Aborigines Progressive Association

The Aborigines Progressive Association (APA[1]) was established in 1937 by William Ferguson and Jack Patten in Dubbo, New South Wales.

Both wings of the APA were involved in political organisation, rallies, and protests in both Aboriginal communities and reserves and major NSW centres such as Sydney.

Scientists have studied us and written books about us as though we were some strange curiosities, but they have not prevented us from contracting tuberculosis and other diseases, which have wiped us out in thousands.

[10][11][a] Gibbs was also a co-founder of this APA, and other prominent people associated with it were Joyce Clague, Dulcie Flower, Harriet Ellis, Ray Peckham, Chicka Dixon and Ken Brindle.

[11] From December 1970 to February 1972 it was continued as Alchuringa, published by Kevin Gilbert's short-lived Aboriginal National Theatre Foundation.