Resources
HIST340 - Australian History since 1901
AHM Object List
The following list of objects, ephemera and materials have been identified as useful primary sources relating to topics covered in HIST 340 Australian History since 1901. This list is neither complete nor exhaustive but will provide some direction in locating relevant primary source materials. Students are encouraged to use the Australian History Museum Collection (MCM) database for additional sources.
**All objects, ephemera and materials must be used and examined within** the Australian History Museum.
WEEK 1
| 41000085 | Object name: Book Description: 1883 Inter-colonial Convention Proclomation |
| 42002459 | Object name: Book Description: 1890 Federation Conference |
| 41001933 | Object name: Large Booklet Description: Souvenir of Commonwealth |
| 41001462 | Object name: Medal Description: Federation Medalet |
| 41001462 | Object name: Facsimilie Description: SMH Jan 2 1901 |
WEEK 2
| 41002391 | Object name: WWI ephemera |
| 41002393 | |
| 41002389 | |
| 41002390 | |
| 41002392 |
WEEK 3
| 41002176 | Object name: Booklet Description: 'Henrietta Greville: Veteran Labor Pioneer' |
WEEK 5
| AH90062 | Object name: Pamphlet Description: 'Labor in the Post-War world' |
| 41002193 | Object name: Speech Description: Policy speech by Robert Menzies 1951 (Joint Government policy) |
| AH.85.32 | Object name: Booklet Description: 'History of the Snowy Mountains Scheme' |
| 41002451 | Object name: Booklets Description: correspondence course for new Australians |
| 41002452 | |
| 41002345 | Object name: Booklet Description: 'Coaltown: A Social Survey of Cessnock, NSW, 1945' |
| 41002222 | Object name: Booklet Description: 'Cause and extension of split in Labor Party', 1954 |
| 41002170 | Object name: Pamphlet Description: 'Communist Programme Series No 3: A Plan for the Fighting Man', 1944 |
| 41002168 | Object name: Booklet Description: 'Communists are Changing the world', 1946 |
| 41002347 | Object name: Booklet Description: 'An Outline of the Australian Communist Party', 1944 |
| 41002366 | Object name: Booklet Description: 'Labor Movement at the Crossroads', 1964 |
| 41002373 | Object name: Leaflet Description: 'For This We Fight – The Story of Australia's Growth to Nationhood', 1944 |
| 41002376 | Object name: Leaflet Description: 'Capitalism, Socialism and the Church', 1942 |
WEEK 6
| 41002171 | Object name: Pamphlet/Comic Description: 'Bob and his weird mob', Communist Party |
| 41002161 | Object name: Pamphlet Description: 'Petrov's 25,000 dollar story', Communist Party |
| 41002162 | Object name: Booklet Description: 'How to Win Elections', Communist Party |
| 41002163 | Object name: Booklet Description: 'The WEA exposed!', the Communist Party |
| 41002164 | Object name: Pamphlet Description: 'Why you should vote YES', Communist Party |
| 41002173 | Object name: Booklet Description: 'What are the horror weapons?', 1954 |
| 41002166 | Object name: Book Description: 'Left Wing Communism – Lenin on Working Class Policy' |
| 41000402 | Object name: Magazine Description: TIME, Menzies on cover, 1960 |
| 41002328 | Object name: Booklet Description: 'Communism in Australia: A complete exposure', 1950 |
| 41002223 | Object name: Booklet Description: 'Catholics, Communism and the Labor Rift', 1956 |
| 41002224 | Object name: Pamphlet Description: 'A new concept in Australia Politics', 1961 |
| 41001412 | Object name: Leaflet Description: 'The New Day: The Journal of the Christian Social Order Movement', 1950 |
| 41002228 | Object name: Booklet Description: 'Australian Labor Party: Official proceedings of the 21st Commonwealth Conference', 1955 |
| 41002230 | Object name: Booklet Description: 'What's happening in the CPA: will the Communist Party split?' |
| 41002346 | Object name: Booklet Description: 'Ballot-Riggers at work: Defend the Unions' |
| 41002334 | Object name: Booklet Description: 'MG Pervukhin: Speech at the 20th Congress of the CPSU', 1956 |
| 41002365 | Object name: Booklet Description: 'Be an Active Communist', 1961 |
| 41002368 | Object name: Leaflet Description: 'Australia's Path to Socialism', 1955 |
| 41002378 | Object name: Leaflet Description: 'Jim Healy', 1951 |
| 41002381 | Object name: Leaflet Description: 'May Days... Past & Present', 1943 |
| 41002401 | Object name: Booklet Description: 'Progression of a Revolution', 1944 |
| 41002402 | Object name: Booklet Description: 'Stronger Trade Unions: The facts of Amalgamations, secret ballots, balance sheets', 1943 |
| 41002412 | Object name: Leaflet Description: 'The People Against Menzies and Monopoly', Communist Party Policy Speech |
| 41002415 | Object name: Booklet Description: 'The Commonwealth Basic Wage', 1953 |
| 41002414 | Object name: Leaflet Description: 'Vote yes for Homes & Jobs', Communist Party, 1944 |
| 41002411 | Object name: Leaflet Description: 'Sin in Syndication: A Cultural Crime Wave that Menaces Australia!', 1950's |
| 41002400 | Object name: Booklet Description: 'Party of the Working Class: Organisational Principles and Methods of Work of the Communist Party of Australia', 1959' |
| 41002383 | Object name: Booklet Description: 'Reply to Maloney: The Real Facts about Russia', 1946 |
| 41002349 | Object name: Speech Description: 'Senator W. Morrow, Communist Party Dissolution Bill 1950', from Parliamentary debates. |
| 41002398 | Object name: Booklet Description: 'Review: Organ of Theory and Practice of Australian Communist Party', 1951 |
| 41002399 | Object name: Booklet Description: 'A free world without violence', Communist Party, 1945 |
WEEK 7
| 41002182 | Object name: Booklet Description: 'The Hidden War: South Vietnam' |
| 41002184 | Object name: Booklet Description: 'The Truth about Indo-China' |
| 41002216 | Object name: Pamphlet Description: 'Australia's Bold Adventure: Social Justice Sunday', 1957 |
| 41002165 | Object name: Booklet Description: 'The Communist Party and You'. 1958 |
| AH88009 | Object name: Book Description: 'Australian Women's Complete Household Guide Illustrated', 1950's |
| 41002231 | Object name: Booklet Description: 'Looking Left: An Introduction to the policies of the Communist Party of Australia', 1968 |
| 41002229 | Object name: Drawing Description: 'Charter of Democratic Rights: Communist Party of Australia', 1969 |
| 41002409 | Object name: Booklet Description: 'Differences in the Communist Movement: Views of the Communist Party of Australia', 1963 |
| 41002403 | Object name: Booklet Description: 'State Aid for Education: A Public Mischief', 1964 |
WEEK 8
| AH89124 | Object name: Poster Description: 'Women and rape in war' |
| 41002179 | Object name: Booklet Description: 'North Vietnam: A first-hand account of the blitz' |
| 41002265 | Object name: Booklet Description: 'We Resist Because…' |
| 41002183 | Object name: Booklet Description: 'Vietnam: It is the truth we want?' |
| 41002180 | Object name: Booklet Description: 'The Real Facts about S.Vietnam – a reply to the Liberal Party' |
| 41002266 | Object name: 2 x Booklets Description: 'Downdraft' |
| 41002283 | |
| 41002174 | Object name: Booklet Description: 'The Money Power versus Democracy' |
| 41002178 | Object name: Minutes Description: Union of Australian Women, 8th Triennial Conference |
| 41002185 | Object name: Pamphlet Description: 'Indo-China', 1954 |
| 41002406 | Object name: Booklet Description: 'American Crimes in Vietnam', 1966 |
| 41002407 | Object name: Booklet Description: 'Charter of Democratic Rights: Communist Party of Australia', 1968 |
| 41002407 | Object name: Booklet Description: 'The Vietnam Profiteers', 1966 |
| 41002380 | Object name: Leaflet Description: 'State Aid for Non-State schools is dangerous', 1964 |
| 41002169 | Object name: Booklet Description: 'US Military Adventure in South Vietnam', 1962 |
| 41002413 | Object name: Booklet Description: 'Declaration of the first congress of the South Vietnam National Front for Liberation', 1962 |
WEEK 9
| 41002418 | Object name: Booklet Description: 'Programme: Socialist Party of Australia', 1975 |
| 41002419 | Object name: Booklet Description: 'Australian Women's Charter: A war to win a world to gain.' |
WEEK 10
| 41002417 | Object name: Booklet Description: 'Being Single Again: Women & Family Law', 1980 |
| 41002410 | Object name: Booklet Description: 'Why was the World mislead?: the facts about flight 007', 1983 |
WEEK 11
| 41002133 | Object name: Postcards Description: 'Show Mercy', boat people |
| 41002133 | Object name: Pamphlets Description: collection of 'Migrating to Australia' |
WEEK 12
| Object name: Newspaper file Description: Australian History Museum – (Mabo/Land rights) newspaper file |
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