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| Layer Id | 721 | Name | The 1965 Freedom Ride |
| Description | 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. |
Subject Keywords | nsw, activism, civilrights, aboriginalaustralia, equality, justice |
| Type | Placename | Linkback | https://aiatsis.gov.au/explore/1965-freedom-ride |
| Warning | Please be aware that readers may find some of the language and content distressing. |
Creator | Dr Jacqueline Wright |
| Publisher | TLCMap | Contact | jacqui.wright@newcastle.edu.au |
| Source Url | https://aiatsis.gov.au/explore/1965-freedom-ride | Rights | 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. |
| Citation | 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/ |
Language | EN |
| Created At | 2023-11-08 13:42:31 | Updated At | 2023-11-08 13:44:59 |
| Ghap Url | https://tlcmap.org/layers/721 |
| Statistic | Value | Unit |
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Total Places
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16 | - |
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Area
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218609.27145568 | km2 |
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Convex Hull
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POLYGON((149.1299278 -35.28094581,148.1219197 -30.01065683,150.3577649 -28.60422031,153.2880623 -28.8093175,153.4555788 -28.97208148,152.8419653 -31.08017918,152.4444807 -31.88889846,151.1873601 -33.88836993,149.1299278 -35.28094581)) | - |
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Density
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7.3189942464282E-5 | places/km2 |
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Centroid
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POINT(150.88903203125003 -30.753168914375) | - |
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Bounding Box
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POLYGON((148.1219197 -35.28094581,148.1219197 -28.60422031,153.4555788 -28.60422031,153.4555788 -35.28094581,148.1219197 -35.28094581)) | - |
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Most Central Place
|
Freedom Ride | - |
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Most Distant Place from center
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Freedom Ride | - |
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Distribution
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kilometers |
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Start Date
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1965-02-12 | - |
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End Date
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1965-04-18 | - |
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Duration
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0.18 | years |
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Median Date
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1965-02-20 | - |
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Average Date
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1965-02-23 | - |