Names

Laurie Bryan (AA 43)

IDs

AA 43

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Descriptions

The South Australian Museum collections contains recorded interviews of Aboriginal Progress Association members and residents of the Port Augusta Aboriginal reserve.

Laurie Bryan actively worked and lobbied for the rights of South Australian Aboriginal people for more than three decades. He was a member of the South Australian Advancement League, contributed to the formation of the Aboriginal Progress Association and formed the Aboriginal Education Foundation of South Australia. For his voluntary services, Bryan was awarded an Order of Australia Medal in 1981.

The Museum Board of South Australia

For all South Australian Museum Archive and Australian Aboriginal Family History requests please contact the Archives Collection Manager or Aboriginal Family History Officer by post, fax or email with relevant research and contact details. Once your request has been received, you will be contacted to discuss the procedures required to process your application and make arrangements to view the collection items. Access to the South Australian Museum Archives and Reading Room must be organised a minimum of two weeks in advance, as access is by appointment only.

Subjects

Aboriginal culture; Aboriginal peoples (Australians)

Aboriginal Education Foundation of South Australia; Aboriginal Progress Association; Laurie Bryan; Port Augusta Aboriginal reserve; South Australian Advancement League

Aboriginal peoples; Aboriginal reserves; Interviews

Aboriginal Progress Association; Port Augusta Aboriginal reserve; Port Augusta Reserve

Sound recordings

Coverage Spatial

Port Augusta, South Australia

Coverage Temporal

1965

Related Collections

Dates

2012-05-30 23:41

2011-03-18 18:13