| Call Number |
MN 1488 |
| Physical description |
16 cm. |
| Cite As |
Battye Library, MN 1488, Papers of A.O. Neville, ACC 4691A. |
| Notes |
Users are advised that this Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander material may contain culturally sensitive imagery and descriptions which may not normally be used in certain public or community contexts. Annotation and terminology which reflects the creator's attitude or that of the era in which the item was created may be considered inappropriate today. This material may also contain images, voices or names of deceased persons. |
| Biography/history |
Chief Protector of Aborigines in Western Australia. Came to W.A. from England and joined the Public Service in 1897. Appointed Chief Protector in 1915 after serving in the Premier's, Chief Secretary's and North West Depts. In 1936, appointed Commissioner of Native Affairs. |
| Finding Aids |
Detailed listing available (MN 1488) |
| Summary |
Correspondence, including that concerning his proposed biography of Daisy Bates; legal papers; maps showing pastoral leases in the Pilbara held by Daisy Bates; newspaper cuttings on his career and on Native Affairs in general (1937-1954); notebooks with notes on customs and language, book by Daisy Bates, trip through North-West of W.A. (1928), cases of injustices and ill-treatment; publications, including Daisy Bates' "Passing of the Aborigines" with annotations by A.O. Neville. |
| Subjects |
Neville, A. O. (Auber Octavius), 1875-1954 -- Archives.
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Bates, Daisy, 1859-1951.
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Western Australia. Aborigines Department -- Officials and employees -- Archives.
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Aboriginal Australians -- Western Australia -- Government relations.
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