OUTRAGES ON BLACKS
SERIOUS CHARGES AGAINST MISSION SUPERINTENDENT. FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO INVESTIGATE. (U.P.A. by Elec. Tel. Copyright) (Roc. Nov. 2. 10.10 p-m.) CANBERRA. Nov. 2. The Federal Government has agreed to investigate charges levelled agninst the admiivstraiiun of the Roper River Mission of brutal ill-treat-ment- of aborigines. Mr. Nelson, who is the Northern territory representative in Parliament outlined the charges against the former superintendent who had since been dismissed, respecting brutality and immorality concerning native women, resulting in a keen desire by the natives for revenge, and general dissatisfaction with the manner i n which aboriginal missions in the Gulf territory are conducted
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Gisborne Times, Volume LXXIII, Issue 12092, 3 November 1933, Page 5
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103OUTRAGES ON BLACKS Gisborne Times, Volume LXXIII, Issue 12092, 3 November 1933, Page 5
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