Section of Aboriginal meeting in Australian Hall

1938 · Royal Australian Historical Society · Australia's March to Nationhood

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Section of Aboriginal meeting in Australian Hall, Sydney, organised by the Aborigines' Progressive Association mourners. ..This image is part of the collections of the State Library of NSW and has been used with permission. The State Library’s Flickr Commons channel can be accessed via the following link: ..statelibraryofnsw ( statelibraryofnsw )

Australia's March to Nationhood

The pageant "Australia's March to Nationhood," which was the imposing initial item in the 150th anniversary celebrations of New South Wales, and which symbolised the milestones in Australia’s 150 years of history and development from the days of its struggling infancy, was one of the most magnificent and stirring spectacles ever seen in the Commonwealth. It took more than 1½ hours to pass a given point, and it was about 1½ miles in length. From the Royal Australian Historical Society (RAHS), Australia’s oldest historical organisation founded in Sydney in 1901, promotes the study of Australian history.