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Aboriginals timeline

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    Aboriginals History

    Aboriginal History from 1900-2013
  • Federation of Australia

    The Commonwealth said Aboriginal natives shall not be counted. Aboriginal people are excluded from the vote, pensions, employment in post offices andenlistment in the armed forces.
  • White Australian Policy

    The White Australian policy was to ban people from other countries from entering Australia. This was made by the government.
  • NSW ABORIGINIES PROTECTION ACT

    The NSW Aborigines Protection Act was made for crises in public schools. Aboriginal schools are established in NSW. The Act also made it illegal for 'half-castes' to live on reserves.
  • WW1

    Aboriginals were also involved in the War even though there was the Aboriginal Protection Act. Childrens were taken away from families. Mainly the Aboriginals were in the Gallipoli Campaign.
  • Aboriiginal Population

    It was estimated that there was a population of 60000 Australians.
  • Aboriginies Act

    This is when Aboriginals were aloud to stop being Aboriginals and have the same right as White people.
  • WW2

    Aboriginal people are not recognised as citizens, Aboriginal people serve in Europe, the Middle East, the Pacific and New Guinea. Aboriginal children were removed from their families.
  • Commonwealth Act

    This Act was made for most of Australia's states to gove the right for Aboriginals to vote.
  • 1967 Referendum.

    In the 1967 Commonwealth Referndum more than 90% vote to empower the Commonwealth to legislate for all Aboriginal people and open means for them to be counted in the census.
  • Aboriginal Flag

    The Aboriginal Flag is designed by Luritja artist Harold Thomas.
  • Yunupingu

    Yothu Yindi lead singer Yunupingu dies at his home in Yirrkala in Eastern Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, aged 56, from kidney disease.