7. The Black War - Truth Be Told, 3 Brothers Production

Truth Be Told Podcast - 3 Brothers Production · Jun 30, 2026 · 33m

In the 1820s, a girl named Truganini lost her mother to whalers, her uncle to soldiers, and her sister to sealers, all before she'd finished growing up. It was the world the Black War created on the island now called Tasmania, lutruwita, a conflict that killed an estimated sixty percent of the entire Aboriginal population within less than a decade and remains one of the most intense, sustained colonial conflicts in this country's history. This episode covers how the war escalated from isolated violence to martial law and the Black Line, the largest domestic military operation ever mounted on…