Henry A. Reynolds, (born March 1, 1938), is an eminent Australian historian whose primary work has focused on the frontier conflict between European settlement of Australia and indigenous Australians. His critics would say that he has a Black Armband View of Australian history. March 1 is the 60th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (61st in leap years). ... 1938 was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... Australian Aborigines are the main indigenous people of Australia. ... The black armband view of history is a term used by some conservatives to criticise a particular view of Australias history, by calling it a one-sided story of imperialism and exploitation. ...

Education

Reynolds received a state school education in Hobart, Tasmania from 1944 to 1954, followed by attendance at the University of Tasmania to gain his Masters in Arts degree, then taught in secondary schools in Australia and England. After pursuing graduate study in London, he returned to Australia in 1964, accepting a post as lecturer and set up the programme in Australian History at Townsville University College, now known as James Cook University. He gained his doctorate in history from James Cook University, and was later Associate Professor of History and Politics at the University from 1982 until his retirement in 1998. Hobart Coat of Arms View from the port of the city centre and Mt Wellington Hobart is the state capital of Tasmania, Australias island state. ... Motto: Ubertas et Fidelitas (Fertility and Faithfulness) Nickname: The Apple Isle Other Australian states and territories Capital Hobart Government Governor Premier Const. ... The University of Tasmania (sometimes known by the moniker UTAS, UTas or Tas Uni) is an Australian university. ... James Cook University (JCU) is a university based in Townsville, Queensland, Australia and was founded in 1970 as the first tertiary education institution in North Queensland (although the first may have been the local TAFE college instead). ...

Historical Research

In more than ten books and numerous academic articles Reynolds has researched and explained the high level of violence and conflict involved in the colonisation of Australia, and the aboriginal resistance that resulted in numerous massacres of indigenous people. Reynolds, and other historians, estimates [1] that up to 3,000 Europeans and 20,000 indigenous Australians were killed directly in the frontier violence, and many more aborigines died indirectly through the introduction of European diseases and starvation caused by being forced from their productive tribal lands. Australian Aborigines are the main indigenous people of Australia. ...

In 2002 conservative historian and journalist, Keith Windschuttle, in his book The Fabrication of Aboriginal History, Volume One: Van Diemen's Land 1803-1847, disputed whether the colonial settlers of Australia committed widespread genocide against the Australian Aborigines, especially focussing on the Black War in Tasmania, and denied the claims by historians such as Reynolds and Professor Lyndall Ryan that there was a campaign of guerrilla warfare against British settlement. Windschuttle's claims and research have been widely rebutted by other historians, in an anthology edited and introduced by Robert Manne, professor of politics at La Trobe University. The anthology, "Whitewash", has itself been the subject of examination by author, John Dawson, in his book "Washout". "Washout" dissects "Whitewash" page by page, chapter by chapter and clearly shows that the fallacies, errors and distortion in "Whitewash" leave Windschuttle's claims and research unrefutted. Conservatism or political conservatism is any of several historically related political philosophies or political ideologies. ... Keith Windschuttle (born 1942) is a right-wing Australian historian and journalist who is the author of several books, including The Killing of History (1994) and The Fabrication of Aboriginal History (2002) which disputes current historical views on Australian history. ... Look up Genocide in Wiktionary, the free dictionary Most generally, Genocide is the deliberate destruction of a social identity. ... Australian Aborigines is a name used to collectively describe most of the indigenous peoples of the Australian continent and its nearby islands. ... Black War - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Robert Manne is a professor of politics at La Trobe University, Melbourne, . Robert Manne edited the 2003 anthology, , ISBN 0975076906, as a rebuttal[1] to Keith Windschuttles claims disputing there was widespread genocide against the Australian Aborigines and the existence of a widespread guerrilla warfare against British settlement. ...

Henry Reynolds is married to Margaret Reynolds, an ALP Senator for Queensland in Federal Parliament (1983 until 1999). The Australian Labor Party or ALP is Australias oldest political party. ... Motto: Audax at Fidelis (Bold but Faithful) Nickname: Sunshine State/Smart State Other Australian states and territories Capital Brisbane Government Governor Premier Const. ...

Awards and Honours

Henry Reynolds has received the following awards and honours:

• 1970-71 British Council Travelling Scholarship
• 1982 Ernest Scott Historical Prize for The other side of the frontier
• 1986 Harold White Fellowship, National Library of Australia
• 1988 Human Rights Commission Award for Literature for The law of the land
• 1996 Australian Book Council Award: the Banjo Award for non-fiction

Major Works

• Aborigines and settlers : the Australian experience, 1788-1939 (ed) (1972)
• The other side of the frontier : Aboriginal resistance to the European invasion of Australia (1981) ISBN 0140224750
• Frontier; Aborigines, settlers and land (1987) ISBN 0049940058
• Dispossession; Black Australia and white invaders (1989) ISBN 1864481412
• With the white people (1990) ISBN 0140128344
• Race relations in North Queensland (1993) (ed) ISBN 0864434847
• Aboriginal sovereignty : reflections on race, state and nation (1996) ISBN 1863739696
• This whispering in our hearts (1998) ISBN 1864485817
• Why Weren't We Told? (2000) ISBN 0140278427
• Black Pioneers (2000) ISBN 0140298207
• An indelible stain?: the question of genocide in Australia’s history (2001) ISBN 0670912204
• The Law Of The Land (2003) ISBN 0141006420
• Fate of a Free People (2004) ISBN 0143002376