![]() ![]() The thinking was that all ‘full-bloods’ would eventually die off in these locations and that any children descended from white people could be ‘civilised’. Protectionist policies were developed reflecting this view. Mainstream Australian thinking at the time was that Australia’s First Peoples were a ‘dying race’. These places were created and designed to ‘protect’ First Australians in a very patronising, paternalistic sense. The managers usually had total control over Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander lives including legal guardianship of their children. Schooling (in the form of preparation for the workforce), rations and housing were provided, and station managers tightly controlled who could, and could not, live there. Stations or ‘managed reserves’ were generally managed by officials appointed by the government.People living on unmanaged reserves might receive rations and blankets from the state or territory government, but often remained responsible for their own housing. Reserves were usually parcels of land set aside for Aboriginal people to live on and were not managed by the government or its officials. ![]() Most of the missions were developed on land granted by the government for this purpose.
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