Wave Hill walkoff remembered as push for Indigenous land rights continues ABC News
The Gurindji people of the Northern Territory made history 50 years ago by standing up for their rights to land and better pay. But a new book reveals the deeper story behind the Wave Hill Walk-Off.
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Visit Wattie Creek at Wave Hill station in 1968. It is two years into the historic strike known as the 'Wave Hill walk-off' led by the Aboriginal Elder Vincent Lingiari. In this black-and-white.
Wave Hill WalkOff Australia’s Defining Moments Digital Classroom National Museum of Australia
National Heritage List inscription date 9 August 2007. In August 1966, Vincent Lingiari led a group of Aboriginal pastoral workers and their families in a walk-off from Wave Hill Station. The strike protested the poor conditions Aboriginal workers had experienced on the station for more than 40 years. The Gurindji struggled to achieve a way of.
Rights and freedoms Defining Moments, 1945present 1.9 1965 Gurindji strike (Wave Hill Walk
'In 1966, more than two hundred courageous Aboriginal people walked off the Wave Hill Cattle Station in the Northern Territory. Led by Vincent Lingiari, these stockmen and their families were walking together to fight for their rights and for their land. 'Exquisitely illustrated and designed, this non-fiction picture book brings a landmark historical event to a new generation.
Two years after the 1966 Wave Hill walkoff Aboriginal history, Abc education, Indigenous
Archive. In 1966 in the Northern Territory, 200 Gurindji workers pushed forward the land rights movement in Australia. Known as the Wave Hill Walk-Off, the strike was led by Gurindji Elder Vincent Lingiari, protesting Aboriginal land dispossession and worker exploitation. Now, Still in My Mind examines this significant moment.
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A landmark event that inspired national change. On 23 August 1966, Vincent Lingiari led 200 courageous First Nations stockmen and their families to walk off Wave Hill Cattle Station in the Northern Territory protesting against the pay and work conditions.
Vincent Lingiari’s Wave Hill Walk Off led to Indigenous land rights NT News
Today we remember the Gurindji Strike, also known as the Wave Hill walk-off, which began on the 23rd of August 1966. The strike began when 200 Gurindji stockmen, domestic workers, and their families, walked off the Wave Hill pastoral station, owned by the British company Vestey Group. It was a pivotal protest by Aboriginal workers against.
Remembering the Wave Hill WalkOff—and what it means today — Art Guide Australia
The Wave Hill Walk-Off was a pivotal early moment in the national Aboriginal land rights movement and eventually led to Prime Minister Gough Whitlam's symbolic land hand back in 1975.
Where can I find information on the Wave Hill walkoff? National Library of Australia
The Wave Hill walk-off, also known as the Gurindji strike, was a walk-off and strike by 200 Gurindji stockmen, house servants and their families, starting on 23 August 1966 and lasting for seven It took place at Wave Hill, a cattle station in Kalkarindji (formerly known as Wave Hill), Northern Territory, Australia, and was led by Gurindji man Vincent Lingiari.
May Day Wave Hill walkoff protesters march in Darwin ABC News
1966: Gurindji strike (or Wave Hill Walk-Off) led by Vincent Lingiari. Vincent Lingiari, addressing the media after Prime Minister Gough Whitlam officially returns Aboriginal land at Wattie Creek. On 23 August 1966, 200 Gurindji stockmen, domestic workers and their families initiated strike action at Wave Hill station in the Northern Territory.
Freedom Day Vincent Lingiari and the Story of the Wave Hill WalkOff Hardie Grant Gift
Hill 'walk-off'. Wave Hill Station is located approximately 600 kilometres south of Darwin in the Northern Territory. Vesteys, a British pastoral company which ran the cattle station, employed local Aboriginal people, mostly Gurindji. Working and living conditions for Aboriginal people were very poor. The wages of Aboriginal workers generally.
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A new book reveals the drama and comedy of Prime Minister Gough Whitlam's famous "hand back" of Gurindji land in 1975, following the Wave Hill Walk-Off 50 years ago - and the bittersweet.
Wave Hill WalkOff Australia’s Defining Moments Digital Classroom National Museum of Australia
The Wave Hill walk-off, also known as the Gurindji strike, is a significant event in the history of Indigenous rights in Australia. It commenced on 23 August 1966 when approximately 200 Gurindji stockmen, domestic workers, and their families, led by Vincent Lingiari, initiated a strike and walked off the Wave Hill Station in protest against exploitative wages and oppressive conditions.
Wave Hill 50th anniversary Stockmen who walked off station pause to remember ABC News
The heritage area covers the old Wave Hill station that the Gurindji people walked off in 1966, rejecting the harsh working conditions and meagre rations that were given to Aboriginal pastoral.
Land Rights Summary
On 23 August 1966, the Gurindji people of the Northern Territory made history with the Wave Hill Walk-Off. The landmark event made their names widely known across Australia and inspired national change. 200 Gurindji stockmen, domestic workers and their families at Wave Hill cattle station went on strike. They demanded wages and a return of some.
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Wave Hill Walk-Off. On 23 August 1966, 200 Gurindji stockmen, domestic workers and their families initiated strike action at Wave Hill station in the Northern Territory. The Ongoing Legacy of the Wave Hill Walk-Off. The Wave Hill Walk-Off inspired national change in the form of equal wages for Aboriginal workers, as well as a new land rights act.