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Source 1
Source 1 is a poster advertising the “Day of Mourning and Protest” Aboriginal Conference, which was held on the 36th of January, 1938. It numbered 100 aboriginal men and women from New South Wales and Victoria and was held in the Old Australian Hall. Some of the issues considered were Aboriginal representation in parliament and recognition of Aboriginal law. These both are matters of recognition, just like the referendum that called for aboriginal recognition within the census and parliament. -
Source 4
Students from Sydney, were shocked at the living conditions which Aboriginal people endured outside the towns. In the towns Aboriginal people were routinely barred from clubs, swimming pools and cafes. They were frequently refused service in shops and refused drinks in hotels. The students demonstrated against racial discrimination practised at the Walgett Returned Services League, the Moree Baths, the Kempsey Baths and the Boraville picture theatre. -
Source 5, 22 August 1966
Initially, the strike was about wages and living conditions it soon came to include the more fundamental issue about reclaiming their traditional lands -
Source Six
On 27th of May 1967 a Federal referendum was held. The second question of the referndum was to determine whether two references in the Australian Constitution, which discriminated against Aboriginal people, should be removed. The removal of the two sections would allow for the Aboriginals to be counted in the population and when the Governement made future decisions
