gingkared184
TIL That in 1840s Australia, there was a rumor about a European women held against her will by the Kurnai people. For two years, the native people of the area were hunted, with a boy being captured. After arranging a meeting, the natives arrived with a statue; the figurehead from the ship, Britannia
en.wikipedia.orgSubmitted by gingkared184 t3_zzoqn4 in todayilearned
gingkared184 OP t1_j2enlen wrote
Reply to comment by wannacry4 in TIL That in 1840s Australia, there was a rumor about a European women held against her will by the Kurnai people. For two years, the native people of the area were hunted, with a boy being captured. After arranging a meeting, the natives arrived with a statue; the figurehead from the ship, Britannia by gingkared184
Yeah, they even left notes in English and Celtic.
>WHITE WOMAN! – There are fourteen armed men, partly White and partly Black, in search of you. Be cautious; and rush to them when you see them near you. Be particularly on the look out every dawn of morning, for it is then that the party are in hopes of rescuing you. The white settlement is towards the setting sun.
Shows just how dangerous preconceived notions are.