Aborigines and shipwrecks – the arrival of Australia’s first immigrants

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Republished with permission. Chapter two from the book: A Touch of Dutch. For the full pdf click here.

Peters, Nonja. ‘A Touch of Dutch’ pp.38-53 Chapter 2Download

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First contact between the Dutch and the Aboriginal People

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