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Right wrongs write yes for Aborigines! On May 27

Flyer for the 1967 Referendum calling on supporters to vote 'yes' on 27 May for changes to the Australian Constitution. Features a black and white print of a photograph of the face of what appears to be an Aboriginal Australian baby. Text at the foot of the flyer reads: "Authorised by J. McGuinness ... Issued by Federal Council for the Advancement of Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders". Undated.

Federal Council for the Advancement of Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders

Report on FCAATSI conference

Duplicated typescript report, black type on pink paper, by TLC (Trades and Labor Council) delegate B. Burns on the thirteenth FCAATSI conference held in Canberra from 27 to 29 March 1970. Also includes a 'Policy for Northern Aborigines', two pages, dated 25 March 1970, prepared for the Trade Union Committee of the FCAATSI by J.H. Kelly (possibly Jack H. Kelly), and a statement from the Trade Union Sub-Committee of FCAATSI, one page, titled 'Why Australian trade unions must continue to work in a real multi-national organisation for the rights and advancement of Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders', signed by J.S. Baker (John Simms Baker), Convenor.

Federal Council for the Advancement of Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders

Aborigines and the forthcoming referendum, draft

Draft typescript, with handwritten corrections and notes in pen, written after the eighth Annual Conference on Aboriginal Affairs held in Canberra from 16 to 18 April 1965. It outlines the discriminatory sections of the Australian constitution (Section 127 and Section 51, sub-section xxvi). Unknown author.

Federal Council for the Advancement of Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders

Should a Queensland Aborigine still beg for his own wages?

Typescript leaflet from the Federal Council for the Advancement of Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders, distributed as part of a campaign to abolish the Trust Fund system in Queensland. The leaflet is a follow-on from a previous leaflet distributed from October 1970, when the FCAATSI decided if the Commonwealth Banking Corporation did not dissociate itself from the Trust Fund system by 21 March 1971, they would transfer their business to another bank. This newer leaflet advises the Commonwealth Bank did not dissociate itself and the FCAATSI has transferred their business as a result. Again they ask supporters to do the same. Includes a section that can be torn off and completed by supporters, then mailed to the campaign headquarters.

Federal Council for the Advancement of Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders

Land rights - an urgent appeal

Duplicated circular letter from the Federal Council for the Advancement of Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders titled 'Land rights - an urgent appeal', dated 1 September 1977, and sent from Woden, Australian Capital Territory. Takes issue with the negative impact of uranium mining in Australia on Aboriginal communities, particularly in the Alligator Rivers Region and East Alligator Region. Appeals for support and donations to launch an education and advertising campaign to raise awareness about land rights issues. Mentions the recent formation of an Anti-Uranium Sub-Committee of FCAATSI. Signed off by Marcia Langton, General Secretary, FCAATSI; Jim Keefe, Shadow Minister for Aboriginal Affairs; Tom Uren, Deputy Leader of the Opposition; George Georges, Opposition Whip in the Senate; Cyril Primmer, Australian Labor Party Senator for Victoria; Jim Roulston, Vice President Australian Council of Trade Unions; Allen, Sorrensen, Australian Conservation Foundation; Penny West, Campaign Against Racial Exploitation; Pam Hartgerink, Friends of the Earth; Frnak Muller, Movement Against Uranium Mining; and Ian Macdonald, Executive Member, National Youth Council of Australia.

Federal Council for the Advancement of Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders

Allegations of racism & prejudice practised by Townsville police against coloured folks of that city

Duplicated typescript. First page contains an account of police interactions with members of the Indigenous community in Townsville on the night of New Year's Eve 1971 and early morning of New Year's Day 1972. Details allegations of racism and prejudice on the part of the police in these interactions. Signed off by J. McGinness (Joseph Daniel McGinness), President of the Federal Council for the Advancement of Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders, January 1972. This document is accompanied by a duplicated typescript letter, two pages, dated 13 January 1972, addressed to the proprietor of the Terminus Hotel in South Brisbane, Queensland. This letter details an alleged incident of racial discrimination on the night of 23 December 1971 against a couple of patrons, Colin and Val Blaw. The letter is signed off by Roy Hopkins, Secretary. A typescript addition at the bottom of the second page of the letter notes a lack of reply to the letter and calls for supporters to attend a sit-in at the Terminus Hotel on a forthcoming Monday night, possibly 14 January 1972.

Federal Council for the Advancement of Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders

FCAATSI report Victoria

Duplicated typescript report, two copies, one page each, by the State Secretary for Victoria, Federal Council for the Advancement of Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders (possibly Geraldine Briggs). Presented at the Sixteenth FCAATSI Annual Conference in Brisbane, 20-22 April 1973. Provides an update on the status of Aboriginal affairs in Victoria, specifically in relation to employment, housing, health, education, and youth.

Federal Council for the Advancement of Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders

Early decisions of the new government

Duplicated typescript report on decisions and actions taken during the first year of the Gough Whitlam-led federal Labor government. The report focuses on policies that affect Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, including the establishment of the Department of Aboriginal Affairs and National Aboriginal Consultative Committee, the appointment of Gordon Bryant as Minister for Aboriginal Affairs, royalties paid to Aboriginal peoples living on reserves in the Northern Territory affected by mining development, and plans to establish an Aboriginal Land Fund. Report author is unknown, though it was possibly produced by an Australian Labor Party department. Also includes a table titled 'Purposes of proposed additional allocations to the States for 1972/73', in which the funding allocations for the six Australian states are categorised into housing, health, education, employment, special work projects and regional projects. Table includes previously authorised allocations.

Federal Council for the Advancement of Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders

FCAATSI report Central Australia Northern Territory

Duplicated typescript report Joyce Clague (or Joyce Claugue), State Secretary for Central Australia and Northern Territory, Federal Council for the Advancement of Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders. Presented at the Sixteenth FCAATSI Annual Conference in Brisbane, 20-22 April 1973. Provides information on a push for wage equality between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal employees, the need for mobile health clinics and other health services, a request for social service pensions, and other matters affecting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples of Central Australia and Northern Territory. The second leaf appears to be an attachment to the report but is inconsistently paginated (as 2). It argues for the urgent need for teachers educating Aboriginal children to receive special race relations training to combat prejudice and ignorance.

Federal Council for the Advancement of Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders

Legislative reform report

Duplicated typescript report by Jack Horner, Convenor, Legislative Reform, Federal Council for the Advancement of Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders. Two copies, two pages each or four leaves total. Presented at the Sixteenth FCAATSI Annual Conference in Brisbane, 20-22 April 1973. Provides updates on federal and state legislations affecting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. Particularly singles out Queensland as the state in need of of further amendments to laws. Also contains information on Aboriginal Advisory Councils and Aboriginal land trusts, such as the Lake Tyers Aboriginal Trust.

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