Ephemera relating to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples
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Ephemera relating to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples
Report on the 16th Conference of the FCAATSI
Part of Federal Council for the Advancement of Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders Ephemera
Duplicated typescript report from the 16th Conference of the Federal Council for the Advancement of Aboriginals and Torres Strait Islanders held at Brisbane Trades Hall, Brisbane, from 20 to 22 April 1973. It includes extracts from a speech by R. Finney, Solicitor for Aborigines and Islanders Legal Aid Service, with some handwritten pen corrections, as well as a keynote address titled 'Smash the act' given by Mrs P. Miller of the Council for Aboriginal Rights, Victoria, in Townsville in January 1973. The keynote address relates to the Aborigines Act 1971, the Torres Strait Islander Act 1971 and the Regulations of 1972.
Federal Council for the Advancement of Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders
Ephemera relating to the Brisbane Three campaign. The Brisbane Three were Denis Walker, Lionel Fogarty (Lacey) and John Garcia.
Brisbane Three
A duplicate of a list outlining the structure of the Act Confrontation Movement comprised of seven committees. The names for members of each committee as well as their contact details are also provided. Undated.
Act Confrontation Movement (Brisbane, Qld.)
Don't blame your Aboriginal Councillors blame the administrators of the act
A flyer comprised of reproductions of memorandums dated 16 Apr 1969 and 23rd May 1971 written by officers within the Department of Aboriginal and Islander Affairs. The flyer demonstrates how the Department utilises its powers to restrict Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders' movement and access to their earnings. Contact information for Denis Walker, Pastor Brady, Darcy Cummins and Steve Mam are provided. Undated.
Act Confrontation Movement (Brisbane, Qld.)
An informational flyer advocating for the abolition of the Aborigines' and Torres Strait Islanders Act and for a coalition of Aboriginal and Torres' Strait Islander individuals to be elected and to preside over matters previously governed by the Department of Aboriginal and Island Affairs. Flyer contains contact information for Denis Walker, Pastor Don Brady and Cheryl Buchanan. Undated.
Act Confrontation Movement (Brisbane, Qld.)
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.)
To those responsible for the welfare of the Aboriginal people on Cherbourg Reserve
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.)
Act Confrontation Movement Ephemera
Act Confrontation Movement (Brisbane, Qld.)
Sordid Australian racialism - the Queensland Act. Collingwood, Vic. (197?) 4 p. (two versions)
Part of Aboriginal Action Ephemera
Aboriginal Action