... over-ruled by The High Court of Australia in the case of Mabo v Queensland (No 2), [1992] HCA 23.2 Van Diemen's Land (later renamed Tasmania) was settled by the British in 1803 at Hobart Town.3 Historians are clearly divided on the subject of conflict between the Europeans and the Aborigines and, to gain a balanced view on the subject, it is necessary to establish the basis of this debate in the present day. It would seem, however, that at no time was consent given by the Aborigines for the settlers to take the land permanently. From this origin, conflict stemmed from the different uses to which the Europeans and Aborigines put the land, the level of co-existence possible, and the intentions of the Europeans towards the Aborigines. The Aborigines are a race thought to have come to Australia and Van Diemen's Land as long ago as 40,000 to 60,000 years ago, ...

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