In 1965, a group of students from the University of Sydney drew national and international attention to the appalling living conditions of Aboriginal people and the racism that was rife in New South Wales country towns. Known as the Freedom Ride, this 15-day bus journey through regional New South Wales would become a defining moment in Australian activism.

Please be aware that readers may find some of the language and content distressing. 

This map has been adapted from a page on the AIATSIS website. Quotes from Charles Perkins are taken from A Bastard Like Me, (published by URE Sydney, 1975). Quotes from Ann Curthoys are from her diaries which are digitised in the AIATSIS Collection.

https://aiatsis.gov.au/explore/1965-freedom-ride

https://aiatsis.gov.au/collection/featured-collections/ann-curthoys-diaries

https://aiatsis.gov.au/sites/default/files/catalogue_resources/ms3759_fcaatsi_0.pdf

https://www.screenaustralia.gov.au/the-screen-guide/t/freedom-ride-1993/9358/

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• Max distance between 2 places: 817.82821518547
• Average distance between places: 359.6121288797
• Median distance between places: 352.63331273609
• Standard Deviation of distance between places: 174.08092695294
• Average Min distance between neighbouring places: 83.502199018068
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• Standard Deviation of Min distance between neighbouring places: 78.460814466608