Alf Neal interviewed by Sue Taffe in the Activists for Indigenous rights in the mid 20th century oral history project [sound recording]
- Bib ID:
- 6154356
- Format:
- Audio
- Author:
- Neal, Alfred, c. 1925-, interviewee
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- Written permission required for research, personal copies and public use.
- Description:
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- 2012 Oct. 17
- 2 sound files (ca. 147 min.)
- Series:
- Activists for Indigenous rights in the mid 20th century oral history project.
- Summary:
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Alf Neal, Kuku Djungan elder, talks about Yarrabah Anglican Mission; tribal groupings at the Mission; his schooling; Commonwealth law and Aboriginal law; the Queensland Aboriginal Preservation and Protection Act; Department of Aboriginal and Islander Affairs (DAIA); Cairns Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Advancement League (CATSIAL); the Freddie Reys affair; Federal Council for the Advancement of Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders (FCAATSI); 1967 Referendum; his working life; his role as a bush lawyer; cane cutting gangs; the establishment of a co-operative bakery; the differences between the traditional people and the historical people at Yarrabah; health; history of Mount Mulligan; being elected to the National Aboriginal Conference, 1977; his family; his wife and children; his farm; Native Title; tribal affiliations; Yarrabah community; anthropologist Prof. Frederick Rose; linguist Prof. Dixon; his response to 'Yarrabah! The Musical'; Jurgen Steiner; education and trade qualifications within the Yarrabah community.
- Notes:
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- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are advised that this recording may contain names and voices of deceased persons.
- Recorded on 17 October 2012 in Yarrabah, Qld.
- Digital master available National Library of Australia;
- Index/Finding Aid Note:
- Timed summary available.
- Subject:
- Occupation:
- Political activists
- Other authors/contributors:
- Taffe, Susan, 1945-, interviewer
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