Aboriginals in Tasmania 1800-1876

By SkylaNichol
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    Aboriginals in Tasmania

  • The settlements in Hobart Town and Port Dalrymple were established.

  • Houndreds of Aboriginals were killed in what some people think was a genocide.

  • The Aboriginal resitances around Sydney were crushed by military sent by Governor Macquarie.

    By this time British settlements had already been founded beyond the Sydney area.

  • There was a state of war in eastern Tasmania

  • The settlements of Hobart Town and Port Dalrymple became a seperate colony

  • Governor Arthur ordered Aboriginal people out of all settled districts

  • More than 2000 soldiers were ordered to cature all Aboriginal people in the settlments

  • There were just 203 survivors of Aboriginal people left in Tasmania.

  • Survivors were moved to Flinders island where they were forced to wear modern clothes and learn the bible

  • Most Aboriginals died of disease and dispair. 47 survivors were left and moved to Oyster Bay

  • Van Diemen's land was renamed Tasmania, and there were fewer Aboriginals left

  • Truganini was the only survivor at Oyster Bay

  • Truganini died

  • George Augustus Robinson working for the givernment travelled among Aboriginal survivors.