Author : Pamela Lyon
Publisher : Alice Springs, N.T. : IAD Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 262 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Book Synopsis We are Staying by : Pamela Lyon
Download or read book We are Staying written by Pamela Lyon and published by Alice Springs, N.T. : IAD Press. This book was released on 1989 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: History of Alpurrurulam Communitys political and legal action to secure living area on pastoral station; violent conflict, dispossession, resettlement; treatment of Aboriginal pastoral workers, Northern Australian Workers Union Lake Nash strike, equal wages campaign, living and working conditions; government policy, land rights legislation; Lake Nash Land Claim; disputes, negotiations re sub-lease, proposed relocation to Bathurst Downs, excision, easement agreement Alpurrurulam Land Aboriginal Corporation; roles of Commonwealth and Northern Territory governments, Department of Aboriginal Affairs, Ian Pitman, Central Land Council, Office of Aboriginal Liaison, George Ormrod, Swift Australia Company Pty Ltd, Arthur Bassingthwaighte, Percy Crumblin, King Ranch Australia Pty Ltd, Georgina Downs Pty Ltd, Harry Campbell, Lesley Reilly, Reverend Jim Downing, Nugget Smith, Tommy Turner, Pompie Turner.