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Dr. William Wyatt, the third Protector after Stephenson and Bromley, took up the job in late 1837, until mid-1839. Alistair Crooks has kindly typed up Wyatt's report.
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protector's correspondence, 1840 - 1913
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Volume Two: 1863-1866
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Volume Three: 1866-1870
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Volume Four: 1871-1879
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Volume Five: 1879-1884
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Volume Six: 1885-1891
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Volume Seven: 1892-1906
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index of aboriginal people named in the correspondence out:There are nearly fifteen hundred people mentioned here - perhaps some of your relations ? Press here:
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Register of letters to the S.A. Protector, 1866-1901:The one-man 'Aborigines Department', i.e. the Protector, had to deal with a host of issues day-to-day. During this period, he received thirteen thousand and a half letters and, from his letters OUT, one can see that he responded fairly promptly to them all.
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INDEX OF ABORIGINAL PEOPLE NAMED IN LETTERS IN:
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combined index of Aboriginal people named in the Protector's correspondence IN and Out.
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List of "half-castes" in South Australia in 1909
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Index to issues of land, boats and gunsIn nineteenth century South Australia, Aboriginal people could apply for grants of land, i.e. 14-year leases up to 160 acres, renewable, and rent-free. Some Aboriginal men took out extra leases, for which, like other people, they had to pay annual lease-fees.
The Protector also allocated 15-ft boats, ‘canoes’, and fishing tackle (fishing lines, hooks and netting twine) to about a hundred people, sometimes to groups at particular places on the coast, but usually to individuals. If the Aboriginal people involved were working, from about 1890, they were expected to pay half the cost of a boat. Otherwise, the boats were provided free. Repairs were paid for on the same basis. As well, guns were provided to Aboriginal people around the state on the same basis, cost-free for people who weren’t working, or able to work, and half-cost to working people. In South Australia, Aboriginal people have always been able to purchase and use guns freely. Re-Thinking Aboriginal HistoryThis article tries to summarise observations on the content of the Protector's Letters.
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COMBINED INDEX OF ALL ABORIGINAL PEOPLE INCLUDED IN THESE FILES
Just added - a complete, combined Index of all Aboriginal people named in all major files on this site - more than sixty pages, with references to more than two thousand people.
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