“Come Back (We will not hurt you)” by Chris D. (Canvas 1500 x 1000)
“Come Back (We will not hurt you)” by Chris D. (Canvas 1500 x 1000)
The Moore River Native Settlement (MRNS) was established by the government of Western Australia in 1918; made more widely famous by the true story as told by the 2002 movie ‘Rabbit-Proof Fence’ (based on the book).
The ‘Aborigines Act 1905’ enabled children of all ages who were ‘classified as Aboriginal’ to be taken/stolen from their families and sent there from all over the State.
The children and young people at Moore River were under the guardianship of the heads of the government departments responsible for Aboriginal welfare.
Over-crowding, disease and ‘grossly inadequate health and sanitary facilities’ persisted at Moore River throughout its existence. In 2018, research by the Aboriginal History WA unit showed that most of the 374 people who died at Moore River were children.
Escapes were common, particularly among children trying to get back to family. In 1923, a corrugated iron punishment shed, known as ‘the Boob’ was built at Moore River.
In 1949, the school at Moore River closed and school-age children were transferred to other missions according to their religious denominations.
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