From the Barrel of a Gun: The Oppression of the Aborigines, 1860-1900

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Victorian Historical Association, 1974 - Social Science - 80 pages
Violent conflict between settlers and Aborigines; racial attitudes and myths; cases are documented mainly with articles and newspapers of the period and include the Daly River murders in the N.T. (1884); the criticisms of the Rev. J. Gribble on the activities of the settlers to Aborigines in north-western Western Australia (1886) and the reaction to his comments; the rise of Social Darwinism and attitudes to Aborigines and the case of Jimmy Governor and his brothers concerning murder of whites in NSW (1900).

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The Ideology of the Frontiersman
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b South Australian Register 8 September 1884
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7Denial of Dr Morices Allegations
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