We are Staying

Résumé du livre

History of Alpurrurulam Communitys political and legal action to secure living area on pastoral station; violent conflict, dispossession, resettlement; treatment of Aboriginal pastoral workers, Northern Australian Workers Union Lake Nash strike, equal wages campaign, living and working conditions; government policy, land rights legislation; Lake Nash Land Claim; disputes, negotiations re sub-lease, proposed relocation to Bathurst Downs, excision, easement agreement Alpurrurulam Land Aboriginal Corporation; roles of Commonwealth and Northern Territory governments, Department of Aboriginal Affairs, Ian Pitman, Central Land Council, Office of Aboriginal Liaison, George Ormrod, Swift Australia Company Pty Ltd, Arthur Bassingthwaighte, Percy Crumblin, King Ranch Australia Pty Ltd, Georgina Downs Pty Ltd, Harry Campbell, Lesley Reilly, Reverend Jim Downing, Nugget Smith, Tommy Turner, Pompie Turner.