We call upon the government of the colony to assist us in the control of this menace. So long as our livestock is not safe from the immoral and illegal actions of these primitives we will not be a real country. The only thing standing in our way, the main limitation to our growth is the depredations of the criminal, aggressive and intransigent Natives. And the scenes and racist tones of the times can be challenging, such as this Settler letter from a graziers' association: Australia's Hidden Historyįor the first third of its 304 pages, the novel appears to be a tale of Australia's hidden Indigenous history. All he had was a sense of what was behind him, what he was running from. There was no sense he was getting anywhere, no plan, no destination, no future. There was no thought in his head, only an intense drive to run. Coleman (Hachette Australia 2017), opens at a brisk pace: 12+ Terra Nullius, the debut novel by Noongar woman Claire G.
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