Married to the land - Land grants to Aboriginal women in South Australia 1848-1911
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2003
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Paul, A.
Foster, R.
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Australian Historical Studies, 2003; 34(121):48-68
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Mandy Paul and Robert Foster
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Abstract
Presents a study which traced the practice of marriage grants in South Australia between 1848 and 1911. Significance of Aboriginal rights to land in the foundation of the colony; Marriage of Aboriginal women with non-Aboriginal men from the 1840s through mid 1860s; Formalization of a colonial provision on marriage.