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The Aborigines Protection Act VIC
This act gave the Governer the power to order the removal of any child Aboriginee from their family and moved to a reformatory or industrial school. -
The Aborigines Act WA is passed
This gave the Chief Protector the authority to be the legal guardian of every Aboriginal and 'half-caste' child under the age of 16. Following this law, other states and territories adopted similar laws in the future. -
The Aborigines Protection Act NSW
Granted the Aborigines Protection Board with the power to have full custody of the child of any Aborgine if the court found the child to be neglected. -
The Aborigines Protection Amending Act NSW
Grants the power to the Aboriginal Protection Board to separate Indigenous children from their families without having to establish in court that they were in fact neglected. -
First Commenwealth/State conference on 'native welfare'
The First Commenwealth/State conference on 'native welfare' adopts assimilation as the national policy:
"The destiny of the natives of aboriginal origin, but not of the full blood, lies in ultimate absorption … with a view to their taking their place in the white community on an equal footing with the whites." -
The 150th Anniversary of landing of the First Fleet
Aborigines Mark the 'Day of Mourning' as they were forced to create a re-enactment of the arrival of the First Fleet against their will. -
The UDHR comes into play
The United Declaration of Human Rights is adopted by the newly-formed United Nations and further supported by Australia. -
Cancelled Removal of Aboriginal Children
All states in Australia had repealed the legislation allowing for the removal of Aboriginal children under the policy of ‘protection’. In the following years, Aboriginal and Islander Child Care Agencies are set up to contest removal applications and provide alternatives to the removal of Indigenous children from their families.
