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Itâs a White Manâs Country Yet: Three Deaths in Custody Ray Jackson Back in the nineteenth century, during the battles of workers, namely shearers and pastoral workers, and their landed bosses, there were many struggles for proper and decent wages and conditions. A fair dayâs pay for a fair dayâs work. Arising from these times came the well-known Trade Union/worker song â Itâs a Rich Manâs Country Yet â that clearly deï¬ned that though the working class could quite rightly win the battle they could still, and too often did, lose the war. Justice was not for the working class. Aborigines have also been losing that war for the past 222 years. The following is only one reason why, but we end this article on a positive note for Aborigines. On Tuesday evening, 2 March 2010, the ABC Lateline programme showed their investigation into the tragic and unnecessary death of Mark Holcroft whilst he was being transported in a prison van from Bathurst Gaol to Mannus Prison Farm via Tumbarumba. A journey of about 6 hours. 1.1 (2011): 59â64 DOI: 10.3366/soma.2011.0006 # Edinburgh University Press www.eupjournals.com/soma Prior to Markâs death there was another Death in Custody at the
Somatechnics – Edinburgh University Press
Published: Mar 1, 2011
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