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Bowditch recounts the story of Mick Daly and Gladys Namagu, a young white drover and a young Aboriginal woman, who wanted to get married but were prevented from doing so by law. When Mick was arrested and Gladys sent back to Western Australia, reporters Bowditch and Lockwood, took up their case. Though the Government would not budge on its stance, the reporters managed to gain the approval of the Catholic church for the couple to marry.
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Subjects:
- Northern Territory,
- Western Australia,
- 1959
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