| Description |
1 online resource (249 pages) |
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Australian History |
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Australian History
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| Contents |
Intro; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Dedication; Abbreviations; Glossary; Maps; Acknowledgments; Preface; Introduction: Put in Their Place, 1879-1930; Part One: The Quest for Justice 1930-72; Chapter 1: Finding Their Feet, 1930-1966; Chapter 2: Taking a Stand, 1966-1968; Chapter 3: Friends from Afar, 1969-1970; Chapter 4: Progress and Strain, 1971; Chapter 5: Vindication, 1972; Part Two: Making a Fist of it 1973-78; Chapter 6: A New Beginning, 1973; Chapter 7: Into the Fray, 1974; Chapter 8: A Handful of Sand, 1975; Chapter 9: A Fighting Chance, 1976; Chapter 10: Mixed Blessings, 1977-78 |
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Part Three: The Harder Road 1979-86Chapter 11: 'A Fragmentation of Support', 1979-80; Chapter 12: Testing Times, 1981-82; Chapter 13: Resignation, 1983-86; Afterword; Select Bibliography; Index |
| Summary |
Fifty years ago, a group of striking Aboriginal stockmen in the remote Northern Territory of Australia herald a revolution in the cattle industry and a massive shift in Aboriginal affairs. A Handful of Sand tells the story behind the Gurindji people's famous Wave Hill Walk-off in 1966, and questions the meaning of the return of their land by Gough Whitlam in 1975 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 321-344) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Gurindji (Australian people) -- Social conditions -- 20th century
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Livestock workers -- Australia -- Northern Territory -- History -- 20th century
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Strikes and lockouts -- Australia -- Northern Territory -- History -- 20th century
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Cattle trade -- Australia -- Northern Territory -- History -- 20th century
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Wubuy people N128
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Gurindji people C20
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Land rights - Pastoral industry
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Occupations - Pastoral industry workers
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Economic sectors - Agriculture and horticulture - Pastoral industry
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Politics and Government - Political action - Land rights
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Habitation - Camps
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Race relations - Violent
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Government policy - Self determination
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Politics and Government - Political action - Civil rights
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Cattle trade
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Livestock workers
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Strikes and lockouts
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Daguragu / Kalkaringi / Wave Hill (Central NT SE52-08)
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Northern Territory (NT)
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Northern Territory
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781925377187 |
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1925377180 |
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