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

The 1950s

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First Edition of Dawn - a new magazine for the Aboriginal people of NSW - January 1952
Members of the Aborigines Welfare Board - 1952
"The King is Dead...Long Live the Queen!" - February 1952
"Our Singing Ambassador - Harold Blair - March 1952
Harry Penrith - Lifesaver - February 1953
First Indigenous Teacher - February 1953
"A Citizen Must Be Loyal - Patriotism has no colourline..." - 1953
Irwin Lewis - One of the first indigenous university students - November 1957
PM "Pig Iron Bob" Menzies terrifies Aboriginal children on cover of "Dawn" - August 1958
Paul Coe sneaks into the footy - April 1959
Jimmy Little's career takes off - 1959
Article by Pastor Doug Nicholls - December 1959
Aborigines Advancement League (AAL)
Albert Namatjira an extraordinary life
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