Aboriginal Timeline

By OhhEddie

  • Federation

    Australia beocomes a federation and Aboriginals are not counted in the census.

  • Aboriginie ACC

    Aboriginie ACC is passed. Three chief protectors are made the guardian of every Aboriginal and half cast under 16.

  • Power

    Aboriginal board are given power to assume control and custody of Aboriginal children.

  • Protection Act

    The Aboriginies Protection act gave power to Aboriginal Protection Board to separate children from there family without establishment.

  • Infants Welfare Act

    Indigenous children were taken from families of the Cape Barren Islands.

  • AA Confrence

    Meet up annually on the day of Mourning

  • Aboriginal PB

    The protection board loses it's power.

  • Census

    Aborginials included in Census for the first time ever.

  • Abolishment

    The Aboriginal Protection Board is abolished.

  • Neville Bonner

    Neville Bonner become the first Aboriginal Senator

  • Dedication

    Year of the Indigenous people

  • Compensation

    Stolen Generation compensation scheme set up in Tasmania

  • 'Sorry'

    Kevin Rudd says sorry to the Aboriginals