Governing Savages: Commonwealth and Aboriginies, 1911-39
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In 1928, after a white man was killed, a punitive party mounted a series of attacks on Aborigines northwest of Alice Springs. The party's leader admitted that 31 Aborigines were killed. One missionary in the area put the toll at 70; another at as many as 100. Since 1911, the administration of the Northern Territory had been the direct responsibility of the Commonwealth. In placing this event and others within the context of policies pursued by the...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0044421508
ISBN13:9780044421504
Release Date:October 2000
Publisher:Allen & Unwin
Length:240 Pages
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