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He was born in England, and studied there, but primarily lived in Australia from 1898 onward.
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Cecil Cook
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He founded the Nurses" Board of North Australia and several hospitals. He irritated Alice Springs residents by urging them to allow Aboriginal patients in a proposed hospital and by allowing a Catholic mission. He also sought to protect "full-bloods" from unauthorized visitors.
However, he generally opposed church missions and favored assimilation.
He also favored white supremacy. Hence when it came to aboriginals he argued for "breeding them out" and stated
He also instituted the "dog murder" system of fingerprinting and medical examination of the Aboriginals.
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July 4, 1985 (aged 88) -
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United Kingdom Australia