“I Can’t Breathe”  - Glenn Loughrey

So That We Remember charts a journey in history.

Bringing awareness of Australia’s violent past, documented over a 365-day historical calendar.

Dare to remember…

Charting this colonial history in daily entries.

A verbal and visual guide on a journey that began 233 years ago… Each calendar entry is designed to enable Australians to learn more about the human cost in Indigenous lives that was integral to the colonial occupation of their land.

Since our launch in 2021, we are releasing a month at a time. We invite you to explore and discover what happened “On This Day” in Australian history.

WARNING

This website contains graphic descriptions of historical events from primary sources that may be disturbing to some readers.

Please be aware: Some primary historical sources cited on this website contain words and terms written by non-Indigenous people in the past that today would be regarded as offensive and/or abusive. We have endeavoured to append the adverb ’sic’ to note when these derogatory terms occur.

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March 31.

Reflections on 31 March - Our lives have been wrecked... - “Every shape and form of murder, yes, mass murder, was used against us…”

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March 30.

Reflections on 30 March - War and courage not commemorated... - …perhaps the most generous tribute [to the courage of Indigenous people] was paid by Edward Eyre.

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March 29.

Reflections on 29 March - Practice of poisoning - The practice of poisoning Aboriginal people.

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March 28.

Reflections on 28 March - Need for a Treaty: “Rendered powerless without the protection of a treaty...”

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March 27.

Reflections on 27 March - Colonial frontier wars: Lieutenant Sorell’s response to stories of abuse of Aboriginal women.

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March 26.

Reflections on 26 March - ‘The song is gone.’ - Oodgeroo, Judith Wright and the ‘Bora Ring’

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March 25.

Reflections on 25 March - “...they have possessed from time immemorial.” - “Aborigines... believ[ed] they had a right to take food growing on their own land.”

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March 24.

Reflections on 24 March - White and black perspectives: “They have not had their land stolen...”

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March 23.

Reflections on 23 March - Concerned squatter vs Native Police officers: A squatter defending Aboriginals residing on his property.

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March 22.

Reflections on 22 March - A casual ‘dispersion’: Again - The great disparity in casualty figures.

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March 20.

Reflections on 20 March - “Without treaty ... or apology.” - opinions in favour of ‘extermination’

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March 19.

Reflections on 19 March - Poisoning and other deeds: Instances of the poisoning of Indigenous people.

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March 18.

Reflections on 18 March - Governor Macquarie’s instructions: “...to surrender themselves to you as Prisoners of War.”

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March 17.

Reflections on 17 March - Reasons for Resistance - ...slaughtering whole camps, not only of men, but of women and children...

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March 16.

Reflections on 16 March - Colonists’ views on killings - “...a great many of the Natives slaughtered...”

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Thanks to the Hinterland Times for featuring us in their July 2022 edition!

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In the spirit of reconciliation, So That We Remember acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community.

We pay our respect to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today.

What people are saying…

 

“The act of going through each day and seeing another example from all over the country is really moving and shocking.

…The site looks great and Glenn Loughrey’s artwork is powerful for each month.”

— Mark Dunn, author of The Convict Valley:The Bloody Struggle on Australia’s Early Frontier

“To forget our ancient custodians recent past, to relegate their story to oblivion, is to deny a truth which must be embraced if Australia is to find its own true destiny. I am grateful that some of the words I wrote have been deemed a fit contribution to this journey through time, this calendar of a past that must forever be remembered.”

— John Harris, author of One Blood & We Wish We’d Done More

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