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World Service,29 Aug 2013,9 mins

Aboriginal Strike

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In 1946 Aboriginal farm workers went on strike against virtual slavery in Australia. It was the first time they'd taken industrial action and it helped changed their status. PHOTO: A photograph of Aboriginal strikers, all of whom are now deceased. Courtesy of David Noakes. POEM: Clancy and Dooley and Don McLeod by Dorothy Hewett, 1946.

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