Dear Lesley and all Whilst I am sure there may be some of us on this list that agree with the comments made by Col, I feel these discussion lines are not appropriate for the primary purpose of the Port Jackson convict list. Lesley, please correct me if I am wrong. If Colin has direct convict ancestors who had interaction with aboriginals then of course I would love to hear his stories, as many of you know my first fleeter most certainly did. Environmental issues regarding our country and how aboriginals addressed this issue again is off topic, respectfully, please can we keep to our core list objectives, that of Port Jackson convicts, thank you. And, by the way, as a scientist I would dispute the second sentence in the below quote in any case. Regards Julie > If we were really serious about looking after Australia, the enviroment & > the planet. > The aboriginals lived here for thousands of years with little impact on > the > enviroment. >