Royal Commission on the Aborigines (1913 - 1916)

From

1913

To

1916

Location

South Australia

The Royal Commission on the Aborigines was appointed on 19 December 1912 to inquire into and provide a report on 'the control, organisation and management of the institutions in this [South Australia] set aside for the benefit of the aborigines'. It was also asked to report 'generally upon the whole question of the South Australian aborigines'.The Commission's Progress report, handed down in October 1913, included 26 recommendations, one of which suggested that the Point Pearce and Point McLeay Missions be taken over by the Government and controlled by the Aborigines department. A Final report was produced in October 1916.