The life of Aboriginal communities in 19th century Sydney
The life of Aboriginal communities in 19th century Sydney
- Sydney's Aboriginal community were largely ignored in the histories of Australia's early settlement - with notable exceptions such as Bennelong. Paul Irish has investigated the 19th century history of Sydney's coastal Aboriginal community in his book Hidden in Plain View and finds there were Aborigines living traditionally on Sydney Harbour right up until the late 1800s.
- Sydney's Aboriginal community were largely ignored in the histories of Australia's early settlement - with notable exceptions such as Bennelong. Paul Irish has investigated the 19th century history of Sydney's coastal Aboriginal community in his book Hidden in Plain View and finds there were Aborigines living traditionally on Sydney Harbour right up until the late 1800s.