A handful of sand : : the Gurindji struggle, after the walk-off / / Charlie Ward.
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 ques...
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| Superior document: | Australian history |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Clayton, Victoria : : Monash University Publishing,, [2016] 2016 |
| Year of Publication: | 2016 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Australian history (Monash University Publishing)
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xxxii, 352 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates) :; illustrations, maps. |
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| Summary: | 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. |
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| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 321-344) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781925377163 9781925377187 (ebook) |
| Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
| Statement of Responsibility: | Charlie Ward. |