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The walk-off. The long history of inequality and inaction prompted Mr Lingiari to action. He led the group along a fence line to Gordy Creek before setting up camp on the Victoria River near the Wave Hill Welfare Station. They camped on higher ground during the wet season and in early 1967 moved to Wattie Creek, establishing the community of.


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Fifty years ago, Vincent Lingiari and 200 stockmen and house workers walked off the job at the Wave Hill cattle station. Look back at the key events before and after that historic day.


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17.38698°S 131.11641°E / -17.38698; 131.11641 The Wave Hill walk-off, also known as the Gurindji strike, was a walk-off and strike by 200 Gurindji stockmen, house servants and their families, starting on 23 August 1966 and lasting for seven years. It took place at Wave Hill, a cattle station in Kalkarindji , Northern Territory, Australia, and was led by Gurindji man Vincent Lingiari.


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Many people know a small part of the walk-off story because of the song From Little Things, Big Things Grow about 200 stockmen, house servants and their families who walked off Wave Hill Station.


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On 23 August 1966, the Gurindji people of the Northern Territory made history with the Wave Hill Walk-Off. The landmark event made their names widely known across Australia and inspired national change. 200 Gurindji stockmen, domestic workers and their families at Wave Hill cattle station went on strike. They demanded wages and a return of some.


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After the walk-off. Between their historic departure from Wave Hill station in 1966 and Gough Whitlam's return of their land in 1975, the Gurindji people lived through a decade of uncertainty. In this extract from his new book, Charlie Ward takes up the story in 1974. Charlie Ward 24 August 2016 2621 words.


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The Wave Hill Walk-Off was a pivotal early moment in the national Aboriginal land rights movement and eventually led to Prime Minister Gough Whitlam's symbolic land hand back in 1975. But the.


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55 Years: Wave Hill Walk-Off. Today (August 23) marks 55 years since the historic moment when 200 Gurindji stockmen, workers and their families walked off Wave Hill station in the Northern Territory in protest against working and living conditions. What came to be known as the Wave Hill walk-off on the 23 rd of August 1966 would continue for.


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The Gurindji people of the Northern Territory made history 50 years ago by standing up for their rights to land and better pay. But a new book reveals the deeper story behind the Wave Hill Walk-Off.


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Wave Hill walk-off. Coordinates: 17.38698°S 131.11641°E. The Wave Hill walk-off, also known as the Gurindji strike, was a walk-off and strike by 200 Gurindji stockmen, house servants and their families, starting on 23 August 1966 and lasting for seven years. It took place at Wave Hill, a cattle station in Kalkarindji (formerly known as Wave.


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A new book reveals the drama and comedy of Prime Minister Gough Whitlam's famous "hand back" of Gurindji land in 1975, following the Wave Hill Walk-Off 50 years ago - and the bittersweet.


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Wave Hill Walk-Off. On 23 August 1966, 200 Gurindji stockmen, domestic workers and their families initiated strike action at Wave Hill station in the Northern Territory. The Ongoing Legacy of the Wave Hill Walk-Off. The Wave Hill Walk-Off inspired national change in the form of equal wages for Aboriginal workers, as well as a new land rights act.


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The Wave Hill walk-off, also known as the Gurindji strike, is a significant event in the history of Indigenous rights in Australia. It commenced on 23 August 1966 when approximately 200 Gurindji stockmen, domestic workers, and their families, led by Vincent Lingiari, initiated a strike and walked off the Wave Hill Station in protest against exploitative wages and oppressive conditions.


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1966: Gurindji strike (or Wave Hill Walk-Off) led by Vincent Lingiari. Vincent Lingiari, addressing the media after Prime Minister Gough Whitlam officially returns Aboriginal land at Wattie Creek. On 23 August 1966, 200 Gurindji stockmen, domestic workers and their families initiated strike action at Wave Hill station in the Northern Territory.


Wave Hill 50th anniversary Stockmen who walked off station pause to remember ABC News

Today is the anniversary of the Wave Hill walk-off, also known as the Gurindji strike. The walk-off happened at Wave Hill, a cattle station in Kalkarindji in the Northern Territory. Stretching out for almost a decade, the strike created a legacy that continues to this day. Gurindji man Vincent Lingiari led the walk-off on 23 August 1966; joining him were 200 Aboriginal stockmen, servants and.