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Council for Aboriginal Rights (Victoria) Ephemera

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This ephemera collection contains reports, promotional material, submissions, circulars, publicity leaflets, correspondence and information for members of the council

Council for Aboriginal Rights (Victoria)

Queensland Aborigines - official statistics of wages of Queensland Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders seized by the Deptartment of Native Affairs 1937-1958 and still retained - 1962.

Prepared by a member of the Council for Aboriginal Rights (Victoria) on 16 August 1963, it reports that the Queensland Government is holding close on one million pounds of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders wages. Signed by Pauline Pickford, secretary for the Council.

Council for Aboriginal Rights (Victoria)

"Equal wages for Aborigines"

Typescript leaflet with two headings, "Equal wages for Aborigines" and "There must be an end to wage discrimination". Provides information on award rates for Aboriginal pastoral workers in the Northern Territory and argues for the urgent adoption of legislation to ensure wage equality. Calls on supporters to protest to Charles Barnes, Minister for Territories, and to the Legislative Council Northern Territory.

A list of sponsors at the foot of the leaflet includes the Brick Tile and Pottery Union (Victoria branch); Federal Council for Aboriginal Advancement; Clothing Trades Union (Victoria branch); Federated Engine Drivers' and Firemen's Association (Victoria branch); Tramway and Motor Omnibus Employees' Association; Association of Architects, Engineers, Surveyors and Draughtsmen of Australia (Victoria division); South Coast Aboriginal Advancement League; Council for Aboriginal Rights (Victoria); and Miscellaneous Workers' Union (Victoria branch).

Federal Council for the Advancement of Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders

Facts on wage discrimination against Aborigines

Bifold typescript leaflet providing information about wage disparities between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal workers in various industries and states across Australia. Also mentions other examples of wage discrimination, such as the use of trust funds for Indigenous-earned wages in Queensland. Ends with proposed reforms and calls for support. Leaflet was produced by the Equal Wages for Aborigines Committee, a subcommittee of the Federal Council for the Advancement of Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders. Front page features a black and white print of a photograph of what appear to be Aboriginal men marching in Darwin on May Day 1964.

Federal Council for the Advancement of Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders

How equal is an Aborigine on 3 pounds 3 shillings and 3 pence a week?

Blank national petition to the Commonwealth Government protesting the fact that Aboriginal workers employed under the Wards Employment Ordinance of the Northern Territory are paid approximately one-fifth of the basic wage paid to other workers. Produced by the Equal Wages for Aborigines Committee. At the foot of the flyer is a section that can be torn off and mailed to the campaign headquarters.

Federal Council for the Advancement of Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders

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