Long fight for stolen wages for Western Australia's Aboriginal stockmen and women
Oscar Yanigee does not know how old he is because his birth was never recorded, but he does know what he was paid for a lifetime of work. "Sugar and tea and a bit of corned beef," he told Lateline. Mr Yanigee was an Aboriginal stockman on Moola Bulla Station, in Western Australia's far north. Moola Bulla was run by what was then known as the Native Welfare Department and it is remembered for its brutal punishments and strict controls.
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