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1941 - South Coastal - view
first radio broadcast by an Aboriginal person
1943 - North West - view
Andy was “in his glory when with children”…he would take them to Maroota to pick waratahs, then give the flowers away on their return home; he spent a great deal of time camped below Ebenezer Church near the river fishing
1944 - North West - view
Blair does work hard. He reportedly goes from singing on canefields and illiteracy at 18 years of age to an outstanding tenor who sings in five languages and performs on the stage around the world
1946 - North West - view
Dave Sands becomes champion boxer
1946 - North West - view
Sackville Reach Aborigines Reserve Nos 23598 and 28546 are revoked
1946 - North West - view
Pilbara campaign. Nearly 800 Aboriginal pastoral workers defy the Aborigines Act 1905 (WA) and walk off in protest over lack of personal freedom, poor pay (often only rations) and sub-standard living conditions
1946 - North West - view
Australia’s longest strike
1947 - South Coastal - view
street parade
1947 - South Coastal - view
protests against the discrimination of Koori people
1947 - North West - view
Eureka Stockade, is shot on set at Blind Creek, Singleton . Director Harry Watt seeks to employ local workers and cast people in small parts
1948 - North West - view
Sands defeats Robert Villemain in the “fight of the year” and months later is victorious over Dick Turpin in less than 3 minutes for the British Empire middleweight title
1948 - North West - view
world boxing title
1949 - North West - view
Pilbara strikers is rewarded with improvements to pay and conditions for Indigenous people
1949 - North West - view
After his return from the US where he holds a Churchhill scholarship, Brady speaks out on issues of justice
1949 - North West - view
concert tour of five states
1952 - South Coastal - view
shacks are finally demolished