The AWB makes an annual report on the Aboriginal people in NSW based on meetings and reports from individuals and inspectors.

Annual Report of the Aborigines Welfare Board (1 July 1948 to 30 June 1949)

From the 1850s many Aboriginal people lived on reserves, often in homes they built themselves. From 1909 the reserves were owned by the Aborigines Protection Board, which built huts for housing. The Board sought to use housing as an assimilating tool. The poor condition of housing on reserves was recognised...

Housing on reserves

A system of public housing in NSW began in 1942. The Government built houses and subsidised housing for low income families. Many barriers prevented Aboriginal people from accessing public housing.

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Annual Report of the Aborigines Welfare Board (1 July 1948 to 30 June 1949)

Housing on reserves

Barriers to Aboriginal people accessing public housing

Housing on reserves