Arabanoo
Sign in to saveArabanoo ( – 1789) was an Aboriginal Australian man of the Eora forcibly abducted on New Year's Eve 1788 by British colonists who arrived with the First Fleet at Port Jackson. His capture was organised to force communication and relations between the Aboriginal people and the British. Governor Arthur Phillip came to esteem Arabanoo highly. He was the first Aboriginal Australian to live among Europeans.
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- cause of death
- smallpox
- date of birth
- 1759-01-01
- date of death
- 1789-01-01
- manner of death
- natural causes
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- Background
- Capture of Arabanoo
- Captivity
- Smallpox
- Death
- See also
- References
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Arabanoo ( – 1789) was an Aboriginal Australian man of the Eora forcibly abducted on New Year's Eve 1788 by British colonists who arrived with the First Fleet at Port Jackson. His capture was organised to force communication and relations between the Aboriginal people and the British. Governor Arthur Phillip came to esteem Arabanoo highly. He was the first Aboriginal Australian to live among Europeans.
== Background ==
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