- Title
- The Aboriginal school at Purfleet, 1903-1965: a case study of the segregation of Aboriginal children in New South Wales, Australia
- Creator
- Ramsland, John
- Relation
- History of Education Review Vol. 35, Issue 1, p. 47-57
- Relation
- http://www.her-anzhes.co.nz/35_1.html
- Publisher
- Australian and New Zealand History of Education Society
- Resource Type
- journal article
- Date
- 2006
- Description
- By 1901 in New South Wales the blueprint for the relationship between Aborigines and Europeans had been established: Aborigines were 'in a far better condition when living in small communities comparatively isolated and removed from intimate contact with Europeans'. This article provides a study of the Purfleet School on the Aboriginal Reserve near Taree township in the Manning Valley until the implementation of the assimilation policy by the Aboriginal Welfare Board. The key questions asked are: what schooling for children was provided? How were they equipped for adulthood? How did they suffer from being isolated from the mainstream of public education? The Biripi Aboriginal people remain a strong community in the region today.
- Subject
- education; Aboriginal; segregation; Aboriginal Welfare Board; Biripi Aboriginal people
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/34890
- Identifier
- uon:3757
- Identifier
- ISSN:0311-3248
- Language
- eng
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