Aboriginal rights protest at the opening of the new Parliament House building

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Tape 3 (Part 1): Recorded 9 May 1988 at the protest at the opening of the new parliament house

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Tape 3 (Part 1): Recorded 9 May 1988 at the protest at the opening of the new parliament house

Start – Joy Williams, Wiradjuri woman from Cowra (NSW)

2:20 – Chanting, demo sounds, vox pops

5:15 – John Ah Kit, Northern Land Council (NT)

7:10 – Chanting, booing for prime minister Bob Hawke, demo sounds 

15:40 – More booing, description of the scene as the queen arrives, vox pops

28:00 – National anthem drowned out by protestors