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90 years ago, Yorta Yorta leader William Cooper petitioned the king for Aboriginal representation in parliament

  • Written by Bain Munro Attwood, Professor of History, Monash University
90 years ago, Yorta Yorta leader William Cooper petitioned the king for Aboriginal representation in parliamentCooper walking on Nicholson Street Footscray. Obtained with permission.Esmay Mann Collection.

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