Main Title: |
Between two worlds : the Commonwealth government and the removal of Aboriginal children of part descent in the Northern Territory / Rowena MacDonald. |
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Author: |
MacDonald, Rowena, 1964- Australian Archives
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Imprint: |
Alice Springs, NT : IAD Press, 1995. |
Collation: |
30 cm. xvii, 78 p. : ill. (some col.), portraits, maps, facsims, bib, pbk ; |
Summary: |
Between two worlds: the Commonwealth Government and the removal of Aboriginal children of part-descent in the Northern Territory. |
Subject: |
National Archives of Australia Children and childhood Government policy Child welfare Exhibitions First Nations Australians First Nations Australians - - Government policy
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ISBN: |
0949659878 (pbk.) |
Notes: |
Based on an exhibit at the Australian Archives. Earlier this century, thousands of Aboriginal children of part descent were taken away from their families by the government and placed in institutions. Some were never to return home. Between Two Worlds looks at two Northern Territory 'Half-caste' institutions run by the Commonwealth government: the Bungalow in Alice Springs and the Kahlin Home in Darwin. Through oral histories, documents and photographs, drawn mainly from the Australian Archives' collection, this book shows what happened to the children who were placed in these institutions. It traces their journey from one place to another and one culture to another, and follows the development of government policy which shaped their lives.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 75-78)
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