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4 pages ; 34 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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From UQFL191 Constance Healy Papers.
Previously titled as: Walgett Aborigines break the colour bar : report of delegation to Walgett, 13-15 August, 1965.
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Duplicated typescript report, black type on blue paper, dated 13th - 15th August, 1965. On 9 August 1965, following reports from the press and Charles Perkins that several Aboriginal Australians were arrested in Walgett for attempting to gain admittance to the lounge of the Luxury Theatre, a meeting was coordinated by Ray Peckham, of the Federal Council for Aboriginal Advancement, at the home of Charles Perkins. The meeting was attended by members of Student Action for Aborigines, New Settler League, Tranby Cooperative College, Aborigines Progressive Association, Aboriginal-Australian Fellowship and the Union of Australian Women. One of the outcomes of the meeting was to have a delegation proceed to Walgett in New South Wales. This report is from the delegation's visit. Unknown author; possibly produced by the Federal Council for Aboriginal Advancement.
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Also appears in Churinga, December 1965, pp. 5-17.
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- Federal Council for the Advancement of Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders (Subject)
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- Student Action for Aborigines (Subject)
- Tranby Aboriginal Co-operative College (Subject)
- Aborigines Progressive Association (Subject)
- Aboriginal-Australian Fellowship (Subject)
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Revised, Kymberley Doyle, 06-Feb-2025.
Created, Linda Justo, 18-Nov-2019.