Paper by Bruce Kercher traces the legal origins of the doctrine of terra nullius in early court cases in New South Wales.
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Examines the rising numbers of free settlers from the 1820s to the 1860s, their dependence on Aboriginal, immigrant, and convict under-paid laborers, and the slow development of representative government.
Settlement of colony of New South Wales from sailing of First Fleet in 1787 to 1799 when free settlers began to outnumber convicts. Building of port of Sydney, exploration of hinterland, farms established and Parramatta and Norfolk Island settled.
Our Original Aggression is a fascinating work of historical detection. Professor Butlin offers a radical revision of the prevailing understanding of the number of Aborigines living in southeastern Australia at the time of white arrival and an equally radical assessment of the re…
