Brisbane: The Aboriginal Presence 1824-1860

: The Aboriginal Presence now comprises a foreword which examines recent research in Aboriginal studies, and seven instead of six papers on race relations in the Brisbane region between 1824 and 1860. It covers the convict and early settlement periods until the Separation of Queensland from New South Wales in late 1859.
The papers provide overviews of race relations during each of these periods, and highlight various themes, including:
Aboriginal occupation before European settlement
The impact of European settlement
Reciprocal attitudes and relations
Aboriginal resistance and European repression
Sexual relations between Aborigines and Europeans
The role of law, administration and the press
Aborigines in the local economy
The failure of assimilation
The fate of local clans