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Tagged: social justice

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Stolen Generations: Never the same again
Footage of Beagle Bay Mission. Historical black-and-white footage of Aboriginal children. Daisy Howard tells us of her experience of being removed, and being robbed of the opportunity of having a...
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Stolen Generations: Half caste, plaster cast
Historical footage of a plaster cast being made of an Aboriginal man’s face by anthropologists. Henry Reynolds and Marcia Langton provide historical framework for government policies implemented...
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Stolen Generations: Dreams of whiteness
Historical news footage of Aboriginal girls removed from their families and being adopted by a white family as a result of the assimilation policies. Henry Reynolds tells us why Aboriginal children...
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Archie Roach: Singing About Social Justice
Archie Roach's passion for social justice comes across in songs like 'Louis St John' - about the racially motivated murder of a young man and 'Beautiful Child' about Aboriginal and Torres Strait...
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Waterloo: Queen in Waterloo
Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh officially open the Housing Commission’s tower blocks in Waterloo. Residents’ furniture was removed from four units and temporarily replaced...
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Waterloo: A man of the people
Sir William McKell was a boilermaker who rose to become premier of NSW from 1941 to 1947. While premier, he started the Housing Commission that built the landmark accommodation towers in Waterloo....
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Waterloo: Controlled development
In 1980 the government agreed to consult with residents before re-developing Waterloo. Tower blocks of Housing Commission buildings were already built but the remaining surrounding areas were subject...
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