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| Name | Down the Track and Around the World: The Mobility of Dexter Daniels -1968 |
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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 1968. |
| 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 | 11 |
| 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? | No |
| 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 | 2026-10-29 11:22:58 |
| Updated | 2026-10-29 11:25:36 |
🌏 Sydney
- Placename
- Sydney
- Type
- Other
Location, Dates
Description
Extended Data
- Purpose of Visit
- Glebe waterfront meeting and public protest
- Links
- 03 Jul 1968 - You can help us get our land hack, says Daniels - Trove
Sources
🌏 Darwin
- Placename
- Darwin
- Type
- Other
Location, Dates
Description
Extended Data
- Purpose of Visit
- Elected to the executive of NT ALP
- Reference
- National Archives of Australia (NAA): Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO); A6119, 2620, Dexter Daniels-Volume 1, p. 151
- Links
- View digital copy
Sources
🌏 Darwin
- Placename
- Darwin
- Type
- Other
Location, Dates
Description
Extended Data
- Purpose of Visit
- Returns to Australia from Bulgaria
- Reference
- National Archives of Australia (NAA): Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO); A6119, 2621, Dexter Daniels-Volume 2, p. 161
- Links
- View digital copy
Sources
🌏 Sydney
- Placename
- Sydney
- Type
- Other
Location, Dates
Description
Extended Data
- Purpose of Visit
- ABC Studios: This Day Tonight to talk about the vagrancy case
- Reference
- National Archives of Australia (NAA): Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO); A6119, 2621, Dexter Daniels-Volume 2, p. 155
- Links
- View digital copy
Sources
🌏 Canberra
- Placename
- Canberra
- Type
- Other
Location, Dates
Description
Extended Data
- Purpose of Visit
- 11th annual conference Federal Council for the Advancement of Aborigines and Torres Straia Islanders (FCAATSI)
- Reference
- National Archives of Australia (NAA): Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO); A6119, 2621, Dexter Daniels-Volume 2, p. 154
- Links
- View digital copy
Sources
🌏 Melbourne
- Placename
- Melbourne
- Type
- Other
Location, Dates
Description
Extended Data
- Purpose of Visit
- Meetings with trade unions
- Reference
- National Archives of Australia (NAA): Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO); A6119, 2621, Dexter Daniels-Volume 2, p. 111
- Links
- View digital copy
Sources
🌏 Roper River
- Placename
- Roper River
- Type
- Other
Location, Dates
Description
Extended Data
- Purpose of Visit
- Preparing to leave for Bulgaria
- Reference
- National Archives of Australia (NAA): Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO); A6119, 2621, Dexter Daniels-Volume 2, p. 142
- Links
- View digital copy
Sources
🌏 Darwin
- Placename
- Darwin
- Type
- Other
Location, Dates
Description
Extended Data
- Purpose of Visit
- Leaves for Sofia
- Reference
- National Archives of Australia (NAA): Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO); A6119, 2621, Dexter Daniels-Volume 2, p. 144
- Links
- View digital copy
Sources
🌏 Roper River
- Placename
- Roper River
- Type
- Other
Location, Dates
Description
Extended Data
- Purpose of Visit
- Meets with ABSCOL students
- Reference
- National Archives of Australia (NAA): Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO); A6119, 2621, Dexter Daniels-Volume 2, p. 107
- Links
- View digital copy
Sources
🌏 Sofia Bulgaria
- Placename
- Sofia Bulgaria
- Type
- Other
Location, Dates
Description
Extended Data
- Purpose of Visit
- Delegate to the Ninth World Youth Festival
- Reference
- National Archives of Australia (NAA): Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO); A6119, 2621, Dexter Daniels-Volume 2, p. 144
- Links
- View digital copy
Sources
🌏 Darwin
- Placename
- Darwin
- Type
- Other
Location, Dates
Description
Extended Data
- Purpose of Visit
- Return to Darwin from Sydney and Canberra speaking tour raising awarenss of poor conditions of Aboriginal people
- Reference
- National Archives of Australia (NAA): Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO); A6119, 2621, Dexter Daniels-Volume 2, p. 4
- Links
- View digital copy
