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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Threat of Closure Focus Questions
Extract One
- What were some
of the reasons why the Board wanted to close Coranderrk?
- What "difficulty"
did the authorities find when the threat of closure was raised?
- Can you describe
the attitude of the authorities to the Aboriginal people of Coranderrk?
- What were the
conflicting arguments put forward by the various speakers about closure?
Extract Two
- The term 'half-caste' is not an appropriate one. Why?
- What is meant by octoroon and quadroon children?
- Can you describe
that attitude of the time that saw the mixing of these children with "pure blooded
blacks" as a problem?
- hat do you
think the "sound moral codes" of the times were?
- The removal
children was on the agenda here. What do you know about the Stolen Generations
issue?
- What was the
attitude to the request by Aboriginal people for a varied diet? Do you understand
the reference to Charles Dickens novel Oliver Twist?
Extract Three
- The common thought
of the day was that Aboriginal people would die out and that this should be
allowed to happen quietly. What evidence of this is there in Extract Three?
- What were the characteristics of supposed "civilised people" as seen at the time?
Vol 35 1880/1881, 21 December, 1880
Extract One and Two
- What feeling
was acknowledged that the Aboriginal people had for Coranderrk?
- What arguments
for the removal of Aborigines were put forward by the Board for the Protection
Aborigines report in 1876?
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