Everything began in 1770 when the naval lieutenant James Cook and his crew sailed the eastern coast of Australia and claimed possession of New South Wales in the name of the British Crown. 28 years later Arthur Phillip claimed the rest of the continent and the British monarch family became the owner of the land. At the time of the ?invasion? approximately three-hundred thousand to one million indigenous people lived at all over the continent. Today only …showed first 75 words of 1038 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1038 total…A Concise History of Australia`, chapter 1, In ´Contemporary Australia: Reader`, ed. Ryan France, p. 1-2, Churchill, Centre for Learning and Teaching Support, Melbourne University, 2003 2.) Peter, Butt, and Robert Eagleson, ´Mabo, Wik & Native Title`, 3rd Edition. Sydney: Federation Press, 1998, p.21-25, 27, 32, 36, 38, 83, 91, 92, 96-98 3.) Internet: http://www.lib.latrobe.edu.au/AHR/archieve/Issue-March-1997/healy.html accessed on 17.03.2004 4.) Information from lecture held on 8th March 2004 by Sam Wickman 5.) Information from: Field Trip: Aboriginal Heritage Walking Tour, Melbourne, 12.03.2004