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Daisy Bates
Daisy Bates did lots of life changing things. -
Imagration
On 22 November 1882, aged 23, she emigrated to Australia on the R.M.S. They say she move from Ingland from health reasons.
Bates had travelled with Ernest C. Baglehole and James C. Hann, amongst others, on the later stage of her journey.
Bates settled first at Townsville, Queensland allegedly staying first at the home of the Bishop of North Queensland and later with family friends who had migrated earlier. -
1st and 2nd Marrage
She married poet and horseman Breaker Morant (Harry Morant aka Edwin Murrant) on 13 March 1884 in Charters Towers. the union lasted only a short time and Bates reputedly threw Morant out because he failed to pay for the wedding and stole some livestock. Significantly, they were never divorced. Daisy became engaged to Philip Gipps but he died before they could marry. Then she then met John (Jack) Bates and they married on 17 February 1885; like Morant, he was a breaker of wild horses, bushman and -
3rd Marrage
Then she then met John (Jack) Bates and they married on 17 February 1885; like Morant, he was a breaker of wild horses, bushman and drover. They got married. -
Arnold Hamilton Bates was born
Arnold Hamilton Bates, was born in Bathurst, New South Wales on the 26 of August -
returned to England
In February 1894, Bates returned to England, telling Jack that she would only return when he had a home established for her. -
Started to write in the daily newspaper
In 1899 a letter was published in 'The Times' about the cruelty of West Australian settlers to Aborigines. As Bates was going to return to Australia, she wrote to 'The Times' offering to make full study and report the results to them. Doing that she started to write in 'The Times'. -
Offer accepted
Her offer was accepted and she sailed back to Australia in August 1899. In all, Bates devoted 40 years of her life to studying Aboriginal life, history, culture, rites, beliefs and customs. She researched and wrote millions of words on the subject. -
The Times
In 1899 a letter was published in 'The Times' about the cruelty of West Australian settlers to Aborigines. As Bates was going to return to Australia, she wrote to 'The Times' offering to make full study and report the results to them. -
Wrote to Perth Sunday Times
Bates dismissed people of part Aboriginal descent as worthless and wrote in the Perth Sunday Times on 12 June 1921, 'As to the half-castes, however early they may be taken and trained, with very few exceptions, the only good half-caste is a dead one.' -
Died
Daisy May Bates died.
