Item Item 38 - Should a Queensland Aborigine still beg for his own wages?

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FVF622-Item 38

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Should a Queensland Aborigine still beg for his own wages?

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  • 1971 (Creation)

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1 leaf ; 25 cm

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(1958-1978)

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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: Should a Queensland Aborigine still beg for his own wages?, October 1970.

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Typescript leaflet from the Federal Council for the Advancement of Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders, distributed as part of a campaign to abolish the Trust Fund system in Queensland. The leaflet is a follow-on from a previous leaflet distributed from October 1970, when the FCAATSI decided if the Commonwealth Banking Corporation did not dissociate itself from the Trust Fund system by 21 March 1971, they would transfer their business to another bank. This newer leaflet advises the Commonwealth Bank did not dissociate itself and the FCAATSI has transferred their business as a result. Again they ask supporters to do the same. Includes a section that can be torn off and completed by supporters, then mailed to the campaign headquarters.

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Revised

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Revised, Kymberley Doyle, 07-Feb-2025.
Created, Linda Justo, 19-Nov-2019.

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