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Illustration of people, including Aboriginal people, voting, 1970

This illustration featured in the 1970 booklet Enrolment and voting for Commonwealth Parliament and State Parliament. The booklet was produced by the Western Australian Education Department, in order to educate people (especially in remote communities) about voting.

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National Library of Australia

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