The Governor of Queensland, William MacGregor, commented on Aboriginal reserves in 1914:
“The most remarkable fact in connection with all the camps I have seen is the paucity of children... This is very regrettable for several reasons, but more especially because it will become much more difficult to work the North-West stations when there are no more natives to assist.” Forde, 1990: p. 18

from Confinement and Control: A History of Woorabinda Aboriginal Community 1927-1990. (Unpublished thesis) by Therese Forde
https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:266148

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