Overdue blanket distribution in Hunter Valley

June. Overdue blanket distribution in Hunter Valley. The Maitland Mercury reports: “We are pleased to learn…the unfortunate [A]boriginals of this district are to be suppled at once with clothing to protect these poor creatures from the severity of the winter season…We understand that is intended to give a full suit from the hat to the boots and there will most likely be some fifty or sixty recipients…We shall no doubt see many of the blacks parading the streets in a day or two, looking quite happy in their new attire…” (Report from the Select Committee on the Condition of the Aborigines for the Hunter region, in Lucas, 56)