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Petition to the Prime Minister embedded in a bark painting, from Yirrkala residents, 1963

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Page 1 of 2  This petition is from representatives of Yirrkala clans concerning proposed mining of their traditional lands. This version of the Bark Petition contains a copy of the petition. The original petition is in storage to prevent the signatures from fading.
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This petition is from representatives of Yirrkala clans concerning proposed mining of their traditional lands. This version of the Bark Petition contains a copy of the petition. The original petition is in storage to prevent the signatures from fading.

Source: Parliament House, Canberra; images courtesy National Archives of Australia, Canberra



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Petitions

Fact-finding expedition and a petition

Documents - Yirrkala, 1963-71

Bark petition sent