Rare glimpses of life during the Koori struggle for justice 1938 - 1999

The 1950s

Nambucca Heads - The Deep North of NSW

For a period in 1958 the sleepy hamlet of Nambucca Heads, half way between Sydney and Brisbane, was under the national and international spotlight, exposing a glimpse of the deep underlying racism in Australian society of the 1950s.


* Select one of the links below *
"Protest on Sale of House to Aboriginal"
"Protest on Sale of Home to Aborigines"
"Aboriginal families may affect tourists"
"Aboriginal family's hopes dashed..."
"White vs Black problem likely to explode again"
SMH Editorial - "Aborigines and their living conditions"
"Nambucca answers challenge"
"Greg's Home: Fight Still On"
"The Outcasts Come to Town"
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