Aboriginal Australians -- Government relations

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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

FCAATSI report Western Australia

Duplicated typescript report by Jack Davis, State Secretary for Western Australia, 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 the abolishment of Native Welfare Department and Child Welfare Department, and the establishment of the Community Welfare Department; the appointment of a Legal Aid Officer; the establishment of a Western Australia Aboriginal Lands Trust; and other matters affecting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples of Western Australia.

Federal Council for the Advancement of Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders

Report of the Director to the Annual General Meeting of Sydney University Abschol

Duplicated typescript report by Neville Perkins, Abschol Convenor, Federal Council for the Advancement of Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders. Presented at the Sixteenth FCAATSI Annual Conference in Brisbane, 20-22 April 1973, though the original date of the report is 12 October 1972. Includes a one-page preface that addresses conference delegates and introduces the report as an overview of the objectives and functioning of Sydney University Abschol.

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.

Federal Council for the Advancement of Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders

Wages and employment committee report 1972-1973

Duplicated typescript report by Barry E. Christophers, Convenor, Federal Council for the Advancement of Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders. Addresses issues relating to the Queensland Trust Fund and its impact on Aboriginal peoples living and working in Queensland. Also cites specific sections of the Aborigines Act 1971, the Torres Strait Islanders Act 1971 and The Aborigines Regulations of 1972 and argues how these sections reinforce the trust fund system to the detriment of Aboriginal peoples.

Federal Council for the Advancement of Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders

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

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

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

Learn to beat the system: scholarships for adult Aborigines and Islanders

Undated duplicated typescript "Information sheet no.1" with information on how Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples can advance their education and skills by applying for scholarships and study grants for university and trade training programs. Unknown author; possibly produced in 1973 by Jack Horner for the Federal Council for the Advancement of Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders.

Federal Council for the Advancement of Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders

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