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tasmania: soldiers that can’t shoot straight

Posted on January 4, 2013 by Dave

The final solution down under in Tasmania…. …Sometimes they did see an aborigine- once they briefly glimpsed a party of forty. More often they mistook clumps of trees, or black swans, or the rustle of leaves, or kangaroos, for the … Continue reading →

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tasmania: best laid plans…

Posted on January 3, 2013 by Dave

The final solution down under in Tasmania…. …It was perhaps the most farcical campaign in the history of British imperial arms. The plan called for a steady advance on a front that would begin by being 120 miles long, but … Continue reading →

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tasmania: end of the locals

Posted on January 3, 2013 by Dave

The final solution down under in Tasmania… …Macquarie House bustled with activity. Colonel George Arthur, the governor, himself assumed command of the operation and planned the cordon- “the Black Line”- on the most orthodox military principles. He had fought in … Continue reading →

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tasmania: first they had to be found

Posted on January 3, 2013 by Dave

The final solution down under in Tasmania… …authority could not of course, sanction the extermination of the natives. Humanitarianism was a powerful motive of Empire, and public opinion in England would never stomach genocide. Sir George Murray, the Secretary of … Continue reading →

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