The 1967 Referendum - Level 5 Sample Unit
Milestones
Have students complete group research on other timeline milestones in the
development of Indigenous civil and political rights. The following contains a
list of suggested topics and some resources to start the investigation:
1938 Day of Mourning
www.curriculum.edu.au/ddunits/units/ls3struggles-glance.htm
1965 Freedom Ride
www.freedomride.net/index_html
1966 Wave Hill Strike
www.abc.net.au/message/archive/common/time3.htm
1992 Mabo High Court decision
www.nla.gov.au/ms/findaids/8822.html
The ‘Stolen Generation’
www.humanrights.gov.au/education/bth/index.htm
Other Referendums
Have students research the campaign, the issues and the results of another
referendum. There is a good deal of information available on the recent
Republican Referendum.
Visit the Federal Parliamentary Library for a beginning:
www.aph.gov.au/library/pubs/rp/1998-99/99rp25.htm
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