Thursday 2 July 2015

First Meeting with Aborigines 1788

"[Arthur] Phillip um is on the beach at Botany Bay. He he um he forbids anyone to engage in any shooting. He holds out his arms. He he comes in in peace and amity to meet the aborigines - they're friendly. And um, and the seamen soon realise they're friendly - and they dance a jig with the aborigines. It was a really lovely scene."

- Michael Pembroke, Phillip biographer

Source: Arthur Phillip Governor Sailor Spy film

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