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William Dampier
William Dampier wrote in 1688 that Australia’s Indigenous people were ‘. . . the miserablest people in the world. . . [who differed] but little from brutes’. -
Indigenous people shot
• Indigenous people were being shot at when they ventured onto European farms to get food.
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Around 20 000 Indigenous people killed
• Around 20 000 Indigenous people may have been killed during raids and frontier battles.
(Date not specified) -
Upon arrival
Upon arrival 26 January 1788, Europeans regarded them as ‘noble savages’ -
Smallpox
May 1789 smallpox killed half of Indigenous population around Port Jackson. -
Aborigines were extremely fearful of European settlers.
1817, John Oxley described how two young Indigenous men reacted to the sight of his party: ‘They trembled excessively, and, if the expression may be used, were absolutely intoxicated with fear . . .’. -
E.S and Swan River
1829 – E.S established a colony on Swan River. -
Nyungan shot
1831 – Nyungan shot by European settlers while stealing food. -
Stockmen on the hunt
12 local stockmen were on the hunt around the New South Wales town of Inverell for Indigenous people they suspected had stolen cattle. -
Myall Creek Massacre
June 1838 – Myall Creek Massacre -
Governor Gawler
3 November 1838 – Governor Gawler quoted that black men are miserable and cannot be happy unless they’re like men. -
Europeans take over
• Europeans cut across kinship rules and traditional cultural practices. For instance, the people were forbidden to speak their language or to take part in Indigenous cultural events.
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Kurnai population
1858 – Kurnai population had reduced from about 2000 to 80. -
Yagan’s head
Almost 165 years after being sent to England, Yagan’s head was returned to Australia for a proper burial. (Date not specified)
