Proclamation of the Day of Mourning.

The Aborigines Progressive Association, or APA, was a body established in the 1920s by Jack Patten in New South Wales to lobby government for basic human rights for Australian Aborigines. Activist Pearl Gibbs was also a member. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (420x797, 53 KB) Summary Public domain, as a published edition produced in Australia, copyright expires after 25 years [1]. Produced in 1938, copyright expired midnight 31 December 1963. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (420x797, 53 KB) Summary Public domain, as a published edition produced in Australia, copyright expires after 25 years [1]. Produced in 1938, copyright expired midnight 31 December 1963. ... Jack Patten (1904 - 1957) was an Australian Aboriginal leader and activist. ... Capital Sydney Government Const. ... Aboriginal Flag Australian Aborigines is a name used to collectively describe most of the indigenous peoples of the Australian continent and its nearby islands. ... Pearl Gibbs (1901 — 1983) was an Aboriginal Australian activist, and the most prominent female activist within the Aboriginal movement in the early 20th century. ...

In 1938 the APA organised the Day of Mourning on Australia Day of that year to protest the lack of basic human rights available to Aborigines. Proclamation of the Day of Mourning. ... Australia Day is Australias official national day, 26 January. ...