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aug 16, 1975 - 16 August 1975: The Gurindji people were handed back their land

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⁃ Labor prime minister, Gough Whitlam, handed 3,236 sq km of Wave Hill station back to the Gurindji people, and ceremonially poured earth into Vincent Lingiari’s hands.

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aug 16, 1975
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~ 50 years ago

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