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Organisation Department of Aboriginal Affairs (1963 - 1970)

South Australian Government

From
1963
To
1970
Categories
Government Department

Summary

The Department of Aboriginal Affairs replaced the Aborigines Department in1963. In 1970 it was replaced by the Department of Social Welfare and Aboriginal Affairs.

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Timeline

 1866 - 1912 Aborigines Office
       1912 - 1962 Aborigines Department
             1963 - 1970 Department of Aboriginal Affairs
                   1970 - 1972 Department of Social Welfare and Aboriginal Affairs
                         1972 - 1990 Department for Community Welfare
                               1990 - 1998 Department for Family and Community Services
                                     1998 - 2004 Family and Youth Services, Department of Human Services
                                           2004 - 2006 Children, Youth and Family Services, Department for Families and Communities
                                                 2006 - 2011 Families SA, Department for Families and Communities
                                                       2011 - Department for Communities and Social Inclusion
                                                       2011 - Families SA, Department for Education and Child Development

Publications

Books

  • Raynes, Cameron, A Little Flour and a Few Blankets: An Administrative History of Aboriginal Affairs in South Australia, State Records of South Australia, Adelaide, 2002, 162 pp. Details

Online Resources

Sources used to compile this entry: George, Karen, Finding your own way, Nunkuwarrin Yunti of South Australia Inc., 2005, http://www.salinkup.com.au/content.php?page_id=4; Raynes, Cameron, A Little Flour and a Few Blankets: An Administrative History of Aboriginal Affairs in South Australia, State Records of South Australia, Adelaide, 2002, 162 pp.

Prepared by: Melissa Downing

Created: 10 February 2011, Last modified: 31 January 2012