xxv, 350 pages : illustrations, portraits, maps. ; 21 cm
Contents
1. The Kimberley and its People -- 2. Catholic Missions in the Kimberley -- 3. Beyond Control: Aboriginal Women on the Pearling Coast -- 4. Homes for Wayward Women -- 5. Let the Children Come to Me -- 6. Bishop's Dream: Daughters of Our Lady, Queen of the Apostles -- 7. Mission Marriage -- 8. World War II -- App. A. Chronology of Aboriginal Affairs Administration -- App. B. Aborigines Department, its Successors and Responsible Ministers -- App. C. Full Text of the Submission to the Moseley Royal Commission by the Half-castes of Broome, January 1935 -- App. D. Children Admitted to Beagle Bay Mission, 1895-1909 -- App. E. Children at Beagle Bay Mission, 1910-1936 -- App. F. Daughters of Our Lady, Queen of the Apostles - Rules, Outline of their Training, and Form of the Ceremony of Dedication
Summary
Examines the situation of Aboriginal women who lived on the Catholic missions of Beagle Bay and Kalumburu, explores the effects of European colonization on these women, and the politics of race, gender and class in the colonizing process