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Situation Report
Many Aboriginals were killed through armed raids and poisonings.
Their land was taken away.
They couldn't vote.
Whites did not respect their culture.
Many traditions were lost.
Many suffered from diseases, drink and depression. -
Aboriginal Claim Citizen Rights
A meeting of Aboriginal people were held in Sydney.
A document called 'Aborigines Claim Citizen Rights was circulated.
It was widely reported in the papers and many white Australians now started to take notice of their plight. -
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A fair go
World War II,
Many Aboriginal served in the World War II.
Thousands moved into towns to work in the wartime industries.
Many white Australians felt that if Aboriginal could fight and die for their country they deserved a fair go. -
After World War II
White attitudes towards the first Australians began to change. During the 1950's the Indigenous Australians were allowed to -
Enroll in voting, Drink in hotels and travel without restrictions. -
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Indigenous Australians take the initiative
Freedom Riders demand equal treatment.
Gurindji people demand a better deal. -
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Indigenous Australians take the initiative
White voters demand a better deal for first Australians.
Aboriginal tent embassy set up in Canberra. -
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Indigenous Australians take the initiative
Land rights to be granted to first Australians.
First Aboriginal land Rights Act. -
Lost Land, stolen children
In 1992 the High Court agreed saying that Terra Nullius was wrong and racist. So the 1993 Native Title Act allowed Indigenous Australians to claim land rights. THE STOLEN GENERATION. It was one of Australia's worst secrets. Few white people knew about it and it didn't feature in the history books till the 1980's. -
Indigenous are gaining greater respect
The marches in 2000 showed that Australians of all races want the first people to get a better deal.
Cathy Freeman lit the torch at the Sydney Olympics and won the 400 meters. -
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The Awakening
250 000 people walked across Sidney Harbour Bridge and up to 400 000 marched in Melbourne in December.
Many marched carrying signs and banners critical of the Prime Ministers refusal to say 'sorry' to Indigenous Australians for past wrongs.
The marches involved people of all ages and races.