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Aboriginal-Australian Fellowship Conference, Sydney, October 1965

by State Library of NSW

A remarkable series of portraits taken by the Tribune newspaper (Communist Party of Australia) photographer Noel Hazard at the 1965 conference of the Aboriginal-Australian Fellowship. The conference featured many leading figures from the Aboriginal community.

The conference included mostly Aboriginal speakers and delegates, many of whom were involved in the campaign for citizenship rights with the 1967 Referendum.

Speakers from rural areas in NSW were also represented, highlighting their concerns about poverty and racism.

Images courtesy Tribune / SEARCH Foundation.

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Joyce Mercy (Clague) speaking at an Aboriginal-Australian Fellowship conference in Sydney, October 1965.
Lester (Charlie) Leon speaking at an Aboriginal-Australian Fellowship conference in Sydney, October 1965.
Doug Nicholls of Melbourne speaking at an Aboriginal-Australian Fellowship conference in Sydney, October 1965.
Lena Kapeen of Coraki speaking at an Aboriginal-Australian Fellowship conference in Sydney, October 1965.
Bill Rigby and Kath Walker (Oodgeroo Nunuccal) at an Aboriginal-Australian Fellowship conference in Sydney, October 1965.
Unidentified speaker at an Aboriginal-Australian Fellowship conference held in Sydney, October 1965.
Harry Hall of Walgett speaking at an Aboriginal-Australian Fellowship conference in Sydney, October 1965.
Rosalind Atkinson (Langton) of Melbourne speaking at an Aboriginal-Australian Fellowship conference in Sydney, October 1965.
Kath Walker (Oodgeroo Nunuccal) of Brisbane speaking at an Aboriginal-Australian Fellowship conference in Sydney, October 1965.
James Morgan of Coraki speaking at an Aboriginal-Australian Fellowship conference in Sydney. Seated is Edward (Ted) Fields of Walgett, October 1965.
Arnold Marr of Taree at an Aboriginal-Australian Fellowship conference in Sydney, October 1965.
Edward (Ted) Fields of Walgett speaking at an Aboriginal-Australian Fellowship conference in Sydney, October 1965.
Ray Peckham of Dubbo speaking at an Aboriginal-Australian Fellowship conference in Sydney, October 1965.
Speaker at an Aboriginal rights conference in Sydney, October 1965.
David Bolt of Cabbage Tree Island speaking at an Aboriginal-Australian Fellowship conference in Sydney, October 1965.
Pastor Bert Marr of Taree speaking at an Aboriginal-Australian Fellowship conference in Sydney, October 1965.
Claude Williams speaking at an Aboriginal-Australian Fellowship conference in Sydney, October 1965.
Ken Brindle speaking at an Aboriginal-Australian Fellowship conference in Sydney, October 1965.
Speaker at an Aboriginal-Australian Fellowship conference in Sydney, October 1965.
Charles Frost of Condobolin speaking at an Aboriginal-Australian Fellowship conference in Sydney, October 1965.