Bernier and Dorre Island lock hospitals
Shark bay; Bernier and Dorre island seen in the top left. | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Shark Bay |
| Administration | |
Australia | |
| State | Western Australia |
| Region | Gascoyne |
The Bernier and Dorre Island lock hospitals were two lock hospitals set up on Bernier and Dorre Islands from 1908 to 1919. Only Aboriginal people suspected of having a venereal disease were incarcerated. The conditions inmates were put under was inhumane and resulted in more than 40% not returning to their homelands.