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Forming Commonwealth
The Commonwealth of Australia was founded and the Indigenous Australians were denied from the census and being able to have any power in the law. They weren’t seen as citizens and were considered flora and fauna -
Aboriginal Schooling
Aboriginal schools were built in New South Wales as the exclusion of Aboriginal children was requested by the europeans community from public schools. This led to the NSW Aborigines Protection Act. -
The beginning of WWI
Even though the Defence Act in 1909 declared that any person who wasn't from european background was prohibited from serving, approximately 400-500 Aboriginal Children were taken from their families to fight along side Australian troops in Gallipoli. -
'Dying' race
The Aboriginal population was estimated to be at its lowest at approximately 60,000 - 70,000 people. It was believed that the Aboriginals were all dying and the race itself was dying as well. The white Australians didn't have any contact with the Aboriginals due to the segregation -
Representatives
Victorian William Cooper, an Australian Aboriginal political activist protests the King to have an Aboriginal as a representative in the Lower House of the Federal Parliament. Something very similar was attempted in the New South Wales but both were unsuccessful. -
'Australia' Day
The Aborigines League and the Aborigines Progressive Association declared a Day of Mourning which was the first major protest that was held by aboriginal people. A conference in Sydney was held where they protested against inequality, injustice and dispossession of land and. The manifesto "Aborigines Claim Citizen Rights" and the newspaper "Abo Call" were published. -
Pilbara Strike
At least 800 of the Indigenous Australian land workers in Pilbara, Western Australia launched a strike for the acknowledgment of human rights, fair wages and working conditions. -
Australian Citizenship Act
The Australian Citizenship Act gave the Indigenous Australians the right to vote in the Commonwealth elections if they have been enrolled for State elections or have served time in the army -
Schooling in the Northern Territory
The first formal schooling for Aboriginal children in the Northern Territory was provided. There was a lack of facilities but that was rationalised by the claim the "beyond the age of 10 (the Aboriginal children) couldn't keep up with the white children anyway." -
Constitution's Discrimination
The Federal Council for the Advancement of Aborigines began a ten year campaign hoping to end racism/discrimination against the Indigenous people. -
Indigenous Rights
All the Indigenous Australians were given the right to enrol to vote in the Commonwealth elections if they wished to. Unlike every other white Australian, it wasn't compulsory for them to enrol and vote. -
Walk off at Wave Hill
The Indigenous Australians protested for equal wages. The Aboriginal stock men walked away from the Wave Hill land station in Northern Territory leaving them with no workers apart from the few white Australians. -
Referendum
The 1967 Referendum was held on the 27th of May where 90.7% of Australians voted YES to involve the Indigenous Australians in the Australian census and to give the Commonwealth Government the power to allow to make laws for them, not forgetting classing them as actual people and not flora and fauna. -
The Aboriginal Flag
The Aboriginal Flag was designed by an artist from Luritja named Harold Thomas and it was flown and shown off for the first time in Adelaide on the National Aborigines Day. -
Aboriginal Tent Embassy
Late Australia day, four Aboriginal men arrived in Canberra to establish the Aboriginal Embassy. They did this by planting an umbrella on the lawn in front of the Parliament House. This was due to the refusal of Aboriginal land rights. The Tent Embassy adopted the Indigenous flag. -
Aboriginal Land Rights Act
The Aboriginal Land Rights Act recognised dispossession of land as well as dislocation of New South Wales' Aboriginal people. As a way of compensation, they set up a local-regional state land council network with land tax funding. -
Native Title Act
The Native Title Act 1993 allowed the Indigenous people to make land claims under some certain conditions. They can't make claims on freehold land. -
A.N.T
Australians for Native Title (A.N.T) launched the "Sorry Books" campaign. This campaign allowed Australians express themselves who wanted to take action in response to the federal government's refusal to make a formal apology to the Stolen Generations. -
National 'Sorry' Day
On the 26th of May, the first National Sorry Day was held for the people to say sorry to the Stolen Generations. This was ignited from the over 1 million signatures that were collected in the Sorry Books. -
ATSIC
The Federal Government to formally put an end to the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission. The National Indigenous Council was set to replace and advise. -
Sorry
Prime Minister of Australia, Kevin Rudd said "Sorry" to the Stolen Generations.
