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Source 7.45 demonstrates that through partnerships between different groups in raising public
awareness of issues, a successful resolution can be achieved. This also demonstrates the
important role that groups, significantly geographically removed from the remote site of
Wave Hill, can play in what otherwise could be unrelated to their immediate local area.
Source 7.46 is another example of this.
Source 7.46. Assistance from Melbourne University extract from Case studies in
Australian history (Stewart, 1986, p. 202).
The visual text referred to in the narrative of Source 7.46 is a black and white photograph at
Wattie Creek, at the time part of Wave Hill Station. Running across the foreground are the
brick foundations of a house with wooden pole frames in construction. Three Indigenous
men—who by their dress of trousers, collared shirts and Akubras appear to be stockmen—are
standing in the mid ground, talking or working on the house frame. In the background, there
are a few trees. This photograph, which appears in the textbook courtesy of media company,
News Limited, was most likely included to provide readers with a visual representation of
conditions on Wave Hill Station. This image, and others in the chapter, is legitimised for
inclusion as it clearly shows to students, who may not be familiar with this area, what the
conditions were. A clear perspective demonstrated is that Indigenous Australians are not
passive victims of circumstances beyond their control, but rather actively involved with
improving living conditions. Although this may not be strictly evident from the visual by
itself, when combined with the text around it, as analysed in this section, this becomes
apparent.
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