Western Australia 1931 For 100 years the Aboriginal Peoples have resisted the invasion of...

[First lines] Title Cards: Western Australia 1931 Title Cards: For 100 years the Aboriginal Peoples have resisted the invasion of their lands by white settlers. Title Cards: Now, a special law, the Aborigines Act, controls their lives in every detail. Title Cards: Mr. A. O. Neville, the Chief Protector of Aborigines, is the legal guardian of every Aborigine in the State of Western Australia. Title Cards: He has the power "to remove any half-caste child" from their family, from anywhere within the state.

TO GO BACK TO THE BLACK, OR SHOULD THEY BE ADVANCED TO WHITE STATUS AND BE ABSORBED IN THE WHITE POPULATION? NOW, TIME AND AGAIN, I AM ASKED BY SOME WHITE MAN, "IF I MARRY THIS COLORED PERSON, WILL OUR CHILDREN BE BLACK?" AND AS CHIEF PROTECTOR OF ABORIGINES, IT IS MY RESPONSIBILITY TO ACCEPT OR REJECT THOSE MARRIAGES. HERE... [ PROJECTOR CLICKS ] ...IS THE ANSWER. THREE GENERATIONS. HALF-BLOOD GRANDMOTHER, QUADROON DAUGHTER, OCTOROON GRANDSON. NOW, AS YOU CAN SEE, IN THE THIRD GENERATION, OR THIRD CROSS, NO TRACE OF NATIVE ORIGIN IS APPARENT. THE CONTINUING INFILTRATION OF WHITE BLOOD FINALLY STAMPS OUT THE BLACK COLOR. THE ABORIGINAL HAS SIMPLY BEEN... BRED OUT. NOW...WE COME TO... [ PROJECTOR CLICKS ] WE COME TO THE MOORE RIVER NATIVE SETTLEMENT. LADIES, MOST OF YOU ARE FAMILIAR WITH OUR WORK HERE -- THE TRAINING OF DOMESTIC SERVANTS AND FARM LABORERS. I WOULD LIKE TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUING SUPPORT. HUNDREDS OF HALF-CASTE CHILDREN HAVE BEEN GATHERED UP AND BROUGHT HERE TO BE GIVEN THE BENEFIT OF EVERYTHING OUR CULTURE HAS TO OFFER.