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Munja was a community in Western Australia, established by white Australians for indigenous Australians. The passage describes the growth and decline of the community, the supplies offered to the indigenous Australians, and the labour they were required to do. Leprosy devastated the community, with people removed to the Derby leprosarium, often with violations of human rights to expedite the process.
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A sweetened chewing tobacco called 'Black Stick or Nigger Twist' and also containing rum was distributed, by the Aborigines Department, to Aboriginal people living on pastoral stations, missions and reserves. It was highly addictive and people so addicted would move closer to settlements to obtain a reliable supply. Source: Mowanjum 50 Years: Community History (2008)
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- Munja Native Cattle Station, Kimberley area, North Western Australia, Western Australia,
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