1. Aborigines and agricultural development --2. New policies and laws -- 3. Implementing the 1905 Aborigines Act: 1905-1911 -- 4. Clash in the wheat belt -- 5. A new broom -- 6. Institutional life -- 7. The town reserves -- 8. New directions -- 9. Aborigines and the depression -- 10. Harsh policies for hard times -- Epilogue -- Appendix I. Aboriginal reserves -- Appendix II. Correspondence relating to the Native Union
Summary
This book is a powerful and moving history of Aboriginal people in the south west of Western Australia covering a time when they experienced profound changes in their way of life and status in the community. Their independent life in the bush, on stations and on their own small farms was progressively eroded by discriminatory laws, bureaucratic interference and overt racism. The Aborigines' dignity and strength as they battled to maintain their independence and pride offer lessons for all people
Analysis
Aboriginal Australians
Government
History
Western Australia
Notes
CIP confirmed
Includes index
Previous ed.: Nedlands, W.A. : University of Western Australia Press for the Charles and Joy Staples South West Region Publication Fund Committee, 1988
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 391-403) and index
