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(Mrs) C. _________ (1) Classification as an Aboriginal. (2) Proposed retention of her daughter in Aboriginal compound (1933 - 1936)

  • 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]

    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], 1933
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From
1933
To
1936
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Reference No
A1, 1936/3096
Legal Status
National Archiives of Australia Reference Number

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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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]
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
Document
Date
1933

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Prepared by: Karen George and Gary George