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Aboriginal representatives gather at Australian Hall, Sydeny. Msny speeches are listened to but nothing is gained fromt he expirience
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William Cooper writes to the board for the protection of aboriginies complaining about the coditions at Cummeroogunja reserve.
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Aboriginies crossed the Murray river and into Victoria but 6 asults and 17 children died.
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Conference to discuss setting up of UN
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United Nations General assembly ratified the universal declaration of Human rights.
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Aboriginal and Torres Straight Islander people were given the right to vote in federal elections.
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Robert Menzies declares that he will excise the land from Yirrkala reserve for Bauxite mining.
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Aboriginals at Wave hill station walk off the reserve in protest of the poor working and living conditions and the poor pay.
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Referendum amended the constitution to give commonwealth power to make special laws and count indigenous people in the census.
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The 1967 Referendum was given to the White Australians to decide whether the constitutuon should be changed for the rights of aboriginal Australians and if they should take part in the census.
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The Guridji people petition the Australian Government for a land lease of 1290 Square Kilometres.
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Tent Embassy was established in Canberra to agitate for land rights
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Commonwealth aboriginal land rights (Northern Territory) Act was passed by federal parliament.
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Aboriginal and Torres straight islander commission was established.
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Council for Aboriginal Reconciliation was established.
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Mabo decision recognized native title as part of common law.
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Bringing them home report was released.
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Declaration on the Indigenous people was adopted by the United Nations.
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Apology to Australia’s Indigenous people was delivered by Prime Minister Kevin Rudd