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When the British settlers came to Australia, they began to change the land in ways which would permanently affect the native inhabitants and the environment.
When the British and other European settlers came to Australia, the first thing they did was begin clearing bushland for agriculture and livestock. They cleared land for roads and houses, and quarried stone from the hillsides for construction projects.
They the explored beyond the immediate area of Port Jackson, as they required more land in order to become a self-sufficient colony. As a result, the Aborigines were dispossessed of their land and, much later, "encouraged" onto reserves, supposedly for their protection. They were forced off their traditional hunting grounds, and certainly herded away from the fertile coastal areas where there was plenty of food. White settlers wrecked the very effective native fishing traps, cleared native habitats and reduced the native food supplies, as well as polluting their water. They introduced non-native animals and plants which, eventually, caused massive ecological damage to Australia.
Massacres of the indigenous people occurred on a regular basis. The Coniston massacre, the massacre at Myall Creek, the "Battle of Risdon" in Tasmania and many others, all were perpetrated against the Aborigines by the Europeans. There were years of conflict between Tasmanian Aborigines and white settlers which eventually resulted in the loss of the purebred aboriginal race from Tasmania - virtually genocide.
The Europeans also introduced foods and diseases, all of which were perfectly harmless to the white settlers, but lowered the life expectancy of the aboriginal people. Simple diseases like Measles and Influenza had devastating effects on the aboriginal population.
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