{"product_id":"jungung-jack-mcginness-kathy-mills-9780648457510","title":"Jungung - Jack McGinness: Plaiting the Grass for family, community \u0026 the Future - 1902-1973","description":"\u003cp\u003eJohn Francis 'Jack' McGinness became Australia's first elected Aboriginal Union leader in 1955. It was the culmination of a life spent advocating for Aboriginal and workers' rights. \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJungung\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e is Jack McGinness's story told by his daughter, Kathy Mills.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJungung \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003etraces Jack's early life in the bush of the Nothern Territory's Top End learning the language and culture of his Irish father, Stephen McGinness and \u003cem\u003eUlnyunduboo\u003c\/em\u003e, his \u003cem\u003eKoongurrukun\u003c\/em\u003e mother. When Stephen McGinness died in 1918 the Government removed Jack from his family and his \u003cem\u003eKoongurrukun\u003c\/em\u003e homeland.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDespite the Government policies the McGinness family stuck together. In 1923 he joined the union that became the North Australian Workers Union (NAWU) in 1927. Jack married and moved his family to Katherine to work on the North Austalia Railway. During World War II his family was evacuated to South Australia.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter the War Jack returned to Darwin and was elected president of the Darwin Half-Caste Progressive Association that advocated for citizenship rights for its members. In 1951, his rousing speech to the Australian Council of Trade Union Congress in Melbourne gained their support for his campaign which was ultimately successful.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1955 Jack was elected president of the NAWU, a position he held from 1955056 to 1957-58 and 1962-63. He remained a committed union supporter and advocate for Aboriginal rights until his death in 1973.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kathy Mills\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0648457516\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780648457510\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Matthew Stephen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/16\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 162\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.86lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.00h x 7.00w x 0.44d","brand":"Kathy Mills","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44059452866815,"sku":"9780648457510","price":22.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_052d3deb-4f90-4b9e-a637-d516ebe459d5.jpg?v=1685058316","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/jungung-jack-mcginness-kathy-mills-9780648457510","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}