history of indigenous votes

  • first fleet arrived

    first fleet arrived
    in 1788, thy first fleet arrived. and said that australia now bleongs to them.
  • two weeks after the first fleet arrived

    two weeks after the first fleet arrived in australia captain athure phillip claimed new south wales on be half of britien
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  • british law

    the boudries were changed and the british law applied across the whole country disrespecting the aboriginal law
  • only rich white people were alowed to vote

    you were only allowed to vote if you hade a farm or house worth over 200 pounds or you payed rent over 20 pounds per year.
  • south australian women were aloud to vote

    all adult women in south australia were aloud to vote but only south australia women were aloud to but not other women
  • british indians got the right to vote in federal elections

    british indians got the right to vote in federale elections but aboriganals did not get the right to vote so that made them angry.
  • voting rights

    Under pressure from britin and india some non white people were granted the right to vote
  • nothen territory right to vote

    Northen territory declared almost all aboriginals were demed wards of the statesaying the needing suport Aboriginals could vote if they were not wards of the state
  • equal rights

    a lot of australians believed aboriginals should have the same rights as white Australians
  • aboriginal chidren taken

    betewwn 1916 and 1969 more than 5000 aboriginal children were taken from thier parents.