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Cummeragunja Station. Participants. Jack Patten. Bill Onus. Eric Onus. William Cooper. The Cummeragunja walk-off in 1939 was a protest by Aboriginal Australians at the Cummeragunja Station, an Aboriginal reserve in southern New South Wales .
Feb 4, 2022 · What was the Cummeragunja Walk-Off? On February 4, 1939, 200 Aboriginal people walked off Cummeragunja mission on Murray River in protest of dire conditions. Cummeragunja Walk Off Anniversary ...
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It is known for being the site of a protest known as the Cummeragunja walk-off in 1939, with residents leaving the reserve to cross the river in protest at poor conditions and treatment. In March 1984 the newly-created Yorta Yorta Land Council took possession of the land.
The Cummeragunja Walk Off was a protest by Aboriginal people at Cummeragunja Station. On 4 February 1939 about 200 Yorta Yorta people walked off Cummeragunja Station in southern NSW.They were protesting against the poor living conditions and management of the station.
Today marks 80 years since The Cummeragunja Walk-Off, which saw around 200 people leave the Cummeragunja mission, in southern New South Wales, to protest the conditions and the local government's ...
In February 1939, about 200 to 300 members of the mission participated in the Cummeragunja walk-off – in protest at the low standard of living conditions. The Little family moved to his father's tribal land (near Wallaga Lake) and lived for some years on the New South Wales south coast at Nowra and Moruya.
