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Articles by Linda Barwick
In 1951, corroboree dancers in Darwin went on strike: their actions would reverberate as far as Melbourne Original
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised this article contains names and images of deceased people. “No Fred – No Lawrence – No Corroboree” ran the February 16 1951 headline in the Darwin newspaper The Northern Standard. Performers from Northern Territory’s Daly region and Tiwi Islands unanimously agreed to withhold their planned public dance show in solidarity with Aboriginal workers’ rolling strikes in Darwin for equal pay and civil rights.
Performing Aboriginal Rights in 1951: From Australia's Top End to Southeast
Original Article This article was collaboratively conceived in conversations between the three authors during their work on the ARC Discovery Project ‘Reclaiming Performance under Assimilation in southeastern Australia’ (DP180100938) in 2018.
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