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Author
Green, Neville
Title
Missions
In
Historical Encyclopedia of Western Australia
Editors
Gregory, Jenny and Jan Gothard [editors]
Imprint
University of Western Australia Press, Crawley, W.A., 2009
Description

In this entry, historian Neville Green states that 'missions were committed to weaning Aboriginal children away from their home beliefs and preparing them for an assimilated lifestyle as servants and labourers. In the outback, the extinction of traditional Aborigines was anticipated, and remote missions were founded to protect and comfort the remnant.'
Neville identifies four types of institutions for Indigenous people in WA: 'settlements; ration depots; orphanages; and at least thirty missios'

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  • Gregory, Jenny and Jan Gothard [editors], Historical Encyclopedia of Western Australia, University of Western Australia Press, Crawley, W.A., 2009. Details