Foundation Day 1838 - later to become Australia Day - was marked by events that could not have been more black and white: a day of celebration for some, death for others.

cross-posted from: https://quokk.au/c/fns/p/617666/the-horrific-january-26-you-never-learnt-about

While the colony celebrated, another story was unfolding.

More than 600 kilometres north, Aboriginal men, women and children were being hunted down and slaughtered.

That year, Foundation Day - the day that would later become Australia Day - was marked by events that could not have been more black and white.

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