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Records with keyword 'land rights'

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Eddie Mabo and Jack Wailu on Mer.

Indigenous activists Eddie Mabo and Jack Wailu on Mer (Murray Island)

A black-and-white photograph showing Eddie Mabo with his friend and neighbour Jack Wailu on Mer (Murray Island) in the Torres Strait Islands, in September 1989.

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Letter about the impact statement for the Jabiluka Uranium mine project.

Jabiluka Uranium Project – letter about environmental impact statement

This is a letter written by J.J. Webster regarding an environmental impact statement for the Jabiluka Uranium Project.

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Sound recording of the Prime Minister's address to the nation on the High Court native title ruling.

High Court native title ruling – Prime Minister Paul Keating's address to the nation

Sound recording of the Prime Minister's address to the nation on the High Court native title ruling.

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Larrakia petition to the Queen.

Larrakia petition to the Queen for land rights

This set of 3 images shows the 1972 petition to Queen Elizabeth II organised by the Larrakia people of the Kulaluk area (near Darwin) in the Northern Territory.

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Land rights for First Australians – petition.

Land rights for First Australians – information supporting petition

A 1968 pamphlet titled 'Land Rights for Aborigines – Answering Your Questions'. It explains what land Aboriginal people want and what they hope to do with it.

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Letter to Mr. Vincent Lingiari confirming support by school children for the Gurindji people.

School students raise money to support Gurindji Wave Hill walk off

Letter to Mr. Vincent Lingiari confirming support by school children for the Gurindji people.

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Letter from William Cooper to Minister for the Interior

Letter from William Cooper on behalf of the Australian Aborigines League

This is a letter written by William Cooper to the Minister for the Interior, Canberra, regarding the goals and views of the Australian Aborigines League.

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Aboriginal stockmen at Wave Hill cattle station, Northern Territory.

Aboriginal stockmen at Wave Hill cattle station, Northern Territory

This is a black-and-white photograph of Aboriginal stockmen at the Wave Hill cattle station, Northern Territory from 1958.

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Vincent Lingiari speaking at the Wave Hill handover.

Vincent Lingiari speaking at the Wave Hill handover

Gurindji Elder Vincent Lingiari speaking at the Wave Hill handover ceremony on 16 August 1975. He is holding the documents handed to him by Gough Whitlam.