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Pilburra Stikes
Three-year Aboriginal pastoral workers' strike for better pay -
Aboriginal Strike in Darwin
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Yirrkala and Mapoon protests
Yirrkala people complain to government after their land is given to a mining company. Their `bark petition' marks the beginning of the land rights movement. Mapoon Aborigines refuse to leave their land after their mission is closed for mining. -
Walgett and Moree Protests
`Freedom Riders' led by Charles Perkins draw attention to discrimination in NSW country towns, e.g. Aboriginal children allowed to swim in Moree Council pool only during school sport. -
Wave Hill Station Protest
Gurindji people go on strike and leave the station in protest at their living conditions and poor pay.