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Northern Territory - Archival Item
(Mrs) C. _________ (1) Classification as an Aboriginal. (2) Proposed retention of her daughter in Aboriginal compound (1933 - 1936)
- From
- 1933
- To
- 1936
- Website
- https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/scripts/AutoSearch.asp?O=I&Number=270674
- 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.
Publications
Online Resources
- 'Daughter to stay on in Convent', The Daily News (Perth), 12 September 1936, p. 6, http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/82534314. Details
- 'Writ of HabeusCorpus: application refused', Northern Standard (Darwin), 11 September 1936, p. 12, http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/49434988. Details
- 'Mother and her international interests', The Daily News (Perth), 12 August 1936, p. 3, http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/83371586. Details
- 'Writ of Habeus Corpus application, case adjourned', Northern Standard (Darwin), 11 August 1936, p. 9, http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/49434100. Details
Photos
- 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
Details
Prepared by: Karen George and Gary George
Created: 6 February 2013, Last modified: 26 November 2020