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Victorian Board for the Protection of Aborigines is founded:
The government can remove any child from their family and place them in a reformatory or industrial school. They can be houses in dormitories, and regulate aborigines residence, employment, marriage, and social life. -
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The Stolen Generation
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The Stolen Generation
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The NSW Aborigines Protection Board is established
Was established to manage the 9000 Aboriginal people living in NSW at the time. This restricted where aboriginal people lived, worked and spent time. Members included; George Edward Ardill of the Sydney Rescue Work Society. -
The Aboriginal Protection and Restriction of the Sale of Opium Act (Qld)
Allows the chief protector to have full control over Indigenous children and can remove them from their families and place them in dormitories. The chief protector is the legal guardian of Aboriginal children. -
The Aborigines Protection Act (NSW)
The board can gain full custody and control of any Aboriginal child if they can prove neglect. -
The Aborigines Protection Amending Act (NSW)
Gives power to the board to gain full custody and control of any Aboriginal child without needing to prove neglect. -
The first Commonwealth/State Conference is held
Assimilation becomes the national policy to be followed. -
The NSW board loses its power
The NSW Aborigines protection board loses its power to remove Indigenous children from their families. It is replaced by the Aborigines Welfare Board. -
All states have abolished assimilation
All states abolished the policy which allowed Aboriginal children to be taken from their families and their lives controlled.
