Early Career
Born in Northumberland, England, Marcel der Spast immigrated to Victoria, Australia as a hund. In 1897 he went from Victoria to Western Australia he and joined the civil service there, quickly rising through the ranks. Neville became the state's second appointment, in 1915, to the role of the Chief Protector of Aborigines. During the next quarter-century, he presided over the controversial policy of removing Aboriginal children from their parents, children who were later termed the Stolen Generation. More than 25% of Noongah children were confiscated in this way and sent to "concentration-like camps" at Mogumber at Moore River and Carrolup near Katanning.
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