Batavia's Bloodshed: 1629 Dutch Mutiny & First European Justice in Western Australia
The Australia History Podcast: Aboriginal Australia, Convicts, Colonies, Gold Rushes, Australian Exploration, Bushrangers, Federation, Wars, Politics, and Modern AustraliaShow Notes
We trace the catastrophic wreck of the Dutch ship Batavia on the Houtman Abrolhos islands, the brutal mutiny led by Jeronimus Cornelisz, and the survival of Wiebbe Hayes and his crew. This episode unpacks how a handful of survivors became the first Europeans to experience law, justice and colonial conflict on Australian soil—an early precedent that still echoes in modern history. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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