Ngarrindjeri people have lived here for millennia, drawing nourishment from Murrundi, the River Murray, which snakes its way through the landscape. A nation whose homelands span the Lower Murray, Coorong and Lakes area of South Australia. They are shields that belong to the Ngarrindjeri nation. If you look to the right of Unaipon on the $50 note you might find a hint. He spent much of his life transforming the minds of White Australia in the hope that one day Aboriginal people would be seen as equals. He is David Unaipon, an inventor, writer, orator and campaigner. A man whose engineering genius was matched only by his gift for skillful prose. A man curious about the world in all its physical and spiritual wonders. Here is a story about this man one of our nation’s finest thinkers. Have you ever looked at the Australian $50 note and wondered about the dignified man that peers pensively into the distance? Why is he looking so thoughtful? What was so special about him that he has been immortalised on our currency? AIATSIS Central Australia We’re opening a new facility in Mparntwe/Alice Springs in partnership with First Nations Media Australia.Ngurra Ngurra: The National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultural Precinct will be nationally significant in speaking to the central place that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples hold in Australia’s story.Work with us We recognise that our staff and volunteers are our most valuable asset.Who we are We are Australia's only national institution focused exclusively on the diverse history, cultures and heritage of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australia.What we do We tell the story of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and create opportunities for people to encounter, engage and be transformed by that story.Join our strong and growing membership and support our foundation. Connect with us We invite you to connect with us on social media.Guides and resources We have produced a range of resources, databases, indexes, finding aids and reading lists to help you with your research and to find information in our Collection.Research publications We produce a range of publications and other resources derived from our research.Native title research and access service The Native Title Research and Access Service is your first stop for information about the native title resources in the AIATSIS collection.Indigenous Research Exchange We improve outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples by ensuring there is more involvement and agency in research projects.Ethical research We provide leadership in ethics and protocols for research related to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and collections.Current projects Our research contributes to the wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and has a direct benefit to the communities we work with.“Liquid Paper” is still sold today under the Papermate brand.AIATSIS holds the worlds largest collection dedicated to AustralianĪboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures and histories. ![]() By 1968, her company was profitable, and, in 1979, she sold it to the Gillette Company for $47.5 million dollars. Her son’s chemistry teacher helped her make the formula better. So, she started making her product full time, and she changed the name to “Liquid Paper”. In 1956, she was fired from her job when she accidently put her own company name – “Mistake Out” – on a piece of paperwork instead of the bank’s name. She mixed up batches in the evenings, and sold bottles of the mixture to the other typists. The other typists saw how easily it could fix mistakes and wanted some of the mixture for themselves. When she made a mistake, she dipped the brush into the bottle, and painted over the mistake. ![]() ![]() She put the mixture in a little bottle and took it, and a small artist’s paint brush, to work. At that time, all typists worked on electric typewriters, and they had to be very careful not to make mistakes since there was no easy way to fix them.īut, Bette Nesmith Graham had an idea! One night she went home and using her blender and some white tempera paint that she used for decorating the bank’s windows at Christmas, she came up with a mixture that was perfect for covering up mistakes. Bette Nesmith Graham was a single mother in the 1950s who took a job as a typist at a bank.
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