The stolen generation

  • Victorian protection board

    This is when the stolen generation became a law called Victorian protection board for aborigines witch gave them permission to take the children away.
  • South Australia and Northern Territory

    South Australia and Northern Territory jumped on board and they started taking children away just like Victoria.
  • NSW

    New South Wales came on board and got permission to take the Aboriginal children away.
  • All of Australia

    Australia becomes a Federation. The Constitution states that Aboriginal People will not be counted in the census.
  • The Aborigines guardians

    The Aborigines Act (WA) is passed. Under this law, the Chief Protector is made the legal guardian of every Aboriginal.
  • SA guardians

    The Aborigines Act (SA) makes the Chief Protector the legal guardian of every Aboriginal.
  • NSW guardians

    The Aborigines Protection Amending Act (NSW) gives power to the Aboriginal.
  • Day of mourning

    Australian Aborigines Conference held in Sydney. Meeting on January 26, the 150th Anniversary of NSW, A ‘Day of Mourning’
  • Losing power

    The NSW Aborigines Protection Board loses its power to remove Indigenous children. The Board is renamed the Aborigines Welfare Board and is finally abolished in 1969.

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