DISEASE, HEALTH AND HEALING:
aspects of indigenous health in Western Australia and
Queensland, 1900-1940
Gordon Briscoe
A thesis submitted for the degree of
Doctor of Philosophy of
The Australian National University
aspects of indigenous health in Western Australia and
Queensland, 1900-1940
Gordon Briscoe
A thesis submitted for the degree of
Doctor of Philosophy of
The Australian National University
Dedication, Acknowledgements, Synopsis
Contents, list of figures, tables and maps
Chapter 1: Disappearance or Resurgence: the Aboriginal population of Western Australia: 1900 to 1940
Chapter 2: 'To leave them alone': An analysis of the indigenous population Queensland, 1900 to 1940
Chapter 3: Protection as Health: indigenous health in Western Australia, 1900 to 1910
Chapter 4: Search For An 'Isolation Area': Indigenous health and treatment in WA, 1910-1920
Chapter 6: The Grand Fear: Aborigines in WA, Leprosy, the Church and the State, 1930 to 1940
Chapter 8: A fading dream: the epidemiology of Aborigines in Queensland, 1910 to 1920
Chapter 10: From bush to urban life: aspects of Queensland indigenous people's health, 1930-1940