L'Australie : découverte, colonisation, civilisation

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Label

L'Australie : découverte, colonisation, civilisation

Title remainder

découverte, colonisation, civilisation

Contributor

• Roy, J.-J.-E., (Just-Jean-Étienne), 1794-1871?

Subject

• Settlement and contacts - Penal colonies / Convicts
• Australia -- History -- 1788-1851
• Religions - Christianity - Missionaries
• Religions - Christianity - Catholic Church
• Race relations - Violent
• Settlement and contacts - Colonisation - 1788-1850

Language

fre

Summary

p. 36-37 At Botany Bay initially friendly relations between Aborigines and convicts; Help given to English fishermen; Threats of severe punishment to convicts whole stole Aborigines spears and fishing implements; Threats of punishment did not stop trade of Aboriginal weapons amongst sailors; Beginning of hostile relations between Aborigines and settlers; p. 50 Smallpox epidemic; Aboriginal victims: recovery of two children; death of Arabanoo; p. 60 Violent clash between convicts and Aborigines as result of expedition of convicts to avenge the death of one of their companions; Kidnapping of Bennelong and another man to for the purpose of assimilating to white society and to demonstrate the benefits of this to the Aborigines; p. 62-Efforts of Governor Philip in establishing good relations between the settlers and the Aborigines; Spear attack on Governor Philip; p. 64-Improvement of relations between settlers and Aborigines due to mediation of Bennelong; p. 76 Fishing trade between Indigenous fisherman and the settlers; destruction of his boat by a convict; Retaliation by injuring settler; Governor Philip continues to seek reconciliation with IndIgenous people; p. 100 Relations between settlers and Indigenous people increasingly violent; Author's conclusion that the 9 years of attempts to civilise the Aborigines had been fruitless and they had gained nothing from white society except new vices; p. 145 Governor Macquarie builds huts for 16 Indigenous families; places the village under the management of Bungaree; provides seed and agricultural tools; The project is a failure due to the laziness and apathy of the people in the opinion of the author; Macquarie establishes a school for Indigenous children which is also a failure; p. 151 Author describes Tasmanian Aboriginal people as more intelligent and warlike than those of New South Wales; Ch. 14 p. 178-179 Opinions on the failure of white settlers to civilise the Aborigines; Requirement to prevent contact between Aborigines and convicts; to gradually gain their trust; opinion that it could be achieved by missionaries; p. 182: Catholic missionaries in Western Australia; New Norcia

Cataloging source

ANL

Citation location within source

15157

Citation source

Ferguson

Dewey number

994.02

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Literary form

non fiction