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DARK PAST OF AUSTRALIA


DARK PAST 

Haunting pics showing Australian aboriginals shackled and chained around the neck expose the brutal treatment of indigenous people

Unearthed photos are a a reminder of the dark past of oppression aboriginals suffered at the hands of the white population

  • 13 Sep 2017, 16:12
  • Updated: 13 Sep 2017, 16:13

HAUNTING photographs reveal the disturbing abuse of aboriginal people less than a century ago — a reminder of the dark past of oppression they suffered at the hands of the white population.
Indigenous Australian men and boys are cruelly shackled together with heavy neck chains on the way to stifling jails and back-breaking work parties.

A group of aboriginal men in neck chains in Australia around 1890, when incarceration was used to weaken the indigenous population
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A group of aboriginal men in neck chains in Australia around 1890, when incarceration was used to weaken the indigenous populationCredit: State Library of Western Australia/News Dog Media
Cruel neck chains were commonly used on aboriginals such as these prisoners in the Carnarvon region circa 1906
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Cruel neck chains were commonly used on aboriginals such as these prisoners in the Carnarvon region circa 1906Credit: State Library of Western Australia/News Dog Media
Prisoners in chains working on the railway in Derby, Australia, circa 1897
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Prisoners in chains working on the railway in Derby, Australia, circa 1897Credit: State Library of Western Australia/News Dog Media
Shackled men and boys were forced into hard labour in work parties on the roads and railways
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Shackled men and boys were forced into hard labour in work parties on the roads and railwaysCredit: State Library of Western Australia/News Dog Media
Chained aboriginal prisoners on Australia's wharf rail line circa 1920
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Chained aboriginal prisoners on Australia's wharf rail line circa 1920Credit: State Library of Western Australia/News Dog Media
These prisoners were clapped in chains after allegedly being caught killing a farm animal near Wyndham, Australia, circa 1930
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These prisoners were clapped in chains after allegedly being caught killing a farm animal near Wyndham, Australia, circa 1930Credit: State Library of Western Australia/News Dog Media
Neck chains were not phased out until the 1940s and continued to be used informally until the 1960s
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Neck chains were not phased out until the 1940s and continued to be used informally until the 1960sCredit: State Library of Western Australia/News Dog Media

The pictures were taken in the 19th and early 20th century, when incarceration was used as a tool to weaken the aboriginal people in Australia.
They were often arrested arrested for petty crimes such as stealing cattle and police were paid more for each indigenous prisoner they brought in.
Neck chains and other restraints were a common form of punishment for indigenous Australians at the turn of the 20th century.
Aboriginal prisoners remained chained from their arrival in the jails - except in times of sickness - for years at a time.
Prisoners shackled by the neck were also forced to work on the roads and railways for up to eight hours a day.

Aboriginal prisoners shackled by the wrists in transit in Point Samson, Australia, circa 1902
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Aboriginal prisoners shackled by the wrists in transit in Point Samson, Australia, circa 1902Credit: State Library of Western Australia/News Dog Media
Aboriginal prisoners in neck chains with a white man holding the end of the chain, near Wyndham, Australia, circa 1930
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Aboriginal prisoners in neck chains with a white man holding the end of the chain, near Wyndham, Australia, circa 1930Credit: State Library of Western Australia/News Dog Media
Chained aboriginal prisoners posed with a policeman and Aboriginal trackers, circa 1890
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Chained aboriginal prisoners posed with a policeman and Aboriginal trackers, circa 1890Credit: State Library of Western Australia/News Dog Media
This chained aboriginal man was photographed around 1895
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This chained aboriginal man was photographed around 1895Credit: State Library of Western Australia/News Dog Media
Prisoners in chains on a ship circa 1930
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Prisoners in chains on a ship circa 1930Credit: State Library of Western Australia/News Dog Media
Aboriginal prisoners outside Roebourne Gaol, Australia, circa 1896
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Aboriginal prisoners outside Roebourne Gaol, Australia, circa 1896Credit: State Library of Western Australia/News Dog Media

It was not until the 1940s that the use of neck chains on Aboriginal prisoners was phased out.
They were still used informally in some areas until the 1960s.
The shocking pictures emerged today on the tenth anniversary of the adoption of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.
The landmark international agreement was intended to tackle the discrimination and human rights violations against the 370 million indigenous people living in more than 70 countries.

Chained aboriginals returning to Cossack Gaol, Australia, circa 1902
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Chained aboriginals returning to Cossack Gaol, Australia, circa 1902Credit: State Library of Western Australia/News Dog Media
Cruel neck chains were a common form of punishment even for minor offences. This picture is from around 1930
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Cruel neck chains were a common form of punishment even for minor offences. This picture is from around 1930Credit: State Library of Western Australia/News Dog Media
Policemen were paid per aboriginal they brought back in chains. This picture is from 1897
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Policemen were paid per aboriginal they brought back in chains. This picture is from 1897Credit: State Library of Western Australia/News Dog Media
the pictures, inlcuing this from 1910, emerged on the tenth anniversary of the adoption of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
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the pictures, inlcuing this from 1910, emerged on the tenth anniversary of the adoption of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous PeoplesCredit: State Library of Western Australia/News Dog Media
These prisoners were being transported by boat in Australia circa 1920
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These prisoners were being transported by boat in Australia circa 1920Credit: State Library of Western Australia/News Dog Media
The declaration was meant to end the oppression of 370million indigenous people in 370 countries
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The declaration was meant to end the oppression of 370million indigenous people in 370 countriesCredit: State Library of Western Australia/News Dog Media

It was adopted by the General Assembly on September 13, 2007, with 144 countries voting in favour.
The four nations that voted against it were Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the United States. Eleven countries abstained.
Last year Canada officially removed its objector status to UNDRIP, and the other three objectors have, to various degrees, changed their position.
The declaration is not legally binding but the UN believes it reflects the commitments of member states to eliminate human rights violations against indigenous people.
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