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> any Australian hearing the term would assume it's referring to the First Fleet [of English convicts] and there's even a well-known documentary that uses the n
by helsinkiandrew 2y ago
> any Australian hearing the term would assume it's referring to the First Fleet [of English convicts] and there's even a well-known documentary that uses the name: https://www.sbs.com.au/ondemand/tv-series/first-australians https://www.sbs.com.au/ondemand/tv-series/first-australians
But isn't that documentary using First Australians to refer to the Aboriginals, rather than those on the First Fleet:
> The 1788 arrival of the First Fleet in Sydney results in cautious friendships being formed between the First Australians and the British Empire. Yet within three years, relations sour as settlers spread out across the land.