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The Fights for Civil Rights
The Warburton Ranges controversy, 1957
Overview of the Warburton Ranges controversy
Earlier opposition to weapons testing
The Grayden Report
Manslaughter
Activists organise
Birth of a federal movement
The Referendum, 1957-67
Earlier attempts to change the Constitution
Australia in the 1950s
Early petitions
National petition campaign, 1962-63
Parliamentary and Cabinet debates, 1964-66
FCAATSI Legislative Reform Committee
Cabinet decision, 1967
Campaigning for a YES vote
Victory
Aftermath
Albert Namatjira and citizenship, 1958-59
Limitations to Aboriginal citizenship
The 'dog collar' acts
'The Stud Book'
From ward of the state to Australian citizen
Public response to Namatjira court case and death
The argument for citizenship to be earned
The argument for citizenship as a right
Freedom Ride, 1965
Social Service benefits, 1954-64
The older generation of Bilsons: workers on pastoral stations
The middle generation: fringe dwellers
The younger generation: cause for celebration?
Campaigning for Social Service benefits
The tuberculosis allowance campaign
Equal wages, 1963-66
Background to the case
Raising awareness
North Australian Workers Union test case
Response
Queensland Trust Fund, 1969-72
Land Rights
Mapoon - they have made our rights wrong, 1962-64
Mapoon Mission and the discovery of bauxite
The campaign for Mapoon
Yirrkala, 1963-71
Mining development proposed for Arnhem Land
Politicians debate the effect of mining
Fact-finding expedition and a petition
Select Committee on Grievances
A legal challenge
Lake Tyers, 1962-70
Early history of Lake Tyers
Decision to close Lake Tyers
Campaign to save Lake Tyers
Public support
Hand back of land in Victoria
Wave Hill walk off, 1966-75
Meetings and decisions
The move to Daguragu
A petition to the Governor-General
Supporting the strikers
The hand back
Campaigning for land rights, 1963-68
FCAATSI annual conference, Canberra, 1968
Supporting land rights: churches
Supporting land rights: students
Supporting land rights: public intellectuals
The opponents of land rights: Cabinet
National campaign, 1968
Aboriginal Embassy, 1972
Background
Australia Day under a beach umbrella
Supporters of the Aboriginal Embassy
Government response
Confrontation
Postscript
People
Organisations
Timeline
1930-39
1940-49
1950-59
1960-69
1970-79
Post 1980
Map
Resources
Teachers resources
Documents - Civil Rights
Documents - Land Rights
Legislation
Petitions
Links and sound
Selected further reading
FCAATSI conferences, officers and committees, 1958-73
Attendance at annual FCAATSI conferences, 1958-72
FCAATSI core executive, 1958-73
FCAATSI state secretaries, 1962-73
FCAATSI committee convenors, 1963-72, by year
FCAATSI committee convenors, 1963-72, by committee
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