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The Rabbit Proof Fence
JS Battye Library of West Australian History brings together photographs from the time and short information about different aspects of Western Australia's history.

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Banjo Morton

The multi-media website ‘Banjo Morton: the untold story’ dives deep into the historic 1949 and 2009 Alyawarra walk offs in the Northern Territory, led by stockman and community leader, Banjo Petyarre Morton. Using original footage, photographs, and voice recordings this site gives viewers remarkable access to what happened, why, and the political repercussions.

Australian History Mysteries

How have Indigenous people's citizenship rights changed over time?
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Websites

THE 1967 REFERENDUM
Australians voted overwhelmingly to amend the Constitution to make laws for Aboriginal people and include them in the census. Includes Background/Impact/Statistics
Apology to Australia's Indigenous peoples
Read or watch the apology given by Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, 13 February 2008.
Bringing them Home Report (1997)
Report of the National Inquiry into the Separation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children from Their Families
Stolen generations' testimonies
An initiative to record and share the personal testimonies of Australia’s Stolen Generations Survivors
The Uluru Statement
2017 Uluru Statement
Indigenous rights
State Library of Victoria - collection of resources
Right Wrongs
In 1967, Australians voted to change how Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people were referred to in the Constitution. Explore these personal stories, opinions and historical recordings of what happened. How far have we come since 1967?

Websites: massacres

Remembering the 1828 Cape Grim Massacre
In 1828, 30 Tasmanian Aboriginal people were brutally attacked, shot, and thrown over a 200ft precipice in what is now commemorated as the Cape Grim Massacre.
Massacre map
This map shows the locations of known killings of Aborigines by Europeans for the 18 years between 1836 and 1853. Koorie Heritage Trust 1991
Colonial Frontier Massacres in Australia, 1788-1930
University of Newcastle research paper documenting statistics, timeline and other information about attacks on indigenous and settlers.