the wave hill walk off occurred on august 1966.
the wave hill walk off occurred on august 1966.
when did the wave hill walk off occur?
august 1966
wave hill walk-off









































wave hill walk-off or the gurindji strike was a walk-off and strike by 200 gurindji stockmen, house servants and their families in august 1966 at wave hill cattle station in kalkarindji (formerly known as wave hill), northern territory, australia.









































the gurindji people's traditional lands are approximately 3,250 km² of the northern territory. gurindji first encountered europeans in the 1850s, when explorer augustus gregory crossed into their territory. several other explorers traversed the area over the following decades until the early 1880s, when large pastoral operations were established.









































section::::gurindji and the pastoralists.
wave hill walk-off
wave hill station









































wave hill station, mostly referred to as wave hill, is a pastoral lease in the northern territory operating as a cattle station. the property is best known as the scene of the wave hill walk-off, a strike by indigenous australian workers for better pay and conditions, which in turn was an important influence on aboriginal land rights in australia.









































section::::description.









































it is located about east of kalkaringi, south east of timber creek and about south of darwin in the northern territory.
wave hill station