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cgod · 4258 days ago · link · · parent · post: A 1903 wax cylinder recording of the last native-speaking indigenous Tasmanian singing in her own tongue
That language didn't die, it was murdered. The Fatal Shore: The Epic of Australia's Founding is an excellent history of Australia. All indeginous peoles were removed or killed on Tasmania if my memory serves me correctly. This lady in was moved around the world as a sideshow attraction. It's been over a decade since I read the book, but I still remember many anecdotes from it.