Front Cover; Copyright; Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations and Conversions; Introduction; 1 ̃ The Deal; 2 ̃ Coerced Dependency; 3 ̃ The Law's Blunt Tool; 4 ̃ Officiously Assumed Without Request; 5 ̃ In Bad Hands; 6 ̃ Tainted Discretion; 7 ̃ An Ordinary Prudent Man; Conclusion; Case Citations; Queensland Laws and Regulations; Notes; Index; Back Cover
Summary
Ros Kidd uses official correspondence to reveal the extraordinary extent of government controls over Aboriginal wages, savings, endowments and pensions in twentieth century Queensland. In a disturbing indictment of the government's 4000 reparations offer, Kidd unpicks official dealings on the huge trust funds compiled from private income and community endeavours, showing how governments used these finances to their advantage, while families and communities struggled in poverty
Analysis
Queensland
Aborigines
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander policy
Wages
Case studies
Compensation
Cases (Law)
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 180-197) and index