Weipa Bauxite field and Thursday Island report. 1957.

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Weipa Bauxite field and Thursday Island report. 1957.

Weipa mission; mineral deposits; labour; exploration equal rights for Aborigines and Islanders; manual training; wages; alcohol; assimilation; pearling.

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