Pre 1996
| 1950s | •Discovery of uranium in NT |
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1971
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•Pancontinental discovers uranium at Jabiluka |
| 1975 | •The Fox Inquiry begins |
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1976
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•Aboriginal Land Rights Act is legislated with a provision to extinguish the right of the Mirrar to withhold their consent to mining at Ranger |
| 1978 | •The Ranger Agreement is imposed upon Aboriginal people in Kakadu |
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1978
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•Drilling at Jabiluka, completion of Pancontinental EIS |
| 1979 | •Social Impact of Uranium Mining monitoring project by the Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies takes place. This project is chaired by Colin Tatz. |
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1980
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•Mirrar and other clans in Kakadu area launch land claim |
| 1981 | •Pancontinental agree with Northern Land Council not to oppose Mirrar land claim |
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1982
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•Mirrar under duress consent to an agreement in Northern Land Council and Pancon negotiations |
| 1983 | •Election of Hawke Labor government, three mine policy suspends development at Jabiluka indefinitely |
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1984
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•Social Impact of Uranium Mining monitoring project concludes its report. |
| 1988/9 | •Death of Yvonne Margarula's father. |
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1991
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•Sale of Jabiluka from Pancontinental to ERA. Deed of Transfer negotiated with Northern Land Council |
| 1992 | •Yvonne instructs NLC and Federal government that Mirrar do not want Jabiluka to proceed |
1996
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March |
• Election of Howard Liberal Coalition Government |
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August
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• Gundjehmi Aboriginal Corporation becomes operational with an office established in Yvonne Margarula’s loungeroom |
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September |
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Gundjehmi Aboriginal Corporation office moves to Executive Officer’s
residence due to lack of accommodation in Jabiru •Public campaign swings into action, national speaking tour |
1997
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April |
•Alliance against Uranium formed as a result of a meeting in Alice Springs between Aboriginal people affected by uranium deposits and environment groups |
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May
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•Meeting
of traditional owners to reject of Jabiluka royalty • Production of the Jabiluka documentary begins |
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June
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•Traditional
owners drop a banner from Jabiluka outlier indicating their protest against
Jabiluka •Mirrar travelled NT to convey info re: Jabiluka •Alligator Rivers Region Advisory Committee meeting at Environmental Research Institute of the Supervising Scientist picketted by Mirrar. |
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July
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•Mirrar
initiated meetings in southern states with environment groups, student groups,
unions and policitians •Week of Action held in Kakadu attended by students from all over Australia to protest against ERA activities at Jabiluka •Mirrar travel around Top End and to Queensland to meet with other Aboriginal people affected by mining. |
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August
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•Hill approves Environmental Impact Statement despite traditional owners opposition to the project |
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October
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Native title claim lodged by Mirrar over Jabiru • Senator Warwick Parer, Minister for Resources and Energy, approves Jabiluka weakening Senator Hill's conditions |
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November
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Alliance against Uranium meet in Alice Springs. First Jabiluka Action
Group formed in Perth.
•Traditional owners seek registration of Boweg-Almudj site complex within the Jabiluka lease. •Mirrar meet to instruct Northern Land Council to withold consent for ERA milling Jabiluka ore at Ranger |
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December
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Yvonne Margarula begins action in Federal Court challenging Jabiluka lease
validity • Launch of ”Jabiluka” video in Jabiru and Gunbalanya, NT. |
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