Read the following article and then answer the questions below it.
1967 referendum legislation
- When did aboriginal people get the right to vote in federal elections?
- When was the referendum held?
- Which two sections of the Constitution were under discussion in this referendum?
- What changes were being considered?
- What was the result of the referendum?
- In the 1940s, State Governments decided to give aborigines citizenship under certain conditions. What were these conditions?
Activity Two - Source Analysis
Task 1
Please read the newspaper article Aborigines' Exclusion from Census 'Shocking'. Then answer the following question.
Exclusion from the Census
1. When was the article published?
2. What point was being made?
3. To what were Aborigines compared?
Task 2
Carefully look at the visual sources and then answer the following questions.
Task 1
Please read the newspaper article Aborigines' Exclusion from Census 'Shocking'. Then answer the following question.
Exclusion from the Census
1. When was the article published?
2. What point was being made?
3. To what were Aborigines compared?
Task 2
Carefully look at the visual sources and then answer the following questions.
- What message is contained in each of these images?
- Why do you think that they have chosen to use images of children in these posters?
- What mood is created with the images?
- Which poster do you think is the most effective? Justify your opinion
Video Clip
View the following video clip and answers the questions below.
Video Interview - Before the 1967 Referendum
- Who is being interviewed?
- What view does the audience gain about aboriginal people from this interview?
- Do agree with the points raised by the aboriginal lady in this interview?
Textbook Source Analysis
Read page 293 of your textbook, focusing on the actual results of the 1967 referendum. Answer questions 1, 2 and 3.
