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The few survivors were hounded into an evangelical concentration camp, where well-meaning but not particularly open-minded missionaries tried to indoctrinate them in the ways of the modern world. The Tasmanians were instructed in reading and writing, Christianity and various ‘productive skills’ such as sewing clothes and farming. But they refused to learn. They became ever more melancholic, stopped having children, lost all interest in life, and finally chose the only escape route from the moder
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― Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
― Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
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Van Diemen's land enjoys the great advantage of being free from a native population
[Observation made by Charles Darwin, Feb 1836]
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This global discussion group has been designed to encourage debates about important and underrep…more
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The one stop Book Club for anyone from Tasmania, Australia. We’re about a love of all books, fro…more
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A Facebook group for Tasmanian’s in their 20s to find others of a similar age who also enjoy rea…more
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