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Shauna Bostock-Smith, ANU PhD, Australian National University

Friday essay: we knew we were Bundjalung – but I was shocked to discover a pardoned convict slave trader among my ancestors

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We’re a superstitious mob, but I don’t think it’s an exclusively Aboriginal reaction to instantly think Who’s died? when the phone unexpectedly rings late at night.

That night in 2008, my trepidation rose quickly when I heard it was my Uncle Gerry from Sydney who was on the line. But instead of sounding mournful, he sounded strangely … incredulous.

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