Small reserves are declared where Aborigines might camp

Under the influence of the Aborigines Protection Association from 1880, small reserves are declared where Aborigines might camp if they choose and police are responsible for the government contact. This precedes the establishment of the Aborigines Protection Board in 1883. The number of reserves in NSW increases from 18 in 1883 to about 170 in 1910, mostly due to Aboriginal agitation or occupation. (Nolan, We Want to do what they did, p23; Ford 212).