Historian, Richard Broome, said these attitudes dated back to Australia's colonial past. Negative stereotypes of Aboriginal people persisted throughout the 20th century. Few Indigenous families escaped the traumatic effects of these policies (see Chapter 2 of Bringing Them Home). This policy led to the Stolen Generations. These laws also allowed authorities to remove Aboriginal children from their families. The state Protection Acts were laws that controlled Indigenous peoples' rights to:
Government policyĭuring the 1930s, each state strengthened government control over Indigenous peoples' lives. Laws and prejudice controlled Indigenous peoples' lives. AWM P01066.001Īboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples may have joined up for similar reasons as other service men and women. Also known to be in the photograph are: Pte James Henry Scott and his son Pte Cyril Scott.
Identified are: Private (Pte) Lawrie Francis Moffatt (back row, left) Pte Cornelius William (Con) Edwards (middle row, far right) and his son Pte Ronald William James (Ron) Edwards, (possibly middle row, third from left). Indigenous service men from the 2/23rd Battalion.
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