Moseley Royal Commission

The Moseley Royal Commission, officially titled the Royal Commission Appointed to Investigate, Report and Advise Upon Matters in Relation to the Condition and Treatment of Aborigines was a Royal Commission established by the Government of Western Australia in 1934 to hear evidence regarding the treatment of Aboriginal people.

A O Neville

The Royal commission was to examine proposals to extend the powers of A. O. Neville, the 'Chief Protector of Aborigines', and the social policy of removal of children from their parents. Agitation by critics and the resulting media coverage in London and locally had brought attention to the Native Administration Act 1905–1936 (WA) Amendment(1911), and actions by, A. O. Neville.

A series of submissions detailing accusations of child slavery, abuse and mistreatment and the evidence was given by mothers of the removed children. The commission produced a report citing problems with the policy, but concluding to continue with the recommendations of Neville.

See also

• Stolen generations

Further reading

• Zalums, E (Elmar) and Stafford. H. (1980) A bibliography of Western Australian Royal Commissions, select committees of parliament and boards of inquiry, 1870-1979 Blackwood, S. Aust. E. Zalums & H. Stafford ISBN 0-9594506-0-2
• Moseley, Henry Doyle 1935, Report of the Royal Commissioner appointed to investigate, report, and advise upon matters in relation to the condition and treatment of Aborigines