Two issues were published in 1969, before the disbanding of the Aboriginal Welfare Board led to the publication ceasing.
In 1953, E. J. Morgan, manager of Moree Aboriginal Station, wrote of the beneficial effects that the magazine had had on the Aboriginal people, including a better attitude towards the board and less interest in Communism.
He reported that it was very popular and he felt that Dawn had "broken through the apathetic acceptance of their humble state, stimulated their self-respect, and their urge to achieve recognition in the general community", through reading about Aboriginal people who had achieved success in sports and other walks of life.
[7] It continued to be produced on a monthly basis, but production slowed in 1974 and the final issue was published in July 1975.
The Australian Indigenous Index, or INFOKOORI, is an online index to the fortnightly newspaper Koori Mail as well as to biographical information from various magazines, including all issues of Dawn and New Dawn.