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1883 - South Coastal - view

Aborigines Protection Board is established

1883 - North West - view

Under the influence of the Aborigines Protection Association from 1880, small reserves are declared where Aborigines might camp if they choose and police are responsible for the government contact

1883 - South Coastal - view

Aborigines Welfare Board to provide boats

1883 - North West - view

It recommends a Bill, the first proposal put to government is: “the custody and control of [A]borigines of all ages and sexes…in like manner as a parent has the right to the control of his children of tender years”

1884 - North West - view

Thomas Morley [is] charged by the Police with an infraction of the Vagrant Act, by being in a camp of Aborigines, at Portland Head

1887 - North West - view

Mathews completes a record of their language which they call Darkin-nyoong then spelt as Darkinung

1887 - North West - view

Annie (“Grannie Barber) is one of the subjects for the portraits drawn by artist Herbert Beecroft at “The Aborigines camp at La Perouse”

1887 - West - view

absorption into the general community may at some future date be accomplished

1888 - North West - view

8290 blankets are distributed throughout NSW to the Aborigines. Windsor Courthouse was distribution centre for Hawkesbury region

1888 - North West - view

Many of mixed-descent at this time kept their Aboriginality a family secret

1889 - South Coastal - view

formally reserved

1889 - North West - view

The Hawkesbury camp becomes the Sackville Reserve

1889 - North West - view

An Aboriginal Reserve is declared at Sackville Ridge (Portland Head)

1889 - North West - view

Ab Res gazetted 23958

1889 - North West - view

Reserve 23957 gazetted

1889 - North West - view

A third part is added to the Sackville Reserve: No. 28546

1889 - North West - view

70 inferior government blankets are doled out at Windsor

1890 - South Coastal - view

Koories sign a petition

1890 - West - view

not addicted to habits of intemperance

1890 - West - view

Koorie's sign a petition