‘Heard some radio publicity on all of us… .. town jobs to own aborigines impossible to rating, shearing operate shell out well but they are not sure and regular. Construction sub-standard.’ – Ann Curthoys
You’d to locate consent to get in brand new Aboriginal Set-aside from the Gulargambone regarding the Passions Board. Aborigines Hobbies Board, 14 January 1966.
‘Went on Namoi Lake settlement have always been and performed certain surveys for some occasions. Most people I talked to very timid and diffident, and you can said they certainly were a bit pleased. Requirements terrible – was required to have fun with filthy water, tin shacks that have dirt flooring, overcrowded.’ – Ann Curthoy’s
‘Walgett RSL is fabled for humorous the brand new Aboriginal troops after they returned out of The second world war. For 1 day. 24 hours later a lot of the Aboriginal society had been banned for good. These were banned in almost any of your lodging and additionally they needed to obtain beer and you may had been marketed cheaper plonk courtesy the trunk screen at three times the cost, courtesy sneaky-grogging functions.
Passions panel and you can police a whole lot disliked
‘We grabbed our ads and you may posters and you will endured in front of the brand new Walgett RSL. That was have always been at about 11 o’clock. The heat is tremendous because it try june-date. (more…)