VINCENT LINGIARI

BY: TAYLAH AND SLADE Vincent Lingiari

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CONTENTS PAGE

INTRODUCTION.........................................................................................3

WAVE HILL WALK OUT................................................................................4

ABOUT THE WAVE HILL STATION.............................................................5

TIMELINE.....................................................................................................6

WHAT HAPPENED TO LINGIARI AFTER HE RECIEVED THE LAND BACK............................................................................................................7

PRIMARY SOURCES...................................................................................8

GLOSSARY...................................................................................................9

INDEX.........................................................................................................10

BIBLIOGRAPHY..........................................................................................11

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INTRODUCTION

Vincent Lingiari was born in 1908 in Daguragu, Victoria River, Northern Territory. He was a leader and an Elder of the Gurindji people and also the head stockman of Wave Hill cattle station. He was slim he had white

hair, strong features and had powerful expression. Vincent could not read or write.

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WAVE HILL WALK OUT

The Wave Hill Walk out started on the 23nd of August 1966. There were more than 200 men,

women and children of the Gurindji people that packed their belongings and walk off Wave Hill

cattle station in the Northern Territory.

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ABOUT THE WAVE HILL CATTLE STATION

The Wave Hill Station is 600 kilometres south of Darwin. It used to belong to the Gurindji people but then became leased by Vestey Pastoral Company. The Gurindji people became workers for this company after they lost control over this land.

-Map of Nothern Territory, Darwin where

Vincent was Born

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TIMELINE

1855The Explorer Augusts Gregory leads a group across Gurindji land.

1883 Wave hill cattle station was built on Gurindji land.

1914 Wave Hill cattle station was leased by Vestey Pastoral Company.

1966 The Wave Hill walk off: Vincent lingiari leads his people off Wave Hill Cattle station.

1975 Gough Whitlam (prime minister) leases 2500 square kilometres of land to the Gurindji people.

1981-85 The Gurindji win the right to own their land.

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What Happened to Lingiari after he Received the land back?

Lingiari never worked at the cattle station ever again. For the rest of his life he lived in Daguragu. In 1978 he received the order of Australia and died on January 22nd, 1988. Vincent Lingiari was a highly respected man and leader

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Primary Sources Vincent’s Quote: “we want to live on our land out way”

Said by Lingiari in 1966

Vincent Lingiari getting held by his mum when he was a

baby.-1908A map of darwin.

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Glossary • Company- A number of people gathered

together in job

• Darwin - A capital city in Australia

• Kilometres- is a measurement

• Belongings- Something that belongs to someone

• Gurindji- An Aboriginal group of people in Northern Central Australia.

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Index

A B C D EAugust-4 bibliography-1

0cattle-3-4,

6-7 Daguragu-3 Elder-3

Australia-9 born-3 company 5- 6, 8 Darwin-5 explore-6

belongings-3

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Bibliography 24.6.14www.freewebs.com, The story of Vincent Lingiari

http://splash.abc.net.au/digibook/-/c/618856/vincent-lingiari-the-leader

www.kooriweb.org

treatyrepublic.net

dictionary.refrences.com

Guile, M (2010) Stories from Australia’s History: Vincent Lingiari, MacMillan Publishers, Australia.

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Thanks For Watching :)-Taylah and Slade

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