Myall Creek — When the Dream of White Impunity Was Shattered
Twenty-eight Aborigines were butchered. But it was not the first time.
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6 min readMay 17, 2024
Fifty years.
For fifty years, from 1788 to 1838, British settlers in Australia enjoyed complete impunity.
They could displace, murder, torture, exploit, and enslave Aboriginal men, women, and…