Wreck Bay Aborigines fifty years under federation
In 1915 the Commonwealth took over the Wreck Bay area but handed Aborigine governance to NSW. A recent referendum shifts responsibility back to the Federal arena for Wreck Bay and all Australia. Solomon surveys five decades of life and maps the future under the new setup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commonwealth
Wreck Bay
Nsw
Australia
David Solomon
Department of the Interior
Didt
Simmer
Wreck Bay Aborigines Embrace New Autonomy After Referendum
A new independent spirit grows among Wreck Bay Aborigines near Nowra after a large Yes vote on a referendum affecting aboriginal affairs. The community reflects on 50 years of NSW control, housing developments, education gains, and shifts toward self reliance and better employment, with Commonwealth support shaping a hopeful but challenging transition.
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Wreck Bay
Act
Jervis Bay
Nowra
Mary Bay
Simmercloud Bay
Nsw
Commonwealth
Tam End
Charlie Ardler
Novera
Govdexitment
Department of Works
Row over hospital experiments on vulnerable patients
A British medical ethics debate centers on Dr Maurice Pappworth's book Human Guinea Pigs detailing past and present experiments on vulnerable groups. The piece notes calls for ethics committees, a central registry, and stronger safeguards, while acknowledging tensions with ongoing research urgencies and patient consent issues.
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Maurice Papworth
Ujge
Pappworth
Fig
Britain
Medical Research Council
Britis Medical Association
London
Hammersmith Hospital
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Federal Territory
Nurral Village
Department of the Intelion
Canberra
Jervis Bay Naval College
Empire
Comeon
NSW Department of Education
Newa College
Wreck Hay
Chiildren
Les
Hellis
Week Bay
Sydney University
Ina
Ie Nsw
Local Progress Association
Munger
Navy
Nile Wreck Bay
Wreck Bary
Charles Ardler
Bow
Acca
Paul Vaughan
Britsjo
Dr. Papworth
Lodge
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