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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.

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

This leaflet was part of a national campaign to abolish the Trust fund system in Queensland by having individuals request the Commonwealth Banking Corporation dissociate itself from the fund by March 21 1971 or transfer business to another bank. It was reprinted from 'The Australian', Saturday, November 7, 1970.

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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.

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Allegations of racism & prejudice practised by Townsville police against coloured folks of that city.

The first page contains an account of police interactions with members of the indigenous community on the night of New Year's Eve [1971] and early morning of New Year's Day [1972], detailing allegations of racism and prejudice on the part of the police in these interactions. The two remaining pages comprise a letter to the proprietor of the Terminus Hotel detailing a "prima facie case of racial discrimination", with the lack of reply to this noted on the second page.

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"He been treat me fella like a dog alla time."

Poster by the Equal Wages Campaign, describing recent protests by Aborigines and their reception, and asking for financial assistance to the campaign for equal wage for Aboriginal workers. At the bottom is a section for tearing off and mailing to the campaign headquarters.

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An appeal to world opinion.

A letter addressed to U Thant, Secretary-General of the United Nations, from the Northern Territory Council for Aboriginal Rights. It addresses the issue of lesser citizenship for the "Aborigines of the Northern Territory" as enshrined in the Australian Constitution, and the effects of this treatment on the Aboriginal people. The appeal is made "under the clause of the United Nations Charter which says no people should be discriminated against because of their race or colour", and is signed by Davis Daniels, Secretary. A paragraph on the back page states: "Authorised by Mrs. K. Walker, Queensland Secretary, Federal Council for Advancement of Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders (FCCA), and Secretary, Queensland Council for the Advancement of Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders".

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Aboriginal Land Rights Campaign, background material.

Introduction and, Fact Sheets 1-7. Its stated purpose to provide useful material for campaign workers, to cover a variety of speaking and writing situations and audiences. Topics covered include Aboriginal social conditions, international standards and precedents, support in Australia through colonial and commonwealth history, and rebuttals for possible objections from pastoralists and mining companies.

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