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This file includes correspondence related to an application by an Aboriginal woman to have her daughter released from the Darwin Convent where she was being maintained by the Chief Protector. The file includes investigations into conditions at the Convent and provides information about government policies in relation to children maintained there.
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Title: Case between the Department of the Interior and an Aboriginal mother regarding the retention of her daughter in an Aboriginal compound [altered from original title]
Type: Image
Date: 1933