The Hansard debate is on pages 2914, 2919-2921. The debate discusses some questions that were received with regard to the administration of the Aborigines Protection Board. The discussion was mainly on the concerns about the conditions of hiring and payment of Aboriginal children. 

New South Wales, Parliamentary Debates, Legislative Assembly, 16 October 1924, 2850

From 1909, the Aborigines Protection Board and later the Aborigines Welfare Board had control over the labour of Aboriginal people living on reserves and could remove people from reserves if they determined they should be working off the reserve. Labour on reserves was often for no pay, unfair pay or...

Adult labour under the Aborigines Protection Act

The law determined how much money Aboriginal apprentices should be paid for their work. Before 1941, these payment rates applied if there was no specific agreement between the apprentice and master. After 1941, all apprentices received the rates determined by the law. For Aboriginal people who were not apprentices, laws...

Remuneration

From 1909 to 1969, the Aborigines Protection Board and later the Aborigines Welfare Board could remove certain Aboriginal children from their families under the Aborigines Protection Act. These children were placed in training homes and apprenticeships. Apprenticeships were used to separate Aboriginal children from their communities and assimilate them into...

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New South Wales, Parliamentary Debates, Legislative Assembly, 16 October 1924, 2850

Adult labour under the Aborigines Protection Act

Remuneration

Child labour under the Aborigines Protection Act