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Originally Posted by sjastro
Bolt is not correct. For example he quotes "In Victoria, for instance, the state Stolen Generations Taskforce concluded there had been "no formal policy for removing children". Ever." Perhaps Bolt should read the Victoria Half Caste Act of 1886 which explicitly stated that part aboriginals were to be forcibly assimilated into white society.
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Perhap you should read the act you refer to as Victoria Half Caste Act of
1886 but is actually titled
Aborigines Protection Act (1886). You can then
point me to where it states "part aboriginals were to be forcibly assimilated
into white society" it only refers to orphaned children being removed to
the department of neglect, something that is done today by DOC's if your
white, black or whatever
You can read a copy of it here
http://museumvictoria.com.au/encount...n%20Act%201886
Actually if you read Aborigines Protection Act (1869) under section 6 you
will see there were stiff penalties for the removal of aboriginals from the
state of Victoria
regards,CS