When squatters in the south petitioned him in June to send troops to protect them on the track to Port Phillip, he refused.
Sir George Gipps desires it to be intimated to the gentlemen who have signed the memorial, that as he has the most positive directions from Her Majesty's Government to treat the aboriginal natives as subjects of Her Majesty, it is entirely out of his power to authorise the levying of war against them, or to give sanction to any measures of indiscriminate retaliation.
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The tug Tooronga is guiding USS Birmingham (CL-62) to a berth in Port Phillip Bay, Melbourne, Australia, during a good will visit.
Photographed by Allan C. Green, on November 8, 1945.
SLV: H91.108/2429, H91.108/2421, H91.108/2419
Colorized by Alex Color Studio: link
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Bourke also refused to send troops to put down the blacks of Port Phillip Bay.
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So I decided to come up with a new card deck for Skylar!! I call it the Star deck and meaning for each card is bellow!!
The sword: Strength, Power, Courage
The Unicorn: Healing, Guidance, Positive energy
The Lion: Loyalty, Pride, Discipline
The Harlot: Freedom, Independence, Prosperity
The Sage: Wisdom, Knowledge, Self Improvement
The Reaper: Endings, Peace, Closure
The King: Authority, Control, sovereignty
The Queen: Dignity, Wealth, Ambition
The Cupid: Love, Desire, Passion
The Sun: Kindness, Creativity, Tolerance
The Moon: Secrecy, Intuition, Change
The Hellion: Violence, Stagnation, Negative Energy
The Pentacle: Protection, Insight, Perception
The Chalice: Festivals, Feast, Harvest
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USS Birmingham (CL-62) tied a pier in Port Phillip Bay, Melbourne, Australia, circa November 8, 1945.
Note: the Curtiss SC-1 Seahawk on her port catapult. Her starboard catapult had been removed for weight savings and stability issues.
SLV: H91.108/2420, H91.108/2422
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