ISBN:
9781742235752
Language:
English
Pages:
xiii, 215 Seiten, 8 ungezählte Seiten Bildtafeln
,
illustrations (chiefly colour), maps, portraits (chiefly colour)
,
24 cm
Series Statement:
A NewSouth book
DDC:
305.89915
Keywords:
Fleming, John Henry
;
Aboriginal Australians, Treatment of
;
Massacres
;
HISTORY ; Australia & New Zealand
;
Aboriginal Australians, Treatment of
;
Massacres
;
New South Wales
;
History
;
New South Wales History 19th century
;
Massaker
;
Aborigines
;
New South Wales
;
Geschichte
Abstract:
On the 180th anniversary of the Myall Creek Massacre of 1838, acclaimed writers, historians, lawyers and artists explore the impact of one of the most horrifying events of Australian colonial history, showing why this event was and remains so important for Australia. The 1838 Myall Creek Massacre is remembered for the brutality of the crime committed by white settlers against innocent Aboriginal men, women and children, but also because eleven of the twelve assassins were arrested and brought to trial, one of the few cases of this kind in Australia. Amid tremendous controversy, seven were hanged. Myall Creek was not the last time the colonial administration sought to apply the law equally to Aboriginal people and settlers, but it was the last time that the perpetrators of a massacre were convicted and hanged. Marking its 180th anniversary, this book explores the significance of one of the most horrifying events of Australian colonialism
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
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