To

It
the

has

point

This
or

gists,

Aborigines

all

Abo

f'The

Call'

is

our

own

paper.

,,-

from
been
established
to present
the
case
for
Aborigines,
of view
of the
themselves.
Aborigines
has
to do with
or
missionaries,
paper
nothing
anthropolo
'inferwith
as
an
anybody who looks down on Aborigines
'

ioy'.ra,ce..
We are
NOT an infenorl-a^eTwe^ave^^merely
chance
of education
that
whites
'The
receive.
that
we
do not
want
to go back
to the Stone

_^_

'

Full
Bloods
60,000
our
voice
to ask for

Representing
tralia,
and

raise

we

Full

Citizen

'The

Abo

The

Please

send

T.

all
and

it

20,000

Equal

in

Aus

published

once

Opportunity,

and
Aborigines
also
by acting

as

Halfcastes
agents

3d.

Price

month.

to
for

the

support
sale

white

to

Phoio

note

when

AT

ordering

copies.

Abo

(La Pcrotise),
J. T.
(Melbourne),

oils

Box

Call',
Post

General

1924

'KK,
Sydney,

Office,

N.S.W.

6.

We

should

recommend
entitled
to

be

regarding
;

TEN

OUR

The
following
made
statement
at the
Deputation

the

to

of

of the
copy
Prime
Minister

full

is

Aborigines

on

31st

last.

The

was
Prime
Minister
accompanied
Mr.
Mc
Enid
by Dame
Lyons and by
of
the
Interior.'
Ewan, Minister
of twenty
consisted
The
Deputation
and
Mr.
men
and women,
Aborigines,
hours
to
of two
Lyons gave a. hearing
of our
case.
the statement
care
read
these
'ten
Please
points'
state
this
is the
official
as
only
fully,
has;
our
aims
and objects
that,
ment
'of.
!

yet ?bcen--'madei-.
RIGHT
TO THE

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'?w-.-i.-.ii.v.jL.

THE
PRIME
AUSTRALIA.
M.H.R.
P.C., CM.,

HON.

OF
MINISTER
MR.
J. A. LYONS,
Sir,

placing

Before
policy
long-range
we
ask

,
'

for

INTERIM

matter

is

you a long-range
the
and
while
under consideration,
of urgency:

Government
That
the Commonwealth
make
financial
should
a
special
grant
in
of the State
to 'each
Governments,
of Aborig
to
the
number
proportion
ex
to
ines in eaclr State,
supplement
We
for Aborigines.
ask
isting
grants
to in
that such
aid should be applied
the
the
improving
creasing
rations-and
at
of
conditions
Aborigines
We
control.
under State
bag
present
that
matter
be treated
this
urgently,
to
as
our
are
starved
being
people

housing

''

that there
We respectfully
request
for
Abo
be a National
Policy
We
advocate
Commonwealth
rigines.
all
Government
control
of
Aboriginal
1.

should

the

of

death.

ten
The following
points
RANGE
POLICY
LONG
RIGINES,
endorsed by our

Mayasinc.

8.

Department

be to
raise
the Commori
and
Citizen
Status
civil
full
whites
in
with
the
Australia.
equality
and
without
all
In
delay,
particular,
should be emitted
Aborigines
Affairs
should
Aboriginal
throughout
Aborigines

zvcalth

to

To

(a)
(b)

embraces
FOR
ABO
Association.

National Library of Australia

receive

the

white
benefits

as

opportunities
To receive

the

legislation,

including*

Court
on
Awards,
workers.
with
white
full
To
receive
the
workers'
compensation

(c)

educational

same

people.
of labour
Arbitration
an

the

T.6 receive
and invalid
ing

in.

to

'.

of
benefits
and insur

of old-age
whether
liv
settlements
or

inal

Officers,
contact

(f)

by

orders,

as

the
wages
issue

white

of

semi
that

both,
blood,
the
by

Aboriginal

trained
specially
Government
to bring
the wild
with
civilisation.

We recommend
9.
and Half caste
women
to maternity
and free

that

in

of

cash, and
rations,

Nich-;,..

'

MEETING
of

will,
Aborigines
Reserve on Easter

:..

Sunday

(17th
April).
main, purpose
a
Constitution

The

adopt
Aborigines

the
also

officers.

a big
effort
which
meeting,
Citizen
on
Right's

for

to

is

Association,

make

important
fight

of the meeting
and Rules
for

Progressive
of

election
Please

attend

to
will
a

this

put

our

proper

legal

footing.

Aborig

as

SELECT

making a report.
The Select Committee

in

people

most
all

Aboriginal
be entitled

should'

treatment
hospital
and that there should
confinement,
be no
discrimination
Aboriginal
against
who should
be entitled
to
clini
women,
similar
cal
instruction
on
baby welfare,
to that
to
white
women.
given

opposing a policy of segre

of
during a period
urge that,
Re
the
Aboriginal
present
retained
be
as
a sanctuary
should
While

10.

we

gation,
transition,
serves

for aged or incompetent

who
Aborigines
to take
their
place in the
may be unfitted
white
community,
owing to the past pol
icy

missal
rina,
full
1

was
as
a
farce,
of the evidence
concerned
the dis
of ?Manager Brain
from
Brewar
and there
was
no
time
to
present
about
the conditions
of the
evidence

Aborigines
Wales.

0,000

New

white
blacks.
We
call
one

White
at

the

have

ment

in

no

Anniversary

150th

'THE

ABO

that

realised
of white
?

rejoice
settle

CALL'.

order
for
a dozen
Send us your
of 'The
Abo
Call'
and
copies
sell
them
and
to. friends
give or
supporters.

Price

not

2/-

or

Send

cash

to
per

post
with

than

man

-)$_

about

ten

about

thousand

BRUXNER'S

PROMISE

El
policy
speech in the N.S.W.
the leader
of the Country
Party,
Mr.
M.
F. Bruxner,
'a
new
promised
for Aborigines.'
deal
who
This
is
the same
Mr.
Bruxner
said to the Millions
Club,
Sydney, a few
months
not
a
is
'Jacky-Jacky
ago, that
for
Australia.'
good advertisement
Bruxner's
near
In Mr.
own
electorate,
the
are
N.S.W.,
Tabulam,
Aborigines
in dreadful
which
are
living
conditions,
a very
bad advertisement
for Mr.
Brux
his

to

reason

continent.

this

casfcgg*

worried'

more

ections,

immediately

people

Aborigines

we

,,J;JaJ[f

'

was

a
to
for
Commission
Royal
in
investigate
Administration
Aboriginal
N.S.W.
We
have a big lot
of evidence/some
of which
will
be published
in 'The
Abo
Call'
in
future
numbers.

MR.
MOURNING

OP

_and

South

Parliament

neglect.

of.

COMMITTEE

The
Select
Committee
the Ad
upon
ministration
of the Aborigines
Protection
Board
took
a
lot
(New South
Wales)
of evidence,
and then
dissolved
without

.during

population'.

apprenticeship
systems.
that
We
recommend
Aborigines
under
the
should
come
and Halfcastes
and
same
people,
marriage laws as white
of
to
be
free
should
marry
partners
of colour.
their
choice,
irrespective
5.

and

we
suggest
and. teachers,

own

be

property
To receive

EASTER
A general
meeting
be held at La Perouse

In

and property,
and
land
in
to
save
allowed
money
and to
personal
banking accounts;
come
the
same
laws
under
regard
of
and transmission
ing intestacy
To

privileges
workers.

uncivilised

nurses,

women,

should
be
Commonwealth

not.

(e)

white

D.

Cooper (Melbourne),
(Dubbo).

Aborigines

same

are

Aborigines,
and

men

to

to

regard

officers,

DAY

benefits

pensions,

Aboriginal

-In

patrol

equality

ance.'

(d)

that
the

as

JANUARY.

W.
(Coonabarabran),
W.
Perouse)
Ferguson

(La

We recommend
that'
a
special
pol
Settlement
for
icy of Land
Aborigines
should be put into,
operation}
whereby
who
desire
to
settle
on
the
Aborigines
land should
be given the same
encourage
or
nient
as
that
to
given
Immigrants
tuition
in
Soldier
with
Settlers,
expert,
financial
assistance
to
and
agriculture,
to
become
enable
such settlers
ultimately

civilised

We suggest1
appointment
Commonwealth
for Aboriginal
Ministry
to
have full
the Minister
Cabi
Affairs,
rank.
net
We suggest
the appointment
of an
3.
of
the
Administrative
Head
proposed
the
of
Affairs,
Department
Aboriginal
Administrator
to
be advised
by an Ad
of six persons,
visory
Board, consisting
should
be of
whom
least
?i.h.rg.e_,of
at^
to'be
hominatecTby'the'
Aboriginal
blood,
Association-.
Progressive
Aborigines
of
The
aim
of
the
2.

Kinchcla

J.

Patten

26th

OF

self-supporting.

affairs.

POLICY

before
placing
Aborigines,
policy

as

FOR

housing

CONFERENCE

7.-

all

before
you- the
respectfully
FOR
ABORIG
POLICY
following
that this
INES.
We wish to state
policy
of
lias
been endorsed
by a Conference
in
.on
26th
held
Sydney
Aborigines,
is
the
this
This
year.
policy
January of
of the
which has the support
only policy
themselves.
Aborigines
In

URGENT

POLICY
RANGE
ABORIGINES.

LONG

4.

,'

Minister

Prime

'Tanuarv

POINTS

the

to

Deputation

THE

TV. Foster

to:

'The

'Man'

by courtesy

'

letters

all

Halfcastes

postal

Patten,

:r

Age.

Education,

supporters.

Address
J.

be

will

asks

buying

and

'been'^refusSirfKeTt7
show
Call'
will

Abo

Rights.

Call'

Editor

by

paper,
friends

and

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agents
dozen
free
order

ner.

hope that

We
a

better

past

deal*

150

his

'New,

than

we

have

Deal'
had

will

for

be
the

years.

PACKSADDLE
to:
a

Our
white

at

the

'The
Abo
Call',
Box 1924 KK,
G.P.O.,
Sydney.
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in

friends
man
same

also
time
made

mention was
win or Sydney

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Darwin
u.was
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DAY

HISTORIC

&

MOURNING

OF

PROTEST

ABORIGINES

CONFERENCE.

who
Held

Australian

alt

Hall,

26th

Sydney,

why

not

Protection

riginal

REPORT

About

OF

blood

of Aboriginal
persons
the conference.

ioo

attended

Proceedings
to
the
owing

PROCEEDINGS

delayed at the start

Sesqui-Centenary

were

Official

Australia,
and also

received
North
Queensland,
were

number

large

very

from

Aborigines
pressing
support

all

the

PRESIDENT'S
Mr.

T.

J.

p.m.
President,

Patten,
white

the

this

Australia,
of letters

the

ex

On

said:

rejoicing,
day
people
as
have
no
reason
we,
Aborigines,
on
Australia's
rejoice
150th birthday.
Our purpose
in meeting
today is to bring
home
to
the white
people of Australia
which
the
the
in
conditions
frightful
live.
native
of this
continent
Aborigines
This
to.
our
forefathers'
land
belonged
are
150 years
ago, but today we
pushed
further
and further
into
the background.
Association
The Aborigines
Progressive
has been formed
to put before
the white
are

the fact that Aborigines

through
people
out
Australia
are
starved
being
literally
to
death.
We
refuse
to.be
pushed into
have
the background.
We
decided to
White
make
ourselves
heard.
ment
pre
is a
tend that
the Australian
Aboriginal
be bettered.
Our
low
who
cannot
type,
'Give
us
the
to
that
is,
chance!'
reply
not
wish
to
be left
behind
in
We
do
Australia's
march
to
We
ask
progress.
citizen

the

cities

do

including
old-age
relief
work
bonus,
pensions,
maternity
when
and
the
to
a
unemployed,
right
chil
full
Australian
education
for
our
dren.
We do not
wish
to be herded
like
and treated
as
a special
class.
As
cattle,
the Aborigines
Protection
Board
regards
white
in
of New
South
Wales,
people
rights,

not

the terrible
under
which*
outback
.districts.
evidence

realise

ol

ditions

slavery
the
unanswerable
in

live

people
have

con

our

for

return

in

race

pur
1

are

rations,

'

for our
We say that
people.
to Australia's
name
that
disgrace
our
be
should,
handicapped
by
people
and
education,
undernourishment
poor
blamed
for
and then
being backward.
the present
We do not
trust
Aborigines
Protection
is
Board, and that
why we'
its
In
ask for
abolition.
(Applause).
teachers
are
on
th-:
competent
provided
That
the
Stations.
is
Aboriginal
great
est
We
have
had
handicap
put on us.
of the white men
after
150 years
looking
and the result
our
are
be
is,
us,
people
The
reason
ing exterminated.
why this
conference
is called
today is so that the
their
themselves
Aborigines
may discuss
and
to
before
problems
try
bring
the,
of the public
notice
and of parliament
what
our
and
how
it
grievance
is,
may
be remedied.
We ask for .ordinary
citi
zen
and full
with
other
equality
rights',

opportunity
it

is

(Moved'

Australians.

2.0
Mr.

W.

some

all

are

classed

resolution
I

President,

and women
cerned in

resolution.')

p.m.

Ferguson,

the

onding

our

want

(Duhbo):
moved

to

of Aboriginal
discussions

dark
as

and some
Aborigines

that

say

blood
today.
are

fair,

under

In

by

sec

the

all

men

are

con

Though
we

are

present

National Library of Australia

conditions,
We
have

fool's

outback

paradise.
and I have
of
sufferings

have

for

seen

but
been

western
.towns,,
and
where
the press
attention
to
our
now
have
a
Committee
before
the public
the in
our
people have suffered.
have
astounded
many
who
did
not
realise
that
white
people,
describe
such
conditions
as
we
could
exist in a free country.
Now
let
possibly
is
me
that
our
to abolish
explain
object
Protection
Board.
the Aborigines
(Ap
are
We
that
going to abolish
plause.)
how long it may take.
Board, no matter
to
the
fact
with
Everything
points
ttiat,
in
short
will
a
while,
many
people
sup
the white
citizens
of Aus
port us among
Our
first
is
to organise
tralia.
objective
the
whole,
of .the
of New
Aborigines
into
our
For
South Wales
Association.
Select
Com
days at the Parliamentary
mittee
we
have had to listen
to slanders
1

.in

came

our

against
and
people
'backward'?

not

any
because

special
rights
we
ourselves

such
have

as

that.

It
to

begun
at

that
ganise
awakened.

last

isfied

the

not
on
grazing oc
carry
The
aid.
without
Aboriginal
but not
is producing
wealth,
even
himself.
Yet he is not
allowed
for
to have
with which to buy clothes,
money
can
If the Aboriginal
and food.
help the
make
man,
to
outback,
white
money
why

could

a
chance
to make
living
himself?
We do not need Govern
We have had too
much
ment
protection.
not
Now
we
for pro
ask,
protection.
but
for
education.
We
should
tection,
of Abo
teachers
and nurses
have trained

give

him

every
what

and

have
to

not

been

given
themselves!

improve

us

who
are
a primitive
that
we
should
to
do
for them
try
We
should
all
work
in
co
something.
for the progress
of Aborigines
operation
the Commonwealth.
throughout
people

state.

2.55
Mr.

W.

League)

Cooper
:

After

(Victorian
struggling

Aborigines
for

so

many
continue

we
are
years,
going
'Protect'
should mean
'prostruggling.
but
tect
from
the Aborigines
injury',
live
to
this
Protection
Boards
do not
up
idea.
with
They do not act in accordance
British
have
to
Mr.
I
written
Justice.
owes
me
letter.
a
We
Lyons, who still
must
continue
our
until
we
win
struggle

the

Letters
and Telegrams
President
and Secretary.

The President,
read
resolution
the

were

read

by

p.m.

(Mr.

Patten):

will'

on
the
notice
Conference
the Aborigines
of
'We, representing
at
assembled in* conference
Australia,
the Australian
the
Hall,
on
Sydney,
this
26th day of January,
1938,
being
the 150th Anniversary
of the White

convening

paper

as

this

man's
make

seizure
of pur
country,
hereby
the callous
treat
protest
against
of our
people
by the whitemen
and we ap
during the past 150 years;
nation
of today
peal to the Australian
to
make
the education
new
laws
for
and care
of Aborigines,
and we
ask
for a new
which
will
raise
our
policy
to
full
status
and
citizen
people
equal
within
the community.'
ity
ment

want

to

in
that,'
explain
advocating
the
Protection
Aborigines
understand
that
there
must
be some
stone.
The
can
stepping
people
not
be thrown
out
of the reserves
and
to
live
like
white
when
men,
expected
white
have not
had
a
standard
of
they
education.
We recognise
also,
as
regards

of

abolition

Board,

we

the

still
are
un
primitive
people who
that
there
must
be
some
stone
from
the jungle.
Educa
stepping
tion is the key to our
We want
problem.
and
for
education
equal
opportunity
Our
movement
is practical.
Aborigines.
to
be held
We do not want
up to ridi
We
cule,
by asking something
impossible.
want
a policy
of progress
and education,
in addition
to
of the
Board.
abolition
We
want
a
stone
to
modern
stepping

civilised,

civilisation.

Mr.

Full
of
think
with

p.m.
:

Reserves,

place

to

Board

and

honestly
In
La

Perouse.
where
Reserve,
but
citizen
rights,

special
some

Coast

not

are

given

the

can

Protection

you

have
South
Our

same..
to

chance

have

people
the

on

the

not

are

things

people

hounded

are

How
place.
call
itself
a

enjoy

chance
to
a
given
On behalf
of
the
themselves.
express
of the South
I
Coast,
want
Aborigines
to thank
the men
who have started
this
movement'
of
great
'Progress.
?Aborigines'
If
we
are
to succeed
we
must
be united.
Let us fight
on
to a successful
end.

They

life.

not

are

3.50
Mr.
Johnson
Vice-Prosident
,

gressive
must

we

objective.
a

success.

to

arouse

women

p.m.

As a
Pro
say that
hearted
win
to
our
done
half
hearted
is
Nothing
all
work
We should
together
the mind
of the white
men
and
of Australia
to
our
awful
con

(Batcman's
Bay)
the Aborigines

of

Association,
work
full

want

to

Mrs.
since
Ardlcr
(Nowra) :, Ever
have
been children
we
have had
to
to
white
what
is
people
saying
good for us and what is enough for us,
with
no
how
could
we
and,
education,
find
out
for
ourselves?
We
can
things
do nothing
until
for
we
progress
get
education
children.
for
our
I am
sure
that all
in1 Australia
are
be
Aborigines
hind
us
in this
movement.
great
we

listen

Tom
Foster,
have three
the
Aborigines
which
has meted
out

(La Perouse)

The

The first
enemies.
Protection
Board,
most
treat
callous
ment
to
our
and
forced
us
has
people,
to do as
the white
The sec
man
wishes.
ond enemy
is
the white
who
missionary,
Some
of these
preaches to our
people.
are
The
third
is
disgraceful.
enemy
White
men
for us,
liquor.
brought liquor
and it has helped
to
our
destroy
people.
We
should
stand
to
shoulder
shoulder
to destroy
these
three
enemies.
is

4.10 p.m.
Conditions
Gibbs,
(Brewarrina)
the Aboriginal
Stations
are
disa
are
all
much
alike;
At
very,
grace.
They
Brewarrina
the children
are
taught
by
a
man
who
is not
a
teacher.
qualified
Two
old men
on
that
one
blind,
station,
the other
a
are
left
cripple,
by them
state.
selves in a half -starved
The
Man
of the Station'
and others
get milk
ager
from
five
but the old men
cows,
get only
condensed
milk.
I
old
spoke to these
men,
and when
they told me how badly
were
treated
it
made
me
and
they
cry,
that
this
movement
will
be a suc
pray
cess.
These
old men
are
ne
absolutely
on
the
I know
Reserve,
glected.
Though
that
no
visited
them
for
ten
manager
for their
days.'
They had no milk even
I
of
the
porridge.
explained
meaning
citizen
full
to
these
old men,
and
rights
that they
would
be better
off
they knew
with
full
citizen
than
under
the
rights
Protection
because
would
Board,
they
and proper
medical
get Old Age Pension
Mrs.

on

all

attention.
'

4.20
THE
TO

THE

'

p.m.

RESOLUTION
VOTE

AND

WAS
PUT
CARRIED

UNANIMOUSLY.
citizen

rights
with
means
our
people*
the
one
here
every
since
has been in contact
civilisation
find very few Aborigines
birth.
You
will
South
Wales
who do not
know
in
New
to
count
after
how
and look
money
If our
themselves.
had education
people
the
and equal
citizen
rights
colleges
of our
or
would be full
in
people
eight
now.
I ask you
to
nine years
time from
Ferguson'.
the
equality
white
man.
I

present.

Aborigines

p.m.

3.15

we

live,

at

as

men

Mr.

objectives.
3.5

we

'

out

ditions.

p.m.

to

our

which

certain

Board

is

It

not

and

property

own

(South

Connelly,
the white

ed off
from

any
op
Their

in

still

not

can

have

we

Jn 150
Coast)
have
taken
away
and
hunting
grounds
camping
and left
us
with
grounds of our
people,
We must
have unity
our
nothing.
among
selves or wive will
not
succeed
in
the up
of
our
race.
Under
laws
lifting
present
of good character
are
order
Aborigines

The

way.

rights
houses
in
be turned

own

could

to

full

why

people,
If

people?

our

worry
That

we

the

has been disgusting.

The white
have
done
for us what
people
nothing
ever.
Put
on
with
no
reserves,
proper
how can
take their
Aborigines
education,
whites?
is our
as
with
Now
place
equals
chance
altered
We
must
have' things
tfour
hardestin
this
cause.
fight
very
still
After
our
are
in
150 years
people
fluenced
and bossed
I
by white
people.
could
hold
our
know
that
we
proudly
with
others
if
the
own
chance.
Do
given
of our
own
not
let
us
those
also,
forget,

is

to
have had no real opportunity
we
make
We
have
been
denied
progress.
Aus
the opportunity.
In many
of
parts
are
the white
on
the land
tralia
people
extent
to
such an
helped by Aborigines

with

citizen

white

for

to

stone.

have
Government

the

for

not

if

itself

3.35

p.m.

in

them

Mr.

treatment

or

cause

are

progress.

build

years

sat

am

realise
our
does not
people
suffered
for
150 years.
Aboriginal
have' been sent
to Government
Re

portunity

erence

not
for

for

resolution

this

serves

grants

they
cupation
Aboriginal

Aborigines

rights.

houses

to
?

of
If

care

build

Leg
our

the resolution/.and
about
the stepping

citizen

full

girls

is

to
Aborogines.
Why give pref
to
when
our
people
immigrants
have no .land,
to own
land?
and no right
should
We ask that the Government
give
us
sofne
to
make pro
encouragement
not
to
be
is
we
want,
gress. -It
progress
and further
tmder
pushed back further
Laws.
I say
that
the present
Aborigines
in New
South
most
of our
Wales
people
of farm-*
have a good practical
knowledge
and could
make
a living
as
farmers.
ing,
If not, then the Government
should teach
the
of
our
Agriculture,
people
principles
them
to settle
on
the land,
and help
just
from
as
they teach and help immigrants
be
We
are
(overseas.
backward
only

Australia,

over

movement

public
have

public
opinion
being
ask
for
the
to
We
right
that
our
fathers
and mothers
own
land
owned
from
time
immemorial.
I
think
the'
Government
at least
make land
could

that-

that
this

port

national

Can

women.

is

Abo
(Victorian
Doug. Nicholls
On behalf
of Victorian
League)
we
I
want
to
sup
Aborigines
say that

Sydney,

our
especially
against
people,
wonder
anyone
why we re
who
our
persons
suppress
accuse
us
of
then
being
If
our
young
boys and
were
girls
given proper
education,
they
would
be able to take
their
with
place
Australians
in the community.
Un
other
less
education
we
and oppor
get proper
our
in
-a
few
tunity,
people
very
years
will
be extinct.
Mr.
of
Mel
Cooper
bourne
will
tell
that
he has had- no
you
to
a
addressed
to
the
reply
petition
I
that
we
do not
King.
say definitely
Parlia
want
an
Member
of
Aboriginal
citizen
ment.
We want
rights,
ordinary

against

Aborigines

all

much
take

will

ap

labour

Aboriginal
to
drive

intended

too

Mr.

other,

to

slavery.

rigines

for ourselves,
and make
ourselves
This
is
Pro
why the Aborigines
Association
has been formed.
I
gressive
held
in Dubbo
a meeting
and
originally,
the way
the people
made
me
responded
feel
that
much
could
be done.
I
held

to draw
helped
We
grievance.
who are
bringing
which
justices
Our
revelations

toda*y is
into
the

system

domestic
All

2.35

myself

thing
heard.

finally

islation

in

T.B.

meetings

nothing

but

trav-.

on
people
The
most

our

Reserves.

Aborigines

of

people

volt

that
to
forced
work
without
other
pay
ment.
not
Do
white
Is this
slavery?
Australians
realise
that
there
is
actual
in this
fair
Common
slavery
progressive
wealth
?
Yet such
the case.
We are
is
in
vain
to
white
to
looking
people
help
us
We
must
do something
by charity.
ourselves
to
draw
attention
to
public
our
That
is
plight.
why this Conference
is held,
to
arid
of
discuss
/means
ways
the conscience
of White
Aus
arousing
but
who have us in their
tralians,
power,
to
Our
have
hitherto
us.
refused
help
on
the Government
Stations
air.
children
educated.
The
re
badly fed and poorly,
is
when
into
sult
that,
they
go out
life,
feel
inferior
to
'This
white people.
they
is not
a matter
of race,
it
a matter
of
is
education
That
is
and opportunity.
why
we
ask for a better
education
and better
of

women

our

vain.

white

is that
the dreaded
disease
thing
has made its appearance
among
our
and
is
them
out, right
people,
wiping
here in New
South
Wales.
Surely the
time- has come
at last
for us to do some

of

to

full

the

for

of

support

Reserves,
Aboriginal
there
is
no
future
for them, noth
From
hun
ing but disheartenment.
many
dreds
received
from
of
letters
I
have

terrible

but

for

to
better
waited
in

dreadful

the

for

lives

our

in

living
elled

ADDRESS

1.30

an

Board

girls

people
where

any
persons
having 'apadmixture
of
Aboriginal
have been waiting
and wait

We

have

we

West

Australia,
Conference.

over

of

from

Protection

Aborigines

to

applie's

ing all
Australia

TELEGRAMS
Telegrams

The

parently
blood.'

Procession.

prenticing

legislation.

Act

living
be
train

can

people

1938.

January,

are

out
and' help
those
go
white
in darkness.
If.
thistrained
for
purpose,
our
own
people ? The Abo

to

race'

riginal

4.30

ELECTION
AS
SULTED

p.m.

OF
OFFICERS
FOLLOWS:

RE
v

President
Secretary:

Organising
Treasurer:

T.
Miss

J.

Patten.

Grovenor.

Secretary:

Mr.

CONFERENCE

J.

Mr.
Kinchela.

W.

Ferguson.

CONCLUDED

at

p.m.

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Aborigines

MEETING

GENERAL
TO

EXPLANATION

the

At

26th

duties

in

adopts

to

rigines,

next,

be

the

that

secure

may

among
this

at

attendance

big

be

the

.-.-

placed
Aborigines,
on

LA
at

the

at

10

a.m.

and
ProT

Officers.

of

ABORIGINES

AUSTRALIAN

OF ABORIGINAL
PERSONS
TO
INVITED
BLOOD
ARE
ATTEND.
J.

(signed)

T.

PATTEN.

Aborigines
1924 KK

Box
c/o.
General

Post

Sydney,
New

blood

CONSTITUTION
RULES

AND

NAME:
under
this
be known

formed
1.
The
Association
shall
and Rules
Constitution
of The Aborigines
by the title
ive Association.
.

2.

The
(a)

(b)

the

of

objects

are:

for
propaganda
and betterment

Aborigines.
To take all

steps
to

for

Rights
of

peal

which
full

secure

Aborigines
restrictive

the
of

be
Citizen
and
re

may

legislation

Aborigines.
concerning
con
all
To examine
proposals
from
the
Aborigines
cerning
view
of
the
Aborigines
of
point
formulate
and to
themselves

(c)

policies
Governments

Aboriginal
To

(d)

(e)

(f)

-*

print,

to

the
before
place
for
of Australia
betterment.
circulate
and
publish,

and
pamphlets
the objects
promote

books,

papers,

leaflets

to

of the Association.
of
the
branches
To
establish
with
in
accordance
Association
Rules.
these
funds by subscrip
To
collect
and to es
tions
and donations,
under
account
a banking
tablish
of
the
Executive
the
control
Association,
of the
Committee
and to
and to appoint
Trustees,
hold

with
deal
in
vested

or

property
ciation,

and
wards

and

the

apply

income

al

of

to

all

determined
Committee

by
of

monies
the
both

of

the

as

or

Asso

capit

therefron^

or
any
Association

any
or

non

of

the
and

dissent

move

to

objects
be
may

the
Executive
the Association.

National Library of Australia

to
salaries
shall
be paid
offic
the first
of the Associa
year
tion's
but thereafter
a General
existence,
determine
to
be
salaries
Meeting
may
Officers.

The
Executive
Committee
13.
may.
appoint
Honorary or paid Organisers to
members
to
con
recruit
and otherwise
duct
on
behalf
of the Asso
propaganda
and may. appoint
Editors
of the
ciation,
but
such
Association's
publications,
be respon
and Editors
shall
Organisers
ible

to,

and

subject

to

control

recall

to

subject

given

by

AND

PROCEDURE
DEBATE.
General
Meetings

ruling.

cause

Committee
accounts

proper

to

received
kept of all moneys
of
by and expended on behalf
be

(b)

(c)

the Association.
The
books
of account
shall
be
at
the
Head
in
Office,
kept
of the
and
Treasurer,
charge
shall
to
the
be open
inspection
of members
on
the written
re
of
three
members
quest
any
made to the Treasurer
or
to the
Executive
Committee.
All
received
the
moneys
by,
Treasurer
for purposes
of the
forth
shall
be
paid
Association,
with
into a bank,
to be appoint
ed,

by

the

tee,,

after,

into

the

Executive
Commit
having been, entered

books

of

the

The
and
the

Treasurer
shall
of all
moneys
submit
shall
the

Executive

(f)

(g)

keep

sign cheques in
At
the Annual
ing in each year,
shall
Committee
General
Meeting

expenditure
the
during
an

audited

the

same

the

(100),

Associa
hundred
Commit

shall
elect
not
neces
three
Trustees,
of Aboriginal
and
persons
blood,
sarily
the property
of the Association
shall
be
vested
in such
who
shall
deal
Trustees,
with
the property
so
vested
in them
as
the

Executive

Committee

ALTERATION

shall

OF

direct.

RULES.

The
Association
rescinded

Constitution
and Rules
of the
added
be altered,
or
to,
may
Annual
General
Meetby an
or
General
ing,
by a Special
Meeting
convened
in
the
same
manner
as
an
Annual
General
that
Meeting,
provided
notice
of motion
to alter,
add to,
or
re
scind
rules
shall
be given
in
to
writing
the Secretary
five
weeks
clear before
the
date of such General Meeting.

of
of

,,

GENERAL

All
Members
of
the
Financial
24.
shall
be entitled
to
Association
attend
the
Annual
General
and
Meeting,
any
General
on
Special
Meeting,
showing
their
tickets.
at
members'
The
quorum
General
be
a
shall
twelve.
Meeting
at
There shall be, a business
sheet
25.
all
General
and all
resolutions
Meetings
must
be forwarded
m
t'6
thereon
appear
to
the
least
five
at
writing,
Secretary
weeks
before
the
date
of the General
No
as
Meeting.
business,
except such
be deemed
of
the
may
by resolution
General
matter
of
a
Meeting
urgency,
shall
be considered
Meet
by the General
such
notice
is .given
ing unless
previous
in writing.
'

SPECIAL

ac

to

pass-book,

Committee

of him.
General
Meet
the Executive
the
lay before

duly

audited

the
income
and
the Association

preceding
balance

year,
sheet

MEETINGS.

for a Special
Any such requisition
in writing,
Meeting must specify
the
for
which
the
purpose
Special
General
is
be
convened.
to
Meeting
ness.

General

and
for

a
period,
containing
of the property
and
summary
of
the
liabilities
Association.
be
shall
Every such statement
or
accompanied
by a written
of the Executive
printed
report
state
and
as
to the
Committee

OF GENERAL
MEETINGS.
of
Ordinary
91*
Specials
shall
be sent
to
.ill
Meetings
shall
by post, and the Secretary

Notices

General
members

be kept a register
the
containing
and addresses
of all members
for
the purpose
of sending
such
notices
by
Notices
of
General
post.
Meetings
must
be posted
weeks
at
least
three
to
fixed
for the Meeting,
the date
prior,
and must
the place, the date, the
specify
and the nature
of business
at such
hour,
to

cause

to

same

GENERAL

26. The Executive

Committee
at
may,
time
of its own
and shall
discretion,
at
time
on
a written
any
request
sign
ed by not
less
than
fifty
fully-paid
up
convene
a
General
members,
Specialbusi
Meeting to deal with extraordinai-y

any

names

Meeting.
HEAD

OFFICE.

Office
of the Associa
such
the
within
place,
area
of Sydney,
as
Metropolitan
may be
the
Executive
decided by
Committee
and
all
shall
be clearly
or
marked
on
printed

The

28.

tion

shall

Head
be at

publications,
issued
by the

and

notices,
Association.

documents

BRANCHES.
of the Association
Branches

lieu

MEETINGS.

The
General
of
Annual
Meeting
the Association
shall
be held in February
or
March
of each year
at
such times
or
as
the Executive
Committee
places
may
23.

NOTICE

meeting.
shall
be passed by
All Accounts
Executive
be
the
Committee
fore
payment.
of
all
accounts
of
Payments
more
than
one
pound ( 1 )
shall
be made by cheque, signed
and the Treas
by the President
and countersigned
urer,
by the
in the
that,
Secretary,
provided
absence
or
illness
of any officer,
Committee
the Executive
may
members
to
one
of its
appoint

statement

by

assets
of the
exceed
one
the Executive

the
time

any

27.

received,

Committee,

with
the bank
gether
at
each
Executive
(e)

Associa

tion.

(d)

audit
Their

appoint.
and

Chairman's

Executive

shall

Meetings

No

be
Committee
shall
of the Association
thinks
fit
in
the best

Association,
be
may

from

Annual
or

re-election.
be
fixed

22.

ACCOUNTS.

the

or

duties,

de
may
and may
appoint
until
the
vacancy

as

The

(a)

19.

shall

at
each
auditor

tee

or

Committee
the rules
Meetings,
of procedure
be as de
and debate
shall
fined
in
accordance
by the Chairman
and club pro-'
with usual
parliamentary
that
at
time
a
cedure,
provided
any
member
at
present
any
meeting
may
rules
of procedure
or
move
special
may

term

during

to

all

Executive

ballot.

paid

OF

At

18.

it

as

counts

Association
of one
year
and
shall
next
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CAPRICORNIA

They

by

One

man,

daughter
The

PETER
DIFFER,
named
CONNIE.

other

caste

N AW

named

two

white

The

men

settler,

who

has

half

how

is

who

grazier

the

is

uncle

of

the

discussing

Aboriginal

That

Differ
came
night
that had come
papers
mail
from
South.
Oscar
that
he
drink.

days

sober,

was

Differ

was

even

been

was

to

ethical
recognized
whether
practised

sec

by the monthly
if

to

glad

are

see

with

reeking

drunkard;
his
but
weak-days;
less
drinking
through

were

had

Oscar

to

lately

he

having

months.'
not

'He's

no

keep him yourself?'

good to me.
Binghis

are

as

half castes
as
any day, and give less
trouble.'
'Other
men
find
use
for 'cm,'
go'od
said Differ
dryly.
Oscar
looked
him
in
the eye and said
'Yes?'
It
was
meant
as
a thrust.
Dif
fer used Constance
as
a
drudge.
seemed
lost
on
who
went
It
Differ,
'You
can
do as much
a
on,
good with
as
a
white.
There's
little
half caste
my
who
was
an
Connie to prove it.'
Differ,
had schooled
his
educated man,
daughter
well.
'She's
Oscar.
said
young
yet,'
she gets out
on
her own
'Wait'll
away
from
influence.'
your
it.
1
'She won't do that if I can
help
this
want
to
her
South
out
of
take

good

colour^mad

hole.'
matter
where

of
she is, the stigma
her.'
be on
always
'Ah
no
he answered,
of anoth
I'll
she's a halfcaste
pretend
such
race
er
race
Javanese or some
much
about
that
the mob
know
doesn't
therefore'll
She
could
and
respect.
pass
She could
for a halfcaste
pass
Javanese.
in
fact.
Then
for a Javanese
princess,
and mix, with
the
well
she could
marry
'No

'

the

blood'll

Binghi

smiled

Differ

as

'Oh?
'Well
for
about

she

was

lie.'

halfcaste

cruel

that's

her

Binghis?'
'Because
?

'What
white?'

they're

about

the

his

half

that.'

other

Oscar
'Well
it's
said,
about
'em now.
out.'
with
thousands
upon, thous
'em
in
this
and
still
country
seen

that

whiteman?

Why,

as
far as can
be
more-or-less
wild
in
this
than
there
are
Binghis
country'
Ah!
white people in India?
what you
have
was
said twenty
Oscar,
just
said,
If only
the Nation'd
'fifty
years
ago.
are

even

more

half

the

'That's
submerged.'
a
while
and after
Differ
smiled
again,
as/
look
on
'You
Binghis
said .smoothly,
not
animals.
They're
really.
They've
got
all
but
a different
code to ours,
that's
different
in
than'a
one
ho more,
its
way
of fact
their'
Chinaman's.
As a matter
is
the
true
code of simple
brotherhood
sort
of thiifg,
Christian
one.
Retarding
when
in the light
of course,
considered
the
our
barbarous
still,
.of
own,
ways,

Priutcd,

.for

National Library of Australia

John

time
give a little
the Binghi,
they'd
fellow
after
all.
sex-mad

to understand
trying
find he isn't
such a low
All
of
sorts
evil
breeds
to

the voodooing^
all
of Oceania,
and
diseased,
slaving,
enslaving
dirty,

decent
civ
races
are
to
being
helped
ilised
manhood
white
by the thoughtful
while'
we
of this
people of the world
the
the
richest
in
world,
just
.country;
stand
our
black
compatriots
by and see
the

the

Africans,

Hindoos,

cannibals

Thomas

Patten,

Alfred

Kond,

'Dee

Why,

start

a.

great
of luck

Old

for

People

feed.

They

kids,

And

of

get

like
animals!
such
come
to
think
people
whores.
What
You
were
said the women
be anything
chance
have
to
else?
they
not
Moral
sense
is
It's
something
taught.
looked
to
halfcaste
girls.
They're
taught
birth
as
part of the great dirty
upon from
What decent
white
joke Black, Velvet.
one
man
would
woo
and marry
honestly?
him.
He'd
be looked
It
wouldn't
pay
combo.
Look
at
as
a
Ganger
upon
of Black
with
O'Catmon
Adder
Creek,
wife
a
his halfcaste
and quadroon
kids,
on
yet looked
in a
if
he lived
as,
that so?'
be
see
much
difference
one.
lubra
and a yeller
father
lubra's
O'Cannon's
full
makes
her
a
which
But this
is
kids
halfcaste.

combo

Isn't

camp.
1 don't
black
tween
a
Anyway, Tim
was

man

family

much

as

Chow,
and his

blood
a
distasteful
Velvet
Black

subject.
business.

like

don't

makes

It

this

the
of?

You

are

by Stafford

Why

are.

or

Prlntcry,

pioiieer
if
there,
Well,
of these
quite

be

are

any
natural
*

brother

Mark

for

instance.

'

fellow

talk

about

Mark

has got

to

proved.'
and

popular
comings
non's

men,

respected

laughed

While

over,

been

for
trying
down to Black

sent

examples

more

plenty

their

short

Tim

O'Can

years to get
Adder
for

teach

a couple
to
month
schooled
get his kids
The
Government
a
bit.
him
tells
again
and again
to send
them to the Compound

of days

School.'
he's

if

'Well,
schooled
'Better

so

keen

on

'em

getting

?'

have 'em ignorant

than
taught
the chief
on
the curri
humility,
subject
culum
of the
But
O'Can
Compound.
non's
a
Pie pays
his
whack
taxpayer.1
to wards
the upkeep
of the State
School
up in Town
'Can't
he send 'env there?'
'Who'd
lookdid?
after
'em
if
he
Who'd
'em from
the contempt
of
protect
kids?
All he wants
is a teach
the white
sent
down
once
to
er
a month
the
stay
of days while the train's
down
the
couple
road.
They won't do it.'
A long
Both
men
smoked,
pause, fell.
and stared
into the black breathless
night.
At
Differ
'Don't
said earnestly,
length
send
the kid
to
the Compound, Oscar.
It'll
mean
the ruin
of him.
He'll
grow,
to
learn
And
up
but
nothing
humility.
after
all
the Government
will
only send
him out
to work
for some
brainless
cruel
fool
like
Driver.
My friend,
any person
who can
as
his own
and
adopt a halfcaste
will
burn
in Hell,
if
there
doesn't,
surely
is
such a place.
Think
of the life,
before
the kid
like
Yeller
worse
Elbert's
like
Peter
Pan's.
Life
poor
savage
Neither
humiliation.
a
whiteman
long
nor
a
black.
A1 drifting
nothing.
Keep
the boy a while,
teach
him just a
Oscar,
bit
to test
what
I've said.
You're
a good
hearted
I'm
man
I know.
sure
see
you'll
the good in him
when
it
to show,
begins
in spite
of the prejudices
bred in you and
into
drummed
you. by Australian
pap
ers
use
the
and magazines
that
Binghi
as
to
about.
Remember
something
joke
that,
though his skin is dark and there is
in
half
his
flesh
his
Aboriginal
blood,
as
own.'
and blood is the same
your
Oscar
turned
on
him angrily
and cried.
'I told you that's
still
got to be proved!'

will

extract
Another
from 'Capricornia'
be published
in our
next
number.

MASSACRES
The

has re
Morning Herald'
in
which
an
at
published
letters
made
to deny that
Aborigines
were
massacred
in the
early
days.
We
have definite
which will
evidence,
be published
in
future
numbers
of 'The
Abo
that
massacres
occurred
in
Call',
almost
of
and
district
every
Australia,
that the blacks
were
shot down and pois
oned like
dingoes.
Why are white people such hypocrites
as
to
have
treated
us
deny that
they

'Sydney

cently

tempt

was

badly?
We

and
up

ask
to

them

give
past

for

us

to
fair

face up to
deal now,

the

truth,

make

to

atrocities.

me

13

Levey

'THE
Send
all

you

Street,

get

us

J.

ABO

news

districts,

treatment,
Abo Call'.

heard
they never
know
that
if
you
to
on
the subject

magazine

this

from

Do
my God
dare write
a word

paper

should

are

this

of

majority

hide

Oh

you
a

the

like

country?

who

in
people
real
very
and hide
and terrifically
thing,
important
that
to
think
after
a while
and come
it,
It does! Why
don't
But it does!
it
exist.
halfcastes
in
are
there
thousand
twenty

'You're

There
moralists

it?

help
Would

the}'

on

The casual
just ignored.
while
men
like
respected,
who
rear
their
myself,
Take
the case
utterly
despised.

sick.'

Australia.

the

mainly

as

combo,

'

about

blacks'
'Oh

can

of

talking
of

most

smile

downright

dissembling

But

women.

those

'There's

er

this

and

your

be

go

perverts?
the result

'All

war

her pupils'
With
unhappy lot.
were
she
told
me
they
Only
of
her
was
she
So
ignorant
job
Niggers.
kiddie
I
that
one
pointed
quarter-caste
and to prove
out
she said was
a halfcaste,
out
and asked
it
called
the child
her, as
in jail,
wasn't
one'd
speak to a prisoner
As it happens I was
her mother
a lubra.
Of
course
A cruel
ugly business.
?right.
took
it
not
the kiddie
knowing
calmly,
think
of treatment.
other, kind
Just
any
of it
when those kids leave that lousy
but
school
have
no-one
to
to
they
go
the
the Binghis;
and so they
even
forget
learn.
The
little
they
language of Com
is Pid
and
Reserves
Aboriginal
poumls
No wonder
A few score
of words.
gin.

How
white

popular

Why should

Oscar

district

that
as

fire

head

this

O'Cannon

presents
able to

Oh bah
bleed

guts

Mutters
they
comboes
are

worrying

of

many
rich
man

to

my

prefer
sexual
kids

had a look
at that
school,
hoping to get
that the
the job of running
it,
knowing
'em
more
than
teacher
barely
taught
A.B.C. and the fact that they're
base, in-,
there
then
a
feriors.
The teacher
from
woman
I was
a visitor
thought
She led off by tell
South
or
somewhere.
not
to
notions
into
my
ing me
get false

pause

/use

dying

many
yet never
do you know
there
judged,

chin,
the

with

After
much

ands

know.'
left

so's

They're
'What

no

England,

to

'

same.'
not

sly.

are

schooling
'There's
a
school
in
the
Halfcasles'
Home.'
'Bah!
A
A
hundred
kindergarten.
into
one
children
of all
crowded
ages
small
room
and taught by an unqualified
Once
I'll
tell
something.
person.
you
no

'

the

to

of things
teach
'em
commerce

clean?
as
we
Cleanliness
naturally
know
is
we've
learnt
it,
Oscar,
something
in
crowds
where
it's
through living
dang
erous
to
be dirty.
are
clean
Binghis
If
were
enough in their
camps.
they
be clean
else
properly
they'd
taught
infants.'
where.
Send
'em to school
as
'But
would they go?'
Would
of us
'Not
they!
anyone
go
could
of it?
1 said -send
if
we
get out
we're
sent
kids.
as
as
'em, same
Keep
after
at
it
for
generation
generation.
Don't
look
immediate
results.
Con
for
sider how long it took to civilise
our
own
Our
is
the result
not
of
race.
condition
ten
or
so
of
but
a mere
years
schooling,
of
See
that
the
age!?.
Binghis
get the

live

the

'

is

stroked

handling,
trade

you?'

at

O'Cannon,

don't

someone

as

back

be surprised.

and

pioneers
makes
in

you
the

chucked

be kept
.disgraceful
thing
dark?
Is that
what
about
you're,
writing
in this
book. of yours?'
'No
fear!
I've
learnt
long
ago that
I'm
to
write
about
the
brave
expected

How

first.

such

n't

men

'

why

firearms

so

wouldn't

more

pise.'
then
Oscar
said,
pondered for a. while,
seem
to be any
don't
'Oh, but half castes
here are
loaf
at
all.
All
the
men
good
the women
ers
and bludgers,
practically
all
whores
to work
like
'Do
the men
get a chance
?
-of
whitemen
Look, the only half castes
in
this
who
all
the thousands
country,
are
those
who
are
regularly
employed
work
the night-cart
in Town.
Occas
on
others
job.
get a casual
labouring
ionally
it
out
When
peters
they have to go back

and

course

otherwise
and
she going to live
be happy as she ought to be? You've
got
for
lie to fools
or
crush
toyou
they'll
not
liking.'
being to their
in
'Half
castes
be
left
their
should
the
That's
with the Binghis.
place
don't
to
treat
'em.
If
kindest
they
way
want
know
they've
got rights
they won't
doesn't
What
the
see,
'em.
you
eye

Of

You

taken

was

almost

'I

Tim

in
the whiteman.
Matter
against
hold
to show
the
of the firearms
getting
whiteman
as
they were
good as he. Poor
missed
it.
the
Binghi
Study
Binghi,
find
he's
different
Oscar, and you'll
a
in
but in all
man
from
many
you
ways,
and
him,
Ways quite as good.
Study
discover
that dominant
half
of the
you'll
des
inheritance
of
the
halfcaste
you

that

'How's

Differ
smiled
'But
then
said,

land

of
way
firearms

them

buy enough

very'

advantage

in
a
of
very
rough
way,
think
the Govern
they won't
and keeps me
for love,
ment's
my father
?as
do with
their
ideas
communistic
the}'
so's
I put
pole and waste.
they won't
it
to 'era
as
would
simple.
very
Just
you
to a child.
Oh, but they haven't
any idea
to
this
1
meant.'
day what
'What
language did you use?'
of course.'
'Why
Pidgin,
tried
to
'Ah,
now
I
suppose
explain
to you
in Pidgin
how a locomotive
works
looked
Differ
'Oscar
thoughtful.
went
on.
'If
were
Binghis
taught
English
sent
to school
like
other
properly,
people,
instead
of being
excluded
as
they are
'That
be so.
But
may
they're
filthy
cows.
No get away 'from
that.
Look
at
their
here.'
quarters
'What
about
the slums of highly
civ
ilised
of sanitary
cities?
Why are teams
if
the human
race
inspectors
employed

another

of

making

small
numbers
in
their
need.
every

an
instance?'
Give's
Oh I've
tried
lots
instance
I've
tried
to
the
cattle-market

course,

say
breed.'
'But

in

generally

n't

to

the

tried.'

best .society.'
Differ
were
Oscar,
whether
wondered
a
not
after
all.
He
asked after
drunk
'You
mean
that?'
pause,
extent.
I meanI'm go
'Yes
to an
to
make
I can
up for the
ing to do all
her.
I can't
crime
of begetting
Certainly
re
and live
for
ever
let
her stay
here
be
And .she'd
garded as an Aboriginal.
did
down
South
if
I
the same

regarded

had

people
be true

their
and
population
to make
the advantage
a permanent
one..
At any rate,
were
they
able to overcome
the sheer
animal
greed
is
the chief
character
of the average
that.creature
of the
races
of the
Northern
The
are
Hemisphere.
Binghis*
really
their
own
highly
intelligent.
Apart from
wise
which
look
very
practices,
naturally
ridiculous
when
beside,
our
en
judged
how
different
see
tirely
ones,
eager
they
are
to learn
a whiteman'll
teach
anything
'em.
Trouble
is
whitemen
won't
teach
'em
that
raise
'em
a
anything
might
hit'
You
can't
teach
'em.
I've
'Go on!

'

'Why

greedy
are
Binghis

who've

the

them
of

one

where
he was
given
that he came
back
as

civilisation,

Civilised

no.

and

raw

The
race

of

one
or

supplied
had to limit
they
guard their
game

been threatened
with
dismissal
if
he con
tinued
in
the old sottish
way.
said
after
of
'Well,'
Differ,
learning
'and
the failure
to dispose
of Nawnim,
?'
what're
him now
you going to do with
'Think
I'll
send him
to
the Com
up
said
Oscar.
train,'
pound on Friday's
hell
of a place.
'Eh?
Oh that's
a
He'd
with
the black
be better
Binghis.'
do
him?
I
'What
else
can
1
with
Won't
be able to get in touch
with
Driver
for

too

Christians.
ancient
of living

.train

still

wore

and
country,
And
look
at

kangaroos.

in

sold

arms,

their
the

this

work
!

than

They

them

put

.:?$&&&.

...

any
that
he
horse?

the Binghi
at
as
ly treated
did they win
honour?
Why

it

as

in

better

seats
in
Parliament
have
even
these
ds.ys,
go to the best schools,
receive
as
base
knighthoods.
They were

half

question,

Redman

but
in
rode

Binghi

Maoris.

NIM.
are

the

and
clothes
need
clothes
ride
can't

caste
a

gone
their
a
for
fight
the
and without

up as good
the Redman,
Frenchmen
to

was

the

Australia.

in North
on
read

exists
Now

OSCAR,

man,

boy,

is

Noble

when

them.
of
help
Why,
guns
the Red
the kids of this
country honour
What
do they think
man
in their
games!
tracker
of that just-as-good-if-not-better
And
and hunter
and fighter
the Binghi?

following

Publicist

as

the

like

noble

put

rights

a
entitled
is an
extract
from
novel
'Capricornia',
Xavier
and
Herbert,
recently
published in Sydney, at The
Elizabeth
six
Bookshop,
209a
Street,
(price
shillings).
The
book
life
in North
and
the author
shows
describes
Australia,
and
of the
of Aborigines
and
understanding
plight
deep sympathy,
Half castes.
In the
extract
the
author
tells
of
a
below,
conversation
printed
men.
between
two
white

The

written

be

They'll

someday

of

CALL'

'

Aborigines

in

also
of
reports
in 'The
printing
to
Address
letters

for

T. Patten,
Box 1924 KK,
G.P.O.,
Sydney.

your

Chippendale,

Sydney,

N.S.W.

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