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william dampier
1688: William Dampier quote (page 7) “The Indigenous people were the most miserablest people in the world” -
11 ships
On the 13th May 1787 and the First fleet of 11 ships set sail from Portsmouth, England, for the shores of Botany Bay. -
the arival
Upon arriving the Europeans regarded Aborigines as ‘noble savages’ -
no crops
In 1788 the Europeans saw no crops or stock grown by Indigenous people implied that no one was using the land -
smallpox
it has killed half the indeginous people around port jackson -
fearful aboriginies
Aborigines were extremely fearful of Europeans Settlers -
european settlers
1829: European settlers established a colony on Swan River -
nyungan
1831: Nyungan shot by European Settlers while stealing food -
myall creek
Myall Creek Massacre -
kurnai
1858: Kurnai population had reduced from 2000 to 80 -
smallpox end
the disease was decleared eliminated from the world