| Description |
xv, 430 pages : illustrations, map ; 21 cm |
| Series |
Aborigines in Australian society ; 4 |
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Aborigines in Australian society ; 4
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| Contents |
Part I. The failure of colonial administration -- 1. History and Aboriginal Affairs -- 2. Some results of Colonial administration - 3. Eastern frontiers: New South Wales -- 4. The frontier in Western Australia from 1829 -- 5. The Colony that was to be different -- 6. Christian subjects of the crown: civilisation by tuition -- 7. Race relations - a closer look -- 8. The failure of Colonial Administration: retrospect -- Part II. The destruction of Aboriginal society -- 9. The frontiers after 1856 -- 10. The Queensland frontier, 1859-1897 -- 11. The extension of settlement in Western Australia -- 12. The South Australian froniter, 1860-1911 -- 13. The Commonwealth enters the field of Aboriginal administraiton -- 14. Missions and extensive reserves -- 15. Expert advice on Northern Territory problems -- 16. Reactions to spectacular injustice -- 17. The Commonwealth looks for an Aboriginal Policy, 1934-1948 -- Appendix A. Who is an Aboriginal? The answer in 1967 -- Appendix B. The Aboriginal population |
| Summary |
Part of Social Science Research Council project; part I, The failure of colonial administration, results of colonial administration, resistance to settlement, historical background of administration, N.S.W. (Sydney, Hawkesbury River, Myall Creek massacre), Queensland (Moreton Bay), Van Diemens Land,; Port Phillip Protectorate, Western Australia from 1829, South Australia; attempts to civilize natives by education, missions; race relations Clarence River, 1840-1860, retrospect; part II, The destruction of Aboriginal society, the frontiers after 1856, native administration, police, Queensland frontier 1859-1897, extension of settlement in Western Australia, South Australian frontier 1860-1911, Commonwealth administration (Northern Territory), problems of justice, law, and Aboriginal custom, N.T. legislation 1911-1953; missions & extensive reserves (Port Keats, Mitchell River, Central Australia, Arnhem Land); Bleakley report discussed, reactions to spectacular injustice (Coniston killings, Tuckiar & Caledon Bay massacre, Moseley report), search for Aboriginal policy 1934-1938, Commonwealth & State authorities conference 1937, effects of World War II; appendix A - Who is an Aboriginal; The answer in 1967, definitions of S.A., N.T., statistics for urban & rural population, population trends, age structure, projections of growth 1961-1981 |
| Analysis |
Aborigines. Government policies. Australia, 1788-1948 |
| Notes |
"The first of three volumes ... entitled Aboriginal policy and practice ... . The other two volumes are Outcasts in white Australia and The remote aborigines" -- Back cover |
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First published: Canberra : Australian National University Press, 1970 |
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Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [399]-406) and index |
| Notes |
In English |
| Subject |
Aboriginal Australians -- Government relations.
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Aboriginal Australians -- History.
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Aboriginal Australians -- Social conditions.
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Aboriginal Australians -- Treatment.
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Aboriginal Australians, Treatment of.
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Aboriginal Australians.
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| SUBJECT |
Australia -- History. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85009591
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| Author |
Rowley, C. D. (Charles Dunford)
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Beryl Phillips Indigenous Collection
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| LC no. |
14021452 |
| ISBN |
0140214526 |
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