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- Title
The economics of fishing: sustainable living in colonial New South Wales.
- Authors
Bennett, Michael
- Abstract
The article examines evidence of indigenous fishing in the Illawarra and Shoalhaven regions of the south coast of New South Wales in the 19th century. The author seeks to explore the claim of James Bell that by the late 1850s, when the full impact of land alienation was being felt, Aboriginal people on the south coast had become fully dependent upon white society. Based on historical records, fishing was an importance contributor to Aboriginal subsistence from colonization to 1850. Furthermore, claims are given that European development of land in the areas did not impede Aboriginal fishing activity.
- Subjects
ILLAWARRA (N.S.W.); SHOALHAVEN River (N.S.W.); NEW South Wales; AUSTRALIA; ABORIGINAL Australian economic conditions; FISHING; BELL, James; AUSTRALIAN history, 1788-1900
- Publication
Aboriginal History, 2007, Vol 31, p85
- ISSN
0314-8769
- Publication type
Article