National U

This issue of National U was published on 25 March 1974.

Pentridge related content:

Prisons: La Trobe Students Take Further Action

Inside Pentridge (Archie Butterly)

Donated to the Pentridge Prison online Museum by Barry York.

National U was a national student-run tabloid newspaper published by the Australian Union of Students. It was preceded by the short lived 'U' and followed by the short lived 'Axis'.

In the 1960s and 1970s, it was published by the National Union of Australian University Students, the precursor of the Australian Union of Students. Due to the political issues of the era the newspaper was a vital part of Australian national student politics of the time.

It ceased publication in the early 1980s.¹

Below are the full articles, transcribed into an easy-to-read format:

Inside Pentridge

Prisons

Issues 1966–1975 are available on microfilm at the State Library of Victoria.

Further reading:

In 1989, Barry York published his book, Student Revolt! La Trobe University 1967-73.

Based on research undertaken for his MA, this participant history recalls the spirit of the student rebellions at Melbourne’s La Trobe University.

Long out of print, the book is available to download free of charge from Barry’s website.

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