Republished with permission. Chapter 2 of the book: A Touch of Dutch. For the full pdf of the book click here.
Tiwi resistance and Dutch contact: an early act of Indigenous unity- 1705
In 1705, the Dutch East India Company (VOC) launched an exploratory expedition to the Tiwi Islands, north of Arnhem Land in what is now the Northern Territory of Australia. The expedition, led by Commander Maerten Read more…