Following the leaders : the role of non-Indigenous activism in the development and legitimation of Daguragu community (Wattie Creek), 1969-1973

Charlie Ward

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    Abstract

    The event known as the ‘Wave Hill walk-off’ occurred on the Vestey company’s Wave Hill Station in the Northern Territory in August 1966. The discontent of Indigenous workers about their treatment and industrial conditions was harnessed by union activity on remote pastoral stations in the Victoria River and Barkly Tablelands regions, triggering a wave of strikes. At the Vestey company’s Wave Hill Station, 200 Gurindji people walked some 24 kilometres from their place of residence and employment to a spot in the Victoria River bed next to the government ration depot known colloquially as the ‘Wave Hill Welfare Settlement’. They were soon met there by supportive unionists and the radical writer Frank Hardy.
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)69-92
    Number of pages24
    JournalJournal of the Royal Australian Historical Society
    Volume100
    Issue number1
    Publication statusPublished - 2014

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