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April 8.

Reflections on 8 April - A sharing culture. “...sharing was so central to Aboriginal values...”

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April 7.

Reflections on 7 April - No empty places.  It is impossible to conceive of any place that is not embedded with Indigenous story. There are no empty places in Australia.

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April 6.

Reflections on 6 April - Taking possession of land. “Death was perpetually present on Flinders Island.”

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April 5.

Reflections on 5 April - Non-recognition of Native Title. A public appeal over 40 years ago to modern Australia.

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April 4.

Reflections on 4 April - Imperial frontier warfare. “People whose proprietary Right to the Soil we have not the slightest ground for disputing.”

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April 3.

Reflections on 3 April - Reckless barbarity. The Planet Creek killings. “This terror has been inspired in them by a long course of barbarous actions.”

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April 2.

Reflections on 2 April - Avoid asking challenging questions: Shooting of Aboriginal people. Their lives were changed irrevocably.

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April 1.

Reflections on 1 April - Burned like dead cattle: Reports of slaughtered bodies, “How could a violent frontier exist between British subjects?”.

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