Notice_re_Sale_of_Opium_Act_1897.jpg
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Notice re 'The Aboriginals Protection and Restriction of the Sale of Opium Act 1897' from Taroom, Qld, written in English and Chinese. On display at Miles & District Historical Village. Act had wide social significance as its practical outcome was oppressive and restricted the rights and freedoms of Aboriginal people.
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Interesting that it's in Chinese as well. I suppose the assumption is that only a Chinese person would sell opium to Aboriginal people; itself a racist stereotype.
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