Havens of refuge
Subtitle: a history of leprosy in Western Australia
By: [by] W. S. Davidson.
Publisher: University of Western Australia Press; distributed by ISBS, Inc.
Published: 1978
Place of publication: Nedlands, W.A; Forest Grove, Or
Language: eng
Number of pages: 188
Subjects: Leprosy -- Australia -- Western Australia -- History.; Aboriginal Australians -- Diseases -- History.
Description: Spread of disease among Aborigines in 1850s; introduction of disease by pearlers and missionaries; isolation of victims; Derby Leprosarium; Aborigines Protection Act, 1886; native welfare acts.
Notes: Bibliography: p. 185-186.
Includes index.