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the arrival of the early colony in australia
On this day the British arrived in Botany Bay (Australia) from Britain because they wanted free open land to be able to put all of the convicts that were on board the many ships that were sailing to Australia. Obviously the land was not just free and sitting there, the land had natives that weren't exactly very happy to have these foreigners just show up and claim their land.
this point helps to explain how the British and indigenous were able to meet in the first place. -
rebellions
between 1790 and 1810 several aboriginal clans in the sydney area began to rebel against the british colonies resulting in several attacks. -
Changing Times
The attitudes towards the indigenous population changed for the worst. The government stopped trying to include the aboriginals into the colony and instead sent out soldiers to deal with (exterminate) problematic indigenous groups. -
Line Of Blood
Soldiers were advised to fire upon aboriginals until they were far enough away for settlements to not cause any problems. British colonies were marked by a “line of blood” most of which belonged to the indigenous people. -
Van Diemen's Land
Around this time the British started a new colony in Van Diemen's Land because they wanted to expand due to their growing population. with the expanding of colonies from the British, the aboriginals started to get very upset because of all the land that was being taken away from them. -
unwelcomeness
Governor Macquarie told everyone that if aboriginals were to approach settlements or were unwilling to leave then people that were in the settlements already that were british were allowed to drive away the aboriginals with weapons. -
The Missionary
“The Government is disposing of the land occupied by the natives from time immemorial..Settlers may establish themselves in any part of this extensive territory a serious loss has been sustained by the natives without an equivalent being rendered. Their territory is not only invaded, their game is driven back, their marnong and other valuable roots are eaten by the white man's sheep and deprivation, abuse and miseries are daily increasing.”
Quote by Francis Tuckfield, Wesleyan Missionary, 1837 -
officers of the protection of aborigines
during the 1860's and 70's officers of the protection of aborigines were established in order to speed up the relocation of the indigenous population away from colonised areas.
