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Equal wages campaign petition, 1965

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The Aboriginal weekly wage of three pounds three shillings and three pence a week - about one fifth of the wage paid to other workers.

The Aboriginal weekly wage of three pounds three shillings and three pence a week - about one fifth of the wage paid to other workers.

Source: Barry Christophers Papers, 1951-1981, MS7992/8, National Library of Australia, Canberra



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