Middleton gave his account of events surrounding the establishment of the Pilbara Natives Society in a report to Minister for Native Welfare, Bill Hegney.
Middleton's Account of Pilbara Native Society
Citation
Stan Middleton to Bill Hegney, 29 July 1955, SROWA, 1954/0204/136-38.
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Department Purchases Vehicle for Pilbara Native Society
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This photograph shows Mitchell, Middleton and other members of the group with a truck that was purchased by the Department for the Pilbara Native Society. Middleton’s willingness to assist marrngu as a group rather than on an individual or nuclear family basis is a measure of the authority they had established. The Department went to considerable cost, purchasing not only this vehicle but mining equipment and Riverdale Station for the Society.
Ernie Mitchell Appeals to Department For Urgent Assistance
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Report of Cooperative Movement Group
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Middleton Establishes the Pilbara Native Society
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Pilbara Native Society Group Photo
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