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Was most of the aboriginal population in Tasmania wiped out in 30 years?
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Yes. There were estimated to be between 5,000 and 10,000 Aborigines in Tasmania in 1803, but by 1833, the population of Tasmanian Aborigines had dropped to around 300. The last purebred Tasmanian Aborigine, Truganini, died in May 1876.
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