A collection of essays by Australian and international historians examining George Augustus Robinson's Friendly Mission — the journals Robinson kept during his time among the Aboriginal peoples of Van Diemen's Land from 1829 to 1834, edited by N.J.B. Plomley and republished in a second edition in 2008.
Julia Clark's illustrated introduction to the history and culture of Tasmania's Aboriginal people — covering the earliest inhabitants of the island, their material culture, social life, and the catastrophic impact of European colonisation. At 56 pages with colour and black and white illustrations throughout, this is a concise and accessible overview suitable for older children, students and adults wanting a clear introductory account.
Between 1825 and 1831, close to 200 British colonists and around 1,000 Aboriginal Tasmanians died violently in what became known as the Black War — the most intense and sustained frontier conflict in Australian history. Nicholas Clements takes a different approach to this history from most accounts.

