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

In October 1970, the FCAATSI decided if the Commonwealth Banking Corporation did not dissociate itself from the Trust Fund system in Queensland they would transfer their business to another bank and called for others to do the same by filling in their details on the leaflet and / or making a donation. In Queensland an assisted Australian Aboriginal may have all or part of their wages be paid into a "trust fund" and was only available upon request to a district officer of the Department of Aboriginal and Island Affairs.

Memorandum to the General Assembly of the United Nations relating to racism and racial discrimination in Australia

This memorandum to the United Nations from the Federal Council for the Advancement of Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders was an invitation to the United Nations to visit Australia and participate in the examination of racism and racial discrimination in Australia. It was prepared by a sub-committee consisting of Faith Bandler, John S. Baker and Dr Barry Christophers.

Report on the 16th Conference of the FCAATSI

This typed report from 1973 consists of a report from: the 16th Conference of the Federal Council for the Advancement of Aboriginals and Torres Strait Islanders of an extract from a speech by Mr R. Finney, Solicitor for Aborigines & Islanders from the Legal Aid Service; and the keynote address called 'Smash the act' given by Mrs P. Miller of the Council for Aboriginal Rights (Victoria).

Aboriginal land rights campaign 1968.

"A statement issued by the Federal Council for the Advancement of Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders and the Abschol Department of the National Union of Australian University Students." It deals with what is being sought, why, who is instigating the campaign, and answers some additional questions about consequences.

Federal Council for the Advancement of Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders

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