In 1923, a corrugated iron punishment shed, known as 'the Boob' was built at Moore River. Throughout its existence, it contained a mix of people sent there under section 12 of the 1905 Aborigines Act — which allowed the government to forcibly remove people from their homes and gave rise to the Stolen Generations — and others who went there voluntarily looking for better living conditions. The rapid growth of the Moore River camp meant it was very difficult to keep up with accommodation and it rapidly became overcrowded. Cite this: http://www.findandconnect.gov.au/guide/wa/WE00948 Escapes were common, particularly among children trying to get back to family. Over 100 years, the Moore River Native Settlement became notorious as a camp where Aboriginal people from across Western Australia were sent — often against their will and often as young children — for "integration" into western society. In 1974, the lands were transferred to the Aboriginal Lands Trust of WA. The 'Aborigines Act 1905' enabled children who were 'classified as Aboriginal' to be sent there, involuntarily, from all over the State. "To think about all of these small children who weren't living in very good conditions and they weren't getting the proper nutrition. First published by the Find & Connect Web Resource Project for the Commonwealth of Australia, 2011, Except where otherwise noted, content on this site is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. It lies in an overgrown part of the camp marked by a scattering of small, rusting iron crosses standing in the sandy ground and low scrub. Find local businesses, view maps and get driving directions in Google Maps. More than half the people buried at Moore River were children — 203 in total. But the children and families who died at Moore River over the decades are now finally being remembered. Read more The chronic underfunding and living conditions at Moore River prompted this critique by former Governor-General and federal Liberal minister Sir Paul Hasluck, after visiting in the 1930s: "I visited the Moore River Settlement several times. What to Expect when Accessing Records about You, Historical Background About Child Welfare, Searching for Records of a Parent or Grandparent, Applying for Records: Your Rights and the Law, Find & Connect web resource Induction Pack, Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. Last updated: "Some called it home, some called it hell on Earth. Here are some of his key promises. May 27, 2018 10:44:44. Borders are coming down. Updated "Neville saw the settlements as a means of integrating children of mixed descent into the non-Indigenous society," the 1997 Bringing Them Home report into the separation of Indigenous children from their families stated. Sometimes the shelters consisted merely of tree branches with pieces of canvass flung over the top. The Moore River Native Settlement was the name of the now defunct Aboriginal settlement and internment camp located 135 kilometres (84 mi) north of Perth and 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) west of Mogumber in Western Australia, near the headwaters of the Moore River. Mr Barron grew up at Moore River after it changed from government hands to become a Methodist mission in 1951. The research, by the state's Aboriginal History WA unit, shows that most of the 374 people who died there were children and many succumbed to treatable respiratory and infectious diseases. Some people may find content on this website distressing. [The people] were forcibly removed from their own country. Here's what we know now, Blind to our own privilege? His memories are mostly positive, but his parents and others from previous generations carry scars from a much harsher time when it was a government-run settlement. Of these, 149 were five years old or less and more than 100 were under the age of one when they died. 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