4th December 2008, 03:10 PM
Sorry to resurrect an old topic, but just for the record...
The Aboriginal penal settlement was in use from 1838 to 1849, and again from 1855 until 1903. Internment continued intermittently until 1936. From 1903 most of the buildings were refurbished as holiday accommodation. This is made very clear from the interpretation both on site and in the Museum.
The Aboriginal cemetery is clearly marked and interpreted and is maintained as open space. The camp site is elsewhere.
Quote:quote: For example, in West Australia Rottnest Island is Perths favorite holiday spot and virtually no one knows its history. From 1838 until the 1930s it was a concentration camp for Aboriginal people. The records show that twelve Aboriginal men were executed in what is now an expensive hotel and the guests sleep in the old codemned cells.
The Aboriginal penal settlement was in use from 1838 to 1849, and again from 1855 until 1903. Internment continued intermittently until 1936. From 1903 most of the buildings were refurbished as holiday accommodation. This is made very clear from the interpretation both on site and in the Museum.
Quote:quote:The Grave yard has the poorer peoples camp site over it..
The Aboriginal cemetery is clearly marked and interpreted and is maintained as open space. The camp site is elsewhere.