TEN significant events in the aboriginal fight for justice

Day of mourning

Jan 26, 1938

Australian Aborigines Conference held on January 26 in Sydney marking a Day of Mourning the 150th anniversary of the NSW colony.

aboriginals fight for their families

Mar 17, 1940

Under new legislation, the Aborigines Welfare Board, replaces the Aborigines Protection Board. This new legislation makes it more difficult to segregate Indigenous children from their families

Child Endowment Act

Mar 17, 1941

Right to receipt of child endowment for Indigenous Australians restored under the Child Endowment Act 1941

Social Services Act

Mar 17, 1959

Social Services Act allows Indigenous Australians allowances, previously held by a government official, to be paid to a third party

freedom riders demand equal treatment

Mar 17, 1965

a group led by aboriginal activists made a bus tour through new south wales. they protested about discrimination in shops, theatres, bars, clubs and swimming pools.

gurindji people damand a better deal

Mar 17, 1966

200 workers walked off the wave hill cattle station in the northern territory. they wanted better wages and conditions, and their traditional land back and they aventually gained ownership of the area in 1985.

white voters demand a better deal for first australians

Mar 17, 1967

after a 90 percent 'yes' votes the government gave the aboriginals the right to vote.

aboriginal tent embassy set up in camberra

Mar 17, 1972

the embassy said that blacks were now going to get up and fight back on the issues of education, health, ect..

land right to be granted to first australians

Mar 17, 1974

a government commission recommended that aboriginals should get back the land where they traditionally lived.

first aboriginal land rights act

Mar 17, 1975

the northern territory law gave the indigenous people some areas of arid and largly useless land.