"There is no greater sorrow on earth than the loss of one's native land." - Euripides 431 B.C.

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Rare glimpses of life during the Koori struggle for justice 1938 - 1999 The 1951 Darwin Strike * Select one of the below *

"Darwin Natives Go On Strike for 2 Pound a week Wage Rise" Herald 28th November 1950

"Police Disperse Armed Aboriginal Strikers" - Age 18th January 1951

"Aborigine talked of using 'soldiers'" - Herald 19th January 1951

"Stalemate in Strike of NT Natives" - Sun 24th January 1951

"Reds Blamed for Unrest" - Herald 24th January 1951

"Native Sent to Gaol" - Argus 27th January 1951

"Aboriginal Leader Gets a Gaol Term" Herald 8th February 1951

"Aboriginal Leader Banished" - Herald 13th February 1951

"Second Native Strike Leader 'out of the way'" - Age 14th February 1951

"Judgement Reserved on Aboriginal's Exile" Sun 16th February 1951

"Corroboree Banned for 10 pound a day Tourists" Herald 19th February 1951

"Darwin Unrest Plan" - Argus 20th February 1951

"Reds Blamed for Native Strikes" - Age 20th February 1951

"Native Stays in Exile" - Argus 20th February 1951

"Aborigine Tribe Expels Two Strike Leaders" - Argus 24th February 1951

"Treatment of Natives a Disgrace, Says Judge" - Herald 26th February 1951

"I Stand With The Natives For a New Deal" - Argus 9th March 1951

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