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Far West Aboriginal children’s summer camp
During her time on the Board, Gibbs sought
to visit as many Aboriginal reserves as possible,
including La Perouse.
Left to right: Eva Hall of Brewarrina;
Mrs Pearl Gibbs; Linda McKellar of Bourke;
Kay Harris of Murrin Bridge; Lorraine Johnson
of Murrin Bridge; Blanche Ferguson and
Maud McHugh, both of Brewarrina.
NSW GPO, 15 January 1957, SLNSW, Government Printing
Office 2-08330, first published in Dawn Magazine, Vol. 6,
No. 5, p. 3
Right
Letter from William (Bill) Ferguson, President
of the Aborigines Progressive Association,
to Mr Tonkin, Chief Secretary, calling for full
citizenship rights for the Aborigines
of Australia, October 1939
Gibbs was active in the Aborigines Progressive
Association, which urged the NSW Government
to appoint Aboriginal people to the Protection
Board.
NRS 905 [12/7632.1] p. 576
Below
Result of the election of Aboriginal
members to the Aborigines Welfare Board,
9 August 1954
Gibbs was successful in her 1954 campaign
to be elected to the Aborigines Welfare Board,
receiving the majority of votes after the
distribution of preferences.
NRS 9 [8/2835] Item C7664, p. 9
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