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Soviet Russia by Albert Rhys Williams (American Press Correspondent)

AU NBAC N437-772
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1919

Published by Andrade's, 201 Bourke Street, Melbourne. Printed by Fraser and Jenkinson Printers and Publishers, 343-345 Queen Street, Melbourne

Collectivism: A Speech delivered by Jules Guesde to the French Chamber of Deputies. "What the Socialists Really do Want." A.S.P. Pamphlet.

AU NBAC N437-773
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1905

Part of Mavis and Alec Robertson papers

Issued by the Socialist Party of Victoria. Printed by Fraser and Jenkinson, 343-5 Queen St

An A.B.C. of Working-Class Philosophy by B.H. Molesworth, M.A.

AU NBAC N437-774
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no date

Part of Mavis and Alec Robertson papers

Printed by Smithson Bros., Print., 369 Post Office Place, Melbourne

Six Weeks in Russia in 1919 by Arthur Ransome

AU NBAC N437-771
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1919

Part of Mavis and Alec Robertson papers

Published by George Allen and Unwin Ltd London. Printed in Great Britain by Unwin Brothers Limited, The Gresham Press, Woking and London. 'Alec Robertson' on front page

Communist Tactics of revolution, The Role of the Communist Party in the Proletarian Revolution. Theses adopted by the Second Congress of the Third International, July 1920

AU NBAC N437-769
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1920

Part of Mavis and Alec Robertson papers

Published by The Communist Party of Australia (The Australian Section of the Third International), printed by Marxian Print, 115 Goulburn Street, Sydney

A Red Revolution for ?500! An account of the Weaver-Thomas Conspiracy Case by W.T. Thomas

AU NBAC N437-770
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c. 1924

Part of Mavis and Alec Robertson papers

Printed by Sydney Printing House, 23 Cunningham Street, Sydney

Inside Soviet Russia, being the letters of Captain Jacques Sadoul member of the Allied Military Mission in Moscow. Translated from the French by V. G. and C. J.

AU NBAC N437-768
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1920

Part of Mavis and Alec Robertson papers

Published in Melbourne by Ross's Book Services. Printed by Fraser and Jenkinson, Printers 343-345 Queen St

Bolshevism: What the Russian Workers Are Doing by Maurice Blackburn, Vice-President A.L.P. (Victorian Division), and editor of the Labor Call

AU NBAC N437-766
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1919

Part of Mavis and Alec Robertson papers

Published by Will Andrade, 201 Bourke Street, Melb. Printed by Smithson Bros., Print., 367a P.O. Place, Melbourne.

The organisation of Labor by W. M. D. Haywood

AU NBAC N437-767
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c. 1918

Part of Mavis and Alec Robertson papers

Published by Andrade's, 201 Bourke St., Melbourne. Printed by Smithson Bros., Print., Warburton Lane, Melbourne.

Wages and Productivity by Will Smith General Secretary V.R.U. Growth of Output, and Disproportional Purchasing Power of Wages

AU NBAC N437-764
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1920

Part of Mavis and Alec Robertson papers

Published by Victorian Railways Union, Unity Hall 636 Bourke street, Melbourne, Printed by Fraser and Jenkinson, Printers, 343-5 Queen St, Melbourne

The Crime of Conscription by H. E. Holland, A.S.P. Pamphlet

AU NBAC N437-765
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1912

Part of Mavis and Alec Robertson papers

Printed by Marxian Press, 115 Goulburn Street

The Foundations of Scientific Socialism by B. H. Molesworth, M.A.

AU NBAC N437-763
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1921

Part of Mavis and Alec Robertson papers

Published by The Proletarian Publishing Association, Melbourne. Significant notes and annotations

The Proletariat and education: The necessity for Labor Colleges by W. P. Earsman, the founder of the labor college movement in Australia

AU NBAC N437-761
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1920

Part of Mavis and Alec Robertson papers

Published by Andrade's 201 Bourke Street, Melbourne

Set the 12 Men free by H. E. Boote

AU NBAC N437-762
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1918

Part of Mavis and Alec Robertson papers

Published by the Committee appointed by the New South Wales Labor Council to secure a Royal Commission to investigate the I.W.W. cases

Revolution in Russia and Australia. Describing and discussing The Soviet System (political and Economic sides) The Dictatorship of the Proletariat (For and against) The Australian Alternative By R. S. Ross (Editor Ross's)

AU NBAC N437-760
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1920

Part of Mavis and Alec Robertson papers

Published by Ross's Book Service

The Slaves' Awakening

AU NBAC N437-758
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c. 1900 - 1909

Part of Mavis and Alec Robertson papers

Barrier Daily Truth Print, Broken Hill

Social Democracy and Australian Labor by Bob Carr

AU NBAC N437-757
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1977

Part of Mavis and Alec Robertson papers

Foreword by John Ducker, published by the N.S.W. Labor Day Committee, Printed by Magazine Printers Pty Ltd

The Russian Revolution (Socialism in Science and Action) by Karl Radek Bolshevist Ambassador to Berlin

AU NBAC N437-759
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1918

Part of Mavis and Alec Robertson papers

Published by Andrade's 201 Bourke Street, Melbourne. Note on page 32 'I accept every word in this pamphlet as my own, Peter Simonoff 21-11-19', note on page inserted after page 32 'this is clearly the most 'valuable' if you consider the autograph at the end'

Secret Diplomatic Documents (Russian revolutionary pamphlets)

AU NBAC N437-755
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1918

Part of Mavis and Alec Robertson papers

From the Archives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the former Russian Government, with introduction by Leon Trotsky, People's Commissar for Foreign Affairs. Translated from the originals, and published by theBureau of International Revolutionary Propaganda attached to the Commissariat for Foreign Affairs of the Provisional Workmen's and Peasants' Government of the Russian Republic. Published by Judd Publishing Co., Rawson Buildings, Central St, Sydney

The Communist Movement by N. Bucharin (A Reprint of three Chapters from the Author's book "the Communist Programme of World Revolution." [two copies]

AU NBAC N437-756
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no date

Part of Mavis and Alec Robertson papers

Published by Proletarian Publishing Association, Melbourne

Constructive Revolution: The Russian Revolution and Socialist Industrial Unionism by S. F. Friedum

AU NBAC N437-753
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1919

Part of Mavis and Alec Robertson papers

Reprinted from The First of May Magazine (published by the Workers' International Industrial Union, Detroit, Michigan, U.S.A. May 1919), by the Socialist Labor Party of Australia (The oldest Revolutionary Socialist Organisation in Australia, and the first to advocate Socialist Industrial Unionism). Headquarters, Rawson Building, Central Street, Sydney 1919. Printed by The Worker Print

The Peril of Conscription by J. Bruce Glasier

AU NBAC N437-754
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1916

Part of Mavis and Alec Robertson papers

Published by The Independent Labor Party, St Bride's House, Salisbury Square, London, Reproduced by The International Press, 47 Victoria Street, Melbourne

Fifth Congress of the Communist International: Abridged Report of Meetings held at Moscow June 17th to July 8th, 1924

AU NBAC N437-750
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1924

Part of Mavis and Alec Robertson papers

Published for the Communist International by the Communist Party of Great Britain

Decisions of the Third Congress of the Communist International. Held at Moscow, July 1921

AU NBAC N437-751
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c. 1921

Part of Mavis and Alec Robertson papers

Published by Communist Party of Great Britain, Printed by The Benbow Printing. Some annotations in book, stamp on cover: Book Department, Communist Hall, 395 Sussex Street, Sydney

Resolutions and theses of the Fourth Congress of the Communist International held in Moscow Nov. 7 to Dec. 3 1922

AU NBAC N437-752
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1922

Part of Mavis and Alec Robertson papers

Published for the Communist International, by the Communist Party of Great Britain

Are Women taking Men's Jobs: A survey of women's work in Victoria with special regard to equal status, equal pay, and equality of opportunity by Muriel Heagney

AU NBAC N437-747
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1935

Part of Mavis and Alec Robertson papers

Newspaper cutting from The Australian Saturday May 18 1974 titled 'Pioneer feminist dies, 87' inside front cover. Printed and published 1935

The risk book: a practical guide to the risks associated with investing for retirement.

AU NBAC N437-748
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1998

Part of Mavis and Alec Robertson papers

Published by Barclays Global Investors, Sydney. Inscribed with messages to Mavis Robertson from Steve Gibbs former CEO of Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees and Michael (surname unclear)

Left A.C.T.ion, Bulletin of The Canberra Branch, C.P.A. No.1

AU NBAC N437-749
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1973

Part of Mavis and Alec Robertson papers

Trotsky's Marxism, A critique by Nicolas Krasso, An anti-critique by Ernest Mandel, A reply by Nicolas Krasso, Australian Left Review Discussion Pamphlet

AU NBAC N437-744
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1968

Part of Mavis and Alec Robertson papers

A New Left Review publication, printed and published by D. B. Young Pty Ltd

The left challenge for the '70s: Statement of aims, methods and organisation

AU NBAC N437-745
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1972

Part of Mavis and Alec Robertson papers

The party's (Communist Party of Australia) objectives as adopted by the 22nd Congress, March 1970; and A policy statement adopted by 23rd Congress of the Communist Party of Australia, April 1972, Published by Red Pen publications Pty Ltd

A Proletarian Life by Audrey Blake

AU NBAC N437-746
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1984

Part of Mavis and Alec Robertson papers

Published by Kibble Books, printed by the Arena printing group. Photograph of young man with camera slipped into page 159

Secrecy political Censorship in Australia by Jim Spigelman

AU NBAC N437-743
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1972

Part of Mavis and Alec Robertson papers

Published by Angus and Robertson Pty Ltd. Handwritten notes about book and request for review slipped inside cover, and other hand written notes slipped between pages throughout book

Judge Foster's Banned Speech Published for The Council for Civil Liberties, Melbourne

AU NBAC N437-742
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1938

Part of Mavis and Alec Robertson papers

The full uncensored text of a national talk which was to have been broadcast through national station 3AR on May 2, 1938, by Judge Foster, of the Victorian County Court, and which was withdrawn by Judge Foster after the censorship by officers of the Australian Broadcasting Commission.

Australian Left Review No. 20

AU NBAC N437-741
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1969

Part of Mavis and Alec Robertson papers

Authors include: Geoff, John Sendy, Eric Aarons, Peter Kapitsa, Dick Thompson, Roger Coates and Brian Aarons . Handwritten notes and invitation to 'Unions and revolution - students-censorship' Discussion Series (August 1969) slid inside

What is Economics? A Young Socialist Publication by Rosa Luxemburg translated by T. Edwards

AU NBAC N437-739
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1968

Part of Mavis and Alec Robertson papers

Socialist revolution Number 36 (Vol. 7 No. 6)

AU NBAC N437-740
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1977

Part of Mavis and Alec Robertson papers

Authors include: James Livingston, Richard Lichtman, David Plotke, Joanne Barkan, Carmen J. Sirianni and Nancy Folbre

Marxist Glossary and Philosophical Dictionary by L. Harry Gould, Fourth Revised and Enlarged Edition

AU NBAC N437-737
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1967

Part of Mavis and Alec Robertson papers

Published by Current Book Distributers, Sydney. Typed notes on lined paper slid inside cover

The Challenge and Promise of Cross-Border Capital Stewardship, Report on an International Trustee Roundtable by Centre For Working Capital, Washington DC

AU NBAC N437-738
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2002

Part of Mavis and Alec Robertson papers

Socialist Review Number 58 (Vol. 11 No. 4)

AU NBAC N437-734
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1981

Part of Mavis and Alec Robertson papers

Published by the Centre for Social Research and Education. Contributors to the issue: Ronald Aronson, Noam Chomsky, Deirdre English, Amber Hollibaugh, Michael Kazin, Greg Kuzma, Martha Rosler, Gayle Rubin, E. P. Thompson and Robert E. Wood.

Call-Me-A-Cab and Other Stories by The Gulgong Writing Group

AU NBAC N437-735
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c. 1986

Part of Mavis and Alec Robertson papers

Cover design and illustrations by Betsy Blears, printed at the Mudgee Guardian

Poems by Nazim Hikmet, Translated from the Turkish by Ali Yunus

AU NBAC N437-736
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1954

Part of Mavis and Alec Robertson papers

Published by Masses and Mainstream, includes loose cut-out 'May Day Greetings from Famous Writers'

Tell a Women, No More Fun and Games A Journal of Female Liberation Issue six

AU NBAC N437-733
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1973

Part of Mavis and Alec Robertson papers

Authors include: Abby Rockefeller, Indra Allen, Elani Porphyry, Dana Densmore, Jayne West, Dolores Ibarruri, Jessie Bernard, Anna Howard, Debra Peregrine, Robin Morgan, Donna Allen, June Namias

The Political Economy of Women's Liberation by Margaret Benston

AU NBAC N437-732
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1969

Part of Mavis and Alec Robertson papers

A monthly review, September 1969

New Poems: Yevtushenko, Akhmadulina

AU NBAC N437-730
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1968

Part of Mavis and Alec Robertson papers

Yevgeny Yevtushenko: Black and white and other poems, Bella Akhmadulina: Fever and other poems, Published by Sun Books 1968

Arena 44-45 Special Double issue: 'The conflict over nuclear power Women's education and feminism' and 'A year of struggle in Timor',

AU NBAC N437-731
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1976

Part of Mavis and Alec Robertson papers

Problems of Women's Liberation by Evelyn Reed, New England Edition

AU NBAC N437-729
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1971

Part of Mavis and Alec Robertson papers

Irish Songs of resistance by Patrick Galvin

AU NBAC N437-727
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c. 1955

Part of Mavis and Alec Robertson papers

Published by Workers' Music Association

On juche in our revolution 1, Kim Il Sung

AU NBAC N437-726
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1975

Part of Mavis and Alec Robertson papers

Published by Foreign Languages Publishing House Pyongyang

V. I. Lenin, Materialism and Empirio-Criticism: Critical comments on a reactionary philosophy

AU NBAC N437-728
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1947

Part of Mavis and Alec Robertson papers

Published by Foreign Languages Publishing House Moscow

Uranium, The Joint Facilities, Disarmament and Peace produced by The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Australia

AU NBAC N437-723
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1984

Part of Mavis and Alec Robertson papers

Published by Australian Government Publishing Service

7th congress of the Communist International: Abridged stenographic report of proceedings 25 July - 20 August 1935

AU NBAC N437-724
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1939

Part of Mavis and Alec Robertson papers

Published by Modern Publishers Pty Ltd. Includes letter to Alec Robertson from E. Arrons and other handwritten notes

Stalin on Lenin

AU NBAC N437-725
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1946

Part of Mavis and Alec Robertson papers

Published by Foreign Languages Publishing House Moscow

The Dark Side of Paradise Hawaii in a Nuclear World by Jim Albertini, Nelson Foster, Wally Inglis, Gil Roeder

AU NBAC N437-722
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1980

Part of Mavis and Alec Robertson papers

Published by Catholic Action of Hawaii/Peace Education Project. Contains inscription to Mavis Robertson from Jim Albertini

The Bells of Nagasaki, A Message of Hope from a Witness, a Doctor by Takashi Nagai, Translated by William Johnston

AU NBAC N437-721
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1984

Part of Mavis and Alec Robertson papers

First published in 1949, translated version distributed in 1984

Hiroshima in Memoriam and Today. Edited by Hitoshi Takayama

AU NBAC N437-720
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1973

Part of Mavis and Alec Robertson papers

Printed in Japan by Daigaku Letterpress Co., Hiroshima; Book also contains page of letters to and articles about Hitoshi Takayama, including letters from Australian Prime Minister Gough Whitlam and New Zealand Prime Minister Wallace Edward Rowling; a questionnaire to fill out after reading booklet and small sheet of paper addressed to Mrs Robertson, Mavis for Hitoshi Takayama

Guide to nuclear weapons 1982-83 by Paul Rogers

AU NBAC N437-718
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1982 - 1983

Part of Mavis and Alec Robertson papers

Peace Studies Papers Number 9. Published by Housmans for Bradford University School of Peace Studies

Peace Studies, December 1984. The peace movement in 1985 and beyond

AU NBAC N437-719
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1984

Part of Mavis and Alec Robertson papers

Nuclear Weapons: Their effects and your protection

AU NBAC N437-717
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c. mid 1980s

Part of Mavis and Alec Robertson papers

Produced by the Department of Defence Natural Disasters Organisation. Annotated, with other notes stuck on

News and views (ARU Tasmania)

AU NBAC S34
Serial
1957 - 1967

Launceston. Australian Railways Union, Tasmanian branch. ARU News issues held for 1957 to 1959. Renamed the News Letter in 1959, issues held for years 1959 to 1960. In 1961 it was retitled 'News and Views', issues held for 1961 (nos. 2 - 9), and vol. 1 no. 1 (c. 1967) of the newly designed journal.

Australian Railways Union

Mavis and Alec Robertson papers

AU NBAC N437
Deposit
c. 1900 - 2019

Papers of Mavis and Alec Robertson relating to their work, activism and interests in journalism, communism, women’s liberation, the anti-Vietnam war movement, Papua New Guinea independence, the peace and anti-nuclear movement, Chile, and superannuation. Material includes correspondence, diaries, notebooks and travel diaries, photographs, speeches, grey literature such as reports and travel ephemera. Also includes some papers of Alec Robertson (Senior) and some family history material.

Some books and pamphlets are unprocessed (as at Oct 2022).

Robertson, Mavis

Dalgety's Review

AU NBAC S55
Serial
1894 - 1916

Issues for Dec 1914, Oct & Nov 1915 and Jul & Sep 1916 are held in S56 (Dalgety's Wool Review), being bound into the volume for 1915-1922 of that publication. Issues for the period Jan to Sep 1916 are also held in one bound volume.

Dalgety and Company Limited

Dalgety Staff and Management News

AU NBAC S54
Serial
1968

Titled Dalgety Staff and Management News 1968 - 1983. From Dec 1983 to Jun 1991 was Dalgety Farmers Staff News (see S54A)

Dalgety and Company Limited

Dalgety Farmers Staff News

AU NBAC S54A
Serial
1984 - 1991

1968 - 1983 was titled Dalgety Staff and Management News (see S54). From Dec 1983 to Jun 1991 was Dalgety Farmers Staff News.

Dalgety and Company Limited

Good Government (formerly Standard)

AU NBAC S52
Serial
1906 - 1964

Sydney. Henry George Union for Social Justice

Dalgety News

AU NBAC S53
Serial
1960 - 1980

Dalgety and Company Limited

Settlement & Land - Authorities - State Emergency Services Incl State Flood Relief Committee

Part of Livestock and Grain Producers' Association of New South Wales deposit 1

Australian Mutual Provident Society (AMP) Limited records

AU NBAC N434
Deposit
1773, 1849 - 2011

Acts of incorporation, by-laws and regulations; tables of rates; prospectuses; agents' handbooks; reports; annual reports; financial records; brochures; pamphlets; advertisements; staff manuals; correspondence; circulars; staff guides; death registers; subject files; newspaper clippings; minute books; letter books; serials; publications; branch and office papers; scrapbooks; insurance policy certificates; Sydney 2000 Olympic Games memorabilia; AMP Land Development Scheme papers and photographs; National Mutual Life Association of Australasia papers; staff salary registers; staff record cards; badges and pins; promotional material; posters; certificates; calendars; photographs; buildings plans and drawings; audio-visual material.

Australian Mutual Provident Society

Framed poster - Advertisement for AMP 1990 Annual report