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Aboriginal Sunday
Mary Rossini
Laurie Phillips
PERTH, WA: JULY 15 — 21, 1982
NUMBER: 2298
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Archbishop Goody's offer to the Aboriginal community announced last Sunday will include not only freehold land of the archdiocese but farming improvements into which the archdiocese has put more than $1 million.
T he archbishop made the offer during Mass celebrated for the Nyoongah Cathol ic community last
Sunday and he said it w as up to the Aboriginal community to put up a viable proposition for the future of the
THE LAND OFFERED The former St Francis Xavier Mission territory at Wandering which is still under the control of the archdiocese of Perth comprises the following: • A number of small farm holdings totalling some 535 hectares (1200 acres) which were purchased freeholdin 1946 at m arket value. • A 208 ha (500 acre) site that was granted specifically for the Aboriginal mission and on which substantial buildings were constructed. • An adjacent 3700 ha (9140 acre) property leased in 1964 for 99 years for the benefit of Aboriginal people and which in 1978 passed into the control of the Aboriginal Lands Trust with the lease currently having 78 years to run. In recent y ears some farming development has taken place on this property.
property. In the course of his homily Archbishop Goody said: "I suppose one should put one's money or action where one's mouth is. We have all heard about land rights for Aboriginal people and on this most people of goodwill will say 'Yes'. But what are they exactly? "At June, 1981, some 20.8 million hectares (51.5 million acres) — not all of it by any means good land were held by the Aboriginal Lands Trust either as r eserves, leases or freehold. He said that by comparison the Catholic Church owned very little land most of it in five and ten acre properties for the parishes and schools throughout the state. He then outlined the land held by the Catholic archdiocese at the former St Francis Xavier mission at W andering, comprising 703 ha (1700 acres) of freehold and 3700 hectares (9140 acres) held on lease from the Aboriginal Lands Trust.
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A t the Aboriginal Sunday Mass Archbishop Goody, wearing vestments with an Aboriginal motif, receives offertory gifts from Mr and Mrs Blurton. With him are Father Bryan Tiernan Pallottine, chaplain to Aborigines and altar server Preston Nark/e.
"The priests, brothers, nuns and laity in this archdiocese have worked on this property for the past 35 years for the benefit of Aboriginal people by educating their children." "We white people in the past have made an awful mess of many things but He then explained that in most cases with changing times this it was not through ill will — and be fair and not forget that please . . ." Archbishop Goody work had been transferred said at the Aboriginal Sunday Mass. to cottages in Beverley, "In most cases it was bility and seriousness. are the first in impor- and with the first armies Brookton and other through the lack of underalso went new apostles "I want you to realise that tance." centres. standing, of appreciation, who were more concerned The former wandering and everyone of us — I though some people may Earlier in his homily with the poor people being not hold you in high Archbisho p Goody traced mission building for the exclude no-one — is liable past five years had been to this sort of mistake in regard, the poeple who the preaching of the gospel conquered and oppressed than with the armies of under the control of Abo- ourselves personally and really matter — Almighty by the first disciples who their own nation. God, His Son Jesus Christ, first went to the rich and riginal people as a rehabili- moreso in the attitudes of the apostles of His Son of powerful, to the educated "They did their best and tation centre. our society. "Over the years the "I hope that this offer all ages, those of us now and the cultured among many of these had a great who wish you well — con- the Jews Greeks and deal of their work spoiled Catholic people of Perth which I make sincerely will sider you to be highly Romans of that period and by their own people who archdiocese have contrib- be taken up with responsiregarded. called themselves Chrissome of them listened. uted over $1 million col"You are most important "They also went to the tian and did not live up to lected from parishes for the upkeep and develop- "It is a challenge I hope people, as important as poor the downtrodden, the it. "There were not only 12 they will accept with both anyone else in the com- i gnorant, to those ment of that property. apostles, there have been "I am prepared to grant hands so that they can munity and it is up to us to oppressed by the powerful many in the long centuries the ownership to Aborigi- show their own sincere show that when possible of their time and these lis- since then and the Benedicnal people, on certain con- intent to help themselves through practical actions. tened much more readily." tines and Pallottines were ditions and as far as the and take advice from oth- And it is up to you on The archbishop said in such apostles in this part of your side to accept the the course of centuries law allows, so long as I feel ers when they want it. Australia. that there is some real hope "I hope that advice will responsibility that is those who were lowly "They are among the men that it will be used for the always be ready for them entailed by offering you became themselvespower- and women who have something manage to when for ful and went out themit is needed. I hope self-development, the selfslaved to bring the good selves such as the English esteem and the self- they will show they are yourselves. news to the poor and if realisation by the ready to work together, "I pray that God will to Australia, the Spanish anyone is poor — not in forgetting to South America and the their differen- grant us all the spirit of Aboriginal people themthe material sense of ces. their quarrels between recognising that God sent Dutch to South Africa. selves. money -- it is the Aborigi"This is a considerable groups, families and tribes. His Son and His Son sent "But as the repetition of nal people who are poor offer. This is a challenge to "You must make this apostles in all ages to teach history was taking place so and you have an equal digthe Aboriginal people of effort yourselves and no the humble, the ignorant was the repetition of the nity to the highest placed one else can do it for you." and the poor and that they preaching of the gospel W A. person in the land."
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