reservation that have housing on it, so the Aborigines who lives in Geraldton can move out and live in the reservation.
The decision is made because the city council wants to build a new suburb for white people in Geraldton. When Mr. Neville is in town
and tells about the reserve for the Aborigines, lots of the Aborigines are against it p.167.
The conflict above reveals racial discrimination toward the Aborigines which the Chief Protector of Aborigines decides to move the
Aborigines to the reservation just like that because the white people wants to build a new housing for white people in the town.
The conflict describes the condition that happens to the Aborigines:
A policy of protectionism arose which sought to shelter Aboriginal people from outside influences by establishing
Aboriginal reserves under the control of missionaries and other Europeans. Many Aborigines were forcibly taken there,
ostensible for their own protection. In these institutions Aborigines were denied many basic rights and freedoms
Haralambos, Michael and friends, 1996:652.
The Aborigines have no right and freedom, their life is controlled by the chief. In the end, although lots of people refuse to
move, nearly all the people are moved to other place. This racial discrimination is legal discrimination because there is a law which
restriction for the Aborigines on owning land, where they could live, and even to whom they could marry Korff, Jens, 2000.
c. Conflict between Alice and the owner of a hotel.
Alice has to face racial discrimination towards her again when she and her two children go to town. Because her children do not wear
any sandals, they have to cool their feet in the shadow of trees or building. They decide to shelter under the verandah of the hotel, and then
the owner of the hotel approaches them: Suddenly he turned to me and said, „Excuse me, madam,
but you know you‟re not allowed under these premises.‟ I looked at him to see if he was serious, „Who said?‟ I
really couldn‟t believe what I was hearing. „I‟m asking you to move because you‟re not allowed
under these premises.‟ „Who said?‟ I asked him again.
„Look, if you don‟t move I‟ll get somebody to move you.‟ „You get whoever you like to move me. I want to know the
reason why. And if you think I want any of your rotten beer, well, you know what you can do with that.‟ I was that mad
with him. „I‟ll stay until you push me off here,‟ I said p.181. The conflict above reveals racial discrimination toward the
Aborigines. Alice and her children just want to stand under the premises to cool down her children feet but the owner of the hotel tells her to
leave. Alice does not enter the hotel, she is just standing outside under the premises, but then the owner of the hotel approaches her asking Alice and
her children to leave because they are not allowed to come to the hotel. Here the white people treat the Aborigines unequally. Alice wants to cool
down her children‟s feet under the premises outside the hotel, but she is asked to leave. The owner asks because from the owner opinion, Alice as
an Aboriginal can not enter the hotel, whereas Alice and her two children
do not even enter the hotel. What the owner says is based on a law that forbids Aborigines to drink alcohol. In 1918, The Northern Territory
Aboriginal Ordinance Act ensured that Aboriginal people could not drink or possess or supply alcohol or methylated spirits, could not come
within two chains of licensed premises .” Korff, Jens, 2000. The owner
of the hotel concludes that Alice cannot come to the hotel because his hotel provided alcohol.
Alice mentions that she does not want the beer in the hotel and she just want to cool down her children‟s feet for a moment. The racial
discrimination above is legal discrimination because there is a law that the Aborigines cannot drink any alcohol and cannot come near to the
place where provides any alcohol. d.
Conflict between Alice and an MC of Canadian Barn Dance
Alice always faces discrimination for her whole life. There is a conflict between Alice and an MC of dance party. The MC forbids Alice
to come to the dance and tell her to leave, but Alice refuses because she actually does not enter the dance room, she just watches from the outside.
Because this was a dance for white people only I wasn‟t allowed into the hall, so I just stayed out on the ramp and
looked in. After this particular dance was over the MC came out to me and said, „Can I help you?‟
„Oh no, I‟m just watching the dancing,‟ I said. „Well, now that it‟s finished,‟ he said, „I want you to leave,
because you‟re not allowed to be here you know.‟ I felt very hurt
– I‟d been quiet so as not to disturb anyone. „But I‟m only just watching, I‟m not doing any harm,‟ I said.
„Yes I know that, but still, you‟re not allowed.‟ p.160.
