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Early settlers saw Victoria and its rolling grasslands as Australia felix happy south land a prize left for Englishmen by God. However, for its original inhabitants this country was home and life, not to be relinquished without a fierce struggle. Richard Broome tells the story of the impact of European ideas, guns, killer microbes and a pastoral economy on the networks of kinship, trade and cultures that various Aboriginal peoples of Victoria had developed over millennia. From first settlement to the present, he shows how Aboriginal families have coped with ongoing disruption and displacement, and how individuals and groups have challenged the system. With painful stories of personal loss as well as many successes, Broome outlines how Aboriginal Victorians survived near decimation to become a vibrant community today. The first history of black-white interaction in Victoria to the present, Aboriginal Victorians offers new insights into frontier conflict, attempts at control and assimilation, the Stolen Generation, and Aboriginal survival and identity in modern Australia. Based on consultation with Aboriginal communities and families, as well as a range of historical research, it is an even-handed and compelling account. Richard Broome is to be congratulated for writing this history in a style that is easy to read, very informative and brings the past to the present.' Jim Berg, JP, Gunditjmara man, founder and director of the Koorie Heritage Trust This finely crafted and wonderfully compassionate book deepens our understanding of the history of colonialism.' Bain Attwood, Adjunct Professor, Centre for Cross-Cultural Research, Australian National University The fascinating and sometimes horrifying story of Aboriginal people in Victoria since white settlement, from one of Australia's leading historians.Early settlers saw Victoria and its rolling grasslands as Australia felix happy south land a prize left for Englishmen by God. However, for its original inhabitants this country was home and life, not to be relinquished without a fierce struggle.Richard Broome tells the story of the impact of European ideas, guns, killer microbes and a pastoral economy on the networks of kinship, trade and cultures that various Aboriginal peoples of Victoria had developed over millennia. From first settlement to the present, he shows how Aboriginal families have coped with ongoing disruption and displacement, and how individuals and groups have challenged the system. With painful stories of personal loss as well as many successes, Broome outlines how Aboriginal Victorians survived near decimation to become a vibrant community today.The first history of black-white interaction in Victoria to the present, Aboriginal Victorians traces the story of Aboriginal people through consultation and interviews with Aboriginal communities and families and rich historical research, to produce a compelling and even-handed epic. It won the NSW Premier's History Awards Australian History Prize (2006) and the Victorian Community History Awards Best Print Publication Award (2007), and was short-listed for the Human Rights Awards Non-Fiction Award (2005).'Richard Broome is to be congratulated for writing this history in a style that is easy to read, very informative and brings the past to the present.'- Jim Berg, JP, Gunditjmara man, founder and director of the Koorie Heritage Trust'This finely crafted and wonderfully compassionate book deepens our understanding of the history of colonialism.'- Bain Attwood, Adjunct Professor, Centre for Cross-Cultural Research, Australian National University Part title......Page 2 Title page......Page 4 Contents......Page 8 Preface and acknowledgements......Page 12 Map......Page 16 Reflections......Page 18 Part One WILD TIMES 1800-1850......Page 28 1. Meeting strangers......Page 30 2. Melbourne - An Aboriginal domain......Page 42 3. Countering civilisers......Page 62 4. Accommodating sheep herders......Page 81 5. Dangerous frontiers......Page 96 Part Two TRANSFORMATIONS 1850-1886......Page 122 6. Negotiating two worlds......Page 124 7. New communities......Page 146 8. Country 'wanderers'......Page 173 9. A 'miserable spadeful of ground'......Page 193 Part Three ASSIMILATIONISM 1886-1970......Page 210 10. Under the Acts......Page 212 11. 'Old Lake Tyers'......Page 244 12. Fighting for Framlingham......Page 262 13. Country campers......Page 285 14. Melbourne and Aboriginal activism......Page 313 15. Assimilation and its challengers......Page 339 Part Four RENAISSANCE 1970 Onwards......Page 366 16. Seeking autonomy......Page 368 17. Being aboriginal......Page 402 Recommended reading......Page 426 Endnotes......Page 430 Index......Page 486 The Fascinating And Sometimes Horrifying Story Of Aborigines In Victoria Since White Settlement. With Painful Stories Of Personal Loss As Well As Many Successes, Outlines How They Survived Near Decimation To Become A Vibrant Community Today. Part 1. Wild Times: 1800-1850. 1. Meeting Strangers -- 2. Melbourne: An Aboriginal Domain -- 3. Countering Civilisers -- 4. Accommodating Sheep Herders -- 5. Dangerous Frontiers. Part 2. Transformations: 1850-1886. 6. Negotiating Two Worlds -- 7. New Communities -- 8. Country 'wanderers' -- 9. 'a Miserable Spadeful Of Ground'. Part 3. Assimilationism: 1886-1970. 10. Under The Acts -- 11. 'old Lake Tyers' -- 12. Fighting For Framlingham -- 13. Country Campers -- 14. Melbourne And Aboriginal Activism -- 15. Assimilation And Its Challengers. Part 4. Renaissance: 1970 Onwards. 16. Seeking Autonomy -- 17. Being Aboriginal Richard Broome. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.