Yolŋu kinship-based gift obligations guide exchangeJan 1, 1800Labels: Gurru u, Rom lawAGNSWBritannica
Macassan trepang trade shapes coastal exchangeJan 1, 1800Labels: Macassan trepangers, Coastal YolBritannicaArnhem Land
Northern Territory administration shifts to CommonwealthJan 1, 1911Labels: Northern Territory, Commonwealth administrationBritannica NTPEO
Aboriginals Ordinance expands state controlJun 12, 1918Labels: Aboriginals Ordinance, Chief ProtectorFind ConnectFoundingDocs
Arnhem Land Aboriginal Reserve is proclaimedJan 1, 1931Labels: Arnhem Land, Federal governmentNMAArnhem Land
Caledon Bay crisis escalates external interventionSep 17, 1932Labels: Caledon Bay, Police interventionCaledon Bay
Yirrkala Methodist mission is foundedJan 1, 1935Labels: Yirrkala mission, Methodist OverseasYirrkalaFind Connect
Gove bauxite is discovered on reserve landJan 1, 1952Labels: Gove bauxite, Gove PeninsulaBauxite AUNMA
Yirrkala Church Panels publicly assert clan lawJan 1, 1963Labels: Yirrkala Church, Yol uChurch Panels
Court rules against Yolŋu in Milirrpum v NabalcoApr 27, 1971Labels: Milirrpum v, Northern TerritoryMilirrpumGove Peninsula
Laynhapuy homelands movement begins in early 1970sJan 1, 1972Labels: Laynhapuy homelands, Outstations movementABC NewsArnhem Land
Aboriginal Land Rights Act creates claims frameworkDec 16, 1976Labels: Aboriginal Land, Commonwealth lawFed RegisterNMA