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Timeline—Events that led to the 1967 Referendum
1901—The Australian constitution comes into effect with the federation of Australia.There are two sections referring to the Aboriginal people that marginalises and excludes Australia’s Indigenous population, effectively making them second-class citizens in their own country.
The legal system - National Library of Australia
The National Library of Australia acknowledges Australia’s First Nations Peoples – the First Australians – as the Traditional Owners and Custodians of this land and gives respect to the Elders – past and present – and through them to all Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
What is fake news, misinformation, and disinformation?
The Cambridge Dictionary defines fake news as “false stories that appear to be news, spread on the internet or using other media, usually created to influence political views or as a joke.” Dictionary.com defines misinformation and disinformation as: Misinformation: “false information that is spread, regardless of whether there is intent to mislead.”
Social Change of the 20th Century - National Library of Australia
In literature and the arts, new themes emerged that propelled and deepened feminist discourse. Germaine Greer’s The Female Eunuch, published in in 1970, sought to reclaim women’s sexuality and release them from the consumerist suburban homes that, she argued, were their prisons.Despite much criticism, the book became a flagship text for change as women began to consider their own sexuality.
Challenging Terra Nullius - National Library of Australia
Terra Nullius. While historians debate how and when the terra nullius legal concept was used to justify the colonisation of Australia, it is likely that Cook considered that the land belonged to no-one. To Cook, Aboriginal people were ‘uncivilised’ hunters and gatherers — he did not see evidence of settlement and farming in a form he recognised. . …
Australian cemetery records - National Library of Australia
Locating the last resting places of our family and forebears can be an important aspect of our genealogical research. For many, it will eventually lead to a journey to those places and to the exact spot to to pay their respects, often to kin we may have never met but with whom we have a forever bond. Sometimes the search for these places …
Australian shipping and passenger records - National Library of …
Ship passengers relaxing on deck, 1870-1900, nla.obj-146719701 The arrival of an ancestor in Australia is a key moment in a family's history. They may have arrived as a fare-paying passenger, as an 'assisted' migrant, a member of a ship's crew, in …
Map Search - view historical maps overlaid on a modern map
Use the NLA's Map Search to position historical maps over current map base layers, and view or add map features. https://mapsearch.nla.gov.au Map Search includes thousands of Australian topographic maps, tourist maps, cadastral or parish maps - showing property boundaries and administrative areas, planning maps, geological maps, and more! You can view these historical maps overlaid on three ...
The Result - National Library of Australia
The vote The referendum took place on the 21 May 1967. For a Constitutional change to take effect, a referendum question must be approved by a majority of voters in a majority of Australian states. Two questions were asked: Question 1: to remove the requirement that the number of members of the House of Representatives must be roughly double the number of …