116 pages : illustrations, facsimiles, maps, portraits ; 31 cm
Contents
Background -- 1. The Beagle bay Mission stories -- 2. Missionaries -- 3. Post war -- 4. Aboriginal legislation in Western Australia -- 5. The past - a split in the Australian experience
Summary
This book explores the effect of State Aboriginal legislation and policies imposed on indigenous populations and the extraordinary efforts made by missions to alleviate some of the suffering in the Kimberley. Included is a 1935 letter written by a courageous woman of mixed descent in Broome, pleading for freedom from the weight of the prohibitive legislation. Overall the book attempts to change the way the readers perceive not only the problems depicted in it, but also their attitude to the victims
Analysis
Catholic Church - Missions - Western Australia - Kimberley - History
Kimberley (W.A.) - History
Missionaries - Western Australia - Kimberley - History
