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The end of the Aboriginal stockman.

Quadrant

| November 01, 2006 | Morris, Peter | COPYRIGHT 2006 Quadrant Magazine Company, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

FIRST LET ME ACKNOWLEDGE that it is more than sixteen years since I have been involved with Aborigines. However, I have maintained my interest and I am a member of the Bennelong Society. Today I am not trying to solve any problems; I am giving you the history of the Native Wage Case and the Wave Hill strike as I know it.

What I'm about to discuss relating to Australian Aborigines and the problems they face could in some ways relate to many non-Aboriginal communities. It is a matter of degree and comparative social values.

That brings us to our first problem. Who is an Aborigine? It is necessary to know this, as Aborigines were originally excluded from ...


    
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