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Stuff The British Stole by Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Dec 19, 20200:32:22Society & Culture

The Gweagal shield is just one of the things James Cook and his shipmates took from the local people when they landed in Botany Bay. Why has it become the most contentious?

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