Returning The Ancestors Summary: Returning the ancestors By Tristram Besterman "It is only on the margins of settlement now that the natives give much trouble; as civilisation advances they seem to give up the struggle. And though we hear occasionally of instances of surprise and slaughter, these are as frequently the result of cupidity and breach of faith on the part of settlers Notwithstanding all efforts to civilise and Christianize the Australian native, and to preserve the race, there seems no chance of any prolonged success. A few generations more and he will become extinct " (The Illustrated Sydney News 16 March 1878.) Tristram Besterman The Manchester Museum University of Manchester 9 June 2004 Type: Publication Owner: Manchester Museum   Contact email: Andrea.Winn@manchester.ac.uk Last modified: 18/04/2017 Link to this document: https://documents.manchester.ac.uk/display.aspx?DocID=32595 Edit (only Administrators)