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| Name | Down the Track and Around the World: The Mobility of Dexter Daniels -1967 |
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| Description | How might university and secondary school students engage with the political significance of Indigenous mobilities in modern Australia? We approach this question in teaching the history of an influential but largely forgotten Aboriginal activist, Dexter Daniels (c.1936-1999), who travelled great distances from his home community in the Northern Territory to advocate for Indigenous land and labour rights during the 1960s. The story of Daniels’ travelling life and activities is a powerful vehicle for understanding the importance of networks and connections in Indigenous rights struggles (nationally and globally), and the obstacles and challenges that activists face. This map details the travels of Dexter Daniels throughout Australia in 1967. |
| Type | Journey |
| Subject | activism, mobility, Aboriginal history, Indigenous history, Indigenous mobility, equal rights |
| Linkback | https://www.newcastle.edu.au/research/centre/purai/from-ngukurr-to-Newcastle |
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| Content Warning | Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Peoples are advised that this map includes the names of Indigenous Australians who have passed away. It also contains links to information from a period which uses language that is considered inappropriate or even offensive today |
| Number of places | 16 |
| Contributor | Kate Senior |
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| Creator | Coralie Properjohn and Dr Jacqueline Wright |
| Publisher | Purai Global Indigenous History Centre |
| Contact | purai@newcastle.edu.au |
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| Source URL | https://www.newcastle.edu.au/research/centre/purai/from-ngukurr-to-Newcastle |
| License | CCBY-NC-ND |
| Allow ANPS? | Yes |
| Citation | https://www.newcastle.edu.au/research/centre/purai/from-ngukurr-to-Newcastle |
| Usage Rights | Please contact purai@newcastle.edu.au if you would like to use this map in publications |
| Language | English |
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| Added | 2026-10-22 10:52:37 |
| Updated | 2026-10-22 10:58:04 |
🌏 Ord River
- Placename
- Ord River
- Type
- Other
Location, Dates
Description
Extended Data
- Purpose of Visit
- Tour of cattle stations
- Reference
- National Archives of Australia (NAA): Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO); A6119, 2620, Dexter Daniels-Volume 1, p. 121
- Links
- View digital copy
Sources
🌏 Nicholson
- Placename
- Nicholson
- Type
- Other
Location, Dates
Description
Extended Data
- Purpose of Visit
- Tour of cattle stations
- Reference
- National Archives of Australia (NAA): Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO); A6119, 2620, Dexter Daniels-Volume 1, p. 121
- Links
- View digital copy
Sources
🌏 Inverway
- Placename
- Inverway
- Type
- Other
Location, Dates
Description
Extended Data
- Purpose of Visit
- Tour of cattle stations
- Reference
- National Archives of Australia (NAA): Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO); A6119, 2620, Dexter Daniels-Volume 1, p. 121
- Links
- View digital copy
Sources
🌏 Wave Hill
- Placename
- Wave Hill
- Type
- Other
Location, Dates
Description
Extended Data
- Purpose of Visit
- Tour of cattle stations
- Reference
- National Archives of Australia (NAA): Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO); A6119, 2620, Dexter Daniels-Volume 1, p. 121
- Links
- View digital copy
Sources
🌏 Roper River
- Placename
- Roper River
- Type
- Other
Location, Dates
Description
Extended Data
- Purpose of Visit
- Arrested in Roper River on a charge of vagrancy and sentenced to 14 days jail in Fannie Bay jail (Darwin)
- Reference
- National Archives of Australia (NAA): Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO); A6119, 2620, Dexter Daniels-Volume 1, p. 136
- Links
- 24 Apr 1968 - 'Vagrant' who wasn't - Trove
Sources
🌏 Victoria River Downs
- Placename
- Victoria River Downs
- Type
- Other
Location, Dates
Description
Extended Data
- Purpose of Visit
- Tour of cattle stations
- Reference
- National Archives of Australia (NAA): Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO); A6119, 2620, Dexter Daniels-Volume 1, p. 121
- Links
- View digital copy
Sources
🌏 Darwin
- Placename
- Darwin
- Type
- Other
Location, Dates
Description
Extended Data
- Purpose of Visit
- Leaves Darwin to Mataranka to check on welfare of striking station workers and their families
- Reference
- National Archives of Australia (NAA): Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO); A6119, 2621, Dexter Daniels-Volume 2, p. 17
- Links
- View digital copy
Sources
🌏 Mataranka
- Placename
- Mataranka
- Type
- Other
Location, Dates
Description
Extended Data
- Purpose of Visit
- 570 mile round trip from Darwin to Mataranka
- Reference
- National Archives of Australia (NAA): Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO); A6119, 2621, Dexter Daniels-Volume 2, p. 17
- Links
- View digital copy
Sources
🌏 Darwin
- Placename
- Darwin
- Type
- Other
Location, Dates
Description
Extended Data
- Purpose of Visit
- Returns to Darwin
- Reference
- National Archives of Australia (NAA): Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO); A6119, 2621, Dexter Daniels-Volume 2, p. 17
- Links
- View digital copy
Sources
🌏 Darwin
- Placename
- Darwin
- Type
- Other
Location, Dates
Description
Extended Data
- Purpose of Visit
- Dexter Daniels leaves Darwin for Wave Hill
- Reference
- National Archives of Australia (NAA): Australian Security Intelligence Organisaton (ASIO); A6119, 2621, Dexter Daniels-Volume 2, p. 116
- Links
- View digital copy
Sources
🌏 Wave Hill
- Placename
- Wave Hill
- Type
- Other
Location, Dates
Description
Extended Data
- Purpose of Visit
- Dexter Daniels travels to Wave Hill
- Reference
- National Archives of Australia (NAA): Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO); A6119, 2620, Dexter Daniels-Volume 1, p. 116
- Links
- View digital copy
Sources
🌏 Auvergne
- Placename
- Auvergne
- Type
- Other
Location, Dates
Description
Extended Data
- Purpose of Visit
- Dexter Daniels and Brian Thomas Manning (CPA) tour cattle stations in the North West of NT and WA
- Reference
- National Archives of Australia (NAA): Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO); A6119, 2620, Dexter Daniels-Volume 1, p. 121
- Links
- View digital copy
Sources
🌏 Newry
- Placename
- Newry
- Type
- Other
Location, Dates
Description
Extended Data
- Purpose of Visit
- Tour of cattle stations
- Reference
- National Archives of Australia (NAA): Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO); A6119, 2620, Dexter Daniels-Volume 1, p. 121
- Links
- View digital copy
Sources
🌏 Rosewood
- Placename
- Rosewood
- Type
- Other
Location, Dates
Description
Extended Data
- Purpose of Visit
- Tour of cattle stations
- Reference
- National Archives of Australia (NAA): Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO); A6119, 2620, Dexter Daniels-Volume 1, p. 121
- Links
- View digital copy
Sources
🌏 Larrakeya RAAF Base
- Placename
- Larrakeya RAAF Base
- Type
- Other
Location, Dates
Description
Extended Data
- Purpose of Visit
- Visits RAAF workers on the Base
- Reference
- National Archives of Australia (NAA): Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO); A6119, 2620, Dexter Daniels-Volume 1, p. 122
- Links
- View digital copy
Sources
🌏 Mistake Creek
- Placename
- Mistake Creek
- Type
- Other
Location, Dates
Description
Extended Data
- Purpose of Visit
- Tour of cattle stations
- Reference
- National Archives of Australia (NAA): Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO); A6119, 2620, Dexter Daniels-Volume 1, p. 121
- Links
- View digital copy
