History of Australia Quotes

“new voting system was created, which became known as the Australian ballot, where voters marked an “X” for the candidate they wanted to elect rather than crossing out the names of those they did not choose. This system would later be introduced in Britain and the United States.”
― Captivating History, History of Australia: A Captivating Guide to Australian History, Starting from the Aborigines Through the Dutch East India Company, James Cook, and World War II to the Present

“A mixed group of workers on the land that was shared with the Wirrayaraay and nearby Europeans surprised the Aborigines with a violent attack. This led to the death of at least twenty-eight Wirrayaraay people of all ages and genders, even young children. Since Gipps had enacted laws that stated the Aborigines were British subjects, the offenders were put on trial, just as if they had killed European settlers. Despite the massive controversy, they were sentenced to be publicly hanged, which occurred at the end of 1838.”
― Captivating History, History of Australia: A Captivating Guide to Australian History, Starting from the Aborigines Through the Dutch East India Company, James Cook, and World War II to the Present

“General popularity is not always the companion of integrity…it would have been impossible to satisfy many of the [colonists] without an abandonment of every principle of justice and duty.”
― Captivating History, History of Australia: A Captivating Guide to Australian History, Starting from the Aborigines Through the Dutch East India Company, James Cook, and World War II to the Present