians. By the end of 1956, however, concern was being expressed at the decline in the Society's membership. Committee members were urged to publicise the Society's existence among the Australian and New Zealand community in the United Kingdom.
Access Information
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Other Finding Aids
Catalogued at fonds-level. A list of files will shortly be added to the fonds description on the Senate House Libraries archive catalogue.