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Submission presented to the Select Committee appointed to examine the Aboriginals Preservation and Protection Acts 1939 to 1946

  • F3833
  • Item
  • 1963

Photocopy of typescript (31 leaves) of the Submission presented by the Queensland Council for the Advancement of Aborigines and Torres Islanders to the Select Committee appointed to examine the Queensland Governments' Aboriginals Preservation and Protection Acts 1939 to 1946. Last page [32] is the Executive Recommendation on Aboriginal People from the ACTU Congress in 1963. Accompanying these is a letter on Queensland Council for the Advancement of Aborigines and Torres Islanders letterhead, signed by Kath Walker as Secretary, with a note: The material in the attached "Submission" is NOT for publication without the written permission of the above Council.
The submission includes: purposes of the Acts; definition of 'Aboriginal'; Director, protectors and superintendents; Aboriginal councils; land; reserves; family; alcohol; property; health; education; language in education; wages and employment; and wills and estates.

Queensland Council for the Advancement of Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders

Submissions re Aboriginal legislation

  • F1939
  • Item
  • 1963

Includes : 'A.C.T.U Congress, September 1963, Melbourne, Decision : Aborigines' (2 pp. typescript)

Trades and Labor Council of Queensland

Petition for a referendum to remove discrimination against Aborigines from the federal constitution

Four page leaflet issued by the Federal Council for Aboriginal Advancement detailing Section 51 and Section 127 of the Australian Constitution, the reasons why these sections need to be changed, the rights of Aboriginal people on settlements and reserves in five states and the Northern Territory, list of organisations affiliated to the Federal Council. One the last page: "Authorised by Mr. Stan Davey, General Secretary for Federal Council for Aboriginal Advancement". Undated.

Federal Council for the Advancement of Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders

Education for Aborigines

This is a typescript of an article that was authorised by J. Horner, Hon. Secretary of the Aboriginal-Australian Fellowship (AAF). It is a contribution by an unnamed member of the AAF, who teaches in a country High School. The article highlights the educational problems for aboriginal children at the time and includes statistical information.

Cultural development report submitted by J.S. Baker to the Federal Conference of the F.C.A.A. & T.S.I. Melbourne, (196?) 3 p.

Report submitted by J. S. Baker to the Federal Conference of the Federal Council for the Advancement of Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders on the rapid destruction and lack of respect and interest in the culture of Aboriginal Australians.

Council for Aboriginal Rights (Victoria)

Submissions to the Queensland State Government for equality of wages and working conditions for Aborigines in the pastoral industry

  • F1938
  • Item
  • 1964

Letter and duplicated typescript of submission made by the Trades and Labor Council of Queensland to the Government of Queensland seeking an end to wage discrimination against Aboriginal Australians in the pastoral industry. Both are dated 6 July 1964 and signed by A. Macdonald, General Secretary.

Content advice: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are warned that this resource may contain images, transcripts or names of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people now deceased. It may also contain historically and culturally sensitive words, terms, and descriptions.

Trades and Labor Council of Queensland

Letter, 1965 June 15 : Brisbane, to Mrs B.G. White.

  • F803
  • Item
  • 1965

Letter to Mrs B.G. White, Buderim, in reply, re collection and preservation of aboriginal music and dancing, and encouragement of public awareness in it. Accompanied by a pencil draft of her letter to him [n.d.]

Heinze, Bernard, Sir., 1894-1982

Cherbourgh settlement, Thursday March 24, 1966

  • F2046
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  • 1966

Report of visit to Cherbourg Aboriginal community by R. Wright and K. Loughlin, representatives of Building Workers' Industrial Union of Australia.
The visit was to investigate wage rates and employment conditions of Aboriginal Union members.

Loughlin, K. B.

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