Item Item 48 - Letter regarding the trust fund system in Queensland

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FVF622-Item 48

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Letter regarding the trust fund system in Queensland

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  • 16 Nov 1970 (Creation)

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1 leaf ; 27 cm

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(1922-1920)

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Barry Eastwood Christophers. Born 6 September 1922. A medical practitioner, executive member of the Federal Council for the Advance of Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders, secretary of the Federal Council for Aboriginal Advancement's Equal Wages Committee, and president of the Council for Aboriginal Rights (Victoria). Died 15 November 2020.

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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: Letter from Dr. B. Christopher regarding the trust fund system in Queensland, 16 November 1970.

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Typescript form letter to accompany a statement and campaign leaflet about abolishing the trust fund system in Queensland (no attachments) on letterhead of the Federal Council for the Advancement of Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders. The letter has no attachments and is written and signed in pen by Barry Christophers, Executive Member, F.C.A.A. & T.S.I.

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  • English

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Revised

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Full

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

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