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February 9.

Reflections on 9 February - Aspects of deaths of Aboriginal persons: Lack of any interest in reporting the deaths of Aboriginal persons.

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February 8.

Reflections on 8 February - Acts of extreme violence: “Jonathon (‘Jack’) Watson was involved in slaughtering unknown numbers of tribespeople”.

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February 7.

Reflections on 7 February - ‘...the title deeds being the stories told and the paintings... - The British, capable of defeating the French, could easily have protected the Aborigines.

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February 6.

Reflections on 6 February - How can you buy or sell the warmth of the land? A call for a ‘truly balanced approach’.

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February 5.

Reflections on 5 February - Bloodlines and ‘a line of blood’ - “...the advance of settlement has, upon the frontier at least, been marked by a line of blood.”

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February 4.

Reflections on 4 February - Abuse of girls - Kidnapping of men: Abuse of Aboriginal girls by white stockmen.

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February 3.

Reflections on 3 February - Killings in Maryborough: The killing of indigenous people in Maryborough in Queensland

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February 2.

Reflections on 2 February - Australia’s past violence: An assortment of pictures of violence in Australia’s past.

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January 31.

Reflections on 31 January - Practices and attitudes: “By the end of the 19th century, the racist attitudes core to 'colonialism' had long been reinforced...”

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January 29.

Reflections on 29 January - Theory versus Practice: Hot pursuit [of indigenous personnel] trumped technical legality.

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January 28.

Reflections on 28 January - Violence and Land lost: “Violence necessarily underpinned the whole colonial project.”

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January 27.

Reflections on 27 January - A Treaty was not made: An official ‘whitewashing’ document and regret that a treaty was not made.

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January 26.

Reflections on 26 January - Imperial invasion, raising a flag and claiming the country, as well as the Waterloo Creek Massacre held on 26 January, 1838.

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January 25.

Reflections on 25 January - Civilised Resistance: “The pattern of raids conducted by Sydney people on colonists had all the hallmarks of guerrilla warfare...”.

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