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Vincent Lingiari AM (/ l ɪ ŋ dʒ ɪ j ɑːr i /; 13 June 1908 or 1919 – 21 January 1988) was an Australian Aboriginal rights activist of the Gurindji people. In his early life he started as a stockman at Wave Hill Station, where the Aboriginal workers were given no more than rations, tobacco and clothing as their payment.
Jan 13, 2023 · Vincent Lingiari. Vincent Lingiari was an Aboriginal stockman who worked at Wave Hill cattle station in the Northern Territory. His father had also been a stockman and Vincent Lingiari began ...
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Vincent Lingiari (1919?-1988), Aboriginal stockman and land rights leader, was born in 1919, according to government records, at Victoria River Gorge, Northern Territory, son of Gurindji parents.
May 13, 2024 · Vincent Lingiari was an Australian livestock worker and activist who fought for Aboriginal land rights. He is best known for leading the 1966 strike of Aboriginal workers at the Wave Hill cattle station in the Northern Territory, Australia.
Nov 10, 2021 · Learn about Vincent Lingiari, who led the historic Wave Hill walk-off in 1966 and fought for Aboriginal land rights. Discover how he inspired the Whitlam Government and the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Land Rights.
Learn about the story behind the image of Vincent Lingiari, a Gurindji leader, and Gough Whitlam, the Prime Minister, who transferred the land of Wave Hill station to the Gurindji people in 1975. Discover the significance of this event for the Aboriginal land rights movement and the legacy of Vincent Lingiari.
Aug 22, 2019 · It’s been 53 years since Vincent Lingiari led 200 Gurundji people – Aboriginal stockmen, domestic workers and their families – on a walk-off from the Wave Hill cattle station in protest against atrocious housing and working conditions, meagre provisions and unequal pay.
