The document contains a letter from Governor Phillip to Under Secretary Nepean on 10 July 1788. This is a transcript of the letter as contained in the book, Historical Records of New South Wales (volume 1, part 2, published 1901, 178).

Letter from Governor Phillip to Under Secretary Nepean dated 10 July 1788 in Historical Records of Australia, Vol 1 Part 2

Since 1865, fisheries laws in NSW have regulated fishing with limited recognition of Aboriginal fishing practices, rights and interests. Despite more recent laws that aim to recognise these rights, the government has continued to criminalise Aboriginal cultural fishing.

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Letter from Governor Phillip to Under Secretary Nepean dated 10 July 1788 in Historical Records of Australia, Vol 1 Part 2

Fishing laws