Forced child removals (Stolen Generations) and the Bringing Them Home inquiry (1910–1997)

1. Queensland Opium Act enables removals

   Jan 1, 1897Labels: Queensland Opium, Queensland government

   • AHRC BTH Qld
   • AHRC BTH

2. Western Australia Aborigines Act makes Chief Protector guardian

   Dec 23, 1905Labels: Aborigines Act, Chief Protector

   • Find Connect WA
   • NFSA Background

3. NSW Aborigines Protection Act establishes state control framework

   Dec 20, 1909Labels: Aborigines Protection, New South

   • NMA Moment
   • AHRC NSW Appendix

4. Northern Territory Aboriginals Act appoints Chief Protector as guardian

   Dec 7, 1910Labels: Northern Territory, Chief Protector

   • AHRC BTH NT
   • Find Connect NT

5. Commonwealth Aboriginals Ordinance expands NT removal powers

   Jan 1, 1911Labels: Aboriginals Ordinance, Commonwealth NT

   • AHRC BTH NT

6. NSW 1915 amendments permit removal without ‘neglect’ finding

   Jan 1, 1915Labels: Aborigines Amending, New South

   • NMA Moment
   • AHRC NSW Appendix

7. NSW Aborigines Welfare Board replaces Protection Board

   Jan 1, 1940Labels: Aborigines Welfare, New South

   • Find Connect NSW
   • NSW Archives

8. Aboriginal Child Placement Principle emerges in early 1980s

   Jan 1, 1983Labels: Aboriginal Child, Aboriginal advocacy

   • Find Connect ACPP
   • SNAICC CPP

9. Attorney-General establishes national inquiry into child separations

   May 11, 1995Labels: Bringing Them, HREOC

   • AHRC Ch 1
   • AHRC About

10. Inquiry reporting deadline extended to March 1997

    Nov 24, 1996Labels: Inquiry extension, Bringing Them

    • AHRC Ch 1

11. Bringing Them Home report tabled in Parliament

    May 26, 1997Labels: Bringing Them, Australian Parliament

    • AHRC About
    • AHRC BTH

12. First National Sorry Day held on report anniversary

    May 26, 1998Labels: National Sorry, Bringing Them

    • ReconciliationAus
    • Indigenous gov au

13. Parliament passes Motion of Reconciliation

    Aug 26, 1999Labels: Motion of, Australian Parliament

    • Motion page

14. National Apology delivered to the Stolen Generations

    Feb 13, 2008Labels: National Apology, Prime Minister

    • Parliament Art
    • ABC News