"South Australia's Aborigines Department under William Richard Penell, the last Chief Protector of Aborigines, operated in virtual secrecy throughout the mid twentieth century, hiding its unlawful actions through a combination of lies, silence and bluff. The present has finally caught up with it."--Back cover.

Contents:
CHAPTER ONE 'The blacks' camp', 1911-1920 1 -- CHAPTER TWO 'In the hands of one man', 1921-1938 5 -- CHAPTER THREE 'This practice has no regulation to support it', 1939-1946 15 -- CHAPTER FOUR 'All natives are liars', 1946-1949 30 -- CHAPTER FIVE 'If it would be a punishment', 1949-1953 45 -- CHAPTER SIX 'Our girls for slaves', Koonibba Mission, 1936-1952 57 -- CHAPTER SEVEN 'Legally indefensible', concluding remarks 73.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 94-96) and index.