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Aboriginal Strike
In 1946 Aboriginal farm workers went on strike against virtual slavery in Australia. It was the first time they'd taken industrial action.
In 1946 Aboriginal farm workers went on strike against virtual slavery in Australia. It was the first time they'd taken industrial action and it helped changed their status.
PHOTO: A photograph of Aboriginal strikers, all of whom are now deceased. Courtesy of David Noakes.
POEM: Clancy and Dooley and Don McLeod by Dorothy Hewett, 1946.
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