Machine derived contents note: Introduction -- 1. Aboriginal land use at the time of contact -- 2. The arrival of white people -- 3. The entry of Aboriginal workers into the cattle industry -- 4. 1897 and its aftermath -- 5. Opponents of the Act -- 6. Continuity and change -- 7. The 1919 Employment Regulation -- 8. Increasing government involvement -- 9. Missions -- 10. World War II and beyond -- 11. Equal pay -- 12. Contemporary land management -- Conclusion -- Bibliography
Summary
Land use in Queensland at the time of first contact; Aboriginal resistance to settlers; importance of traditional Aboriginal skills in development of pastoral industry; incorporation of Aboriginal labour into the pastoral industry - by 1886 half the total workforce in the industry; 1897 Protection Act and requirement for written agreement for each worker in the industry; disparity in wages throughout the state; attitude of the labour movement to Aboriginal labour; station conditions; race relations; attitudes to women; 1919 Employment Regulation, establishment of missions and their role in provision of labour to pastoral industry; fight for equal pay; role of trade unions and FCAATSI; contemporary land management and acquisition of pastoral properties for traditional owners
Analysis
Australian aborigines Employment History
Queensland
Aborigines
Attitudes
Australian aborigines Employment History
Cattle industry
Discrimination
History
Queensland
Skills
Wages
Working conditions
Notes
Includes index and tables
Bibliography
Bibliography: pages 223-234
Notes
Copy 2 - donation from Tom Austen Brown collection