Genocide was definitely committed in Australia. It was committed during the First Fleet, when the smallpox disease was released as a military necessity and during the time of the Stolen Generation (between 1910-1970).
One prime example of genocide in Australia was the releasing of smallpox during the invasion of Australia in the First Fleet (1787). The British fought against the Aborigines and were in a ‘spot of trouble’. They had previously ordered ammunition and supplies prior to their departure and arrival to the coastland of Australia, but none of it actually arrived. The British were low on ammunition and supplies when the fighting began between them and the natives. The fighting started slowly, but then the locals found a strategy to …show more content…
These examples are when the British/white people hunted the Aborigines as a sport, the huge number of diseases that attacked the Aborigines and the ‘press for land’ (ATI, Unknown) by the British as they were hungry to show there wealth by owning all the land that they could. Hunting was a very popular sport back in the 1800’s. The main reason that this sport actually began was for bounty hunting. A specific Indigenous leader may have committed a crime or even just been a threat to the land owners, so a price was put on his head for the man or woman who killed him. This often occurred as a free way for money for people. Eventually it got so extreme that 5 pounds were offered for every Aboriginal adult and 2 pounds for every child. It was complete slaughter and open season. The huge number of diseases that hit the Indigenous people wiped out a lot of their population. There was the smallpox released by the British and also other diseases, including cholera, typhus, measles and also the common flu and cold. After the wiping out of most of the Aborigines with the diseases, the British thought of Australia as a very easy place to colonise in. As they began to build their ‘empire’ in Australia, they were attacked by more Aboriginal’s and these people were also thrashed. These are some more reasons why and how genocide was committed in
One prime example of genocide in Australia was the releasing of smallpox during the invasion of Australia in the First Fleet (1787). The British fought against the Aborigines and were in a ‘spot of trouble’. They had previously ordered ammunition and supplies prior to their departure and arrival to the coastland of Australia, but none of it actually arrived. The British were low on ammunition and supplies when the fighting began between them and the natives. The fighting started slowly, but then the locals found a strategy to …show more content…
These examples are when the British/white people hunted the Aborigines as a sport, the huge number of diseases that attacked the Aborigines and the ‘press for land’ (ATI, Unknown) by the British as they were hungry to show there wealth by owning all the land that they could. Hunting was a very popular sport back in the 1800’s. The main reason that this sport actually began was for bounty hunting. A specific Indigenous leader may have committed a crime or even just been a threat to the land owners, so a price was put on his head for the man or woman who killed him. This often occurred as a free way for money for people. Eventually it got so extreme that 5 pounds were offered for every Aboriginal adult and 2 pounds for every child. It was complete slaughter and open season. The huge number of diseases that hit the Indigenous people wiped out a lot of their population. There was the smallpox released by the British and also other diseases, including cholera, typhus, measles and also the common flu and cold. After the wiping out of most of the Aborigines with the diseases, the British thought of Australia as a very easy place to colonise in. As they began to build their ‘empire’ in Australia, they were attacked by more Aboriginal’s and these people were also thrashed. These are some more reasons why and how genocide was committed in