1933- at 72 years of age, William Cooper left his beloved home to go to Melbourne, as residence on the reserve made him ineligible for the old-age pension.
1934- has a group became the nucleus for the Australian Aborigines' League, which was formalised to plan action on behalf of Aboriginal people
1938- William Cooper with Bill Ferguson of the Aborigines Progressive Association, planned a 'Day of Mourning' as the same day of celebrations mark the sesqui-centenary of the arrival of the British.
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