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Protecting the Children: Early Years of the King's Orphan Schools in Van Diemen's Land
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Frost, Lucy, Protecting the Children: Early Years of the King's Orphan Schools in Van Diemen's Land, Coolabah, 10, (Pacific Solutions in Hindsight) pp. 88-100. ISSN 1988-5946 (2013) [Refereed Article]
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Abstract
In the second decade of the 21st century, the Australian government has encountered a barrage of criticism from people outraged by its treatment of refugees. The Immigration Minister, accused of failing in his obligation to act as guardian of asylum-seeking children, has talked ‘tough’. Nearly two hundred years earlier, when Lieutenant-Governor George Arthur confronted the problems of administering Australia’s second colony, Van Diemen’s Land (now Tasmania), his approach was radically different. This paper considers how the colony under Arthur struggled with the government’s responsibility to protect vulnerable children in its midst.
Item Details
| Item Type: | Refereed Article |
|---|---|
| Keywords: | Orphan Schools; Female Convicts; Colonial Australia |
| Research Division: | History and Archaeology |
| Research Group: | Historical Studies |
| Research Field: | Australian History (excl. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander History) |
| Objective Division: | Cultural Understanding |
| Objective Group: | Understanding Past Societies |
| Objective Field: | Understanding Australia's Past |
| UTAS Author: | Frost, Lucy (Professor Lucy Frost) |
| ID Code: | 88861 |
| Year Published: | 2013 |
| Deposited By: | Humanities |
| Deposited On: | 2014-02-19 |
| Last Modified: | 2014-04-23 |
| Downloads: | 232 View Download Statistics |
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