The Unlucky Australians

Story of Wave Hill strike 1966/67 for equal rights, conditions existing before strike; migration of Gurindji tribe to Wattie Creek, building their own village; information from Dexter Daniels, Aboriginal Union organiser, Vincent Lingiari, leader of Gurindji, Captain Major, Robert Tudawali. In The Unlucky Australians he tells the story of this walk-off, one that resulted in a successful land rights claim—a term Hardy has been credited for inventing in this important novel. HCDJ