1. Aboriginal Australia: 1900-1945
... were refused entrance in 1942, there was a public protest. The government changed its policy, but those who served in non-racially mixed units received less pay. This did not totally stop Aboriginal men and women trying to join in there thousands. Many Aboriginal soldiers, upon being questioned by their mates or by the enlisting officers if they were Aboriginal would often ... sacrifices ignored and their families oppressed even further by their respective State and Federal governments with such cruel initiatives as the "Soldier Settlement Scheme" and official assimilation policies. Ret...
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