Bernier and Dorre Islands, 50km off Carnarvon, Western Australia
1908 -1919
Acknowledgement ceremony marking 100 years since last person removed from the islands and hospitals closed
ABC Lock hospital article with video
'Between 1908 and 1919, more than 800 Aboriginal men, women and children
were removed from their homelands across Western Australia and taken to
'lock hospitals' on Bernier and Dorre Islands for treatment for
suspected venereal diseases. Many never returned home.'
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