President Patten reads resolution
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President Patten (right) reads resolution at the 'Aborigines day of mourning' in Sydney, on 26 January 1938.Description:
President Patten (right) reads resolution, "We, representing the ABORIGINES OF AUSTRALIA ... on the 150th Anniversary of the whitemen's seizure of our contry, HEREBY MAKE PROTEST against the callous treatment of our people ... AND WE APPEAL to the Australian Nation of to-day ... for FULL CITIZEN STATUS and EQUALITY WITHIN THE COMMUNITY".
Full catalogue record online at http://archival.sl.nsw.gov.au/Details/archive/110320668.
Location Description:
Australian Hall - Metropolitan Local Aboriginal Land Council, 150 Elizabeth St, Sydney NSW 2000.
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1938 January 26thSource:
Aborigines day of mourning, 26 January 1938 CollectionPublisher:
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FL3157997Type:
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