General
The Black War
Wybalenna
Putalina
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What year did the First Fleet arrive?
1788
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What decade in the 1800s did the Black War start?
1820s
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What year did they start sending people to Wybalenna?
1833
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Who was sent to Putalina?
The survivors of Wybalenna.
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How long have Aboriginal people been in Australia?
60,000 years
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How many Aboriginal people were killed during the war?
900
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Roughly, how many deaths occurred at Wybalenna?
130 out of 180
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When did Putalina open?
1847
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Name 3 effects that happened to the Tasmanian Aboriginals due to colonisation.
Death, diseases, loss of culture, loss of language, loss of land, forcibly removed. Plus, many more
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True or False:
Violence had broken out between the Aboriginal people and the colonisers before the Black War.
True, started in 1803
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When did Wybalenna close?
1847
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Name 2 of the conditions it was like living there.
Poor Housing & Infrastructure
Lack of Food & Supplies
Disease & Illness
Isolation & Neglect
Cultural Suppression & Resilience
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George Augustus Robinson
400
What year did it end?
1831/2
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Who did they write a letter to?
Queen Victoria
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When did the Tasmanian Aborignal community reclaim Putalina?
1984, official in 1995.
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Where is the Torres Strait?
Between North Queensland and PNG
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Before the Black War, what was the population of Tasmanian Aboriginals?
15,000
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Leader of the Aboriginal People on Wybalenna, Mannalargenna
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What is held at Putalina every year?
The Putalina Festival celebrating aboriginal culture and community.