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| Keywords: 1816 Proclamation to Aborigines anagoria.JPG en Governor Davey's sic Proclamation to the Aborigines 1816 sic The image depicts four scenes 1 Peaceful intermingling of white settlers and Aborigines all dressed in European clothing 2 An Aboriginal group shake hands with Governor Arthur watched on by peaceful white soldiers/settlers 3 An Aboriginal man spears a white settler and is consequently hanged by the military under the watch of Governor Arthur 4 An white settler shoots an Aboriginal man and is consequently hanged by the military under the watch of Governor Arthur Notes Some decades after these panels of unknown number and artist/s were created an original was located and mistakenly thought to have been produced during the time of Thomas Davey Lieutenant Governor of Van Diemen's Land from 1813 to 1817 They were thus incorrectly labelled as Governor Davey's Proclamation to the Aborigines and are still popularly known as such In fact it depicts Lieutenant-Governor George Arthur's proclamation of c 1828-1830 Originally conceived by Surveyor General George Frankland as a way of communicating the proclamation to Aborigines his original drawing was reproduced onto boards and mounted on trees in remote areas of Van Diemen's Land Tasmania where Aborigines would see them de Gouverneur Daveys Proklamation an die Aborigines 1816 American Museum of National History New York Government of Van Diemen's Land original conception by Surveyor General George Frankland circa 1828 1830 File Gov Davey's proclamation jpg File Governor davies of van diemans land proclamation to aborigines jpg PD-Australia American Museum of Natural History Governor Davey's Proclamation to the Aborigines | ||||
