Wave hill station history books

The gurindji people of the northern territory made history 50 years ago. The gardens of wave hill lets us feast on the design daring, the. But a new book reveals the deeper story behind the wave hill walkoff. Theyve worked at wave hill, the exceptional public garden in new york city, perched above the hudson river with worldclass views and much more even though my own garden is put to bed, the wheels in my gardener brain are still whirring. The untold story behind the 1966 wave hill walkoff abc. Her first posting was to a remote station in the northern territory called wave hill. They walked kilometres to wattie creek, a place of spiritual significance, and. Gurindji keep lingiari legacy alive half a century after. Wave hill station is located approximately 600 kilometres south of darwin in the northern territory. In january 2009 union camp was recognised as a site of historical. Vincent lingiari and the wave hill walkout by melanie.

For the rest of the workers at wave hill station, the propertys history is not front of mind, but it is something they are well aware of. Both his mother and his father, also vincent lingiari, were employed on the 3500sq. The burning books the burning of books publicly and ceremonially is a bizarre subtext of history, repeated constantly. Victoria river including gregory national park, wave hill and victoria river downs station small settlement surrounded by a number of historically important destinations. The gurindji people of the northern territory made history 50 years ago by standing up for their rights to land and better pay. On australias biggest cattle station, they took on one of. Wave hill cup links walkoff from the past daily telegraph. Wav e h i ll st ation, most commonly referred to as wav e hill, is a pastoral lease in the northern territory operating as a cattle station. Contact history of victoria river downs, wave hill and humbert river stations based on aboriginal oral accounts. In 1966, gurindji elder vincent lingiari led his people in a walkout off wave hill cattle station. It was there that i felt the strength and dignity of those who walked off wave hill station then officially. Working and living conditions for aboriginal people were very poor.

Songs from the stations portrays another side of life on wave hill station. Check out these books recommended by local booksellers peruse a long list of titles by local authors, books about the washington region and stories of pandemics. Strikes and lockouts cattle trade northern territory wave hill station. The untold story behind the 1966 wave hill walkoff. The gurindji people of the northern territory are perhaps bestknown for their walkoff of wave hill station in 1966, protesting against mistreatment by the station managers. Take a quick look back at five centuries of great writing. In a remote part of australia, at a time before social media and internet was around, one lndigenous man was able to stand up, be heard and change the course of australian history. Aboriginal australians northern territory wave hill region. In the decades since, much has changed at wave hill and in the indigenous landscape of north australia. Located just 12 miles from midtown manhattan, wave hill is in the riverdale section of the bronxeasily accessible by car or public transportation. A few of the gardeners ive learned the most from over my career have one thing in common.

An oral history from the wave hill strike green left. Navy and the imperial japanese navy that played out six months after the attack. Thea hayes spent twenty years living and working on wave hill station in the northern territory. The battle of midway was an epic wwii clash between the u.

Click here to view wave hill station, kalkarindji wave hill, victoriadaly region, northern territory, australia. Aboriginal australians employment northern territory wave hill region. The station was built on traditional gurindji land, but the gurindji people were treated like slaves and paid little. From failed promises of women having it all to the contemporary struggle for equal wages for equal work, swinths book exposes how government policies often undermined tenets of the movement known as secondwave feminism, which took place fromread more. Hi, i dont get paid for any of my channels content and it takes a very long time to make audio. Fifty years ago today, work at wave hill cattle station in the northern territory came to a standstill when head man vincent lingiara called a meeting with his indigenous colleagues, the. Not many people who stumbled on the old tin cup on the wave hill station walkoff track would have bothered to pick it up. To make things worse, the world shes been reborn in has a very low literacy rate and books mostly dont exist.

Wave hill station backs onto the clarence river offering the opportunity to fish, swim, kayak, or just relax. You wave a gun, and i ll wave a gun books hindustan. We hope you will join this worldwide movement of generosity by supporting communities and nonprofits that matter to you. After two years of careful consideration, robert mccrum has concluded his selection of the 100 greatest nonfiction books of all time. In 1966 she was working at vesteys wave hill station in the kitchens. New book by history professor recasts secondwave feminism. Part memoir, part history, part theory, gurindji journey is the story of hokaris discovery of.

Wajarra as performed by ronnie wavehill wirrpnga, topsy. Wave hill station, most commonly referred to as wave hill, is a pastoral lease in the northern territory operating as a cattle station. Practical antenna handbook fourth edition joseph j. Search the worlds most comprehensive index of fulltext books. Check back regularly to find your next favourite book. Search database npr has compiled the first public database of american veterans who were secretly exposed to mustard gas in military experiments conducted during world war ii. Wave hill station is located approximately 600km south of darwin in the victoria river district of the northern. World war ii toolbox contains a list of repositories, online books, and records resources for all branches of the military. She arrived as a naive nineteenyearold trainee nurse from sydney, but when she left in 1979 she was married with four children and eager for her next adventure. W e can look at great gardens as works of art, being delighted purely by the visuals, or we can dig a bit deeper, too, as we tour these landscapes and look for clues on how to become great gardeners ourselves. British authorities in india convened a conference in the hill station of simla with chinese and tibetan representatives, with the goal of demarcating the.

Wave hill station, kalkarindji wave hill, victoriadaly. Vesteys, a british company which ran the cattle station, employed local aboriginal people, mostly gurindji. Vincent lingiari and the wave hill walkout melanie guile. Nine years after the walkout, the gurindji people won back their land and control of their lives. Captain cook mythology and the contradictions of the early settlement. Wave hill cattle station, which included the kalkaringi and daguragu area, was first stocked in. The clarence valley region of new south wales includes the likes of yamba and grafton, as well as a bunch of small towns wed previously never heard of. Here youll find current best sellers in books, new releases in books, deals in books, kindle ebooks, audible audiobooks, and so much more. It is located about 31 kilometres 19 mi east of kalkaringi, 204 kilometres 127 mi. Agate from wave hill station, kalkarindji wave hill. Following the merger of the englishlanguage service of radio luxembourg i with the new englishlanguage service of radio luxembourg ii on 208 metres medium wave, the station came to be known as radio luxembourg. Wave hill walkoff or the gurindji strike was a walkoff and strike by 200 gurindji stockmen, house servants and their families in august 1966 at wave hill cattle station in kalkarindji formerly known as wave hill, northern territory, australia. Wave hill is a cattle station that covers an area of approximately,500 square kilometres 5,212 square miles. This is the story of an ordinary girl from wollongong who has lived her extraordinary life to the fullest.

Vincent lingiari and the wave hill walkout melanie guile with. Wave hill station, kalkarindji wave hill, victoriadaly region, northern territory, australia. A milestone for the movement, on 23 august 1966 gurindji man, vincent lingiari marched off the wave hill cattle station in kalkaringi, nt accompanied by 200 stockmen, domestic workers and their families. The property is best known as the s cene of the w ave hi ll walkoff, a strike by indigenous australian workers for better pay and conditions, which in turn was an important influence on aboriginal land rights in australia. A country nurse charts theas rich and inspiring life, from wave hill to north stradbroke island, london to the riverina in nsw, and just about everywhere in between. Im looking for the seeds of ideas for the year to come, so. This record documents improvements made to the wave hill station property from the 1950s to 1970s including buildings, fences and bores. Vincent lingiari and the wave hill walkout melanie guile with graphic pages illustrated by chris burns macmillan library south yarra, vic 2010.

The books homepage helps you explore earths biggest bookstore without ever leaving the comfort of your couch. Now a new book about wave hill, the world renowned public garden in new york city, does just that. The strike would become the first major victory of the indigenous land rights movement. Ripples from wave hill recalls the momentous fight started 40 years ago by the gurindji people of the northern territory. The wave hill walkoff, also known as the gurindji strike, was a walkoff and strike by 200. We pay cash for books, textbooks, cds, lps, videos and dvds daily. And you know in all your hearts and in all your souls that not one thing has failed of all the good things which the lord your god spoke concerning you.

World war ii united states military records, 1941 to 1945. Half price books has new and used books, textbooks, music, movies and more both online and in stores. The location of wave hill station at wattie creek in the northern. Binns became the first man in history to send out a maritime distress call. Working at wave hill station 50 years after walkoff by. Its an act of violence, a punishment, a deterrent, a death by proxy. This was the event that prompted a sevenyear dispute between the gurindji people and british aristocrat, lord samuel vestey. The history of the wave hill walkoff has also been turned into a childrens book. The station s pilot, peter bergin, said he knew nothing.

The walkoff unleashed a momentous chain of consequences. A british company, radio luxembourg london ltd, controlled the programme content and sold the advertising time. Ripples from wave hill is the definitive firsthand account of australias first successful land rights campaign as told by the aboriginal people who fought for their land and the radicals who joined with them. Aboriginal australians northern territory wave hill region treatment. She arrived as a twentytwoyearold nurse from sydney, but when she left in 1979 she was married with four children and eager for her next adventure. She is now myne, the sickly fiveyearold daughter of a poor soldier. Ida and her fellow countrymen stockmen and other workers walked off the cattle station demanding decent wages and living conditions. The gurindji peoples traditional lands are approximately 3,250 km. Wave hill station and farmstay is located in a secluded, pristine environment and offers a range of holiday opportunities to independently explore country life, farming, fishing, nature and adventure. Behold, this day i am going the way of all the earth. A short history of the wave hill, or gurindji, strike, when aboriginal. This year marks the 50th anniversary of the walkoff by gurindji people working on wave hill station to protest against low wages, poor conditions and the taking of. Songs from the stations wajarra as performed by ronnie.