Aboriginal Australians -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- Queensland

A copy of a written statement addressed to ‘Those Responsible for the Welfare of the Aboriginal People of Cherbourg Reserve’, in which a resident expresses dissatisfaction with the conduct of an Aboriginal Councillor on the Cherbourg Reserve, who is reported to have assaulted another member of the Reserve with his son. The statement is accompanied by a form letter signed by Denis Walker, who states that Davidson is concerned her statement will result in discriminatory retaliation against her by the administrations of the Aboriginal and Islander Affairs Act of 1965. The statement also contains a list of fifteen individuals who have been identified as being responsible for the welfare of Aboriginal residents of the Cherbourg Reserve, consisting of politicians as well as high-ranking figures in philanthropic and advocacy organisations.

Act Confrontation Movement (Brisbane, Qld.)

Appeal for membership

FVF6-Item 2
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1971

Part of Act Confrontation Movement Ephemera

A form letter outlining the discriminatory practices and policies underlining the Aborigines’ and Torres Strait Islanders’ Affairs Act of 1965, and how proposed changes to the Act are ineffectual amendments that fail to address these problems. The letter also makes an appeal for material support, and contains a coupon for members to submit to the Act Confrontation Movement with a monetary donation enclosed. The letter is signed by Denis Walker, and is undated but is assumed to be from 1971.

Act Confrontation Movement (Brisbane, Qld.)

Fryer Library Manuscripts

Aboriginal Australians -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- Queensland

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