Joe,

That's not my assertion.

Unfortunately -

That's your actions since I've known you on this
forum.

Anyway - as I've stated earlier to you.
There's no point to this conversation. I have
no wish in arguing with you. It achieves nothing.
I've learned that from the past.

I shan't be responding to you on this matter any further.
It's too distressing for me.

Hi Foxy, Joe is well known as a forum apologists for the crimes of early white colonials. After all there is nothing, no disclaimer that his website could contain biased untruths, just published Aboriginal Protectors letters etc that would in no way incriminate Europeans in such crimes. A bit like reading the letters of Hermann Goring to see if there is anything that incriminates Nazi's in war crimes against the Jews.

"A history of bloodshed
Between 1820 and 1824, the white population increased tenfold in the Bathurst region, from 114 to 1,267.

With their traditional hunting grounds destroyed, the Wiradjuri people became increasingly involved in skirmishes with white farmers.

The proclamation of martial law by governor Thomas Brisbane ordered any retaliatory bloodshed be stopped by any means necessary, with the use of firearms against the Wiradjuri in the area west of Mount York on the Great Dividing Range.

n early March 1824, a farmer showed a group of Wiradjuri people how to cook potatoes in what has become known as the Potato Field Incident.

Under the belief that the potatoes were growing on their tribal lands, the Wiradjuri people felt they had a customary right to the produce.

Upon their return, the white farmer, who misunderstood the situation, gathered neighbours to slaughter an unreported number of 'thieving blacks'".

Tearing at the scabs again Paul1405 ? Judging by your selective historical events you're actually trying to reopen the wounds of the past. Is the word healing not in your vocabulary ?

Indy,

The point being whenever Foxy, others or myself raise the subject of the terrible things that have happened to Aboriginal people since European colonisation Joe is quick on the defensive with claims of "nothing to see here" or some attempt to negate with things like "so many Aboriginal girls go to uni" etc etc.

What has happened is a fact, we have to move as a united people, but with recognition and equality. To simply say, as the apologists do, its in the past so just forget it, is not good enough.

Like your claim, that a white haired old Aboriginal gentlemen should be a spokesperson for his people. You only favour him because you think he would say the things you would like to hear, he would be subservient, and full of gratitude for all that has been done. He wouldn't rock the boat, in other words.

he would say the things you would like to hear,
Paul1405,
No, he'd be saying things that'd prove you et al so terribly wrong !

Hi there Indy,

Glad to see you recognise with custom comes some degree of responsibility under some circumstances. "it is the custom here too on Cape York. All those of us who know respect that."

There is no account as to what were the circumstances that led to the deaths of several people from the shipwreck of the Charles Eaton. Can you offer up some evidence?