Web18 aug. 2024 · 1967— Prime Minister Harold Holt announces that the Constitution Alteration Bill has passed in both Houses of Parliament allowing for a referendum to be called on whether or not Australia should change the wording of the constitution. The date is set for 27 May 1967. The constitution is formally changed on 10 August 1967. WebVale Faith Bandler. On Friday 13 February, Faith Bandler AC passed away at the age of 96. Faith Bandler was a tireless activist for Indigenous Australians, and we particularly honour her for her role in the 1967 …
Counted: Faith Bandler on voting yes in the 1967 referendum
WebShe worked closely with Jack and Jean Horner, Emil and Hannah Witton, Ken Brindle, John Baker and Dulcie Flower both in the Fellowship and when Sydney became the … Web8 mrt. 2024 · Image credit: @jadehameister. This is what our female gold medallists, servicewomen, politicians, activists and adventurers have to say. 1. Maude ‘Lores’ Bonney. “I would like to think those flights of mine have a small corner in the history of achievement. I always liked to say I travelled the world with a Gipsy.”. fisher fc tw
‘My faith is in people’ – in memory of Faith Bandler, 1920-2015
WebFaith and her sister served in the Australian Women’s Land Army during the Second World War, working for farmers whose usual labourers had joined up to fight the war. After the war she married Hans Bandler. She became active in many organisations that were working to improve the lives and the rights of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. WebOn 8 May 1943 at the Methodist Church, West End, she had married Bruce Walker, a childhood friend and a descendant of Aboriginal clans from Queensland’s Logan and Albert rivers region; he was an electric welder. Their union did not last and as a single parent she struggled to provide and care for her son, Denis. WebIn 1974, Faith decided to direct her energies to the 16,000 descendants of South Sea Islanders and, in 1975, made her first emotional journey to her father’s birthplace on … fisher fc twitter