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Stolen Generation

By keeley.n23

  • Board for the Protection of Aborigines established

    Governor can remove any child from station families at any time.

  • Aboriginal Protection and Restriction of the Sale of Opium Act

    Chief Protector can remove Aboriginal people to and from different reserves and hold children in dormitories.

  • The Aborigines Act (WA) is passed

    Chief protector is now a guardian of all Aboriginal children under the age of 16.

  • The Aborigines Protection Amending Act (NSW)

    A new law brought in by the Aboriginal Protection Board which ables them to seperate Indigenous children from their families without going through court.

  • The NSW Aborigines Protection Board loses its power

    They have no power over the children anymore and it is renamed Aborigines Welfare Board.

  • Removal of Aboriginal children under the policy of 'protection'.

    All states have abolished the right to be able to remove children from their families and homes.

  • Aboriginal Corporation is established in NSW

    The Aboriginal Corporation is established to help the Indigenous children who were removed from their homes and families to then be found again.

  • Aboriginal Child Placement Principle

    This is introduced in the Northern Territory in focus to ensure that the Indigenous children are placed with Indigenous families when adoption or fostering is necessary.