The Murray Islanders' Chief Mamoose looks off into the distance as his grandson leans on his shoulder.
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The oldest images of Australia available online are how European settlers saw down under when they first arrived. These black and white images depict early contact between the Indigenous population and the British, providing an illuminating look at this early history. Click on to see them all.
Indigenous men and women pose outside an encampment with shields and spears in 1880.
An Indigenous hunter with traditional body paint, as drawn in 1800.
On a hunting trip outside camp, an Indigenous expedition poses gracefully in 1900.
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The oldest images of Australia available online are how European settlers saw down under when they first arrived. These black and white images depict early contact between the Indigenous population and the British, providing an illuminating look at this early history. Click on to see them all.