CDU Art Gallery
“Here to Help"
| Presenter | CDU Art Gallery | |
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Eileen Lim
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| Location | CDU Art Gallery, Building Orange 12, ground floor, Casuarina Campus | |
| Open to | CDU staff and students, Public | |
In the 1950s and early 60s, Gurindji leaders planned to walk off Wave Hill Station when support became available.After that support was articulated clearly to Vincent Lingiari by union organiser Nubuluna Dexter Daniels in 1966, they acted quickly. Yet the ten year occupation of Wattie Creek/Daguragu that followed required support of many types. High-profile individuals like Frank Hardy championed the Gurindji cause publicly while a string of live-in supporters were invited to Wattie Creek to assist the strikers with written communications, prospecting, mechanical work, shop-keeping and more. All were skilled and flawed individuals who had their own reasons for supporting the battle for land rights.
In this talk, Charlie Ward will dive deep to tell the little-known stories of two remarkable supporters of the Gurindji: Welfare Officer 'Wild Bill' Jeffrey and ABSCHOL-appointed live-in nurse, Jean Culley, the so-called 'Witch of Wattie Creek'.
Dr Charlie Ward is a historian who has worked in the Territory for twenty years. He lived in the Gurindji community of Kalkaringi in 2004-06, and has interviewed approximately 100 individuals about the history of the Gurindji region. His 2016 book A Handful of Sand: the Gurindji Struggle After the Walk-off is recognised as the definitive work on the Gurindji land rights struggle.
Everyone is welcome to attend - no RSVP is required.
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