Writings, learnings and information about genocide over the ages. Looking the other way is not an option.
‘Black War’ identifies the conflict between British Colonists and Tasmanian Aborigines in the nineteenth century. Although historians vary on their definition of when the conflict began and ended, it is best understood as the officially sanctioned time of declared martial law by the colonial government between 1828 and 1832.
‘Black War’ can also refer to later conflicts between European colonists and Aboriginal Australians on mainland Australia.
Over time the impact of colonisation has been felt by people across the globe. We discuss that here.
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Black War
‘Black War’ identifies the conflict between British Colonists and Tasmanian Aborigines in the nineteenth century. Although historians vary on their definition of when the conflict began and ended, it is best understood as the officially sanctioned time of declared...