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Petitioning the Commonwealth Government to override the Queensland Aborigines Act 1972

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Following the passage of the 1967 Referendum campaigners urged the Commonwealth Government to use its powers against state legislation which was inconsistent with Commonwealth laws.

Following the passage of the 1967 Referendum campaigners urged the Commonwealth Government to use its powers against state legislation which was inconsistent with Commonwealth laws.

Source: Barry Christophers Papers, MS992/6, National Library of Australia



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