A newly-arrived Native Welfare officer gave this description of one of Pindan’s seed camps. Note his reference to the McLeod/Mitchell group, indicating Mitchell’s prominent role in the organisation. Massey, together with his wife Lily, cared for children in a ‘kids’ camp.
Account of Pindan Seed Camp
Citation
Native Welfare Patrol Officer E. Roberts to A.O. Day, 16 May 1956, SROWA, 1956/0084.
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