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Kemp (2018)The British liberals had long recognised that the education of the people was the essential condition for the worthwhile participation of the masses in politics. The colonial liberals, led by Bourke, took the same view. Aboriginal reactions to the arrival of British settlers were varied, but often hostile when the presence of the colonists led to competition over resources, and to the occupation of Aboriginal lands. Exotic diseases carried by the settlers decimated the Aboriginal populations, and the occupation of land and degradation of food resources sometimes led to starvation. By contrast with New Zealand, no valid treaty was signed with any of Aboriginal peoples in Australia. Flood, however, points out that unlike New Zealand, Australia's Indigenous population was divided into hundreds of tribes and language groups, which did not have "chiefs" with whom treaties could be negotiated. Moreover, Aboriginal Australians had no concept of alienating their traditional land in return for political or economic benefits. [34] An Aborigine wounds colony governor Arthur Philip with a spear. As the colony expands settlers will come into greater conflict with the indigenous people Hobart's Theatre Royal – a dream of a theatre..." Theatre Royal. Archived from the original on 18 February 2011.Ingold, Tim (2000). "Totemism, animism, and the depiction of animals". The perception of the environment: essays on livelihood,dwelling, and skill. London: Routledge. pp.112–113. Duyker, Edward & Maryse. 2003. Citizen Labillardière – A Naturalist's Life in Revolution and Exploration. The Miegunyah Press. ISBN 0-522-85010-3. Reynolds argues that continuous Aboriginal resistance for well over a century belies the myth of peaceful settlement in Australia. Settlers in turn often reacted to Aboriginal resistance with great violence, resulting in numerous massacres by whites of Aboriginal men, women and children [40] including the Pinjarra massacre, the Myall Creek massacre, and the Rufus River massacre.

Flood, Josephine (2019). The Original Australians (2nded.). Crows Nest, NSW: Allen and Unwin. pp.22–23, 111–13. ISBN 9781760527075.

Why Did Britain Colonise Australia

Kemp, David (2018). The Land of Dreams: How Australians Won Their Freedom, 1788-1860. Melbourne University Publishing. ISBN 978-0-522-87334-4. OCLC 1088319758. Archived from the original on 18 July 2021 . Retrieved 14 September 2020. The colonisation is why there is a Union Flag (the flag of the UK) in the top corner of the Australian flag, and many other flags around the world such as New Zealand or Tuvalu. Although Australia is independent, they still have the British monarch as the head of state, but this is purely a symbolic role and holds no political power. Narrator: By 1913, the British had built an empire which ruled over 400 million people and covered a quarter of the Earth’s surface. The empire brought Britain wealth, power and influence. However, for the people that were colonised, it brought violence, disease and famine. 1838 was the second year of Queen Victoria’s reign. Looking at this single year, we can get a sense of the different experiences of life in the British Empire.