Son of Alyandabu My Fight for Aboriginal Rights by Joe McGinness (Paperback)

Name: Son of Alyandabu My Fight for Aboriginal Rights by Joe McGinness (Paperback)
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Autobiography of Joe McGinness; early life at the Lucy Claim mine and Kahlin Compound; traditional food gathering; work and wages under the Aboriginal Protection Law; 1930 s Depression; beche-de-mer fishing; Caledon Bay Massacre; Xavier Herbert and the Half-Castes Association; Northern Territory Aboriginal Ordinance 1918-1933 amendment; Cairns Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders Advancement League - the Hope Vale case; formation and actions of the Federal Council for the Advancement of Aborigines; North Australian Workers Union and Bagot and Berrimah Reserve strikes; All-Australian Trade Union Congress 1951, including text of speech by Jack McGinness; activities of the council for Aboriginal Rights; Social justice, social and health services; 1967 Referendum; Aboriginal Trust Fund, repatriation benefits, equal wages and employment.

ISBN: 9780702223358
Publisher: Univ Queensland Press
Year: 1991
Binding: Paperback
Page count: 121 pages

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