Victorian Aboriginal Group [Twenty-ninth annual report]

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Accession[1987.0162] Papers of the Leeper FamilyIdentifierUMA-ITE-1987016200080Scope and ContentAnnual report for year ending 30 June 1958. Includes information relating to membership, meetings, finances, publications, events and excursions. Speakers, presenters and reports include: Miss Goodfellow reported on W.A.M. work in W.A., children attending the Technical School; Rev. A. Grant reported on the living conditions of the [...] in Alice Springs, especially children, with their parents having unlimited access to liquor; Mr. P. E. Felton [Superintendent of Aborigines' Welfare for Victoria] spoke on caring for 4,000 [...] natives at Mooroopna, transitioning from river flat humpies to Commission houses in towns; Reverand Father Rechnitz [of Murray Island], reported the Government discouring the use of the native language, so many Islanders can no longer speak their own language, or English well either; Mr P. E. Felton on the options for how to integrate Aboriginal Australians into [or not] white society. Mention of granting of citizenship to Albert Namatjira, and question of citizenship for all [...] Aboriginal Australians. Annual Report includes 'Notes from all States' which summarises interstate developments and activities with Aboriginal Australians and Missions.
NATURAL: Cherbourg Trade School; Albert Namatjira [artist]; St. Mary's Hostel [Alice Springs]; Roman Catholic Mission; Croker Island Mission; St. Francis House [Adelaide]; Rose River Mission (C.M.S.); Warrabri Government Station; Lockhart River Mission; Australian Aboriginal Girls' Hostel [Northcote, VIC].Access StatusAccess restrictions applyAccess ConditionsSome material may contain terms that reflect authors’ views, or those of the period in which the item was written or recorded but may not be considered appropriate today. These views are not necessarily the views of University of Melbourne. While the information may not reflect current understanding, it is provided in an historical context.Request TypeRequest unitUnit1987.0162 Unit 0004

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CreatorLeeper FamilyRoleProvenance

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Date1958

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Previous System ID1987.0162.00080

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SubjectAboriginal AustraliansChild welfare - NeglectPolitics and Government - Civil rights and citizenshipRace relations - Racial discriminationReligions - Christianity - MissionsSocial identity - Mixed descentSubstance use - AlcoholSubject (Place)Cape Barren Island (Tas Bass Strait SK55-02)Nambucca Heads (NSW N Coast SH56-10) Mapoon (Qld NW Cape York SC54-15, SD54-03)

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Victorian Aboriginal Group [Twenty-ninth annual report]