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'A day of morning'
Indigenous Australians proclaim the 150th anniversary of settlement a day of morning -
Indigenous Men enlist for World War II
During World War II, Indigenous Australians were allowed to go to war and fight for their country. Wartime service gave many Indigenous Australians pride and confidence in demanding their rights. However, Indigenous Australians who fought for their country came back to much the same discrimination as before. For example, many were banned from Returned and Services League clubs, except on Anzac Day and many of them were not given the right to vote for another 17 years. -
The United Nations adopts the universal declaration of Human Rights
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights is a milestone document in the history of human rights. Drafted by representatives with different legal and cultural backgrounds from all regions of the world, the Declaration was proclaimed by the United Nations General Assembly in Paris on 10 December 1948, as a common standard of achievements for all peoples and all nations. It sets out, for the first time, fundamental human rights to be universally protected. -
Albert Namatijra Incident
Artist Albert Namatijra, an Aboriginal citizen, is charged for supplying an Aboriginal ward of the state with alcohol. NOT 100% SURE ABOUT THE DATE -
National Referendum
In a National Referendum, 90% of voters voted for indigenous Australians to be included in the national census, it also allowed the commonwealth government to make laws for Aboriginal people.
