Lousy Little Sixpence.
In the mid-1930s, the Aboriginal people began to organise, and to fight the Aborigines Protection Board. Through old newsreels, archive film, photographs and interviews with Elders, the film weaves a moving account of a hidden history, the early struggle for Aboriginal land rights and self-determina...
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| Format: | Streaming video |
| Language: | English |
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[Place of publication not identified] :
Ronin Films,
1982.
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| Online Access: | A Kanopy streaming video Cover Image |
| Summary: | In the mid-1930s, the Aboriginal people began to organise, and to fight the Aborigines Protection Board. Through old newsreels, archive film, photographs and interviews with Elders, the film weaves a moving account of a hidden history, the early struggle for Aboriginal land rights and self-determination. A meticulous study of how white Australians between the wars consistently broke up Aboriginal families to manufacture a black servant class. "A meticulous study of how white Australians between the wars consistently broke up Aboriginal families to manufacture a black servant class. Australia has produced few films of such quiet and ironic passion." - John Baxter, The Australian. |
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| Item Description: | Title from title frames. |
| Physical Description: | 1 streaming video file (approximately 53 min.) |
| Playing Time: | 00:53:00 |
| Format: | Mode of access: World Wide Web. |