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The Status Of The Australian Colonies
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In 1788, after the First Fleet arrived, what was the status of this colony of New South Wales? Was it a 'settled colony', or something else?

The position was unclear at first; not so much because of the nature of the Aborigines, but rather because of the character of the newcomers.
Adapted To Their Continent
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Australia, First Fleet, indigenous people, land use
Dispossession
Topic
 
colonisation, dispossession
Settled & Conquered Colonies
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British law, colonisation, Common Law, terra nullius