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Booklet - B.M. Snedden, 'The Migrant & Human Rights', Good Neighbour Council of Victoria, 1968
Reg. No: HT 8555
- Summary:
- Booklet entitled 'The Migrant and Human Rights' by the Hon. B.M. Snedden, Minister for Immigration. The booklet contains the text of an Address given by Snedden at the 16th State Conference of the Good Neighbour Council of Victoria on 25 October 1968.
The booklet contains sections on: 'The Meaning of Human Rights', 'Man's Age-old Concern for Human Rights', 'The Need for Vigilance', 'Australians and Human Rights', 'Legal Aspects and the Community', 'Human Rights, Migrants and the Law', 'The Law, Society and the Development of Human Rights', 'The Right to Dissent', and 'Human Rights and Community Attitudes'.
The booklet concludes: 'I believe that Australia compares favourably with many other countries. But we know that all is not perfect, and if we are to progress it is essential first to identify our imperfections, and then to overcome them. This is the continuing task which lies ahead.' - Description:
- Staple-bound, blue cover booklet with black title text and12 pages plus the cover.
- Acquisition Information:
- Transfer from Ms Helen Sartinas - Museum Victoria Immigration Museum, 2005
| Discipline: | History |
| Dimensions: | 20.70 cm (Height), 14.00 cm (Width) |
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| Tagged with: | australian citizenship act, discrimination, immigration, immigration debates, immigration policies, multiculturalism, racial discrimination act, racism, refugees, white australia policy |
| Themes this item is part of: | Cultural Diversity Collection, Migration Collection |
| Primary Classification: | MIGRATION |
| Secondary Classification: | Policy |
| Tertiary Classification: | public addresses |
| Inscriptions: | Text, front cover: 'THE MIGRANT / AND HUMAN RIGHTS / The Hon. B.M. Snedden, Q.C., M.P. / The Good Neighbour Council / of Victoria'. |
| Author: | Honourable Billy Snedden, Australia, 1968 |
| Publisher: | Good Neighbour Council of Victoria, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1968 |
| Other Association (See Comments): | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 25 Oct 1968 Place and date Address was given by B. M. Snedden |
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Phil Thomas