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Day of Mourning poster 1938

Day of Mourning poster 1938

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[a928402 / ML POSTERS 1612]

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Aboriginal politics to 1945

In the first half of the twentieth century, Aboriginal people in Sydney used all the tools of organised political protest to protect their land and their children. The depredations of the Aborigines Protection Board in the late nineteenth century inspired this political revolt.

Day of Mourning 1938

Attended by Aboriginal activists from all over Australia, the Day of Mourning was the first national Aboriginal civil rights gathering.

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Day of Mourning 1938

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Protest held on the sesquicentenary of the founding of Sydney, to highlight the Aboriginal suffering that resulted from the European invasion.

Australian Hall

Hall located at 150-52 Elizabeth Street used as a club and meeting place by a range of groups. In 1938 it was the venue for the 1938 Day of Mourning by the Aborigines Progressive Association.

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