Title Son of Alyandabu : my fight for aboriginal rights / Joe McGinness

Published St Lucia, Qld., Queensland, Australia : University of Queensland Press ; Portland, Or. : Distributed in the USA and Canada by International Specialized Book Services, 1991

Copies

Location	Call no.	Vol.	Availability
W'PONDS	920.00929915 Mcginn Mcg/Soa		AVAILABLE
MELB	920.00929915 Mcginn Mcg/Soa		AVAILABLE

Description xix, 121 pages ; 20 cm Series UQP Black Australian writers UQP Black Australian writers. Contents 1. Family history and survival -- 2. In and out of the compound -- 3. During the Depression -- 4. Leading up to the War -- 5. After the War -- 6. The Hope Vale case -- 7. The League's work -- 8. The birth of the FCAA -- 9. What FCAATSI fought for -- 10. A history of exploitation -- 11. Thoughts of our future -- App. 1 Amendment to Aboriginals Ordinance, 1936 -- App. 2 Typical letter for FCAATSI -- App. 3 Article on social service benefits Summary Autobiography of Joe McGinness; early life at the Lucy Claim mine and Kahlin Compound; traditional food gathering; work and wages under the Aboriginal Protection Law; 1930 s Depression; beche-de-mer fishing; Caledon Bay Massacre; Xavier Herbert and the Half-Castes Association; Northern Territory Aboriginal Ordinance 1918-1933 amendment; Cairns Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders Advancement League - the Hope Vale case; formation and actions of the Federal Council for the Advancement of Aborigines; North Australian Workers Union and Bagot and Berrimah Reserve strikes; All-Australian Trade Union Congress 1951, including text of speech by Jack McGinness; activities of the council for Aboriginal Rights; Social justice, social and health services; 1967 Referendum; Aboriginal Trust Fund, repatriation benefits, equal wages and employment Notes Includes index Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Copy 2 - donation from Tom Austen Brown collection Subject McGinnes, Joe, 1914- McGinness, Joe, 1914- McGinness, Lucy Federal Council for the Advancement of Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders -- History. Federal Council for the Advancement of Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders. Aboriginal Australians -- Biography. Aboriginal Australians -- Civil rights -- History. Aboriginal Australians -- Civil rights. Aboriginal Australians -- Government relations. Aboriginal Australians -- Politics and government -- Biography. Aboriginal Australians -- Politics and government. Aboriginal Australians -- Australia -- Northern Territory -- Biography. Aboriginal Australians -- Australia -- Northern Territory -- Politics and government -- Biography. Genre/Form Autobiographies. Author Bernard Hames Collection LC no. 91141710 ISBN 0702223352

Other Titles My fight for Aboriginal rights

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