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A handful of sand : the Gurindji struggle, after the walk-off
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- Summary
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Fifty years ago, a group of striking Aboriginal stockmen in the remote Northern Territory of Australia herald a revolution in the cattle industry and a massive shift in Aboriginal affairs. A Handfu...
Fifty years ago, a group of striking Aboriginal stockmen in the remote Northern Territory of Australia herald a revolution in the cattle industry and a massive shift in Aboriginal affairs. A Handful of Sand tells the story behind the Gurindji people's famous Wave Hill Walk-off in 1966, and questions the meaning of the return of their land by Gough Whitlam in 1975.
Details
- Creator
- Charlie Ward
- Format
- Books
- Language
- English
- Publication
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- 1st ed
- Clayton, Victoria : Monash University Publishing, [2016]
- ©2016
- Physical Details
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- 1 online resource (418 pages) : illustrations
- ISBNs
- 9781925377187, 1925377180, 9781925377170, 1925377172, 1925377164
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 321-344) and index.
Subjects
- Gurindji (Australian people) -- Social conditions -- 20th century.
- Livestock workers -- Australia -- Northern Territory -- History -- 20th century.
- Strikes and lockouts -- Australia -- Northern Territory -- History -- 20th century.
- Cattle trade -- Australia -- Northern Territory -- History -- 20th century.
- Gurindji (Australian people) -- Treatment -- Australia -- Wave Hill Station (N.T.)
- Aboriginal Australians -- Treatment -- Australia -- Wave Hill Station (N.T.)
- Livestock workers -- Treatment -- Australia -- Wave Hill Station (N.T.)
- Strikes and lockouts -- Australia -- Wave Hill Station (N.T.) -- Cattle trade.