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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
May 18, 1968
Page
3
The report sketches Brungle, a NSW Aborigines settlement near Gundagai and Tumut, with a payday afterglow and drinking rumors. It notes residents of mixed appearance, a Quaker visitor, and curiosity about Canberra events, local transport, and a 1909 land and population snapshot.
The Brungle community of about 100 people, over 60 children, lives on 12 acres with no crops and wandering cows. Most residents rely on social service cheques or work for NSW Forestry Commission and railways. Four houses stand in the centre, rents are minimal, and a $220 debt to the Aboriginal Welfare Board exists. Since 1956 the land has been leased to a dairy farmer. residents are encouraged to move to Tumut or Gilmore. Community bonds persist though many wish to stay, while welfare visits are infrequent and policy shifts loom. The Parliament endorsed 1940s reports advocating assimilation and Aborigines Welfare Board abolition, with responsibility shifting to a new minister and director. Meanwhile Brungle faces uncertain prospects, poverty, and health risks for children.
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