British Invasion

The aboriginal people were the first ones to

live in Australia around 50000 years ago They travelled out of Africa, through India,

Malaysia, Borneo and Papua New Guinea and is believed they got to Australia by raft or canoe

The Aborigines

They lived in tribes and moved around from place

to place in search of food and water

They hunted animals with spears and boomerangsand gathered fruits, nuts and yams to eat

Hunters and Gatherers

First White Settlers

When the Europeans first came to Australia, the Aborigines had never seen white people before. They thought they were the spirits of their dead ancestors.

The Aborigines soon realised they were not

their dead ancestors and that these people were so different to them

The settlers started to take away their land and natural food resources

When Macquarie became Governor in 1810, he believed the best way to treat Aboriginal people was to ‘civilise’ them and replace the traditional Aboriginal way of life with European ways

Treatment of Aboriginal People

As more and more white people moved in, there became more conflict. The

Aboriginal population became smaller as they fought for their land. Their families were broken up and children were taken

away. Aborigines became 2nd class citizens in their own land.

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