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Latitude
-17.433313
Longitude
130.833344
Start Date
1966-08-23
End Date
1966-08-23

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Strike action was taken on 23 August 1966 at Wave Hill Station, NT. This strike was carried out by "200 Gurindji stockmen, domestic workers and their families." This strike lead to a portion of the Gurindji homelands being returned to the Gurindji people in 1974. (Source: https://www.nma.gov.au/defining-moments/resources/wave-hill-walk-off)

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ID
tb354

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Wave Hill Station, NT