A handful of sand : : the Gurindji struggle, after the walk-off /

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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Ward, Charlie, 1972-
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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A handful of sand : the Gurindji struggle, after the walk-off / Charlie Ward.
Clayton, Victoria : Monash University Publishing, [2016]
2016
1 online resource (xxxii, 352 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations, maps.
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Australian history
Includes bibliographical references (pages 321-344) and index.
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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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2018. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
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.
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Print version: Ward, Charlie, 1972- Handful of sand : the Gurindji struggle, after the walk-off. Clayton, Victoria : Monash University Publishing, c2016 xxxii, 352 pages Australian history (Monash University Publishing) 9781925377163 (DLC) 2017303647
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