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Northern Territory - Organisation

Chief Protector of Aborigines, Northern Territory (1910)

South Australian Government

From
1910
To
1910
Categories
Government Agency

The Chief Protector of Aborigines was made the legal guardian of every Aboriginal child under the provisions of the Northern Territory Aboriginals Act 1910 (SA). This position continued under Commonwealth legislation after the Northern Territory came under Commonwealth control in 1911.

Timeline

 1864 - 1910 Protector of Aborigines, Northern Territory
       1910 Chief Protector of Aborigines, Northern Territory
             1911 - 1939 Chief Protector of Aborigines, Northern Territory

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Prepared by: Karen George and Gary George