"There is no greater sorrow on earth than the loss of one's native land." - Euripides 431 B.C.
The Koori History Newspaper Archive
1900 to 1950
1951 to 1970
1971 to 1990
1991 to 2005
"Widow of Police Officer Does Not Believe Aborigines Can Govern Themselves" - Herald 9th February 1929
"Future of Aborigines - State not suggested - 'proposal impacticable" - Argus 12th February 1929
"Nemarluk's Journey of Pain - Tribesmen tell of native's remarkable escape" - Sydney Sunday Sun 8th October 1933
"Clean Away - Abo Killer in Territory" - Argus 18th October 1933
"Police Cordon Broken - Black Killer Still Free" - Herald 18th October 1933
"Black Tracker - terrific struggle with escapee" - Canberra Times 18th October 1933
"Police Fears of Nemarluk - Epic escape to the bush" - Herald 23rd October 1933
"Armed party turns back - Rain aids escape of Nemarluk" - Herald 24th October 1933
"Will Nemarluk shoot it out? - Native report of armed resistance" - Herald 19th February 1934
"Nemarluk in gaol again" - Herald 26th March 1934
"Black prisoners and their chains - Neck system claimed to be more 'humanitarium" - Herald 31st March 1934
"Official Recommendation for commutation of death sentence on Nemarluk - 18th April 1934
"Pot shots taken at blacks to test rifles" - Sun Pictorial 30th April 1934
"Mr. Lyons only white man at blacks deputation" - Sun Pictorial 25th January 1938
"Aborigines mourn while white men celebrate" - Herald 26th January 1938
"Stir Among Blacks - 70 Leave Station" - Argus 6th February 1939
"Fitzroy Aborigines Complain of Persecution" - Herald 17th September 1941
"Abos case to go before UN" - Herald 13th December 1945
"US attack on our native policy" - Herald 22nd August 1946
"Aborigines claims for the world's highest court" - Herald 30th January 1947
1951 - 1970
1971 - 1990
1991 - 2005
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