No Paul, I don't think there is much evidence of any of that. But keep sticking the boot into whoever you feel inclined to if it makes you feel reeeeeal good. Bastards.

Frankly, I suspect that some of my convict ancestors were never flogged: one had a bay named after him, now submerged under Warragamba Dam (I think that's what it's called, but I'm only a south australian so what do I know ?) . Another was employed on arrival by Mrs Macquarie until his ticket.

I don't understand you though: how did Aboriginal people break the law, and why should that stop them getting wages for work done ? Why do you think that ?

Joe

Did anyone else watch the powerful documentary
on AFL legend Adam Goodes this evening on
Channel 10?

It was a real eye-opener and showed that we all need to
be educated on Indigenous culture.

The film pulled no punches. If it airs again - its
definitely worth watching.

WHY?

Foxy indeed it was and is worth catching up with
However some here need no lessons in matters racist

" Arthur Phillip, who declared that there would never be official slavery"

Of course, what Phillip didn't realise at the time was that slavery already existed throughout the continent and had done for [think of a number and double it] years. Primarily the slaves were women, captured from other tribes to increase the genetic diversity of the tribe (although the people didn't realise that was the reason) but it wasn't unknown for younger boys to be also taken. The women, being property, could be sold and were. Chinese traders made regular visits to Arnhem to get women who were, apparently somewhat prized back home as concubines.

And one of the reasons the Tasmanian aboriginals died out was a fall in their birth rate because women were sold to whalers and sealers in significant numbers.

We don't know how long this had been going on because there is no written history of the previous 40000 years (but don't dare say they were pre-historic because reasons). This is rather convenient because those of a certain bent can create whatever sort of history they desire - you know, like the people all lived in McMansions etc

He who controls the present, controls the past.....

I didn't see any racists, only morons !