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- 1964 (Creation)
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1 leaf : black and white illustration ; 23 cm
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A conference in Adelaide in 1958 resulted in the formation of the Federal Council for Aboriginal Advancement. In 1964, the organisation was renamed to include Torres Strait Islanders in the title. Federal Council for the Advancement of Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders (FCAATSI) was formed to advance the rights of Aboriginal people. The Council included Aboriginal Advancement organisations, unions and church organisations. One of the Council's most successful campaigns was establishing the 1967 Referendum. In March 1978 FCAATSI changed its name to the National Aboriginal and Islander Liberation Movement (NAILM) but the organisation never met. It disbanded that same year after the federal government cut funding.
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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.
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Revised, Kymberley Doyle, 31-Jan-2025.
Revised, Linda Justo, 26-Sep-2024.
Migrated from LMS: April 2019, P.A.