Background
MacKenzie was born in Ambrym, New Hebrides (now Vanuatu), where his father, John W. Mackenzie, was a missionary.
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William Mackenzie
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University of Melbourne.
Career
He served as that mission"s Chief Protector for the Aboriginal Protection Board. He served on the Western Front in World War I with the Australian Imperial Force. MacKenzie"s tenure saw a strict regime that saw children taken from parents and housed in dormitories, and young adults trained for servile work.
His punishments were described as "harsh, unorthodox, and arbitrary - they included the use of banishment, corporal punishment, including flogging and beating, use of his fists, use of the "electro magnet", binding the mouth to stop verbal abuse and swearing."
Their aim has not been to destroy the tribal customs, but to preserve all that is good in them.".
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Religion
Christian