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Aboriginal History
Hist106 Assignment
Question | Answer |
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What Act was established in 1897? | Aboriginal Protection and restriction of the sale of opium Act |
Where Indigenous Queenslanders ever fully reimbursed for their lost wages? | No |
What was Palm Island? | It was a government reserve set up in the 1920s as a place of punishment for non-compliant Aborigines |
What was the purpose of the Act? | To protect Indigenous Australians from physical, sexual and employment abuses |
Was Queensland the only State/Territory that had these laws? | No |
How much 'Pocket Money' per cent was Aboriginal workers entitled to? | Between 30 and 80 |
Was Aboriginal child labour being used during this period? | Yes |
Was the Aboriginal workforce crucial to Australia's development? | Yes |
Did the government ensure that employers would pay their workers their full wages? | No |
What is an appropriate description of Australian Indigenous people | Australian Aboriginal people and Torres Strait Islander people |
Did the Queensland government ever put out a official record of the conditions | Yes, Queensland Government Gazette |
Were Aboriginal workers exploited under the act? | Yes |
When was the first trust fund set up? | 1904 |
In what year did Aboriginal workers obtain control of their trust? | 1970 |
When did an internal inquiry about Aboriginal worker wage happen? | 1932 |
When was the Human Rights Commission Inquiry into underpaid wages on Palm Island ? | 1996 |
What Act was implemented in 1975? | Racial Discrimination Act |
Which government administration granted compensation for wage loss? | Borbidge Coalition Government |
How much is the maximum compensation for underpaid workers in 2008 | 7000 |