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Organisation Department of Native Affairs (1936 - 1954)
State of Western Australia
- From
- 1 January 1936
- To
- 31 December 1954
- Categories
- Care Provider and Government Department
Summary
Please note that this page reproduces the original language used in the historical sources drawn upon to compile this entry. This language includes offensive and derogatory terms which are today considered unacceptable. We apologise for any offence caused by such language.
The Department of Native Affairs operated from January 1936 to 31 December 1954. It was preceded by the Aborigines Department. The Department of Native Affairs was continued by the Department of Native Welfare.
The State Records Office website provides an overview of the Department:
In 1936, following the recommendation of the Moseley Royal Commission and the subsequent amendment of the Aborigines Act 1905, functions of the Aborigines Department were considerably increased and its name was at the same time changed to that of the Department of Native Affairs.
In 1947, the portfolio of the Minister for Native Affairs was created and a year later the Bateman Survey recommended drastic changes in the organisation of the department. These changes were duly carried out in the following year.
In 1954, the name of the department was changed to the Department of Native Welfare and its duties and functions were laid down by the Native Administration Act of that year.
The most useful doorway into records about Aboriginal history in WA is the SRO's 'Aboriginal Records' web resource, which is listed below under 'publications'.
Details
Events
- 1936 - 1954
- The Department of Native Affairs operated in Western Australia
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Timeline
1886 - 1898 Aborigines Protection Board
1898 - 1908 Aborigines Department
1909 - 1920 Department of Aborigines and Fisheries
1909 - 1920 Department of Aborigines and Fisheries
1920 - 1926 Department of the North West
1920 - 1964 Fisheries Department
1926 - 1936 Aborigines Department
1936 - 1954 Department of Native Affairs
1955 - 1972 Department of Native Welfare
1972 - 1994 Aboriginal Affairs Planning Authority
1972 - 1985 Department for Community Welfare
1985 - 1992 Department for Community Services
1994 - 2001 Aboriginal Affairs Department
1992 - 1995 Department for Community Development
2001 - Department of Indigenous Affairs
1995 - 2001 Department for Family and Children's Services
2001 - 2007 Department for Community Development
2007 - Department for Communities
2007 - Department for Child Protection
Provided 'care' at
Publications
Reports
- Western Australia. Department of Native Affairs, Annual Report: Department of Native Affairs, Government Printer, Perth, 1937-1954. Details
Online Resources
- 'Govt. to close native station', Sunday Times, Country Edition, 13 June 1954, p. 16, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article59690785. Details
- 'Pastoral Inquiry Employment of Natives', The West Australian, 6 July 1940, p. 11, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article46725227. Details
- Department of Native Affairs, State of Western Australia (1936-1954) Agency Detail (State Records Office), Archive Collection of Western Australia, with State Records Office of Western Australia, State Records Office of Western Australia, 2012, http://aeon.sro.wa.gov.au/Investigator/Details/Agency_Detail.asp?Id=47. Details
- 'Aboriginal Records', in Archive Collection of Western Australia, State Records Office of Western Australia, 2012, http://www.sro.wa.gov.au/collection/aboriginal-records. Details
- Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies, 'Western Australia Protectors Reports', National Library of Australia, 1899-1959, http://www.aiatsis.gov.au/collections/exhibitions/remove/wa/protrepo.html. Details
- Foster, Darren J, 'Submission No. 347 Inquiry into Children in Institutional Care: Submissions', in Inquiry into Children in Institutional Care - Submissions received by the committee as at 17/3/05, Senate Community Affairs Committee, Commonwealth of Australia, 3 April 2004, http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Committees/Senate_Committees?url=clac_ctte/completed_inquiries/2004-07/inst_care/submissions/sublist.htm. Details
- History of Adoption Project: Western Australian Holdings [website], 2011, http://www.arts.monash.edu.au/historyofadoption/records/western-australia.php. Details
Sources used to compile this entry: Department of Native Affairs, State of Western Australia (1936-1954) Agency Detail (State Records Office), Archive Collection of Western Australia, with State Records Office of Western Australia, State Records Office of Western Australia, 2012, http://aeon.sro.wa.gov.au/Investigator/Details/Agency_Detail.asp?Id=47; History of Adoption Project: Western Australian Holdings [website], 2011, http://www.arts.monash.edu.au/historyofadoption/records/western-australia.php.
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Created: 7 June 2011, Last modified: 16 January 2012
Last updated: 22 March 2013
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