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Sydney
Home of the Eora people - Activist hired a bus to tour around rural towns -
Wellington
Home of the Wiradjuri people - an Aboriginal was only allowed into the pub only because he was with a group of white men. -
Gulargambone
Home of the Wayilwan people - Activists saw that housing was poor, Aboriginals were refused entry into pubs and cafes. -
Walgett
On the border between the homes of the Wayilwan and Gamilaraay people - conditions were very bad and people were unhappy. Aboriginals were banned for good. -
Moree
Home of the Gamilaraay people - Activists saw better housing conditions, Aboriginal children were refused into the swimming pool but they stood there until they were allowed entry. -
Boggabilla
On the border between the homes of the Bigambul and Gamilaraay people - the manager told the people not to answer their questions, houses were overcrowded. Activists were told that police came in without knocking and "did what they liked" to women. -
Tenterfield
Home of the Marbal people - 60 Aboriginal children were refused entry until 5:30 30 were in. -
Moree
Activists heard that aboriginal children had been demonstrating outside the Moree baths for the last two afternoons. Went to the front of the line and when he refused to move was grabbed and taken away from the line. -
Grafton
Activists listened to tape that explained the conditions of Aborigines on the far north coast -
Lismore and Cabbage Tree Island
This reserves shops were ok and so were the houses although others did not have water or electricity -
Bowraville
conditions were very bad, they didn't have a manager and they were extremely overcrowded. -
Kempsey
everything was pretty fair apart from segregation in pools. Still weren't allowed entry into the swimming pool.