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BAD26: NOV 20 - 21

Exposing denial: indigenous massacres

Tony Birch, Stephen Gapps and David Marr

The real story of the Frontier Wars and massacres of Indigenous people following the arrival of colonists in 1788 is only beginning to be told. Historians and writers Kate Auty, Tony Birch, Stephen Gapps and David Marr discuss the wars and massacres which took place throughout the continent, starting from two new books – Kate Auty’s O’Leary of the Underworld and David Marr’s Killing for Country.

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Tony Birch, Stephen Gapps and David Marr

Facilitator(s)

Kate Auty

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Date: Saturday 4 Nov, 2023

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