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=Early White Settlement in Australia= In 1788, Australia began it's first penal colony. On the 29th of May that year the first conflict between early white settlers and the aboriginal people arose, and many more conflicts and battles occurred, impacting on the aboriginal people, the natives to Australia. Violence was not the only aspect that declined the aboriginal's population, aspects such as sickness and disease, as well as policies the settlers made towards the aboriginal people in bias perspectives. These factors are described and expressed by aboriginal poets through bush poetry and ballads.



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Research
The first page of this topic is the Research page, in which summaries and links to website depict the history of early white settlement and the impacts of the settlement.

Poetry
The second page is the Poetry page, where the expressed thoughts and opinions of the aboriginal people are represented through poems or ballads.

Poetry Analysis
The third page is the Poetry Analysis page, where selected poems written by and about aboriginals and their thoughts about the impacts of early white settlement in Australia, are chosen and analysed.