Click on the image to learn about Aboriginal people and the colony of NSW
Video clip synopsis – On January 26, 1788 the British arrived at what is now known as Sydney, New South Wales, with the intention of taking possession of the land in the name of the British Government and the King, and of staying.
Image 1 - Governor King had a policy of keeping the Aboriginal peoples away from the British settlement.
Image 2 - British officers and soldiers were sent out to punish Aboriginal peoples.
Image 3 - The Aboriginal peoples started to rely on the British for food and clothing.