Coranderrk
The struggle for rights 1850 - 1901
Journeys
Robinson and Gellibrand's travels through Victoria.
Establishment
Attitudes
Threat of Closure
Protest
Children
Legislation
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Extract Six
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'Greater attention might not improperly be paid to the appearance of the
grounds surrounding the settlement - no effort has yet been made
in this direction; the effect of tidiness, and per contra of untidiness,
on the Aboriginal mind, is very important; the inculcation of
tidiness forms part of civilization as well as of discipline.
Large
sums have been expended on Coranderrk, but the Aborigines have
not made such progress as might have been fairly expected. The
physical condition of the residents indicates a very liberal scale
of diet: their bearing and demeanour form a contrast with those
of the natives on all the other stations.'
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7. Victoria,
Legislative Assembly, Votes and Proceedings, 1877-78, vol. 3, 'Royal
Commission on the Aborigines', pp. x-xi.
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