Aboriginal Land Rights Claim By Alex And Dylan. 1963 - The Bark Petition Petition written on bark Protesting against the commonwealth’s granting of mining.
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1963 - The Bark Petition
• Petition written on bark • Protesting against the commonwealth’s granting of mining
rights to Nabalcl over 390 square kilometres of land excise from arnhem land reserve.
1966 – Wave Hill Strike
• Aboriginal pastoral workers walked off the job.• Expressed their unhappiness with the poor working conditions
and disrespectful treatment.
1972 – Grove Land Rights
• The Yongu people fight for their land rights• Justice says Australia was legally Terra
Nullis• The couldn’t prevent mining on their land
1975 – Gurindji Hand Back
• The Whitlam government came to power. • They promised to legislate for land rights.• The original Wave Hill lease was surrendered.
1976 – Aboriginal Land Rights Act
• Aboriginal make a effort to inherent right to land recognised
• Justice Wood Ward, appointed to hold inquiry into appropriate ways to recognise Aboriginal land rights in N.T.
1992 – The Mabo Case
• Australian High Court recognise Australia was not an empty piece of land.
• Australian High Court recognised the rights of Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders were similar to indigenous groups the rest of the world.
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