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Source 7.25. Arrival of the First Fleet extract from Living history (Gurry, 1987, p.
98).
In Spanning time (Power et al., 1985) a section discussing the reasons for British colonisation
of the Australian continent is included. This takes the form of an extract of the letter of
appointment of Arthur Phillip (Captain of the First Fleet, as Governor of the colony which
was named New South Wales). Source 7.26 demonstrates the official request of the British
government to Phillip regarding Indigenous Australians.
Source 7.26. Extract of Captain Phillip’s appointment letter from Spanning time
(Power et al., 1985, p. 182).
A similar extract is also presented in Crossroads: Imperialism and race relations (Cowie,
1982), containing the same information, with additional detail (see Source 7.27).
Source 7.27. Extract of Captain Phillip’s appointment letter from Crossroads:
Imperialism and race relations (Cowie, 1982, p. 299).
The reality of the relationship between Indigenous Australians and the British citizens from
the First Fleet is then the focus of a part-narrative later in a section of Spanning time (Power
et al., 1985; see Source 7.28 for the full extract).
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