Reserves for the APB) See also "Survival in our own land: Aboriginal experiences in South Australia since 1836 (Revised Edition)" edited by Christobel Mattingly (1992) "A little flour and a few blankets: an administrative history of Aboriginal affairs in South Australia" by Cameron Raynes (2002) "South Australian Aborigines Protection Board (1939-1962) and governance through 'scientific' expertise: a genealogy of protection and assimilation" by Margaret Macilwain (2006) "Colonialism and its aftermath: a history of Aboriginal South Australia" edited by Peggy Brock and Tom Gara (2017) Northern Territory, North Australia and Central Australia From 1863 to 1911, the Northern Territory was a territory of South Australia. In 1864, the first "Protector of Aborigines" for the Territory was appointed. A public set of instructions for the Protector was published in 1874. For a long time, the Protector was typically also the chief medical officer, coroner and registrar of births, deaths and marriages of the NT. Protectors of Aborigines: Dr Francis Goldsmith, 1864–1865 Dr Robert Peel, 1865 Dr James Stokes Millner, 1865–1874 Dr Samuel Kitching Ellison, acting, 1873 Dr Robert J Morice, 1877–1884 Dr Percy Moore Wood, 1884–1889 Dr Henry Howard Bovill, acting, 1887 Dr Leonard Smith O'Flaherty 1889–1897 Dr Frederick Goldsmith, 1897–1904 Dr Thomas Edward Fraser Seabook, acting, 1902 Dr Kensington Fulton, 1904–1906 Dr Cecil Lewis Strangman, 1907–1908 William George Stretton, 1908–1911 Fairfax Ingleram Hassard Finniss, acting, 1910 The Northern Territory Aboriginals Act 1910 (passed by the South Australian parliament), created the office of "Chief Protector of Aborigines" and the Northern Territory Aboriginals Department. This department continued after the NT passed to Commonwealth government control in 1911. The powers of the department were then broadened by the Aboriginals Ordinance 1918. On 1 February 1927, the Northern Territory was split into two territories, North Australia and Central Australia. In 1928, the Health and Aboriginals Branch of the North Australia administration was established. The roles of "Chief Medical Officer" and "Chief Protector of Aborigines" were simultaneously held by Dr Cecil Cook. On 12 June 1931, the two territories were reunited as the Northern Territory. About this time, the North Australian body became the Northern Territory's Medical Services, Health and Aboriginals Branch, and operated until 1939. Chief Protectors of Aborigines: Dr Herbert Basedow, 1911 Walter Baldwin Spencer, 1911–1913 William George Stretton, 1913–1914 Henry Ernest Carey, 1914–1918 Roland James Evans, acting, 1917–1918; 1918–1919 Henry Ernest Carey, 1919–1924 Nicolas Waters, acting, 1920–1921 Francis George Burt, acting, 1923–1924 Major